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Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal 13 December 2024Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, h...
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A tail with a twist: how the tokay gecko grows a completely new body part 13 December 2024When the tokay gecko loses its tail, a new one grows from resident stem cells at the stump. Each tissue type - muscle, bone, blood vessels and skin - ...
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AI in Research and Education: Inspiration and collaboration at the eScience Event 12 December 2024How can you use AI in your research? And how can we implement new digital technologies within our faculty, with support from the experts we already ha...
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A suitcase containing a quantum light source: QuanTour visits Leiden 12 December 2024A suitcase covered with stickers from various universities, containing a quantum light source. Since April 2024, this suitcase has been visiting scien...
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Leiden University Global Fund grants 14 project proposals 12 December 2024On 9 December, a lottery to conclude the first call of the Leiden University Global Fund (LUGF) Seed Fund has granted 14 project proposals €15.000. Th...
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Leiden University joins the Planetary Health Alliance: ‘We really do have to work together’ 12 December 2024The international Planetary Health Alliance network is a consortium of more than 450 organisations committed to addressing the health impacts of globa...
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Blowing the whistle on the government cuts 11 December 2024Hundreds of students and staff from Leiden University gave a ‘whistle concert’ on 11 December against the planned cuts to higher education. Similar pr...
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Leiden Bio Science Park fastest growing of the larger campuses in the Netherlands 10 December 2024Of the 900 new companies that have set up shop on the Netherlands’ largest campuses since 2018, 194 chose Leiden. This makes the Leiden Innovation Dis...
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Synthetic dataset protects privacy in criminological research 10 December 2024Few public datasets are available for criminological research, especially when it comes to homicides. Privacy laws often prevent data sharing. The SEN...
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Shocks in space: student Adriaan explores the universe around protostars 09 December 2024Protostars, data science, and the James Webb Space Telescope—Adriaan Janssen’s curiosity knows no bounds. As a double bachelor’s student in Physics an...
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How a bachelor’s student contributed to better chemical simulations 09 December 2024Doğukan Yilmaz chose a study that aligned with his favourite subjects, and it paid off. For his bachelor thesis, he developed a new model to better pr...
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Can you design super-smart materials with long-term memory that are capable of learning? 09 December 2024That was the question physics and mathematics bachelor’s student Daan de Bos set out to explore during his thesis research. Applying machine learning ...
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Slight increase in percentage of female professors in Leiden 09 December 2024The proportion of professors at Leiden University who are female has risen slightly to 32.0%. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor 20...
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Leiden University to continue membership of The Conversation 09 December 2024Looking to share your academic results or insights with a global audience? Leiden University is a ‘contributing member’ of the international journalis...
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Energy as a weak spot: a new approach to tackle aggressive breast cancer? 06 December 2024Could we stop cancer cells by cutting off their energy supply? That’s what Dione Blok, a bachelor’s student in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, aimed to f...