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'When I talked about the materials for an energy transition in 2010, people almost started to laugh'
In order to build wind turbines and electric cars, we need tons of magnets. Currently, we import these mainly from China, which means Europe is very dependent on this superpower for the energy transition. This has to change, according to industrial ecologist René Kleijn. In the REEsilience project,…
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.
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How to make an old antibiotic a hundred times more potent
Nathaniel Martin, Professor of Biological chemistry, wondered what would happen if you take an antibiotic that has been known for 70 years and try to improve it with the latest tools of modern chemistry. Turns out it can become up to a hundred times more potent and prevent the growth of some drug-resistant…
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From atoms to the cosmos: ‘Everything in the universe is connected’
Exploring the largest structures in the universe by looking at the tiniest particles? Lydia Stofanova, PhD candidate at Leiden Observatory and SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, dives into this intricate connection. In her PhD research, she explored how elements like oxygen influence the…
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain
People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious and pessimistic individuals are particularly susceptible to this nocebo effect. However, this sensitivity comes with a silver lining.
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Opening Gorlaeus Building celebrated grandly
Confetti, stilt walkers and the new Einstein Fountain. On Monday, 2 September, the Gorlaeus Building of the Faculty of Science was festively opened. Together with Constantijn van Oranje, our students cut the ribbon. Dean Jasper Knoester: ‘The building is ready, now it is up to our students and researchers…
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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows
Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thought. Amatuni advises people to ‘pay attention to actual changes in their consumption behaviour rather…
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Frustrated scientists convince astronomy journal to implement trans inclusive name change policy
A group of united astronomers have successfully convinced Europe’s leading astronomy journal Astronomy & Astrophysics to institute a name change policy for transgender people and others. ‘It’s really frustrating that such a large organisation needed an initiative from outside to adopt a more inclusive…
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Flentrop organ in Academy Building turns 25: ‘It’s a whole orchestra’
The organ in the Academy Building is 25 years old. University organist Jan Verschuren and tuner Bert Crama talk about the long history of university organs, improvising with short cortèges and their love for this organ.
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CANCELLED Tuesday Talks: Science Insights | 8 October 2024
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Indian Problems, Yemeni Solutions? Legal Exchanges in the Sixteenth Century
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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ASCL Seminar: Dockside Reading: Hydrocolonialism and the Custom House
Lecture
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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The Leiden 'Humanities in a Digital World' Symposium
Symposium
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Africa and Palestine
Lecture
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Today’s experimental quantum research at Leiden University: from the microscopic to the macroscopic
Lecture, Studium Generale
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What a glow in the dark squid tells us about the human gut microbiome
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Peel Slowly and See
Festival
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Panel discussion: Silencing Palestine
Panelbijeenkomst
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Dr Graça Machel in Leiden: human rights, the crucial role of academia and the importance of intergenerational dialogue
Almost three years after receiving her honorary doctorate, Dr Graça Machel returned to Leiden University. Over the course of two days she spoke with students, researchers, and other interested persons, about human rights – particularly those of women and children – in a world in which these are continually…
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Protecting Cyberspace in the Indo-Pacific through European and Japanese Cyber Diplomatic Initiatives
Lecture
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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History Research Master Symposium
Conference
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Public Lecture: The Seven Points of Mind Training
Lecture
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Open Science debate - STIBNITE: developing the next generation organic semiconductors
Conference
- International Mother Language Day 2024
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CADS Spotlight: Tim van de Meerendonk & Esther van der Camp
Lecture, Research Seminar
- Histories Connected
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Seventeenth-century depictions of sacred sites in the Kailasanathar Temple at Nattam, Tamil Nadu
Lecture, Masterclass IIAS/LIAS
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Treaty-making in Southeast Asia as a Cross-cultural Practice
Lecture, COGLOSS lecture
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