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Got a question about science? Ask Leiden! 29 August 2023
Why is the Moon so white? Why do we have birthmarks? But also: can my dog be racist? Vraag het Leiden (Ask Leiden) has answers to all these questions....
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Why the mathematics of operations research is so fascinating – even for a layperson 29 August 2023
Floske Spieksma will give her inaugural lecture as Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research on 1 September. A discussion about mathematical mod...
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How a pathogenic bacterium searches for food 25 August 2023
Bacteria whirl around in the mouths of most people, forming dental plaques and sometimes causing nasty gum infections. Treponema denticola might be a ...
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023
Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Jasper's day 24 August 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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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...