1,392 search results for “discovery of the yuan” in the Staff website
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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‘Never stop trying’: Barz sees his polymers enter clinical trials
A new class of polymers has been used in patients for the first time. The compound is the first new drug solubilising agent in decades. Introduced in 2014 by chemist Matthias Barz from Leiden University, it offers a unique alternative to current options.
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Smart combinations of antibiotics can slow down resistance
When a bacterium becomes resistant to one antibiotic, it may sometimes become more sensitive to another. This biological side-effect offers an unexpected opportunity in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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Alberto SarcinaFaculty of Archaeology
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Rogier CreemersFaculty of Humanities
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient magnetic fields: What do they tell us about the early years of the universe?
Are magnetic fields older than the first light? And how did they influence the development of our universe right after the Big Bang? Cosmologists from Leiden, Groningen, and Utrecht are now collaborating to investigate this.
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of 18th-Century Book Ornaments from Manual Catalogues to Automated Discovery
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
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Anita LiaoFaculty of Science
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Chenlin FengFaculty of Science
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Cecilia BergonziniFaculty of Science
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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Even a duck can parrot
That a parrot can copycat sounds is nothing new. But vocal learning is not common in animals. Researcher Carel ten Cate of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) of Leiden University has now discovered a duck species that can imitate sounds. ‘It started with an obscure reference about an Australian musk…
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More than just blue domes and camels: new Louvre film on Uzbek artefacts
Terracotta pottery, precious ikat fabrics and the bazaars where these goods are sold: all these can be seen in a new Louvre film premiering on Friday 9 December. University lecturer Elena Paskaleva collaborated on the film Uzbekistan a timeless journey in Central Asia about Uzbek artefacts.
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Karsten Lambers appointed as Professor of Digital and Computational Archaeology
In January, Dr Karsten Lambers was appointed as Professor of Digital and Computational Archaeology at Leiden University's Faculty of Archaeology. With his extensive background in both archaeological research and computational sciences, the installation of Professor Lambers further strengthens this discipline…
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Migration scholar Katharina Natter wins Gratama Science Prize
For her research into migration policy under different political regimes, Katharina Natter has been awarded the Gratama Science Prize for young, talented researchers.
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Nadine Akkerman appointed professor: 'Interdisciplinarity also strengthens the humanities'
Leiden University has a new professor. On 1 June Nadine Akkerman became Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture, a position she feels is designed to help her help others.
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Green light to build revolutionary new experiment at CERN to search for unknown particles
After many years of preparations, CERN has approved a groundbreaking new experiment: the Search for Hidden Particles (SHiP). Physicist Alexey Boyarsky was involved from the start. ‘We know there is physics that’s missing and we aim to find it.’
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Binary star reveals: planet formation doesn’t always happen in sync
A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. The planet is orbiting a star at which planet formation has finished, while the same-aged companion star still has a planet-forming disk. The researchers…
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Rare isotopes in our neighbouring stars provide new insights in the origin of carbon and oxygen
Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in our neighbouring stars for the first time, providing a new window to better understand the chemical evolution of the cosmos.The results are published today in the journal Nature Astronomy.
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Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2025
The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2025 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2025. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?
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Daniel BertramFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Liselotte KleineFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Meriem RebbaniFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eric Olijdam
Faculty of Archaeology
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Maaike VeldkampFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pauline MemelinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lisette PluimgraaffFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ilone de Vries-LemaireFaculty of Archaeology
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Lorike WaldusFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Julianna MórászFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Liz Alden WilyFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rhea MammenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Wiebke WiesigelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michèle VerbergFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees
The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently and to provide a thorough, objective and sound analysis. That requires instruction, discussion, thinking and hard work. Lots of it. In some cases this…
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RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases
RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the LUMC in the initiative.
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Ecologist Michiel Veldhuis is the Discoverer of the Year 2020
Michiel Veldhuis received the most public votes for the C.J. Kok Public Award and may therefore call himself Discoverer of the Year. Veldhuis researches how climate change affects savannah ecosystems in Africa and how we can protect them.
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Erik Danen new Dean of the Graduate School of Science
The Graduate School of Science starts 2024 with a new Dean. The Faculty Council appointed Erik Danen for the coming four years. He succeeds Eric Eliel, who has held the position since May 2020.
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Regina NoortFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lucinda Truijers-JansenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Monique ArntzFaculty of Archaeology
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Johan MemelinkFaculty of Science
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Saskia van der Werf-BijvoetFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marlena Antczak-MackowiakFaculty of Archaeology