450 news items found
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René Kleijn joins UN panel on resource use 30 June 2025How can we manage our natural resources more sustainably? That’s the key question behind the United Nations’ International Resource Panel (IRP). The p...
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Personalised medicine? Then you’ll need to look beyond genetics 30 June 2025Why does a medicine work well for one person, but cause side effects in another? Research by Laura de Jong shows that it’s not just our DNA that matte...
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Supermassive black holes: how do you study something that is invisible? 30 June 2025How are supermassive black holes born? That is the question astronomer Elena Maria Rossi is trying to answer. But how do you investigate something you...
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Leiden physicists search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle 27 June 2025Is it possible to measure subtle oscillations caused by dark matter moving through the earth? A Dutch-American physicist team have discovered a new ro...
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Students, staff and alumni to share the stage at Leiden Canal Concert 27 June 2025Music lovers are welcome at this free open-air concert celebrating 450 years of Leiden University, on Sunday 6 July. This special jubilee edition of t...
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Data science for newbies: honours students learn to utilise AI 26 June 2025Brain scans, heart attacks and credit scores: many science applications revolve around data. But how do you mine applicable insights from a mountain o...
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Jasper's Day 26 June 2025Jasper 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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Tim van Surksum appointed new Science faculty assessor 26 June 2025As of 1 September, Tim van Surksum will take on the role of assessor for our faculty. The 22-year-old second-year Mathematics student is excited about...
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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment 25 June 2025NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what...
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Video labs and narratives of future conflicts: two lecturers receive a Comenius Grant 24 June 2025Lecturers Marjo de Graauw and Malte Riemann have both received a Comenius Teaching Fellowship. The €50,000 grant will enable them and their project te...
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‘I can feel the pain on both sides of the border’ 24 June 2025How can the Netherlands help secure a peaceful future for Israel and Palestine? At a recent meeting at the university, two remarkable speakers shared ...
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Anniversary edition of the Leiden Science Run raises record sum for vulnerable children 24 June 2025Smiling faces, sweltering heat and a record-breaking donation – that was the Leiden Science Run 2025. On Saturday 21 June, the Leiden Bio Science Park...
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Update Executive Board: Implications of caretaker government for the university 24 June 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Rubin Observatory reveals first images: with key contributions from Leiden 23 June 2025A time-lapse of the universe in more detail than ever before: that’s the aim of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, which will unveil its ...
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From horror to silence that speaks volumes: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands 23 June 2025This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. From a spine-chilling haunted house to a silent perform...