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Awards and Grants 2022

An overview of awards and prizes granted to our staff and students in 2022, as well as special appointments at Leiden University and other institutions.

Grants 2022

Vidi - €250,000

  • Kat Stewart received a Vidi for her research into eDNA.
  • Jan Vonk received a Vidi for his research into the atoms of mathematics.
  • Stephan Hacker received a Vidi for his research into antibiotics.

Open Competition ENW-XL grant

  • Koen Kuijken and his consortium received a NWO XL grant for analysing the results of the Euclid satellite. 
  • Annemarie Meijer has been awarded a NWO XL grant for her research into into mycobacterial infections. 
  • Leiden Astronomers receive a NWO grant to map the galaxy with Euclid.
  • Martin Bright received a NWO XL grant for his study into rational points. 
  • Remko Offringa received a NWO  XL grant for his research on how plants develop wood and lignin in their stems. 
  • Alexander Kros and Eva Snaar received a NWO XL grant to develop new therapeutic concepts against glioblastoma.
  • A consortium of researchers led by Alfons Laarmans received an NWA grant for their research into societally relevant quantum computing.
  • A consortium of researchers led by Robert Rissman received an NWA grant for their research into inflammatory skin diseases and personalized care.
  • A number of scientists from the Young Academy got an NWA grant for their Lil'Scientist project.

ERC proof of concept grants

  • Nathaniel Martin received an ERC proof of concept grant for his research into making an existing antibiotic less toxic for humans.

ERC starting grants

  • Jordi Tura Brugués and their FINE-TEA-SQUAD project received an ERC starting grant for research into the practical applications of NISQ (noisy, intermediate-scale quantum) devices.
  • Bas Hensen received an ERC starting grant for his research into combining quantum mechanics and general relativity by trying to create quantum entanglement through the use of gravity.
  • Pingtao Ding received an ERC starting grant for his research into the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist pathogens.
  • Sebastian Pomplun received an ERC starting grant for his research into influencing gene expression.
  • Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his search for singular moduli.

ERC consolidator grants

ERC advanced grants

  • Gilles van Wezel received an ERC advanced grant for his research into antibiotic-producing bacteria.
  • Henk Hoekstra received an ERC advanced grant for his research into mapping dark matter across the Universe.

ERC syngergy grants

  • Arjen Doelman and others received an ERC syngergy grant for their research into climate tipping points.
  • The National Growth Fund awarded million euros in grants to two consortia: Pharma-NL and Oncode-PACT.
  • Leiden University researchers get an EU grant to research artificial green fuels.
  • SURF & DUS-I grant for open source laboratory education.
  • René Kleijn received an EU grant to make Europe selfsufficient in magnet production.
  • Alireza Mashaghi and his team receive 550,000 euros from Health Holland for their research on muscular dystrophy.

Prizes 2022

Appointments 2022

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