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Leiden Bio Science Park fastest growing of the larger campuses in the Netherlands 10 December 2024Of the 900 new companies that have set up shop on the Netherlands’ largest campuses since 2018, 194 chose Leiden. This makes the Leiden Innovation Dis...
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Synthetic dataset protects privacy in criminological research 10 December 2024Few public datasets are available for criminological research, especially when it comes to homicides. Privacy laws often prevent data sharing. The SEN...
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Shocks in space: student Adriaan explores the universe around protostars 09 December 2024Protostars, data science, and the James Webb Space Telescope—Adriaan Janssen’s curiosity knows no bounds. As a double bachelor’s student in Physics an...
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How a bachelor’s student contributed to better chemical simulations 09 December 2024Doğukan Yilmaz chose a study that aligned with his favourite subjects, and it paid off. For his bachelor thesis, he developed a new model to better pr...
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Can you design super-smart materials with long-term memory that are capable of learning? 09 December 2024That was the question physics and mathematics bachelor’s student Daan de Bos set out to explore during his thesis research. Applying machine learning ...
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Slight increase in percentage of female professors in Leiden 09 December 2024The proportion of professors at Leiden University who are female has risen slightly to 32.0%. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor 20...
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Leiden University to continue membership of The Conversation 09 December 2024Looking to share your academic results or insights with a global audience? Leiden University is a ‘contributing member’ of the international journalis...
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Energy as a weak spot: a new approach to tackle aggressive breast cancer? 06 December 2024Could we stop cancer cells by cutting off their energy supply? That’s what Dione Blok, a bachelor’s student in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, aimed to f...
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Humanities Hub opens: new digital facilities for researchers and students 05 December 2024The new Humanities Hub in the Huizinga Building was officially opened on Tuesday 3 December. In the different labs, researchers presented the options ...
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Timo Kos new Vice President of the Executive Board 05 December 2024Timo Kos has been appointed Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board and will take up the role on 1 March 2025. He succeeds Martijn Ridde...
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Jasper's Day 04 December 2024Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
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Update Executive Board: 'These are difficult times for us all' 03 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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Tom Schreuder appointed as the new Business Director of Hortus botanicus Leiden 03 December 2024Tom Schreuder has been appointed as the new Business Director of Hortus botanicus Leiden. Schreuder succeeds Peter Inklaar, who held the position for ...
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Smart programming for the quantum computer that does not exist yet 03 December 2024Designing innovative algorithms, thinking outside the box, and brainstorming over coffee with his colleagues — this is what physicist Stefano Polla en...
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Two ERC Consolidator Grants for Leiden researchers 02 December 2024Two Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to 2 million euros will enable ...