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Safety at the university: always take your LU-Card with you to work or lectures 24 October 2023
We are living in turbulent times. Various conflicts in other parts of the world at times give rise to feelings of anxiety, unrest and anger in our cou...
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Erik Danen new Dean of the Graduate School of Science 24 October 2023
The Graduate School of Science starts 2024 with a new Dean. The Faculty Council appointed Erik Danen for the coming four years. He succeeds Eric Eliel...
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A bequest to the university: a gift for the future 20 October 2023
Have you considered including the Leiden University Fund in your will? This is a way to give future generations of scholars and students the opportuni...
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Master's student Nicole ter Laak wins KNMP Studentenprijs 2023 17 October 2023
Biopharmaceutical sciences master's student Nicole ter Laak has won the KNMP Studentenprijs 2023. She wins the prize for her research project on dosin...
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Child rights activist Graça Machel to speak in Leiden on intergenerational justice 17 October 2023
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will speak about her work at Leiden University on 27 October. In 2021, Machel was awarded...
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Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’ 16 October 2023
Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been pe...
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‘A country’s immigration narrative really influences the people arriving there’ 16 October 2023
Immigration and naturalisation policies are an important theme in the upcoming Dutch elections. The Netherlands should be mindful of its immigration n...
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How light and noise pollution disrupt aquatic life 16 October 2023
Fish populations in lakes and rivers have declined in recent decades. This is probably due to light and noise pollution. The Horizon Europe grant enab...
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The rocking researcher: Marjolein Fokkema connects disciplines with algorithms and pop songs 16 October 2023
From predicting Alzheimer’s to the growth of organisms: psychologist Marjolein Fokkema’s algorithms can be used in many disciplines. They also provide...
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Jasper's day 12 October 2023
Jasper 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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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together 12 October 2023
Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October...
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Dust cloud from two colliding ice planets dims light of parent star 11 October 2023
For the first time, an international group of astronomers have seen the heat glow of two ice giant planets colliding. They could also observe the resu...
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Educational experiment with polder rice 11 October 2023
Is polder rice a feasible circular alternative to cows on peat soil? In May, an experimental trial began, with researchers from Leiden University and ...
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Gaia data maps globular cluster, gravitational lensing and asteroids with great precision 10 October 2023
The European Space Agency (ESA) has published an interim data release from Gaia, the space telescope mapping out the Milky Way in 3D. The first scient...
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Andrew Webb wins Huibregtsen Prize for portable MRI scanner 10 October 2023
Professor of Radiology Andrew Webb and his collaborative partner Johnes Obungoloch from Uganda have won the 2023 Huibregtsen Prize. They are receiving...