907 search results for “science molecular” in the Student website
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Franz WurmFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jeshua TrompFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Xiaochen ZhengFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jaap CorthalsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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More pubs on campus? Here's why students and staff care
There should be more social meeting places on our campus. That's one of the outcomes of to the second brainstorming session on the strategic plan. On Tuesday, education and the campus took centre stage during the meeting in Corpus. Professor and programme director Miranda van Eck and student assessor…
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Leila Akkari appointed Special Professor of Cancer–immune interactions
Leila Akkari was appointed Special Professor of Cancer-immune interactions at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) on 15 December. Akkari is a researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), where she studies the relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, with a particular focus…
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Zsuzsika SjoerdsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Political scientist teaches VWO pupils: ‘some knew more than I did at that age’
It is a full classroom: more than 30 pupils from 5 and 6 vwo are present to listen to political scientist Leila Demarest's lecture. She gives a brief introduction on the topic she is about to discuss: democracy in the global North and South. At first, the group seems a bit quiet, but when she asks questions…
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From Microbes to the Cosmos: A Journey Through Science
Lecture, Pint of Science
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Niels van WilligenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kitzen has been appointed professor by Special Appointment of Military Science: 'It's time for Europe to make a stand.'
Martijn Kitzen has been appointed professor by special appointment of Military Science at ISGA on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Society for War Studies (KVBK).
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Adina Akbik wins Student-led Teaching Award
This September, Adina Akbik received the Political Science Teaching Award at Leiden University. Created by student members of the Bachelor's and Master's Programme Committees (OLC), the award recognises remarkable teaching at the Institute. Akbik was chosen from five finalists after receiving several…
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Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research launched
The Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research is a new collaboration that brings together five leading educational institutions in the province of Zuid-Holland: Leiden University, the LUMC, Delft University of Technology, Erasmus Medical Center and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Femke Bakker
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Francesco Ragazzi
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Summer School Science Communication
Course
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‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’
Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never thought of yourself. Ultimately, that makes you better at your job.’ That’s why he always encourages his students to ask questions. And it’s appreciated:…
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Will student running association Currimus supply the winning team once again?
Ever since the first edition of the Science Run, the Leiden Student Running Association Currimus has delivered the winning team or the fastest runner. Now the event is back, the new batch of students must uphold the honour. The board is also forming a team: ‘During the upcoming training session, we…
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Karsten LambersFaculty of Archaeology
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€10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…
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Chemistry as the key to medical innovation
Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'
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Scouring the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses
What happens in the brains of people with psychiatric illnesses? With a €23.23 million gravity grant, scientists from different fields will search for biological causes over the next decade. ‘By joining forces, we hope to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with these diseases.’
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Jan MelissenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Charles BergerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Iman GoudarziFaculty of Science
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Working together on the plastic problem: how to keep citizens engaged?
What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonnet tried to answer these and other questions with her research on the Clean Rivers (‘Schone Rivieren’) project. Rambonnet is a PhD student at the Institute…
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Mesmerising images from James Webb space telescope
The 'deepest and sharpest' image of the Universe to date: the first photos from the new James Webb space telescope yesterday mesmerised astronomers and the public alike. Leiden Professor of Molecular Astrophysics, Ewine van Dishoeck, spoke to various media outlets about the first images, which include…
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Katharina NatterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aleksandra Khokhlova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jelena BelicFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tom Theuns
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eva SieversFaculty of Science
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Tessa VerhoefFaculty of Science
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Denny van der Vlist
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hilde van MeegdenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Thijs Vos
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nikoleta YordanovaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim ClaerhoutFaculty of Science
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Mateo Cohen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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We are Science Week
Festival
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Creating a sustainable university: ‘You need breathing space for activist work’
More papers, more grants, more students: constant growth is still the gold standard at universities. Neuroscientists Anne Urai and Claire Kelly argue that this mentality obstructs us in resolving such complex societal problems as the climate crisis. Their alternative? The university as a doughnut.
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Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollution
From researching plastic pollution to caring for injured wildlife, volunteers play a crucial role in conservation. But much of the valuable knowledge they gather remains unused.
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Michelle AchterbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jörg MeyerFaculty of Science
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Robert van Bree
Faculty of Science
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Pam ten BroekeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences