3,157 search results for “science” in the Staff website
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Climate-proof Mediterranean garden in the Hortus opened by André Kuipers
On 22 May, astronaut André Kuipers opened the new Mediterranean garden in the Hortus. With this water-efficient garden, the Hortus aims to offer inspiration for future- and climate-proof garden planting. Prefect Paul Keßler and scientific director of the Leiden Observatory Ignas Snellen also signed…
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike
Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Search engines and chatbots will become more closely entwined’, says Professor Suzan Verberne.
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FGGA students look back: ‘My life has never been busier, but I would not change it’
It is the final stretch for the students of FGGA. Summer is approaching and they are working hard to complete everything before the summer holidays. We asked some of them how they look back at the academic year. ‘Being a mentor during HOP week is something I can recommend to everyone’
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Smart monitoring of test subjects is the future of clinical research
Knowing whether or not a treatment is working just by wearing your watch? Data scientist Ahnjili ZhuParris has identified a lot of opportunities for the use of machine learning in clinical research to monitor test subjects at home.
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research
One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For these achievements, Marie Depuydt and Jurren de Groot were awarded the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award on the evening of Tuesday 4 June.
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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda
Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, this is not merely an administrative act. These ministries carry a strong and political charge and play a crucial role in shaping a government's political…
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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From droplets in the freezer to the inception of a potent new antibiotic
What started as an idea during a social gathering led to an unexpected breakthrough in research on resistant bacteria. Biologists and chemists from Leiden developed a new substance that proves to be effective against bacteria resistant to antibiotics. They published their discovery in Nature Chemist…
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The rocking researcher: Marjolein Fokkema connects disciplines with algorithms and pop songs
From predicting Alzheimer’s to the growth of organisms: psychologist Marjolein Fokkema’s algorithms can be used in many disciplines. They also provide inspiration for her songs, theatre shows and life lessons. What drives this rocking researcher?
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Hydropower, but without devastating consequences for fish and fishermen
Hydropower plants need not be disastrous for fishermen and nature. For that, we need to place new dams more strategically, but also modify or even remove some existing ones. Valerio Barbarossa and Rafael Schmitt showed that with a computer model of the Asian Mekong basin.
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‘Moon landers’ measure greenhouse gases in unique agricultural living lab
A huge shiny aluminium object stands in the middle of the Polderlab in Oud Ade. Are the researchers trying to make contact with extraterrestrial life? Certainly not; they are using the 'Moon landers' to measure whether innovative forms of agriculture reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fleur van Duin works…
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No experiments but equations: how Daoyi Wang uses math to understand the world
How do you study the growth of microorganisms, the spread of epidemic diseases or the healing of wounds, without actually performing experiments? Daoyi Wang, PhD candidate at the Mathematical Institute, worked on a specific mathematical model that can describe the growth of microorganisms and many other…
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Mink van IJzendoorn investigates the end of amphorae with a PhD in the Humanities grant
This year, an NWO PhD in the Humanities grant went to Mink van IJzendoorn, enabling him to investigate the disappearance of amphorae. ‘We take means of packaging and shipment for granted, but they are so ingrained in our daily lives, they are actually crucial.’
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AI ultrasounds: LUC-alumna empowers women in rural Africa
AI ultrasounds: LUC-alumna empowers women in rural Africa
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’
How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly appointed distinguished professor Arnold Tukker explained.
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Researcher teaching in the classroom: ‘We need to imitate nature more closely’
How can we supply the growing world population with sustainable energy? At Laurens College in Rotterdam, Prof. Marc Koper speaks with the students about the crucial role of chemistry in the energy transition. Guest classes like this are a good way for school students to learn about the academic world,…
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Getting the Rhythms of Knowledge: an Essay in Three Movements
Valedictory lecture
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Europaeum Spring School 'Law and Power'
Course
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information
- Leiden Research Support Network Live @ LIC
- Green Morning
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LIBC Publieksdag Brein & Recht
Conference
- New Year's reception Faculty of Humanities
- LRS Live @ FSW
- Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
- Young Academy Leiden: Interdisciplinary soap box
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Young Academy Leiden - Presenting workshop
Course
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ReCNTR Talk: Sasha Litvintseva and Beny Wagner: My Want of You Partakes of Me
Lecture
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Data & Software Management at CWTS
Seminar
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Roundtable: Utopia from Within
Debate, Roundtable
- Comenius programme information session
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Master's Experience Day Archaeology
Study information
- SSEALS - 2024
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Where is the Caribbean in the Dutch WPS National Action Plan?
Lecture
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Decoding Research Software Impact
Seminar
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Closing the Gap 2022 | Responsibility in Cyberspace: Narratives and Practice
Conference
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Our Digital Future 2023
Conference
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Frontlines of protection: Thinking and defining protection against disasters in times of environmental disruptions
Workshop
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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The new normal - Teaching and learning after Covid-19
Conference, Education Festival 2022
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Psychology Winter Party
Festival
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Winter School: Digital Visual Engagements in Anthropological Research
Course, Winter school
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Conference Power and Counterpower in Democracy
Conference
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The road to the beginning
Exhibition
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Politics and Policy Pre-Analysis Plan (PAP) Workshop
Workshop
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LUCIR Seminar: Power, Ideas, and International Orders: Contrasting the Classical Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean
Lecture
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with Ozan Candogan
Lecture
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Henriëtte van Lynden lezing: A Decade after the Spring - The Arab World at Crossroads.
Lecture, Henriette van Lynden lezing
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The Securitisation of Leiden University
Panel discussion
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Why We All Need Philosophical and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar