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Working in a living museum 23 August 2023
Roderick Bouman is collection manager of the Leiden Hortus botanicus. He keeps track of which plants there are in the garden, where they come from and...
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Leiden University publishes list of research partnerships with the fossil fuel industry 22 August 2023
Over the recent period there have been a number of protests and demonstrations at universities by people who oppose the universities’ collaboration wi...
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A plan of the faculty: 'In France, it would have been a plan of the boss' 21 August 2023
The moment has finally arrived: after months of hard work, the strategic plan is finished. It was an interesting period, thinks core group member Sylv...
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Pubs, the beach and study spots: students get to know The Hague 21 August 2023
Almost a thousand students started HOPweek in The Hague on Monday morning. During this introduction week bachelor’s and master’s students get to know ...
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science 21 August 2023
While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands...
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When will the salary increase be paid? And six other questions about the CAO 17 August 2023
In July, the unions and universities reached a definitive CAO agreement (Collective Labour Agreement), with commitments on higher pay, more permanent ...
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Room for everyone at a sun-drenched EL CID 14 August 2023
Thousands of first-year students and hundreds of mentors kicked off the EL CID on Monday morning. This year for the first time, the introduction week ...
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Exhibition on art, culture and architecture along the Silk Road 14 August 2023
Ornately decorated head pieces and jewellery, images of imposing mosques and photos of local people. The 'Splendours of the Silk Roads' exhibition dep...
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How cells talk by pulling on a fibre network 11 August 2023
Mechanics play a larger role in blood vessel formation, and other developmental biology, than previously thought. Cells appear to respond to mechanica...
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The role of bubble formation in sustainable hydrogen production 10 August 2023
The sustainable production of hydrogen could potentially be made more efficient by adding a cleverly chosen salt to the process. Researchers at the Le...
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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres 10 August 2023
How can physics help reduce emissions from energy-guzzling data centres? With a Rubicon grant, physicist Remko Fermin will conduct fundamental researc...
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‘Building bridges between scientists: that's what we're good at’ 09 August 2023
Two directors. Both professors of mathematics, but one of them is a biologist. One comes, and the other goes. Roeland Merks will succeed Arjen Doelman...
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Research: Points system makes neighbourhoods nicer to live in 07 August 2023
A lot of municipalities work with a points system to encourage construction projects to take biodiversity and creating green areas into account. But t...
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Michiel Hogerheijde new Programme Director at Leiden Observatory 03 August 2023
Michiel Hogerheijde will be the new Programme Director of the bachelor Astronomy starting 1 October. The appointment is for four years. Hogerheijde su...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...