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Magic moments at Museum NightLeiden University opened its doors on Leiden Museum Night, with a whole host of things to see and do at the Academy Building, Hortus botanicus and Old...
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Grand opening of the 444 cycle routeLeiden University is 444 years old, and to celebrate 220 cyclists took to the saddle on 11 May and followed the new 44.4 km route around Leiden, The H...
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Little proof that doping really worksThe list of substances prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is huge. PhD candidate Jules Heuberger looked at many of these, as well as at...
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Inspiring Education Festival brings together students and lecturersHow small steps can lead to big change: that was the theme of the Leiden Education Festival. Students and lecturers came to Scheltema on 9 May to shar...
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University to strengthen collaboration with The Hague University of Applied SciencesLeiden University and The Hague University of Applied Sciences are going to increase their teaching and research collaboration. They signed a collabor...
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Poverty in Leiden tackled in Honours Class on social innovationHow can business strategies help us solve social problems? This was researched by students of the Master Honours Class 'Social Innovation in Action' o...
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Over 3 million digital objects available from Leiden’s Special CollectionsLeiden University Libraries (UBL) is making over 3 million digital objects (more than 60TB) available worldwide for education, research and the genera...
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Leiden University's nominees New Scientist science talentMathematician Stéphanie van der Pas and psychologist Sandy Overgaauw have been nominated for the New Scientist science talent competition, a prize for...
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Anxiety traits are visible in the brainQuestionnaires or concentration tasks can be used to screen for anxiety, but so too can EEG recordings – at least indirectly. The frequent mind wander...
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Leiden psychology student is distant relative of RembrandtBenson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know th...
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The hunt for selective drugsHow do you ensure that a drug has an effect on the right protein – and nothing else? Chemist Anthe Janssen explored various methods for determining th...
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Two major research subsidies for Leiden lecturersChemist Ludo Juurlink and Professor of Science Education Fred Janssen from the Leiden Graduate School for Teaching (ICLON) have been appointed by the ...
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Delft University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC to intensify collaborationErasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Delft University of Technology wish to structurally intensify and upscale their academic collaboration, p...
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‘Investment risk is holding back energy transition’The present market regulations make it extremely risky to invest in green energy, and this is impeding the fight against climate change. This is what ...
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Experience one hundred years of astronomy at the Old ObservatoryHow big is the universe? How do stars form and evolve? And does life exist elsewhere in the Universe? These main questions in astronomy are the themes...