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Princess Beatrix to attend 450th Dies Natalis 21 January 2025Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the Dies Natalis ceremony at Leiden's Pieterskerk on Friday 7 February to celebrate...
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague 21 January 2025How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. Th...
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‘You don’t have to be a doctor or psychologist to talk openly about suicide’ 21 January 2025You might not have gone to medical school but you can still help someone with suicidal thoughts. This is what three staff members who took training fr...
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Tirong Guo discovered materials that bring efficient artificial photosynthesis closer 20 January 2025After hard work in the lab, Chemist Tirong Guo has developed a group of materials that provide a stable and efficient foundation for artificial photos...
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden 20 January 2025The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction 20 January 2025Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically ...
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‘In an emergency, I know exactly what to do’ 17 January 2025For over 25 years, Christiaan Pen has been a valuable member of the faculty, both as an instrument maker and emergency responder. What is it like to s...
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm) 17 January 2025How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierin...
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70 years Mathematical Institute - growth, prosperity and (mathematical) challenges 17 January 2025Floreat et crescat. Flourish and grow. That was what was wished for the Mathematical Institute at its opening. Now, the institute proudly celebrates i...
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Last starlight for space telescope Gaia 17 January 2025ESA’s space telescope Gaia, which maps the Milky Way, completes its active phase of scanning the sky on 15 January. Over the past decade, Gaia has mad...
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A suitcase containing quantum inspiration on a trip across Europe: ‘We gained new insights’ 16 January 2025A suitcase as a messenger of quantum science. That is the idea behind QuanTour, a project connecting researchers from 12 European universities. In Dec...
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Greater understanding of specialised cell could prevent strokes 16 January 2025In the Netherlands, 1.7 million people live with cardiovascular disease. In her inaugural lecture, Ilze Bot will explain how she aims to help reduce t...
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Lost sulfur in the universe found in salt on dust and pebbles 16 January 2025An international team led by astronomers at Leiden University has shown in laboratory experiments that sulfur can bind with ammonium under icy cosmic ...
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Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday 14 January 2025Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra sp...
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450 trees for Leiden: join us 14 January 2025Leiden University and Stadslab Leiden invite you to improve the Leiden and The Hague environment with 450 extra trees – a living reminder of 450 years...