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Why the mathematics of operations research is so fascinating – even for a layperson 29 August 2023
Floske Spieksma will give her inaugural lecture as Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research on 1 September. A discussion about mathematical mod...
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How cells talk by pulling on a fibre network 11 August 2023
Mechanics play a larger role in blood vessel formation, and other developmental biology, than previously thought. Cells appear to respond to mechanica...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...
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You should eat herring on the coast and not in Maastricht 05 July 2023
For thirty years, the Dutch Newspaper AD conducted an annual search for the best herring. This came to an end when economist Ben Vollaard, based on a ...
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'Maths is just plain fun' 06 June 2023
Gianne Derks is the MI’s new scientific director from 1 May. She has worked abroad longer than in the Netherlands and, after more than 27 years in Sur...
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How to make cryptographic techniques more efficient? 01 June 2023
Sharing scientific data, transferring money, or sending other sensitive information online: with cryptography, applications make sure your data does n...
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‘I use a statistical analysis to estimate my travel time by bike’ 26 May 2023
Why use Google Maps when you can also calculate your bike route based on your own data. Statistician and cyclist Alexander Dürre sees statistics in ev...
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Gianne Derks new Scientific Director of the Mathematical Institute 07 February 2023
As of 1 May Gianne Derks is the new Scientific Director of the Mathematics Institute. Derks succeeds Hermen Jan Hupkes who temporarily assumed the rol...
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Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’ 06 January 2023
Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstand...
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Mathematics student Lars Pos wins Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize: 'Discoveries find their application in the most unexpected places' 25 November 2022
With his essay 'Why science?', mathematics prodigy Lars Pos (18) won the Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize. Within the theme 'The fascinating workings of ...
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe' 22 November 2022
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his...
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant 22 November 2022
Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch ...
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The Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty 18 November 2022
Are you in need of some rest, stressed about an exam, or feeling under the weather? Since a few months you can find Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty...
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Life after the Grand Jamboree: Wrapping-up iGEM 10 November 2022
‘A challenging rollercoaster, but also a very bonding and insightful experience,’ that’s how the team of iGEM Leiden 2022 wraps up their participation...
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Research project into environmental tipping points receives €10 million 25 October 2022
Arjen Doelman (Leiden University), Max Rietkerk (Utrecht University), Ehud Meron (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) and Isla Myers-Smith (University...