News
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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...
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants 02 February 2023
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has...
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention 01 February 2023
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and ...
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ICT conference Our Digital Future: ‘This touches on everything we do here’ 31 January 2023
What are the digital challenges facing us now and in the near future? This was the question discussed by over 250 ICT experts, functional application ...
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A quick call with Joop van der Born about the ISSC’s refer-a-friend scheme 31 January 2023
The University urgently needs IT talent. The ISSC has therefore started a pilot refer-a-friend scheme: if you recommend someone you know for a hard-to...
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Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre 31 January 2023
Educational innovation provides both opportunities and challenges for lecturers. How do you put your innovative ideas into practice or how do you choo...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers 31 January 2023
From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages and more: six Leiden ...
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The more time, the better the kidney 26 January 2023
There are never enough donor organs. And the organs that there are have to be transplanted at lightning speed. Medical science is therefore working ha...
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PhD candidate Auke-Florian Hiemstra named Person of the Year 26 January 2023
Auke-Florian Hiemstra, an external PhD candidate at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, is the Leidsch Dagblad Person of the Year 2022. With more than 1,00...
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A quick call with Jan Willem Erisman about the interdisciplinary research symposium 24 January 2023
Conducting research with academics from different disciplines is not easy. ‘But collaboration is vital to society,’ says Professor of Environmental Su...