511 search results for “atacama large millimeter sub millimeter area” in the Student website
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Patchwork of police checks across Schengen area
The Schengen countries officially abolished border controls, but checks actually still exist. Maartje van der Woude has written a book about these veiled border controls: ‘The danger is that Schengen will have lots of borders, just not visible ones.’
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Large double planets without a star don’t actually exist
Large pairs of planets thought to orbit each other without a star, do not exist after all. That conclude Leiden researchers, after extensive computer modelling and simulations. What the double dots seen by the James Webb Space Telescope are, remains a mystery.
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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Large delegation heading for African Studies Conference in Prague
A large group of researchers from Leiden University will convene a panel or present a paper at the 10th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS), which will take place from 25 to 28 June in Prague.
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Hans TheunissenFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together
Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October. Verberne has been at LIACS since 2017 as group leader of the Text Mining and Retrieval group.
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Angkor region was actually a large Medieval city
The Greater Angkor Region in contemporary Cambodia was dramatically more urbanized in the 13th century than previously thought, and home to 700.000 to 900.000 people. These discoveries were made by a research team led by Sarah Klassen. Their findings are published in Science Advances.
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Large grant for research into Islamic non-conformism
In the coming years, Asghar Seyed Gohrab receives an advanced European Research Council grant of two and a half million euros to spend on his research into non-conformism in Islam. ‘Hopefully I can use this to contribute something to society, to pass something on to future generations.’
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Hunting of European straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals 125,000 years ago
Finds uncovered in the east of Germany show that Neanderthals stored and preserved vast amounts of meat and/or temporarily aggregated in larger groups to exploit the spoils
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Nienke van der Marel receives New Horizons Prize
Nienke van der Marel has been awarded the New Horizons Prize in physics for her pioneering research on planet formation. This prize is given to young, promising researchers in physics or mathematics. The astronomer and her colleagues found the first observational evidence for 'dust traps' in disks around…
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Sustainable The Hague: Sustainable initiatives in your local area
How can you do your bit for sustainability? Students from Leiden University have launched an interactive website with 150 sustainable initiatives in and around The Hague. The website Sustainable The Hague makes it easy to find a sustainable shop, restaurant or community initiative in your local area…
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Large plane tree moved to make room for Gorlaeus Building phase two
Leiden University is currently working on the new Gorlaeus Building, a sustainable modern building for the Faculty of Science. To make room for the phase 2A construction work, a plane tree of over 20 metres in height was moved on 17 December. The tree has been conserved. Its new home will be on the…
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The coding sociologist John Boy developed Textnets: software to make large amounts of text visually comprehensible
Software development is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a sociologist. Three years ago, John Boy began developing his software package Textnets. Because of Corona, he was less able to concentrate on writing scientific research and also setting up the online courses…
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: How photonics and sub-wavelength optics are shaping next-generation telescopes
Lecture
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Ancient DNA study reveals large scale migrations into Bronze Age Britain
A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age. In the largest such analysis published to date, scientists examined the DNA of nearly 800 ancient individuals. Publication in Nature on December 22, 2021.
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More than 100 years of studying South Asia: ‘The view of the area is changing’
At the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), scholars have been studying the Indian subcontinent with attention and expertise for more than 100 years. This part of South Asia is an economic giant with a population of over two billion. Nira Wickramasinghe, Professor of Modern South Asian Studies,…
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From Atoms to Asteroids: How Chemistry Governs the Birth of Planets
Lecture, Harold Linnartz Astrochemistry Prize lecture
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What works in social work? Large-scale research into social resilience policy interventions
The need for knowledge among practitioners and the lack of an academic knowledge base for specifically collective arrangements of social work in the Netherlands were the reason for Anouk de Koning, Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to start working on a Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) application…
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Shekhar KolipakaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Research: large majority of South Holland residents support increase in defence budget
There is broad support for the active involvement of the Netherlands in international cooperation. This is shown by a new public opinion survey among residents of South Holland, conducted by researchers from Leiden University.
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Half of Dutch households unable to make ends meet or pay large unexpected bills
69% of young Dutch people are struggling financially. They’re more likely to take risks by gambling, investing in cryptocurrencies or paying on credit. Like most Dutch people, the young are turning to family and friends for help and advice, rather than experts.
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In memoriam Harold V.J. Linnartz 1965 – 2023: Unlocking the Chemistry of the Heavens
With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…
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Student associations
Leiden University is well known for its student associations, which provide a great way for you to get to know your fellow students. As well as parties and social events, student associations also offer excellent sporting and cultural opportunities.
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Gert OostindieKoninklijk Instituut Taal, Land- en Volkenkunde
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Netherlands feed mainly on wild animals – but also target grazing cattle in areas with less prey
Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce they also prey on free-roaming cattle used for nature conservation
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Mike van der LindenFaculty of Humanities
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John LeeFaculty of Humanities
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Huaxue ZhaoFaculty of Humanities
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Mirthe FischerFaculty of Humanities
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Anne de GraafFaculty of Humanities
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Yanhui Peng
Faculty of Humanities
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Xin TongFaculty of Humanities
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Saran SuebsantiwongseFaculty of Humanities
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Rik SanderFaculty of Humanities
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Rick van BrummelenFaculty of Humanities
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Hitoshi SoedaFaculty of Humanities
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Tunahan YildizFaculty of Humanities
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Floris HarmFaculty of Humanities
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Wessam SemidaFaculty of Humanities
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Tali ChomskyFaculty of Humanities
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Emma BurgersFaculty of Humanities
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Leone Pecorini GoodallFaculty of Humanities
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Eline SikkemaFaculty of Humanities
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Brien GarnandFaculty of Humanities