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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden450 jaar 20 January 2025The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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Healthcare and the Dutch East India Company: Two centuries of arrogance and challengesHistory 20 January 2025The Dutch East India Company (VOC) took healthcare seriously, albeit mainly for business reasons. Former GP Ton Zwaard’s PhD research reveals that alt...
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Empty seats at the 2025 World Economic ForumWhich world leaders will not be attending the meeting in Switzerland? 20 January 2025The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) is underway, and it is a key instance for world leaders to adress global and regional challenges. The organisati...
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How AI and wearable technology help create more inclusive environments for children20 January 2025Can we reshape school playgrounds through data and design? By using AI and wearable sensors, data scientist Maedeh Nasri discovered ways to create env...
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PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction20 January 2025Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically ...
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Dr. Jonathan Singerton talks about Central Europe and the 19th century World17 January 2025In December 2024, Dr. Jonathan Singerton (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) was the featured guest speaker at the last lunch talk of the Fall 2025 semeste...
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)17 January 2025How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierin...
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70 years Mathematical Institute - growth, prosperity and (mathematical) challenges17 January 2025Floreat et crescat. Flourish and grow. That was what was wished for the Mathematical Institute at its opening. Now, the institute proudly celebrates i...
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Last starlight for space telescope Gaia17 January 2025ESA’s space telescope Gaia, which maps the Milky Way, completes its active phase of scanning the sky on 15 January. Over the past decade, Gaia has mad...
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Smarter rules on pensions could mitigate financial risks16 January 2025Pensions not tailored to the self-employed, working mothers with stagnant salaries and people unable to find work due to incapacity. Pim Koopmans was ...
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A suitcase containing quantum inspiration on a trip across Europe: ‘We gained new insights’16 January 2025A suitcase as a messenger of quantum science. That is the idea behind QuanTour, a project connecting researchers from 12 European universities. In Dec...
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Dorota Mokrosinska: 'Philosophy sharpens our understanding of everyday moral and political questions'16 January 2025Dorota Mokrosinska has been Professor of Practical Philosophy since September. High time for a brief introduction about her field and academic interests.
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Joanne van der Leun appointed as Academic Lead International Affairs16 January 2025The Executive Board is delighted to announce that Joanne van der Leun took up the position of the university’s Academic Lead International Affairs sta...
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Greater understanding of specialised cell could prevent strokesInauguration 16 January 2025In the Netherlands, 1.7 million people live with cardiovascular disease. In her inaugural lecture, Ilze Bot will explain how she aims to help reduce t...
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Throwback to the Archaeology End of Year Event 202416 January 2025Another year has reached its end. And what a year it has been! On December 17th staff and students of the Faculty of Archaeology came together to cele...