News
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New network ‘Young Liveable Planet’ looking for young Leiden researchers 20 February 2023
The interdisciplinary research programme ‘Liveable Planet’ has created a new network, aimed at all young Leiden researchers working on sustainability ...
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Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier 15 February 2023
Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to pro...
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Electric boats will make University construction projects cleaner 15 February 2023
No more smelly lorries disposing of building waste or delivering building materials to the centre of Leiden. That’s Leiden University’s ambition for i...
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Proposed decision by Minister Kuipers: Children’s heart surgery to end in Leiden 14 February 2023
Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, announced on 13 February that he plans to remove children’s heart surgery from the Centre for Co...
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Valentina Carraro offers recommendations on strengthening the UN system 14 February 2023
At an international high-level conference, Valentina Carraro, Deputy Coordinator of the interdisciplinary programme Global Transformations and Governa...
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Executive Board decision after University Council advice: People counters will not be switched on again 14 February 2023
The more than 370 sensors that have been hung up in Leiden University buildings to count the people present will not be switched on again. The equipme...
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Eleven master’s students start research into sustainable hospitals 13 February 2023
February 8 saw the launch of the Medical Delta ‘Sustainable Hospitals’ Interdisciplinary Thesis Lab. From insight into the environmental impact of hea...
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How colleagues save energy: using the stairs and cleaning up your mailbox 09 February 2023
Turning down the heating is good for the climate and the energy bills. But there are also a lot more ways of saving energy. In October, the University...
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Five years of ‘Meet the Professor’: What’s it like to give a lesson at a primary school? 09 February 2023
For the fifth year in succession, on the foundation day of the university, a number of Leiden professors taught a lesson at primary schools as part of...
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Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis 08 February 2023
The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came u...
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A quick call with Pancras Hogendoorn about the LUMC art auction 07 February 2023
Always wanted to go to a real art auction? Now’s your chance! On 15 February over a hundred works from the LUMC’s art collection will go under the ham...
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Executive Board column: ChatGPT, threat or opportunity? 07 February 2023
ChatGPT, the text-generating chatbot, has recently become available for anyone to use. Some people are thrilled, but others less so. In the past few w...
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Heating and cooling with a clear conscience on the Science Campus 06 February 2023
Leiden University is taking a major step forward in the energy transition with the expansion of the thermal energy storage (TES) in the Gorlaeus Build...
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands 03 February 2023
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformat...
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LUMC researchers: high levels of lipids in blood protect against allergies 02 February 2023
People with relatively high levels of lipids in their blood are less likely to develop allergic conditions such as eczema and asthma. These lipids cau...