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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, ...
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'Society would flourish with new farming styles’ 12 June 2024‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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Why we are raising everyone’s awareness about cybersecurity: ‘Do things ever threaten to go horribly wrong here? Definitely.’ 11 June 2024The university makes staff aware of the importance of cybersecurity at work. And that is essential, say our privacy and security officers. Because the...
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Symposium report: get out of your silo and become a better scientist 11 June 2024How do you set up a successful collaboration between science and practice? That was the main theme of the final meeting of a triptych of symposia on h...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...
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A peek inside art objects: new algorithm makes CT scan more accessible 10 June 2024An X-ray scanner, some small metal balls, and a newly developed algorithm. That is all you need to make a 3D model that enables you to look inside art...
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Public leadership in a wider perspective: ‘Leadership is for everyone’ 10 June 2024The field of leadership suffers from ‘adjectivism’, says Professor Ben Kuipers. He immediately caveats this by saying that he too is going furnish the...
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From September, your own laptop will be the standard for lectures 10 June 2024Using all the software you need for lectures on your own laptop. From the new academic year, that will be the standard at our faculty. That is when th...
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‘The sun is dying out’ as a wake-up call for better science communication 07 June 2024‘Take science communication more seriously.’ This is the message that Ivo van Vulpen, professor by special appointment in Science Communication in Ph...
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Planet-forming discs around young low-mass star differs fundamentally from one around sun-like star 07 June 2024Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers, including Leiden Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck, h...
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Working together on the plastic problem: how to keep citizens engaged? 06 June 2024What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonn...
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Smart monitoring of test subjects is the future of clinical research 06 June 2024Knowing whether or not a treatment is working just by wearing your watch? Data scientist Ahnjili ZhuParris has identified a lot of opportunities for t...
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LIFES: From Reusable Data to New Treatments and Faster Diagnoses 04 June 2024Early diagnosis, new treatments, and personalised care: all of these are possible if we can better unlock the wealth of information hidden in health d...
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‘The Kiem grant is a great way to develop an idea you really believe in’ 04 June 2024Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let Leiden colleagues from the firs...