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Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria 05 February 2025More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from v...
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Five years of Pre-University The Hague: alumni share their experiences 04 February 2025Pre-University College The Hague is celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2024-2025. Three alumni look back on their experience. PRE broadened their ac...
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New University Sports Centre reaches highest point 04 February 2025In a topping out ceremony on Thursday 30 January, the new sports centre celebrated reaching its highest point and looked ahead to the future. The univ...
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Executive Board visits institutes: ‘We want to talk to our colleagues in the place where it all happens’ 04 February 2025Board members Annetje Ottow and Hester Bijl recently visited the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL, Faculty of Humanities) and the Mathem...
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A special procession – just like 450 years ago 03 February 2025An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February. Just like i...
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Honours College: An opportunity you should seize 03 February 2025Challenge yourself, broaden your horizon and meet people from different background. Curious if the Honours College is right for you? Rebecca and Pepij...
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From research to practice: Leiden researchers awarded European grant 03 February 2025Various Leiden researchers have been awarded a European grant to explore the commercial or societal potential of previous research.
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From idea to impact: making innovations usable 03 February 2025Innovations only achieve true success when people actually use them. PhD researcher Max van Haastrecht developed a cybersecurity app for small busines...
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Ancient magnetic fields: What do they tell us about the early years of the universe? 03 February 2025Are magnetic fields older than the first light? And how did they influence the development of our universe right after the Big Bang? Cosmologists from...
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In extremis: five extremes in 450 years of Leiden research 03 February 2025By looking at what is different, researchers often discover the special, the unusual. And that has already brought a wealth of highlights – also in Le...
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Cheaper, more accurate DNA sequencing 03 February 2025A new graphene-based method could make for faster, cheaper and more accurate DNA sequencing, say a group of Leiden physicists and chemists. They have ...
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New potential cancer drugs and where to find them 31 January 2025Cancer research generates massive amounts of data, but traditional tools often fail to fully harness their potential. How can we unlock this data to p...
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First part of the ITK audit: ‘Candid and open sessions’ 30 January 2025This month, the first part of the quality assurance audit (ITK) took place. A team of auditors from the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie (N...
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LACDR introduces ‘Digital Labcoat’ for Biopharmaceutical Sciences students 30 January 2025Learn to program, gain knowledge of AI methods, or use it in a research project at the LACDR. With the introduction of the innovative digital learning...
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Wolfgang Löffler appointed as Director of Education at LION 30 January 2025As of 1 January this year, Wolfgang Löffler has been appointed as the new Director of Education at LION. In this role, he joins the institute’s manage...