450 news items found
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Cracking the code: why platinum electrodes corrode 24 January 2025
An atomic vandal has finally been caught! Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the...
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Jasper's day 23 January 2025
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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Mayor Heijkoop feels like an ‘ambassador’ for the university 21 January 2025
Leiden Mayor Peter Heijkoop visited the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Science on 20 January. He met various university...
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How to choose the optimal location for wind turbines in the North Sea 21 January 2025
In the next decades, thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas f...
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Princess Beatrix to attend 450th Dies Natalis 21 January 2025
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the Dies Natalis ceremony at Leiden's Pieterskerk on Friday 7 February to celebrate...
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague 21 January 2025
How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. Th...
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Tirong Guo discovered materials that bring efficient artificial photosynthesis closer 20 January 2025
After hard work in the lab, Chemist Tirong Guo has developed a group of materials that provide a stable and efficient foundation for artificial photos...
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden 20 January 2025
The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction 20 January 2025
Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically ...
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm) 17 January 2025
How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierin...
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Last starlight for space telescope Gaia 17 January 2025
ESA’s space telescope Gaia, which maps the Milky Way, completes its active phase of scanning the sky on 15 January. Over the past decade, Gaia has mad...
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A suitcase containing quantum inspiration on a trip across Europe: ‘We gained new insights’ 16 January 2025
A suitcase as a messenger of quantum science. That is the idea behind QuanTour, a project connecting researchers from 12 European universities. In Dec...
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Greater understanding of specialised cell could prevent strokes 16 January 2025
In the Netherlands, 1.7 million people live with cardiovascular disease. In her inaugural lecture, Ilze Bot will explain how she aims to help reduce t...
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Lost sulfur in the universe found in salt on dust and pebbles 16 January 2025
An international team led by astronomers at Leiden University has shown in laboratory experiments that sulfur can bind with ammonium under icy cosmic ...
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Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday 14 January 2025
Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra sp...