1,130 search results for “chemistry weapons en ethics” in the Student website
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A foldable smartphone? STIBNITE searched for the perfect semiconductor
Roll-up solar panels, bendable phone displays, or better computer chips… The EU project STIBNITE investigated the next generation of semiconductors, made from organic materials based on carbon, nitrogen, and boron. The project has now concluded. During the Open Science Debate on 1 July, the group will…
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Article from 1984 remains a hit: citation count passes 10,000
It was already the most cited publication ever written at our faculty, but now a new milestone has been reached. Last month, a paper by emeritus professor Jan Reedijk and his co-authors surpassed 10,000 citations — and the count keeps rising.
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New protein inhibitors against cancer? Unilever Research Prize for Aukje Beers
Aukje Beers combined theory and practice, as well as chemistry, biology, and computer models. In this way, she discovered two protein inhibitors during her master’s project that could contribute to the development of a new cancer drug. For her research, Beers received the Unilever Research Prize on…
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Antibiotic resistance: an economic problem universities could help to solve
Antibiotic resistance is an economic problem. Pharmaceutical companies cannot earn much from antibiotic research, so they do not invest in it. This makes it important that universities do so, says Ned Buijs.
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language
In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. Auden. A poetry translation contest added lustre to the occasion. There were no fewer than three winners.
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Remus DameFaculty of Science
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
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Anthropologist Erik de Maaker on North Sentinel Island and 'Isolated Communities'
Erik de Maaker discusses stereotypical narratives of 'isolated communities' like the North Sentinels in De Telegraaf. He calls for a nuanced view by addressing the cultural, ethical, geopolitical and health dimensions behind their isolation.
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Mirjam Sombroek asked by Minister of Health for urgent advice on vaccination of children
Associate Professor Mirjam Sombroek has been asked for advice on account of her expertise in the area of health law and children’s rights.
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Bart Barendregt on Unesco Chair in Anthropology of Digital Diversity
Bart Barendregt explains his new Unesco Chair in Anthropology of Digital Diversity in an interview on the Unesco website.
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Hanna Swaab
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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From droplets in the freezer to the inception of a potent new antibiotic
What started as an idea during a social gathering led to an unexpected breakthrough in research on resistant bacteria. Biologists and chemists from Leiden developed a new substance that proves to be effective against bacteria resistant to antibiotics. They published their discovery in Nature Chemist…
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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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How Europe will be better prepared for the next pandemic
The European PANVIPREP research project started at the Leiden University Medical Center on 11 March. The participants are virologists, biochemists and pharmacists from 14 European countries. Their mission is to develop antiviral drugs to protect Europe during pandemics. At least two such antivirals…
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Henning LahmannFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Gelijn MolierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hester RuigendijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter van BodegomFaculty of Science
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Claudia GieseFaculty of Science
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Heleen PeetersFaculty of Science
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Bart van StrienFaculty of Science
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Daniel TomaFaculty of Science
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Marjolein IsendoornFaculty of Science
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Pingzhuang Ge
Faculty of Science
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Bas KreupelingFaculty of Science
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Lucie DelfosFaculty of Science
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Depeng Wang
Faculty of Science
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Joel Rüegger
Faculty of Science
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Marc CajiliFaculty of Science
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Jeroen BrzoskowskiFaculty of Science
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Aukje Beers
Faculty of Science
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Liping ZhaoFaculty of Science
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Daan van der VlietFaculty of Science
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Storm Van der Voort
Faculty of Science
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Samuel SchwabFaculty of Science
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Ilias Zarguit
Faculty 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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Mark OverhandFaculty of Science
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Medicine
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Tom van der WelFaculty of Science
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Jaap BrouwerFaculty of Science
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Natalia Ortiz ZacariasFaculty of Science
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René DekkersFaculty of Science