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College or university? Computer science students in the right place 27 February 2024The right student in the right place. That is what LIACS programme director Frank Takes and education coordinator Joyce Glerum are aiming to do with t...
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New professor of Theoretical Physics: ‘The problems I study can come from anywhere in society’ 26 February 2024The financial sector, supply chains and ecology. Not necessarily topics you might associate with physics, yet it’s exactly what new professor Diego Ga...
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Want to know more about quantum? These games make it fun 23 February 2024Tic tac toe, but with quantum effects. That makes learning the principles of quantum technology a piece of cake. This is the aim of a new start-up fou...
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How the world can achieve climate goals with clean hydrogen production 22 February 2024Hydrogen can help to solve the climate problem. At least, if we start producing it in the right, clean way. Leiden researchers mapped out the global e...
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Thesis on animal welfare wins second prize at Leiden University award ceremony 22 February 2024Did you know that each year 18 billion animals die without making it to someone’s plate? Governance of Sustainability alumna Juliane Klaura has won th...
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Carrot or stick: which is better motivation to exercise more? 22 February 2024Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat...
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Jasper's Day 20 February 2024Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing? What kinds of things is he doing and what does his day look like? In each news...
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ERC Consolidator grant for Alessandra Silvestri: putting gravity to the test on cosmological scales 20 February 2024Does gravity work the same when you look at the largest scales in our universe? That’s what Leiden physicist Alessandra Silvestri will study with a 2 ...
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Headache e-diary aimed at more personalised help for patients and physicians 20 February 2024Funded by a ZonMw grant, the LUMC and the Health Campus The Hague will be working with headache patients on research into the use of an electronic hea...
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Together towards a Circular System: Leiden contributes to Growing with Green Steel 19 February 2024A complete transformation of the steel cycle in the Netherlands with the ultimate goal of a CO2 neutral steel sector by 2050. For this purpose, the Gr...
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New professor Luca Giomi creates his own physics of living systems 19 February 2024Swarms of drones, pedestrians or the cells in your body. Those are all examples of active matter: materials whose building blocks can move autonomousl...
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‘Bless the mess’ and other tips for improving interdisciplinary collaboration 19 February 2024Have faith in others, embrace conflict and differences, take your time: these are just a few of the tips that emerged during a Leiden symposium on int...
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Jos Raaijmakers new member KHMW: ‘Build a bridge between science and society’ 19 February 2024The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Jos Raaijmakers, professor of Microbial Interactions and diversity, as a new...
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‘The Netherlands should also consider the possibility of direct confrontation with Russia’ 19 February 2024There is a real chance of war closer to home, political and military leaders in Europe have warned. Some in the Netherlands are calling for a war econ...
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Why do vulnerable groups miss out on benefits? Research nominated for thesis prize 19 February 2024Why do vulnerable groups fail to make use of benefits that they are entitled to? This is what Max ten Velde researched in his Master’s in Management o...