450 news items found
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A combination of telescopes reveals hidden star formation in the early universe 31 March 2026Galaxies in the early universe contain more dust and hidden star formation than previously thought. That's what Ivana van Leeuwen concludes in her PhD...
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Planet Earth as an example in the search for life on distant planets 31 March 2026How do you detect life on a planet light years away? During her PhD research, astronomer Willeke Mulder worked on an instrument to detect such signals...
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Mosquitos in town: how to prevent disease risk (and still green your city) 30 March 2026In cities, parks take the blame for mosquito problems. However, the real issue is usually a few streets away. Drains and standing rainwater create ide...
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Students connect generations in new podcast 27 March 2026A group of Leiden students launched the Van Leiden tot Later (From Leiden to Later) media platform on 27 March. In podcasts and videos, they talk with...
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Spui University Campus officially opened: the puzzle is now complete 27 March 2026With the six pieces of the puzzle now assembled by the partners of the University Campus and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, the building at th...
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New start-up company: Leiden astronomers develop a technology to detect gas leaks 26 March 2026Helping industry to spot dangerous and climate-harming gas leaks faster, cheaper, and more reliably than today’s tools: that's what Leiden University ...
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Paper versus practice: border control is in human hands 25 March 2026Even when a border has officially disappeared, it is still people who decide whether others may cross freely. This was also true for the Polish-German...
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Two planets-in-formation discovered around young star WISPIT 2 24 March 2026In the disk surrounding the young star WISPIT 2, not one but two planets are taking shape. Leiden PhD candidate Richelle van Capelleveen played a key ...
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Psychology lecturers awarded grant for ‘Family Dinner’ critical thinking app 24 March 2026Lecturers Zsuzsika Sjoerds and Sebo Uithol have been awarded a 100,000-euro Dutch National Education Institute (NKO) Scale-Up Grant for their ‘Family ...
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What does a cell eat? This new tool makes it visible 24 March 2026What if you could watch a single cell eat in real time? This could answer questions about diseases such as cancer. PhD candidate Yixuan Wang has devel...
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How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis? 24 March 2026The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts,...
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From stray vultures on campus to puffins in Iceland: ‘If you look and listen closely, there are beautiful birds everywhere’ 24 March 2026As a child he already stood on a dyke in Zeeland with a pair of binoculars in hand. Pim Overgaauw, Director of Operations of the MI, loves to spend hi...
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Never home alone: which species share your house (unwanted or not)? 23 March 2026From spiders in the bathroom to mice in the kitchen, we share our homes with far more species than we realise (whether we like it or not). Researchers...
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COIL: virtual exchange between Leiden and Santiago (Chili) 23 March 2026From the first semester of 2026, Leiden University and Universidad Diego Portales (Santiago, Chile) will launch three online virtual exchange programm...
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Researchers awarded NWO grants for green technology and new enzymes 23 March 2026Developing safer alternatives to harmful PFAS filters and seeking new enzymes for medical applications. Two projects with Leiden researchers have been...