564 search results for “leiden sterrewacht” in the Public website
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Erica HyattFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Olga CeranFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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International Leiden Leadership Programme 2016 students receive Honours Certificate!
The masterstudents who participated in the International Leiden Leadership Programme (ILLP), received their honours certificate at the festive closing seminar on 11 June in the Old Observatory (Sterrewacht). Congratulations to our international students!
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Leiden through the eyes of Matthew Fields
Matthew Fields, from Philadelphia, US, came to Leiden to study astronomy as part of the Euroscholars scheme. 'I came here to gain valuable research experience, and I haven't been disappointed!'
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Alysa EijkelenboomFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Vittorio NespecaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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New research centre for studying planet and star formation
The ALMA Local Expertise Group (Allegro) is located in the Leiden Observatory (Sterrewacht). Professor Ewine van Dishoeck: ‘The Netherlands has played an important role in establishing ALMA. Thanks to this subsidy, we can now reap the scientific benefits.'
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Leiden astronomers explain the universe in educational videos
A stretchy sheet over a bowl representing space, a marble on it's surface creating a dimple, deforming space. Simple classroom experiments like these are featured in new educational videos by AstroEDU. In the videos Leiden astronomers Maria Cristina Fortuna and Henk Hoekstra explain what we know of…
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Sjoerd HuismanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Andrew HoffmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Céline RichardFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marina HanssenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arjaan WitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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120-year-old telescope back after maintenence
After a period of maintenance, the 'Photographer' telescope is available once again for visits at the Old Observatory.
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120-year-old telescope back after maintenence
After a period of maintenance, the 'Photographer' telescope is available once again for visits at the Old Observatory.
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Zhuoxi Han
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Dmitrii KochetkovFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Live blog: Academy Building protest
This page provides updates on the protest today at the Academy Building and Hortus botanicus in Leiden.
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Zeynep AnliFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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The ILLP as a garden in which to grow
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in May, twenty-five bright international students gathered in the Old Observatory to celebrate their graduation of the International Leiden Leadership Programme. A tour of the Sterrewacht and the ‘borrel’ made for a nice completion of the Honours programme.
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HundrED selects IAU astroEDU as a top 100 education innovation
AstroEDU is one of the world's most inspiring education innovations, according to the experts at HundrED. It is a recognition for a place where educators can discover, review, change, and share astronomy- and space-related activities for primary and secondary education, and where they can have their…
- Lancering James Webb Telescoop Event
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Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 20
Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 20, 2004
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ILLP 2016 off to a flying start
The third edition of the International Leiden Leadership Programme (ILLP) has kicked off with a successful opening seminar at the Sterrewacht.
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Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 22
Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 22, 2006
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Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 21
Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 21, 2005
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Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 23
Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies 23, 2007
- Partial Solar Eclipse
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Black hole fed by cold intergalactic deluge
An international team of astronomers has witnessed a cosmic weather event that has never been seen before.
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Hendrik Casimir Prize 2016 awarded to Andrea Peña and Jorrit Hortensius
At the LION/Sterrewacht new year’s reception, Prof. Tjerk Oosterkamp handed out the 2016 Hendrik Casimir Prize to physics students Andrea Peña (Leiden) and Jorrit Hortensius (Delft). The Casimir Research School yearly awards the Hendrik Casimir Prize to the best MSc students in (Applied) Physics of…
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Hendrik Casimir Prize 2017 awarded to Nashwan Sabti and Nikolas Kavadias
At the LION/Sterrewacht new year’s reception, Scientific Director of Casimir Tjerk Oosterkamp handed out the 2017 Hendrik Casimir Prize to physics students Nashwan Sabti (Leiden) and Nikolas Kavadias (Delft). The Casimir Research School yearly awards the prize to the best MSc students in (Applied) Physics…
- Book presentation Oort Biography - Piet van der Kruit
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ludo WaltmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- National Stargazing Days
- LSWK lecture: Black holes as quantum computers and the strange matter of high-temperature super conduction
- Open Monument Day
- LWSK Daedalus workshop: study evening about globular clusters
- LWSK lecture: Jupiter and the Juno mission
- LWSK lecture: the hunt for a second moon
- LWSK Daedalus workshop: helium - a voyage to absolute zero
- LWSK Daedalus workshop: In-/finity in mathematics, physics and astronomy
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Spinoza winner Marijn Franx to use successor to Hubble
A permanent exhibition on the place of humans in the cosmos. This is something Franx wants to use his Spinoza Prize for. ‘So much progress has been made that we are still trying to define the questions. In finding the answers we are constantly coming up against surprises.’
- Night of the Night
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Eleven Leiden scientists receive funding for science communication
The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ fund.
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A 120 year-old Telescope Gets a Makeover
For the first time more than half century, one of oldest telescopes at Leiden Observatory is getting a major improvement.
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Veni grants for eleven Leiden researchers
Eleven Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant will enable them to develop their research ideas for a period of three years.
- Museum Night