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So long, Gravensteen: ‘History dripped off the walls’ 16 December 2024Historic and iconic yet expensive and cold. It’s with mixed feelings that the university is leaving the Gravensteen building, which dates back to the ...
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Jasper's year 16 December 2024Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. Normally Jasper looks back on a day in his life, but in the last newsletter of the year he does...
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New committee to assess fossil fuel collaboration 16 December 2024From 1 March 2025, a new university ‘fossil fuel collaboration’ committee will assess potential new collaborations with the fossil fuel industry and d...
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Love, war and... football: 2024 in Leiden stories 16 December 2024A new government, conflicts around the world and obviously a lot of science: these are the five stories about Leiden University that you enjoyed readi...
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University and associations join forces to beat loneliness during Winter Weeks 16 December 2024Not all students spend the holidays with family and friends. The Leiden University Winter Weeks gives these students the opportunity to take part in a...
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Producing ammonia with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions: this novel solution shows it’s possible 16 December 2024Using biomethane to produce ammonia, a crucial chemical in agriculture, could drastically reduce the climate impact of the process. In a study publish...
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Open Science as the standard: ‘You don’t do science for yourself’ 16 December 2024Open Science is changing how people work together and share research. Anna van ’t Veer won the Leo Waaijers Open Science Award for a career full of Op...
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Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal 13 December 2024Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, h...
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A tail with a twist: how the tokay gecko grows a completely new body part 13 December 2024When the tokay gecko loses its tail, a new one grows from resident stem cells at the stump. Each tissue type - muscle, bone, blood vessels and skin - ...
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AI in Research and Education: Inspiration and collaboration at the eScience Event 12 December 2024How can you use AI in your research? And how can we implement new digital technologies within our faculty, with support from the experts we already ha...
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Update Executive Board: Agreement about education budget, but cuts not cancelled 12 December 2024The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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A suitcase containing a quantum light source: QuanTour visits Leiden 12 December 2024A suitcase covered with stickers from various universities, containing a quantum light source. Since April 2024, this suitcase has been visiting scien...
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Leiden University Global Fund grants 14 project proposals 12 December 2024On 9 December, a lottery to conclude the first call of the Leiden University Global Fund (LUGF) Seed Fund has granted 14 project proposals €15.000. Th...
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Leiden University joins the Planetary Health Alliance: ‘We really do have to work together’ 12 December 2024The international Planetary Health Alliance network is a consortium of more than 450 organisations committed to addressing the health impacts of globa...
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Blowing the whistle on the government cuts 11 December 2024Hundreds of students and staff from Leiden University gave a ‘whistle concert’ on 11 December against the planned cuts to higher education. Similar pr...