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In Memoriam Gerrit Lodder 10 October 2022
On September 30, 2022, our esteemed former colleague Gerrit Lodder passed away from the effects of Parkinson's disease. He leaves behind his wife Adry...
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Ewine van Dishoeck receives the Niels Bohr medal 07 October 2022
Leiden professor of molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry Ewine van Dishoeck was presented with the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal on Friday ...
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Project LAWKI (Life As We Know It) by the collective ARK / Roosje Klap winner Gouden Kalf 2022 06 October 2022
Project LAWKI (Life As We Know It) by PhDArts candidate Roosje Klap (ARK) won a Gouden Kalf Award 2022 for the Best Digital Cultural Production.
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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients' 06 October 2022
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge....
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'We fully trust each other's abilities' 05 October 2022
After a long run-up, the time has finally come for Frank Takes and Matthijs van Leeuwen. Together, they will become the new directors of education (OD...
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Translation Award for Anne Sytske Keijser, Mark Leenhouts, and Silvia Marijnissen 04 October 2022
Anne Sytske Keijser, Mark Leenhouts, and Silvia Marijnissen have won the 2022 FILTER Translation Award for De droom van de rode kamer
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2022: the nominees 04 October 2022
Tradition has it that at the end of each academic year, the best master’s thesis in Political Science is awarded a prize. For 2021-2022, the jury is c...
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor 04 October 2022
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by...
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Matthias Haentjens appointed as Professor of Civil Law 04 October 2022
Starting 1 January 2023, Matthias Haentjens has been appointed as Professor of Civil Law at Leiden University. His expertise lies in the field of prop...
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This is what you want to know about the new directors of education Biology as a student 04 October 2022
From 1 October onwards, Dennis Claessen and Marcel Schaaf will be the new directors of education of Biology. They will replace Han de Winde. Schaaf wi...
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What rights do donors have? 30 September 2022
Collaboration is worthwhile. A joint LUMC and Leiden Law School project has received €142,500 from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant will a...
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IIASL alumni receive awards from the International Institute of Space Law 29 September 2022
The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) that took place last week in Paris was extremely successful for IIASL.
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Student team wins Minecraft programming challenge 29 September 2022
A programming competition in Minecraft? It really exists! And even better news: this time LIACS’ student team Mike's Angels achieved the first place! ...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2022: the nominees 29 September 2022
The thesis is the Grand Finale for our bachelor students. On their way to the finish, they have gathered considerable knowledge and insights, and acqu...
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Paco Barona Gomez ready to work in Leiden: ‘Fundamental research creates opportunities’ 29 September 2022
Paco Barona Gomez is the newest associate professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). The Mexican researcher is fascinated by the evolution of...