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Astronomy at Dutch universities is worldleading25 September 2017Astronomy departments at Dutch universities is among the top of the world rankings for astronomical institutions. This is the conclusion drawn from a ...
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Promising new collaborations with Institut Teknologi Bandung17 September 2017The Faculty of Science forges new research collaborations with the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia in the fields of tropical diseases, e.g. tu...
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Exploring the universe12 September 2017How did our universe come into being? Are there any other planets that support life? Read all about it in our new research dossier ‘Exploring the univ...
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A 120 year old telescope gets a makeover31 August 2017For the first time in over half a century, one of oldest telescopes at the Leiden Observatory is getting a major improvement.
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Michiel Hogerheijde, professor by special appointment of Instrumental Astronomy UVA23 August 2017Dr M.R. Hogerheijde (1971) has been named professor by special appointment of Instrumental Astronomy at the University of Amsterdam (UvA)’s Faculty of...
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Henk Hoekstra appointed Professor Observational Cosmology21 August 2017Astronomer Henk Hoekstra has been appointed Professor Observational Cosmology at the Leiden Observatory with effect from 1 August.
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Leiden through the eyes of Matthew Fields16 August 2017Matthew Fields, from Philadelphia, US, came to Leiden to study astronomy as part of the Euroscholars scheme. 'I came here to gain valuable research ex...
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Obtaining a PhD at Teylers Museum at age of 6801 August 2017Most people would not even consider it, starting a PhD at the age of 62. However, for the former Teylers Museum curator Bert Sliggers it was like a dr...
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Five Veni awards for Leiden Science researchers31 July 2017Five promising researchers at Leiden's Faculty of Science have received a Veni award from NWO. They can use the award - of up to 250,000 euros - to ca...
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Veni awards for seventeen young Leiden researches28 July 2017The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding to seventeen researchers who recently obtained their PhD. This awa...
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Philanthropist Dr Raymond Sackler has passed away (97)20 July 2017American philanthropist Dr Raymond Sackler has died at the age of 97. Dr Sackler was a psychiatrist and developer of medicines, with which he made his...
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First Open Science Centre engages rural communities with science12 July 2017The first location of the Open Science Centre network was opened on 7 July in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal. A Portuguese Minister and a State...
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Dutch ‘big data’ telescope finds exoplanets07 July 2017Astronomers at Leiden University have discovered the first planets using a new instrument: the planet hunter MASCARA. This instrument, developed at Le...
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Space mission for gravitational waves gets green light29 June 2017The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the proposal for gravitational wave detector LISA. The launch for the space detector is planned in 2034. ...
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Orbiting black holes explained with super computer27 June 2017Two black holes, in close orbit around each other. Have they slowly drifted together, or did they emerge from two orbiting stars? Together with to col...