421 search results for “this week s discoveries” in the Staff website
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S. Houterman
Science
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S. Valdez
Faculty of Humanities
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Andrew Gawthorpe
Faculty of Humanities
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Stand as a candidate in the University elections this week
Organisation
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Lies Punselie
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Afrooz Kaviani Johnson
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans Aerts
Science
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First Tuesday Talks is a fact: 'It's nice to learn something from another field'
He had been back from Australia for less than 48 hours, but there was no sign of that. Michel Mandjes of MI had the honor of kicking off the very first Tuesday Talks: Science Insights on Tuesday. He did so with a presentation on complex networks.
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NEW – Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
Organisation, Research, Social
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Apollonia Bolscher
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jill Stein
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bingo, barista and drinks: a successful We are Science Week
For three days, our faculty was all about We are Science Week: the community event full of fun activities for our staff and students. Besides the famous Beat the Professor PubQuiz, this year you could take USC yoga classes in the Gorlaeus garden, escape from Einstein's Escaperoom and sing along at the…
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Join the Healthy University Week from 13 to 17 May
Organisation
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Mario van der Stelt
Science
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Gerard van Westen
Science
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Madeline Kavanagh
Science
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines inspired the public with their quest to understand our world.
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EUniWell discovery project in full swing
The ‘Discovery of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of EUniWell’s Consortium’s Members’ project has received a EUniWell seed grant. Sjoerd Louwaars, the representative from Leiden University, talks about the project and the first results.
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Suzy Duivenvoorde
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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digital publishing: learn all about it during the CDS Summer Training Week
Library, Research
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange
Science
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Marieke Baldee
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nina van Capelleveen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marit Ruitenberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rehana Dole
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sofia de Jong
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Discover our training for professionals at Leiden University Academy Week
Education, Human resources
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Kick-off HU “Time to Recharge” Week!
This week is the annual Healthy University Week at Leiden University and the LUMC , and the theme this year is: “Time to Recharge”! It’s going to be a week filled with lively activities ranging from brief energizers and interesting lunch lectures to interactive workshops about things that can help us…
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Artificial intelligence as the co-pilot for drug discovery
There are more molecules that could conceivably be candidate drugs than there are stars in the universe. How can we ever efficiently identify those molecules? Professor of AI and Medicinal Chemistry, Gerard van Westen: ‘I’m going to use artificial intelligence as the co-pilot to make an automated search.’…
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Anthe Janssen
Science
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Discover our training for professionals at Leiden University Academy Week
Education
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Can we live longer? Leiden physicist makes discovery in protective layer in genes
With the aid of physics and a minuscule magnet, researchers have discovered a new structure of telomeric DNA. Telomeres are sometimes seen as the key to living longer. They protect genes from damage but get a bit shorter each time a cell divides. If they become too short, the cell dies. The new discovery…
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Healthy University Let’s Walk Week 2021
New! Participate in vital activities during our Healthy University Let’s Walk Week (March 1-5) and challenge your colleagues in our organization wide walking competition using the Ommetje-app!
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Sebastian Pomplun
Science
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From lab discovery to a new drug: the Venture Challenge makes it possible
A breakthrough from the PhD research of medical chemist Elmer Maurits may help patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancer in the future. But bringing a discovery from the lab to the clinic is not so easily done. Thanks to NWO's Venture Challenge, Maurits and his team will receive ten weeks of…
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing? What kinds of things is he doing and what does his day look like? In each newsletter Jasper gives a peek into his life as dean.
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Minister Dijkgraaf visits OWL international introduction week
On Monday, Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf attended the start of Orientation Week Leiden (OWL), the introduction week for international students at Leiden University. He welcomed the students and spoke with them about their ambitions and the problems they face.
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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients'
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge. With their company Iprotics, they want to develop a drug that can better treat patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers. 25,000 euros of prize…
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Discover plant-based food at the university during Meat- and Dairy-Free Week
Facility
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Singing Basics: A Vocal Discovery in 6 weeks
Arts and leisure
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Marijana Vujosevic
Faculty of Humanities
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Ann Skelton
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mariëlle Bruning
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ursula Kilkelly
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jessie Pool
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sophy Baird
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lucy Opoka
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien Klep
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ton Liefaard
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laura Heitman
Science