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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration
High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this possible: these were the topics covered in a working visit of the Standing Committee for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) to the Association of Universities…
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent symposium, 28 groups of four to five students unveiled their solutions. The commisioners expressed great enthusiasm.
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What should be done differently at the University? Three lead candidates respond
From the workload to sustainability: the University Council helps decide on important topics. In the University elections – from 9 to 13 May – you can vote for who will represent you on the Council. Three questions to the three lead candidates of the staff parties: PhDoc, Universitair Belang and Leidse…
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.
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University Council chair : ‘You have to be patient but you really can make a difference’
The university elections are approaching. Are you going to represent student and staff interests this coming year? University Council chair Pauline Vincenten gives a peek behind the scenes at student and staff participation at Leiden University. ‘I get so much energy from collaborating with the students…
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Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’
How do you co-create with researchers in other parts of the world? LDE wants to gather and share knowledge on the grand challenges and to do so across national borders. A delegation of 27 researchers will therefore travel to Indonesia at the end of October to take part in the LDE-BRIN Academy.
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Stretching in the courtyard, yoga in the restaurant: how colleagues keep fit together
It’s not healthy but we often do it anyway: sit hunched at our computer for hours on end. But exercising and relaxing at work doesn’t have to be complicated. These staff members have come up with fun and easy ways to help their colleagues stay fit and healthy. ‘You don’t need sportswear and won’t end…
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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‘Science is international so our faculty should be too’
‘Our faculty is a very international community. And that is something everybody really benefit from,’ says Yun Tian. As the officer internationalisation, she is the bridge between international students and staff, the faculty and universities abroad. ‘Science goes beyond countries and carries no nationality.…
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Wanted! Educational innovations for the Comenius Leadership Fellowship and the Dutch Higher Education Award
Education
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Symposium report: get out of your silo and become a better scientist
How 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 how Leiden University can improve inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration.
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’Society would flourish with new farming styles’
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near future, I think we will wonder why we didn’t make these changes earlier.’
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Webb data suggest potential atmosphere around rocky exoplanet
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system.
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Leiden Research Support Network Conference 2024
Conference
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Reach an international audience with your scientific news - The Conversation
Online training
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LTA lunch lecture: Can you send me a 3-D model?
Lecture
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LCN2 seminar November 2023
Lecture
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EUniWell Open Lecture Series: The role of science communication in the medical field
Lecture, Part of Open Lecture Series
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Applications of quantum annealing in combinatorial optimization
PhD defence
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The Gaia telescope: mapping 1 billion stars with 1 billion pixels
Lecture, Kaiser Lente Lezing
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with with Naja Hulvej Rod
Lecture
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Learning Unkown Intervention Targets in Structural Causal Models
Lecture
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Leiden AI Week
Leidse AI-Week
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Data Management Plan course for PhD's
Didactics, Career development
- NWO Vidi information briefing (webinar)
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Museumnacht Leiden 2022
Festival
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Exploration of the endocannabinoid system using metabolomics
PhD defence
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Meet Stichting We zien mekaar
Meet & chat
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The impacts and challenges of water use of electric power production in China
PhD defence
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Maori Day
Festival
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Innate immunity, developmental speed and their trade-offs in two hexapod models
PhD defence
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Gamification: improve your course with game didactics
Didactics
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Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe with Observational Cosmology
Lecture
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Guest lecture by 113 on suicide prevention
Lecture
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Knowledge utilisation
Research
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The making of a lost generation: child labor among Syrian refugees in Turkey
Lecture
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Video screening and dialogue Neurodiversity Pride Day
Video screening
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Software and System Security Fest
Course
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Explore! Career Opportunities Beyond Academia
Research, Communication
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Regulation of autophagy-related mechanisms during bacterial infection
PhD defence
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Optimal population turnover for cultural evolution depend on network size, density and learnability
Lecture
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Multiple Scales: theory and applications
Conference
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The active bystander
Communication, Personal development
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Inclusivity with Law: What does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective?
Conference, D&I Symposium
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FestiWell en EUniWell
Festival, FestiWell | Event vanuit EUniWell
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Academia in Motion Festival
Festival
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Causal Discovery: Challenges and Opportunities
Lecture
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Fast-Tracking Climate Resilience with AI: a Stakeholder Discussion
Panel discussion
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with Vincent Traag
Lecture
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Evolution and development of orchid flowers and fruits
PhD defence