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Leiden project wins international astronomy engagement award 02 December 2021
The online summer programme Space in Your Living Room by Leiden Observatory has won the first prize ‘Most Innovative Event’ of the Astronomy@Home Awar...
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Leiden involved in global science communication study 19 November 2021
Launched in early March, GlobalSCAPE is an EU-funded project seeking to understand the current state of science communication globally, especially in ...
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Probability words: everybody interprets them differently 05 August 2021
What exactly does it mean when your doctor says you have a ‘good chance’ of survival? Leiden researchers discovered that there is a big difference in ...
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Open Space project: where dance meets cosmology 10 May 2021
Until 15 May, Open Space will give room for artistic creation and experimentation in a partnership between artists and astronomers. The project is a c...
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A podium for science 25 January 2021
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and ...
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New book to improve and promote science with citizens 18 January 2021
The new open access book The Science of Citizen Science bundles insights into science that is conducted together with citizens, to promote this growin...
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NWA subsidy for four Leiden science communication projects 21 December 2020
A festival that combines music and science, and a digital 'time machine' for science history: four Leiden projects that focus on science communication...
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4.9 milion euros for unraveling the mysteries of black holes 25 November 2020
The Dutch Black Holes Consortium receives 4.9 million euros from NWO for unravelling the mysteries of black holes and other mysteries of the universe....
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How the scientific community can learn from failures 08 October 2020
The Astronomy & Society group of Leiden Observatory takes a new turn in science: they have decided to share their rejected research proposals with the...
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Tutors receive digital support 20 August 2020
In the Leiden Tutor programme, Leiden students support junior school pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds. This is a difficult task so the dep...
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Questions in museums as a trigger to learn 14 July 2020
The type of question that museums ask about objects in their collection influences conversations between parents and children. Researchers from Leiden...
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Keep busy with these astronomy activities you can do from home 02 April 2020
Stuck at home with little to do? Don’t worry, because we have the perfect space related activities you can do from home, alone or with your family, in...
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Parade of creative science communication products 23 December 2019
From bedtime stories about mathematics to podcasts about microplastics and games on weeds: master students from the Science Communication & Society tr...
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Students make podcasts about micro- and bioplastics 20 December 2019
Four Master's students Science Communication & Society made two podcasts on the theme Plastic for the end project of their study programme. With the p...
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Dutch youth unfamiliar with native animal species 06 September 2019
For the first time research has been done on species literacy in the Netherlands. Children in primary schools know about 1 in 3 native animal species....