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eLaw participates in Lawtomation Days 2024 08 October 2024On 26th and 27th September 2024, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Carlotta Rigotti, Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Marie Schwed-Shenker, and Antoni Mut Piña took pa...
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Better ship designs thanks to smart algorithms 07 October 2024The perfect ship is light and sleek for speed, but also needs to be strong and stable for safe sailing. These and other conflicting requirements make ...
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Space oddity: Most distant rotating disc galaxy found 07 October 2024Researchers have discovered the most distant Milky-Way-like galaxy yet observed. Dubbed REBELS-25, this disc galaxy seems as orderly as present-day ga...
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Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’ 07 October 2024‘What more could I want?’ University and education historian Pieter Slaman is still deeply touched to have been awarded the LUS Education Prize for be...
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Evolve: Ready tor recruit! 07 October 2024The European Union has awarded a COFUND grant to a consortium of researchers from the universities of Groningen and Leiden for a collective PhD progra...
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Why you as a parent also need a time-out sometimes (and more useful parenting advice) 07 October 2024Your toddler refuses to eat vegetables, your child is being bullied at school, or you’re simply overwhelmed by everything on your plate. How can paren...
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world 07 October 2024As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like anoth...
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Progress in equality and law for women: the glass is half full 02 October 2024Following 40 years of research into the legal equality principle, Emeritus Professor Titia Loenen gave her valedictory lecture in which she took stock...
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Poor countries recycle far more of our plastic than we thought. But it's not enough. 02 October 2024Countries that import plastic waste recycle an average of at least 63 percent of it. This is surprising, as we previously believed that the vast major...
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‘You cannot expect healthcare professionals in Value-Based Healthcare teams to be able to work together without training’ 02 October 2024Value-Based Healthcare in a nutshell? Structural cooperation between healthcare professionals to provide patients with appropriate care and save costs...
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Psychology: Graduation Ceremony BSc Psychology 02 October 2024On Friday 27 September, through all weathers, Bachelor of Psychology graduates gathered at the Hooglandse Kerk with family and friends to receive thei...
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa 02 October 2024At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its ...
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EARLI SIG 24 workshop on “Fostering researcher independence” 01 October 2024Last week, the EARLI SIG 24 Workshop 2024 took place from 25 to 27 September at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in Leiden, the Ne...
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Celebrating female computer scientists: ‘Computer science is no longer just for men’ 01 October 2024Four female computer scientists share a common goal: to showcase the significant contributions of women in computer science and inspire their students...
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Coffee with Gert: ‘Growth of faculty partly due to the success of our researchers’ 01 October 2024Twice a year, Gert Renkema, Head of Financial Economic Affairs at FGGA, shares insights about the processes and financial matters for our faculty. Thi...