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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 03 December 2024The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Tom Schreuder appointed as the new Business Director of Hortus botanicus Leiden 03 December 2024Tom Schreuder has been appointed as the new Business Director of Hortus botanicus Leiden. Schreuder succeeds Peter Inklaar, who held the position for ...
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Smart programming for the quantum computer that does not exist yet 03 December 2024Designing innovative algorithms, thinking outside the box, and brainstorming over coffee with his colleagues — this is what physicist Stefano Polla en...
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Two ERC Consolidator Grants for Leiden researchers 02 December 2024Two Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to 2 million euros will enable ...
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‘We want to be a healthy organisation, and we achieve that together’ 02 December 2024A place where people enjoy working and studying—that’s at the core of the strategic plan of our faculty, and a lot of effort is being put into achievi...
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Local residents research their own problems 02 December 2024The Countering Syndemic Vulnerability project supports communities by identifying and tackling clusters of social factors and health problems. The pro...
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Expansion of Johnson & Johnson on the Leiden Bio Science Park 29 November 2024On Friday 29 November, Leiden University transferred leasehold land to pharmaceutical company Janssen Biologics B.V., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnso...
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Launch of LDE Space & Society Honours: ‘I hope students learn they need each other’ 29 November 2024Connecting space to society and gaining problem-solving experience: that’s the goal of LDE Space & Society, a new honours programme for bachelor’s stu...
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‘Science isn’t about memorising a textbook’ 29 November 2024How do you engage students? Sander van Kasteren knows how to do that like no other. ‘He compares immune cells to Pokémon and doesn’t just give informa...
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‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’ 29 November 2024Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never th...
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‘A few nerves before lectures show that my work matters’ 29 November 2024Giving an incorrect answer as a student in a packed lecture hall can be nerve-wracking. But with Pharmacology teacher Rob van Wijk, you don’t need to ...
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Several Leiden Science students excel and win KHMW Young Talent awards 29 November 2024A true shower of awards for students from the Faculty of Science during the annual KHMW Young Talent Awards ceremony. On Monday, 25 November, no less ...
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Train or plane? Study reveals rail travel preferences among Leiden University academics 28 November 2024Would you be more likely to take the train for your next work trip, instead of flying, if you automatically got a first-class ticket? For many Leiden ...
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Cleveringa Lecture: ‘I’m deeply ashamed of this orchestrated asylum crisis’ 27 November 2024The rule of law is crumbling in the Netherlands, lawyer Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You warned in her Cleveringa Lecture. She held up a mirror to those p...
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The solution to antibiotic resistance might be under our feet 26 November 2024Biologist Nataliia Machushynets felt like she was ‘looking for a needle in a haystack’, trying to find new antibiotics to help solve the problem of re...