450 news items found
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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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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 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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‘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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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 silent strength: 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...
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New assumption-free statistics offer a better choice for many research studies 19 June 2025PhD candidate Daniël Gomon has developed statistical methods that could significantly improve research in fields like medicine and demography. ‘Mathem...
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Astronomers analyse huge, hot filament of missing normal matter 19 June 2025A European team of astronomers, led by Leiden-based researcher Konstantinos Migkas, has uncovered a large filament — a long, thread-like structure — o...
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Is our water older than the sun? Astronomers find clue in ice around young star 16 June 2025A team led by Leiden University in the Netherlands and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have, for the first time, robustly detected semi-heavy...
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A village on campus: De Kattekop nursery run by psychologist Ellen Buschman 16 June 2025Parents from all corners of the university bring their children to De Kattekop, the university’s day nursery. De Kattekop is celebrating its 45th anni...
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Lorentz Center ready for the future with a renovation and new wing 16 June 2025The moving boxes are unpacked, the floors are gleaming, and the workshop rooms look fresh and inviting. On Monday 16 June, the renovated Lorentz Cente...