450 news items found
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Professor and Knight: Joke Bouwstra Receives Royal Honor 18 June 2024
A memorable farewell symposium and a royal distinction: Professor Joke Bouwstra could not have completed her career at Leiden with more pleasure. On F...
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Academic freedom report: ‘This jewel in our crown deserves better care’ 18 June 2024
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...
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Fed up with having to log in all the time? Here’s why it’s essential 18 June 2024
It can be irritating, all that logging in to university systems: entering your password for the umpteenth time and confirming in an app or with a code...
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What do maths and blood clots have to do with each other? 17 June 2024
Mathematics can help predict thrombosis. Mathematician Mark Alber has developed models that even aid in suggesting treatments. In the Kloosterman lect...
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance 13 June 2024
Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results c...
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Not wrapping but folding: Bacteria also organise their DNA (but they do it a bit differently) 13 June 2024
Some bacteria, it turns out, have proteins much like ours that organise the DNA in their cells. They just do it a bit differently. This is revealed by...
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research 13 June 2024
One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For...
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University 13 June 2024
Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exem...
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Jasper's Day 13 June 2024
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024
Aya 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 2024
Eleven 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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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024
Leiden 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 2024
An 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 2024
The field of leadership suffers from ‘adjectivism’, says Professor Ben Kuipers. He immediately caveats this by saying that he too is going furnish the...