176 search results for “biological care” in the Student website
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Renate Buisman
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Camila Paz Espinoza ChaparroSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Santy KouwagamFaculty of Law
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Henriët van MiddendorpSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students? These two 'colleagues' are certain of it.
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Hanno PijlFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Marco SpruitFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Grégory SchneiderFaculty of Science
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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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Anne-Laura van HarmelenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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‘All of Leiden will join in with the Seeing Stars experiment’
What will happen if the lights in a large part of the city are switched off? How many stars can you see without all that light pollution? This is what researchers, artists and the residents of Leiden are going to investigate during Seeing Stars Leiden on 25 September. ‘Leiden is the ideal place for…
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Suicide prevention professor: ‘Talking saves lives’
Despite an increase in prevention efforts, suicide rate in the Netherlands has not dropped. More information and above all targeted action could save more lives.
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Vote for your favourite ‘uni-vision’
What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? Ten surprising, artistic uni-visions could be brought to life. It’s up to you to vote for your favourite.
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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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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Chemotherapy without side effects? It’s possible, with light
Nausea, neurologic pain and hair loss: some of the severe side effects of chemotherapy. Not necessary, biochemist Liyan Zhang showed. Together with Leiden biologists and others, she achieved great results with a drug that is only active in combination with light. Zhang will defend her PhD on 4 July.
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The lifecycle of a cigarette filter
The university is launching a campaign to focus extra attention on our smoke-free university locations. The University is using aptly named cigarette barrels to try to show clearly just how many cigarette filters are being saved from the environment. How harmful are these cigarette filters to the e…
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Status update in the evolutionary race between humans and resistant bacteria: two steps forward for us
A patent for what may be a potent, new antibiotic. And: a clear overview of promising approaches to overcome a crucial resistance tactic employed by bacteria. In the span of one week, two researchers from Leiden are receiving their PhDs, each of them on an important step in the battle against bacteria…
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Anne MiersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Plastic's Legacy: From Single-Use to Sustainable Solutions
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Andrea EversSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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To do a PhD or not to do a PhD? Speed date about it with alumni!
Career and apply for jobs
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Hanna Swaab
Social & Behavioural Sciences