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Student in war time20 April 2017Jacques Waisvisz (98) is one of our oldest living alumni. As a Jewish student in the Second World War, he was forbidden from completing his studies. H...
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Marc Baggelaar graduates cum laude on body’s own marijuana18 April 2017PhD candidate Marc Baggelaar of the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) graduated cum laude on Thursday 6 April. His thesis on the endocannabinoid sys...
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Alumni mentors answer student’s questions23 March 2017Students get free advice of Leiden alumni about their career, applying for a job, social networking and more. The Mentor Network is an online platform...
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Converting water into hydrogen more efficiently23 March 2017Scientists have long been puzzled why it is easier to produce hydrogen from water in an acidic environment than in an alkaline environment. Marc Koper...
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Need advice about anything?22 March 2017
Get free advice of Leiden alumni about your career, applying for a job, social networking, or anything else! The Mentor Network is an online platform ...
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Jeroen Codee wins the Carbohydrate Research Award 201728 February 2017For his significant original contributions in the field of carbohydrate research, chemist Jeroen Codee will be awarded the biennial Carbohydrate Resea...
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Marc Koper wins 2017 Faraday Medal23 February 2017Leiden chemist Marc Koper is the winner of the 2017 Faraday Medal for his significant contribution to electrochemistry, from fundamental science to pr...
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Celia Fonseca Guerra appointed as Professor of Applied Theoretical Chemistry20 February 2017Since February 1st, 2017 Célia Fonseca Guerra is appointed as professor at the LIC with a chair in applied theoretical chemistry. She will be a member...
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In memoriam: Prof. Michel Mandel26 January 2017
Met grote droefenis delen wij mede dat Prof. Dr. Michel Mandel op 20 Januari 2016 is overleden.
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Catalysts contribute their own oxygen for reactions13 January 2017A catalyst: normally a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, without adding molecules to this reaction. Scientists from the group of Prof. Mar...
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Pain relief without the high03 January 2017Researchers at Leiden University led by Mario van der Stelt (Leiden Institute for Chemistry) have set ‘gold standards’ for developing new painkillers ...
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Four ERC grants for Leiden researchers21 December 2016Four Leiden researchers have each been awarded a consolidator grant of up to 2 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC). They carry out re...
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Transfer of graphene by molecular caging19 December 2016Chemists developed a new graphene-transferring method which makes use of cyclohexane. This new method leaves less impurities on graphene, is easier to...
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In memoriam: RAG de Graaff02 December 2016
On November 16 2016 Dr. Rudolf A.G. de Graaff passed away at the age of 75.
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Travelling through the body with graphene28 September 2016For the first time researchers have succeeded in placing a layer of graphene on top of a stable fatty lipid monolayer. Surrounded by a protective shel...