239 search results for “fungal innovation” in the Student website
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Anske Van der BomFaculty of Medicine
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Monique van LeerdamFaculty of Medicine
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Learn Anywhere: more possibilities and an equal learning experience for students in the classroom and online
During the summer break, three lecture halls at Wijnhaven were equipped with advanced equipment and an education system in order to provide the best hybrid teaching possible during the upcoming academic year. The Learn Anywhere pilot will take place within the FGGA, which Koen Caminada is very happy…
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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed
Max van Lent, Aris Politopoulos, Emily Strange, Claire Vergerio and Astrid Van Weyenberg have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturers at the Academy exchange experiences, develop their skills and share their knowledge and expertise with the rest of the university, for example via the…
- Teaching East Asian Languages (TEAL): Challenges, Ideas and Innovations
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LUC education team nominated for Dutch Higher Education Award
The Leiden University College team behind the Learning Mindset project has been nominated for the Dutch Higher Education Award, an award for innovative teaching in higher education. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science announced this on 15 March.
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‘Every year new highs for PRINS consultancy programme'
The World Food Programme, Philips, the European Space Agency. An overwhelming list of organisations that Sarita Koendjbiharie, as founder of the PRINS consultancy programme of International Studies, has managed to recruit. ‘We keep reaching new highs and insights together with our students and organ…
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Ayo Adedokun in the running for title ‘Teacher of the Year 2022’
Ayo Adedokun, Assistant Professor at Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague, is one of the four finalists in the running for the title ‘Teacher of the Year 2022’. The yearly election is organized by the Interstedelijk Student Overleg, the largest national student organization in the Netherlands,…
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‘Digital services lean heavily on the social infrastructure’
Governments worldwide invest huge sums in their digital services and data strategies. Efficiency and effectiveness are key. But these are not achieved for some people at least, says Professor of Public Policy Sarah Giest. This makes the intended digital inclusion far from inclusive, as she will explain…
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Four years of war in Ukraine: European security, technological innovation, and the future of warfare
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Leiden Graduate Journal: the first step to a career in academics
Publishing an article as early as during your studies. Master's students of Nanne Timmer and Astrid Weyenberg are doing it. In the new course 'Leiden Graduate Journal Culture and Society' they are creating an academic journal.
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Scientific journal for and by students: 'We have to break habits'
Associate Professor Paz González had two things she wanted to improve for students: collaboration and publication opportunities. Her solution? A scientific journal for and by students. She received a Senior Fellow Comenius grant to put the plan into action.
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Gerard BreemanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jan Anthonie BruijnFaculty of Medicine
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Alberto Pereira AriasFaculty of Medicine
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Suzanne CannegieterFaculty of Medicine
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Koos van der HoevenFaculty of Medicine
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Eefje CuppenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Hein PutterFaculty of Medicine
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Peter Paul van BenthemFaculty of Medicine
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Fijs van LeeuwenFaculty of Medicine
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Nienke WieringaICLON
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Antonella MaielloFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jan van LithFaculty of Medicine
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Rolf GroenwoldFaculty of Medicine
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Amir ZadpoorFaculty of Medicine
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Sander ten CaatFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Dick OepkesFaculty of Medicine
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Jerry BraunFaculty of Medicine
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Johannes FrijnsFaculty of Medicine
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Patrick RensenFaculty of Medicine
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Manfred WuhrerFaculty of Medicine
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Shivant JhagroeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Henri VersteegFaculty of Medicine
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Corrie MarijnenFaculty of Medicine
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Annemiek de LoozeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Derk van GeelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Suzanne Brink
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Inspired teaching without the administrative hassle
In his inaugural lecture Dennis Claessen will explain how he wants to ensure that lecturers have less admin to do.
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Over a million euros for two studies on solutions to antimicrobial resistance
Two consortia led by Leiden researchers have been awarded over one million euros by the Dutch Research Council and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport to find solutions to antimicrobial resistance.
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Madouc Bergers made her own enzyme inhibitors for her bachelor’s thesis
For her bachelor’s thesis, Molecular Science and Technology student Madouc Bergers synthesized her own molecule that can inhibit the breakdown of sugars. Although most students do not even manage to make one building block, Madouc made three. Partly because of this, she has been nominated for the Science…
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Executive Board column: Which parts of online learning do we want to keep?
Luckily we’ve been able to meet up on campus again for a few months now after two years of mainly online teaching. Alongside the inconvenience, enforced digitalisation has brought us valuable innovations and smart tools. The question is: what’s going well and what could we do differently? I’d love to…
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Digital education: what’s working well and what can we improve?
Nearly a year since the abrupt switchover to mostly online learning, the Digital Education seminar gave teaching staff the opportunity to review their experiences. What can stay in 2021 and what must go? Frequently voiced opinions: yes please to digital tools that make lectures more interactive; yes…
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Five questions for Thijs Bosker about Local Actions
Sustainability challenges don’t just call for environmental scientists – they require expertise from many academic fields. Thijs Bosker and Paul Behrens have made it easier for university lecturers to integrate sustainability into their courses. Their initiative, Local Actions, offers ready-made teaching…
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga & Louk van Doorn win the DT4REGIONS Ideathon on AI Potential for Preventive Healthcare
eLaw - Center of Law and Digital technologies from Leiden Law School, and the Vascular Surgery Department at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, join forces to explore the use of AI for diabetes and secondary prevention of diabetic foot problems and won a prize for it.
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Electric car batteries can help drive the clean electricity transition
As early as 2030, batteries in electric vehicles could fully meet the need for short-term electricity storage around the world. By connecting them to the power grid they can provide their stored energy, improving energy security and enabling renewable technologies in cleaning the grid.
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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres
Physicist Remko Fermin from Leiden University was awarded a Rubicon grant from NWO. He will use it to study superconducting diodes that could contribute to reducing the CO2 emission of data centres.
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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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What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners
You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how they work and improved their teaching – and how they chose to spend the money.
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs