Festival

What a glow in the dark squid tells us about the human gut microbiome In this upcoming ‘Tuesday Talks: Science Insights’, Ariane Briegel will tell us more about how we can learn more about our own gut microbiome by studying the host-microbe interact in a Hawaiian squid that glows in the dark.…

Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards offer promising young researchers the opportunity to further develop their own ideas over a period of three years.

How to make green hydrogen Green hydrogen is an indispensable ingredient of a future sustainable society, as a feedstock for the green chemical industry, as a fuel, and a means of energy storage. Green hydrogen is the product of the electrochemical process of water electrolysis driven by renewable electricity.…

Computational biology problems such as RNA Inverse Folding, Stochastic Inverse Models, Protein Folding, De novo Molecular Design and Retrosynthetic Planning have very large search spaces leading to a combinatorial explosion. Based on this, solving these problems using classical AI search methods is…

The minisymposium ‘AI in Chemistry’ on 27 June 2024 will be about practical knowledge and a better understanding of the underlying principles of using artificial intelligence. During the symposium, experts from academia and industry will share their knowledge about using AI for day-to-day issues within…

Speaker: Anouk van Beurden (LUMC) Title: Network properties of the central circadian clock Abstract: Evolutionary most species have developed internal clocks, enabling them to optimally coordinate their physiology and behavior with the local environment. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)…

An impressive speech by Dean Jasper Knoester, a lecture by top researcher Mario van der Stelt about brain messengers, and the presentation of the faculty awards. 2025 begins on a hopeful and festive note, with a toast to a year of fruitful collaboration within and beyond the faculty.

What is it like to participate in the Erasmus+ grant programme as a Master's student from Ukraine? Yevhenii Radchenko did an eight-month internship at Leiden University in 2018. Soon after, he returned as a PhD candidate. 'You have little to lose, but a lot to gain.'

An international research team is to search for invisible life in the Galápagos Islands. The diversity of bacteria and other microscopic organisms may not be evident to the naked eye, but it is essential to nature. To the islands' giant daisies, for instance: unique endemic plants that are currently…

The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is closely connected to the education of our biopharmaceutical students, providing both courses and immersive internship projects. Among these is the Bachelor Research Project (BOO), which offers many students their first real scientific experience…

PhD defence

Prof.dr. A. Briegel Prof.dr. D. Claessen Summary Bacteriophages are the most prevalent biological entities, influencing bacterial evolution and communities. Their omnipresence and potential applications in medicine and industry make them vital for scientific exploration. This research delves into the…

PhD defence

Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck Prof.dr. L. Testi (Università Di Bologna) dr. S. Facchini (Università Degli Studi Di Milano) Summary Detecting planets during their formation stages is crucial for understanding the history and diversity of fully developed planetary systems like our own. However, observing…

Time to put more attention to why we are sharing data: on February 12, 2024, the Centre for Digital Scholarship will hold a “Data Reuse Day” with tutorials, flash talks, and hands-on activities about data reuse. Everyone interested in data reuse is invited to attend. Learn and exchange knowledge through…

Conference

On Thursday, 5 September 2024, the Gorlaeus Building will transform into a party venue for THE opening celebration. Don't miss this unique opportunity to join faculty staff and students in celebrating the opening of the beautiful Gorlaeus Building. It promises to be an unforgettable evening with a festive…

Prof⁠.dr⁠. I⁠.A⁠.G⁠. Snellen Prof⁠.dr⁠. L⁠. Kreidberg (Max Planck) Samenvatting Diverse types of exoplanets such as gas giants on close-in orbits (hot Jupiters) and young massive giants on wide orbits (super Jupiters), with no analogs in the Solar System, pose challenges but also opportunities to our…

Lecture, Tuesday Talk

PhD defence

With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start a new research group and develop their own line of research over the next five years.

From medicines from snake venom to supercrops and the origin of words. Thirteen researchers from Leiden University will receive Open Competition XS grants from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Eleven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an Open Competition Domain Science ENW XS grant by the Dutch Research Council for their research projects. They are researching how to make software faster and greener, improve cancer detection and reduce anxiety by manipulating the biological…

Improving Nature’s Antibiotics to Overcome Resistant Bacteria

Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights

Eighteen researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant gives promising young researchers the opportunity to develop their ideas for a period of three years.