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Leiden researchers win public award in Smartest Project contest04 October 2016A research project by Developmental Psychology professor Carolien Rieffe and researchers of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science has been...
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Exploring new methods at Research Lab Legal Data Science02 October 2016How can data analytics be used as a research method in the field of legal research? This question was addressed during the Research Lab Legal Data Sci...
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A treasure trove of legal data13 September 2016Data science offers great opportunities for legal research, according to Simone van der Hof and Bart Custers (eLaw). But at the same time, we have to...
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Sports and data analytics: discovering the unknown known07 September 2016The combination of data science and sports is a hot topic. In a talk during the opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science, Professor Joos...
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Searching for the wanted and unwanted effects of innovation28 April 2016How does ICT affect society? Mirjam van Reisen, professor Computing for Society at the Leiden Centre of Data Science, is intrigued by this question. W...
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Leiden University launches Data Science research programme14 April 2016Leiden University is investing 4 million euros in a new Data Science research programme. This is a joint initiative of all the faculties, headed by De...
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Data science and sports: a winning combination13 April 2016Athletes always strive for the top. How can data scientists assist them in improving their performance? During the seminar Data Science and Sports, th...
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Why fundamental science matters21 March 2016Why do we need fundamental science? For a lot of reasons, speakers showed at the Lustrum Symposium ‘Science Matters’. This symposium was held on 18 Ma...
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The FAIR Principles herald more open, transparent, and reusable scientific data15 March 2016Today, March 15 2016, the FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship were formally published in the Nature Publishing Grou...
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Screening enormous databases to find a cure for cancer08 March 2016Pharmaceutical research should make more use of data science, says Gerard van Westen, postdoctoral fellow at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Resea...
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Wessel Kraaij appointed Professor of Applied Data Analytics02 March 2016Wessel Kraaij has been appointed Professor of Applied Data Analytics with effect from 1 March 2016. Kraaij will use new methods to analyse big data se...
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TOP grant for four of Leiden’s top scientists02 February 2016
Four scientists will receive the TOP grant for Physical Sciences from the NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research). They are astronomer ...
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Cor Veenman (NFI) researcher Forensic Big Data Science at LIACS07 December 2015On December 4th an agreement was signed between the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)...
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Data science can reduce likelihood of virus outbreaks07 April 2015Data science is of vital importance in preventing future outbreaks of viruses, Professor of Data Science Aske Plaat argues. Inaugural lecture entitled...