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Even stockpiling can be social behaviourThe Netherlands has also announced special measures to fight SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. These measures have at times caused questionable behaviour, such ...
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No classes and working from home: here’s what our week looked likeFrom the new Hortus botanicus podcast to conference call bingo: all the students, lecturers and other members of staff from Leiden University had to s...
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Mathematical model helps to explain the formation of spine and ribsMathematical biologists from Leiden have developed a model that helps to explain how the spine and vertebrae, among other things, form during embryoni...
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Why turning back time is not always possibleIf three or more objects move around each other, history cannot be reversed. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers based on c...
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'Emergency financial support is unprecedented but wise’The Dutch government has come up with a package of financial support to help businesses and the self-employed make it through the corona crisis. Econo...
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Marina Terkourafi in Forbes on the impact of language on perceptions on belongingWhat makes for a good team? In a series of articles on teams, Forbes referred to the work of Marina Terkourafi, professor of Sociolinguistics at Leide...
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How to reach ICLON in times of coronaMany measures have been taken to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. ICLON wants to inform you how to contact us in these times.
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Hardly an audience and a remote committee: receiving a PhD in times of coronaAlmost all PhD defences at Leiden University have been postponed due to the corona virus, but statistician Sanne Willems is going through with hers. I...
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Enjoy the photo exhibition in the Old Observatory from homeTwo radio telescopes in Green Bank, West Virginia have brought together a few remarkable people. A new photo exhibition in the Old Observatory visitor...
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A headset and ample amounts of coffee: working from home in times of CoronaNow that university buildings have closed, most staff members have started working from home. How are Faculty of Science colleagues faring in their ne...
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Lucia Langerak: ‘I'm not one to sit on the sidelines’Lucia Langerak was awarded a Master’s degree in Egyptology with cum laude honours in 2018. Her bachelor’s degree was also with cum laude honours. ‘I’m...
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'Can computers judge court cases?'Prof. Jaap van den Herik was a guest in the latest episode of the Nationale Data Podcast.
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'Everything points to an emergency situation'Denmark, Poland and Germany are a few of the countries that have closed their borders, entirely or certain sections, in response to the continued adva...
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Here is how you can help astronomers to identify black holesScientists are asking your help to find the origin of hundreds of thousands of galaxies that have been discovered by the largest radio telescope ever ...
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Guidance documents of the European Commission in the Dutch legal orderOn Tuesday 11 February Clara van Dam defended her PhD thesis ‘Guidance documents of the European Commission in the Dutch legal order’.