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How Euclid will reveal the dark side of the Universe
ESA’s Euclid mission is to reveal the dark side of the Universe. But how? Professor of Observational cosmology Henk Hoekstra explains it in his interview with Space Team Europe and Horizon Magazine. He uses enlightening examples such as… a swimming pool! Listen to Henk Hoekstra to understand how Euclid…
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Loes Oudenhuijsen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Miguel John Versluys
Faculteit Archeologie
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Amy Verdun
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Christina Luise Toenshoff
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Willemien den Ouden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nikki Ikani
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Mapping the universe with a NWO grant of 3.1 million
With the new Euclid satellite, scientists are going to map a large part of the sky. The satellite ofthe European Space Agency (ESA) will soon give them a better view of the galaxies and matter in the universe. Professor of Galactic Astronomy Koen Kuijken and a team of Dutch scientists are receiving…
- Una Europa: apply for a staff exchange with your European peers
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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space
How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…
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Ton van Gestel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Xingni Jiang
Science
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Jelle Brands
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gaia data maps globular cluster, gravitational lensing and asteroids with great precision
The European Space Agency (ESA) has published an interim data release from Gaia, the space telescope mapping out the Milky Way in 3D. The first scientific papers published today reveal half a million stars in the Omega Centauri globular cluster, nearly 400 candidate gravitational lensers and the positions…
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’
What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…
- Visit of the TEC laboratories at ESA ESTEC
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Diplomacy may look very different in space than on Earth
A symposium on space diplomacy for experts and the general public will take place in The Hague on Monday 12 June. Everyone has an interest in learning more about this topic, says Professor Jan Melissen. ‘The scope of international relations has expanded beyond our planet.’
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Jorrit Rijpma
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Seda Gürkan
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marco Bronckers
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Agnieszka Jablonowska
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pavlos Masouros
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kristof Gombeer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niek Doelman
Science
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Leah Powell
Faculteit Archeologie
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Sabrina Autenrieth
Faculteit Archeologie
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Karolina Pomorska
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jet Liesker
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lydie Cabane
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Diederik Pomstra
Faculteit Archeologie
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Luc Amkreutz
Faculteit Archeologie
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Antoaneta Dimitrova
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ewine van Dishoeck goes stargazing
From the birth of the universe to the molecules in a planet's atmosphere. The first five pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show the enormous range in which the space telescope can operate. Ewine van Dishoeck, professor of molecular astrophysics, took a look at the first images Tuesday…
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What do we define as urban green space?
When do we define a piece of nature in the city as a park? And when is something a tree or shrub? It may seem obvious, but in scientific literature the definitions vary quite a bit. That makes comparisons difficult. Environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo looked at the differences and designed a general…
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Meehea Park
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Genevieve Noordeloos
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laura Bakola
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
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Alfred van Staden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alain Ancery
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luuk van Middelaar
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Els de Busser
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Vestert Borger
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sebastian Diessner
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew Broad
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart Krans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Webb detects icy ingredients for making potential habitable worlds
An international team of astronomers, led by Will Rocha of Leiden Observatory, using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered that the key ingredients for making potentially habitable worlds are present in early-stage protostars, where planets have not yet formed.
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New: European Review of Books
Library
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Garnet Akeyr
Science
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From research in space to director on earth
After ten years and one day, Leiden Observatory has a new director. As of 1 September, Ignas Snellen will set the course for the astronomical institute. In this interview, you will get to know Ignas. Or at least a little. That is why we gave him five dilemmas and asked the people around him who he really…