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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories 19 December 2022
Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the Unive...
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Are bacteriophages the new antibiotics? 16 December 2022
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, may be used as an alternative treatment option when antibiotics fail. Leiden researchers have studied th...
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The career choices of cells 16 December 2022
How does an embryonic stem cell decide if it becomes a heart cell or a kidney cell? That’s the question computational biologist Maria Mircea studied f...
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Inventors with a nose for technology 15 December 2022
Amidst the lathes and welding machines of the Fine Mechanics Department, Emiel Wiegers is working concentratedly on a metal cylinder. He and his colle...
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From inquisitive exchange student to Californian dream job 15 December 2022
As an exchange student, alumna Jessica Ma was already looking for a bridge between statistics and the real world. In Leiden, she gained the experience...
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Max van Duijn and Vasiliki Kosta join The Young Academy 13 December 2022
Leiden researchers Max van Duijn (Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science) and Vasilika Kosta (Leiden Law School, Europa Institute) will join Th...
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Measuring water with your smartphone 12 December 2022
You might take photos and selfies with your phone's camera, or scan a QR code. But there is much more you can do with it. Astronomer Olivier Burggraaf...
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What is dark matter? Dwarf galaxies offer new insight 09 December 2022
It was first measured a hundred years ago and yet we still don’t know what it is: dark matter. By looking at stars in dwarf galaxies PhD candidate Bas...
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Medical Delta professor Ariane Briegel: 'I love working with people from different backgrounds' 09 December 2022
Multidrug-resistant pathogens and worldwide pandemics are increasing, making infectious diseases more prevalent. To develop new treatments, deeper kno...
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'Science works better when you are diverse' 09 December 2022
Aske Plaat is the scientific director of LIACS, the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Systems. He is also an ambassador for Leiden University's LG...
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Gorlaeus Building construction workers spotlighted at highest point celebration 08 December 2022
On Thursday 8 December, the project teams of Leiden University and Heijmans Utiliteit, together with the construction workers of the project, celebrat...
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Nobel Prize winner visited Leiden: 'We have hosted a scientific rockstar' 08 December 2022
On 28 September the famous chemists Carolyn Bertozzi visited Leiden University to speak at the LED3 seminar. Just one week later, she was announced wi...
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Nobel Prize for quantum physics: the circle for Bell's theorem is complete 08 December 2022
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics goes to quantum physics research. The prize will be awarded on December 10 in Stockholm. Physicist Bas Hensen expla...
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Combining art and science in the recovery of Ukraine 08 December 2022
How wonderful would it be to use art, technology and science in Ukraine's recovery? Young Ukrainians currently residing in Poland get guidance to deve...
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Carel ten Cate awarded honorary membership Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology 07 December 2022
Professor emeritus of Animal Behaviour Carel ten Cate is awarded honorary membership by the Dutch Society for Behavioural Biology (NVG). He received ...