684 search results for “chemistry weapons en ethics” in the Student website
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Ilias ZarguitFaculty of Science
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Gerard van WestenFaculty of Science
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Stefan van der VormFaculty of Science
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Alia AliaFaculty of Science
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Richard van den BergFaculty of Science
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Tom van der WelFaculty of Science
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Natalia Ortiz ZacariasFaculty of Science
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René DekkersFaculty of Science
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Mark OverhandFaculty of Science
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Medicine
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Jaap BrouwerFaculty of Science
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Joanne van der Leun to chair new knowledge security and fossil industry committees
Leiden University has set up two committees to consider issues that are the focus of much attention within our community and society at large. They are the Knowledge Security Committee and the Fossil Fuel Industry Collaboration Committee. Former dean Joanne van der Leun will chair both.
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.
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BrAInpower exhibition: tremendous and troubling uses of AI in our daily lives
Care robots, medical treatments, deepfakes and self-driving cars all with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI). The BrAInpower exhibition at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave shows spectacular applications of AI and explains how it can make such huge leaps. Bas Haring, Professor of Public Understanding of Science,…
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Grada DegenaarsFaculty of Science
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Afshin EllianFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Edwin BakkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Constant HijzenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Remko OffringaFaculty of Science
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
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Alan SearsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maarten JansenFaculty of Archaeology
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Jan Michiel OttoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lunch meeting on the rise of AI and challenges for governance
Students and researches from all faculties at Leiden University are warmly invited to a lunch meeting on Monday 14 October, discussing the rise of AI and the challenges this poses for various governance structures. The event is hosted by Leiden University’s interdisciplinary programmes GTGC and SAIL…
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‘Teach young people to take control of technology’
Technology is spreading its tendrils into the classroom. But who is in control?
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New committee to assess fossil fuel collaboration
From 1 March 2025, a new university ‘fossil fuel collaboration’ committee will assess potential new collaborations with the fossil fuel industry and determine whether they comply with the Paris Agreement.
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‘Studying in Leiden is a life-changing experience’: students on the LExS grant
Last year around 2,000 international students started a master’s degree at Leiden University. To make this possible, there are various grants that these students can apply for. One such grant is the LExS: the Leiden University Excellence Scholarship Programme. Three LExS students tell us about their…
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have been awarded a Spinoza Prize and Judi Mesman a Stevin Prize. They received their prizes on 13 October.
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App helps students study better
Cramming from a book, making notes or learning summaries. In the past these were about the only ways to memorise your course material. But that has long since changed. Multimedia is the code word. But is it effective?
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Smart programming for the quantum computer that does not exist yet
Designing innovative algorithms, thinking outside the box, and brainstorming over coffee with his colleagues — this is what physicist Stefano Polla enjoys most. His success shines through in his nomination for the C.J. Kok Jury Award 2024 for PhD thesis of the Year.
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Room for everyone at a sun-drenched EL CID
Thousands of first-year students and hundreds of mentors kicked off the EL CID on Monday morning. This year for the first time, the introduction week of Leiden University and Leiden University of Applied Sciences was also open for students of Regional Training Centre mboRijnland and the Leiden Instrument…
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‘I can feel the pain on both sides of the border’
How can the Netherlands help secure a peaceful future for Israel and Palestine? At a recent meeting at the university, two remarkable speakers shared their perspectives: Somaya Bashir, a Palestinian woman living in Israel, and Palestinian journalist, Houssam Khadra, who fled Gaza over a decade ago.
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Tony Koemans
Faculty of Science
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Steffen BrünleFaculty of Science
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Laura HeitmanFaculty of Science
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Olivier BéquignonFaculty of Science
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Martijn van der LiendenFaculty of Science
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How Oncode-PACT is bringing new cancer medicines closer with 325 million in Growth Fund money
How can you ensure that more experimental drugs reach the finish line? At the moment, only one in twenty cancer drugs that are tested on humans makes it to the market. This is an enormous loss for patients and society. With a grant from the National Growth Fund, Oncode-PACT aims to efficiently select…
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…
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Erik de MaakerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simcha Jong Kon ChinFaculty of Science
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Anne Land-ZandstraFaculty of Science
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
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Come to the (science) fair on 3 October!
Want to find out how to assemble a human skeleton? Do you know what chemistry can be found around you? And are you easily fooled by fake news? Discover this and more at our Science Fair on 3 October.
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Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria
More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from various disciplines in Leiden are studying TB. A symposium on 24 March will highlight different activities in the hope of boosting nationwide collabora…
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Roos van OostenFaculty of Archaeology