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This is how physicists contribute to the energy transition 10 March 2023
Studying surfaces of solid materials: it may not seem relevant to energy consumption, but it is. Marcel Rost studies how platinum electrodes wear out....
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How the speed demons of the universe tell us something about the Milky Way 10 March 2023
They hurtle along at over a thousand kilometres per second: the fastest stars in the Milky Way. PhD candidate Fraser Evans conducted research into the...
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Astronomers find missing link for origin of water in solar systems 08 March 2023
An international team of astronomers, including astronomers from Leiden University, has found the missing link in the path taken by water through star...
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Producing all our food nationally: is it even possible? 07 March 2023
According to a new study, for half of the world population the answer would be yes. For the other half: maybe? Leiden environmental researcher and hea...
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René Kleijn appointed Professor of Resilient resource supply 06 March 2023
The energy transition ranks high on the European policy agenda, but what does it take to get there? René Kleijn researches how we can extract, use and...
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The James Webb Telescope takes stunning photos. But what exactly are we looking at? 06 March 2023
For over a year now, the James Webb Telescope has been sending stunning images that exceed astronomers’ expectations. The photos are fascinating to se...
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How oxygen deprivation causes cancer cells to spread 03 March 2023
In breast cancer, metastasis rather than the primary tumour is the cause of death. A lack of oxygen in the tumour cells promotes this metastasis, acco...
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In Memoriam: Robert Louw 1936-2023 01 March 2023
On 18 February 2023, our esteemed former colleague Robert Louw passed away. Rob was 86 years old.
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Interdisciplinary minor ‘Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’ 27 February 2023
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits of t...
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Website full of interactive videos to improve your lab education 27 February 2023
To better prepare students for their laboratory education, a team of education experts and students have created a collection of interactive videos. A...
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Tricking a quantum computer to enhance its performance 27 February 2023
Researchers found a way to run programmes that should be impossible to carry out on an imperfect quantum computer. Such programmes are very computatio...
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Jan Reedijk receives honorary doctorate at Polish university 23 February 2023
He had been emeritus for 13 years when he suddenly received an email from Poland. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry Jan Reedijk was awarded an honorar...
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The biologist who wants to sound a different note in his field 23 February 2023
Hans Slabbekoorn researches animal sounds and the effect of the noise we humans make on these animals. He is also committed to making his discipline m...
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Vici grant for research on the formation of galaxies 23 February 2023
How do galaxies form? That is what astronomer Mariska Kriek will be researching in the coming years. She received an NWO Vici grant of 1.5 million eur...
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Late physics professor from Leiden frontrunner on inclusion and diversity 23 February 2023
For years, the late professor Marten Durieux personally mentored and funded students from Sudan to study physics in the Netherlands. Colleague Sense J...