719 search results for “is a and the world” in the Student website
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis?
The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts.
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Danny JolFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rahmatan IdulFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Mike PreussFaculty of Science
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Unveiling the hidden world of wood
For four years, Vicky Beckers examined thin slices of wood under a microscope, mapping the anatomy of two plant families. Her research helps identify different wood species, benefiting both the timber trade and archaeology.
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Journal established at LIACS reaches world top
An impact factor of 3.2 in the Web of Science journal index. And in the first 10% of Elsevier's Scopus index. The International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval (IJMIR), founded at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), has become one of the most important multimedia j…
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Caspar van den BergFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Morena SkalameraFaculty of Humanities
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Physicists from Leiden help create world’s smallest Rembrandt
Museum De Lakenhal is displaying the smallest work of art in the world: a 3D-printed statue of Rembrandt van Rijn, made by sculptor Jeroen Spijker and researchers from Leiden University.
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Three Leiden students competing in FISU Summer World University Games
Three student athletes from Leiden University are representing the Netherlands at the FISU Summer World University Games, a kind of Olympic Games for students.
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‘World leader in star-planet interactions’ appointed professor
Aline Vidotto has been appointed professor of Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics at the Observatory from 1 February. Vidotto has been with the university for 3.5 years and for her, the appointment is ‘a milestone in her career.’
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Mark DriessenFaculty of Archaeology
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
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Anna-Alexandra MarholdFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events
Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…
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Guus KroonenFaculty of Humanities
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Grotius Dialogue: The U.S. - China Competition and the Law of the Sea
Grotius Dialogue
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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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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
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Song TanFaculty of Humanities
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Arie BoomertFaculty of Archaeology
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Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
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Alberto Sarcina
Faculty of Archaeology
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Szilvia BiroFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Augustinus Lycklama à NijeholtFaculty of Medicine
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications?
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.
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Video: 'Is a meal sustainable if no one can afford it?'
Bachelor's students designed a sustainable meal for the LDE Sustainability Honours. In this programme, they seek interdisciplinary solutions to sustainability issues.
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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New professor Vedran Dunjko finds real-world problems that a quantum computer can solve
Vedran Dunjko appointed to full professor of quantum computing at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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Geert de SnooFaculty of Science
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Eric Olijdam
Faculty of Archaeology
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Jac AartsFaculty of Archaeology