789 search results for “discovery of the year” in the Staff website
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David HolmesFaculty of Science
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Eani LachmansinghFaculty of Science
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Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year
Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year.
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Auke-Florian Hiemstra named Person of the Year
Auke-Florian Hiemstra is the Leidsch Dagblad Person of the Year 2022.
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From tulip to quantum: Leiden discoveries revisited
To mark the university’s 450th anniversary, the Leiden Discoveries science route has been updated and was relaunched on the Night of Discoveries. New signs in town and a revamped website tell Leiden residents and visitors the stories of the city’s spectacular discoveries.
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EUniWell discovery project in full swing
The ‘Discovery of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of EUniWell’s Consortium’s Members’ project has received a EUniWell seed grant. Sjoerd Louwaars, the representative from Leiden University, talks about the project and the first results.
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Hans AertsFaculty of Science
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Five tips for the Night of Discoveries
The Night of Discoveries will take place on 20 September in the area around Hortus botanicus Leiden, the Old Observatory, Pieterkserk, the Academy Building, Old School, the Faculty Club and the PJ Veth Building.
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Gerard van WestenFaculty of Science
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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year
Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’s Person of the Year title.
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Madeline KavanaghFaculty of Science
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Five tips for The Night of Discoveries
Discover budding creators, artists and researchers at the Night of Discoveries art and knowledge festival. And many researchers from Leiden University are taking part.
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines inspired the public with their quest to understand our world.
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Jo-Hannah PlugFaculty of Archaeology
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How Leiden University is taking action against cancer
One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer. World Cancer Day on 4 February raises awareness of the impact of this devastating disease. Leiden University is conducting various studies aimed at preventing and controlling cancer. Below are just a few examples.
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Anthe JanssenFaculty of Science
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Mario van der SteltFaculty of Science
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculty of Archaeology
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Keara TheFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jorre The
Faculty of Science
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Alireza Mashaghi TabariFaculty of Science
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik MeijerFaculty of Archaeology
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Merel BrüningFaculty of Archaeology
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Maria HadjigavrielFaculty of Archaeology
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Sebastian PomplunFaculty of Science
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Popular science events
Every year Leiden University organises a number of events where our researchers share their knowledge with an audience of all ages. We are also involved as a partner in a number of local and national events. Fancy joining in? See who to contact below.
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15 years Leiden University College
Leiden University College (LUC), an institute of Leiden University in The Hague – the international city of peace, justice, and security – offers the English-taught Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges since 2010. Inspired by the American university college model, LUC combines…
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The Top 450 is growing: entry number 50 published
The 50th Top 450 entry has now been published. In the run-up to the university’s 450th anniversary, we are compiling our Top 450. What is your favourite?
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Turaj AtabakiFaculty of Humanities
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Steffen BrünleFaculty of Science
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Laura HeitmanFaculty of Science
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Tom van der WelFaculty of Science
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Kristof GombeerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tijm LanjouwFaculty of Archaeology
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Martina VijverFaculty of Science
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Somayah ElsayedFaculty of Science
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What a year: our most-read articles of 2025
The Russian threat to Europe, pro-Palestine protests, the passing of psychologist Andrea Evers and speculations on extraterrestrial life. These were among our most popular articles of the year.
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Roberto ArcieroFaculty of Archaeology
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Joanne StolkFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University to continue membership of The Conversation
Looking to share your academic results or insights with a global audience? Leiden University is a ‘contributing member’ of the international journalism platform The Conversation. In 2024, this resulted in 51 articles, which together were read by more than 667,000 people.
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Marc Boef
Faculty of Science
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Nada Badr
Faculty of Science
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Rosan KuinFaculty of Science
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Martin SichoFaculty of Science
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Daan JiskootFaculty of Science