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New assumption-free statistics offer a better choice for many research studies 19 June 2025PhD candidate Daniël Gomon has developed statistical methods that could significantly improve research in fields like medicine and demography. ‘Mathem...
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Astronomers analyse huge, hot filament of missing normal matter 19 June 2025A European team of astronomers, led by Leiden-based researcher Konstantinos Migkas, has uncovered a large filament — a long, thread-like structure — o...
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Vulnerability in open-source code has been floating around for 15 years: ‘This shows how complex security really is’ 18 June 2025Researchers at LIACS have found a vulnerability in open-source code that’s been used around the world for over 15 years. They’ve also developed an AI-...
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Leadership starts with you 18 June 2025Is personal leadership important? Yes, says our university. HR adviser Marieke van den Berg knows from experience just how important it is. She explai...
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‘I can feel the pain on both sides of the border’ 18 June 2025How can the Netherlands help secure a peaceful future for Israel and Palestine? At a recent meeting at the university, two remarkable speakers shared ...
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Leading together, growing stronger: collegial institute boards in practice 18 June 2025A year ago, we launched something new: a way of working together that puts collaboration, equality and mutual support at the heart of how we lead. But...
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Lights off, sound on: Leiden University opens artificial river to study fish migration 17 June 2025On 16 June, Leiden University opens the MIGRADROME: a unique, seven-metre-long artificial river. Researchers will use it to study how light and sound ...
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Four Leiden researchers receive ERC Advanced Grant 17 June 2025From social inequalities in prehistory to placebo effects in medical treatments. Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a prestigio...
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Is our water older than the sun? Astronomers find clue in ice around young star 16 June 2025A team led by Leiden University in the Netherlands and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have, for the first time, robustly detected semi-heavy...
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Lorentz Center ready for the future with a renovation and new wing 16 June 2025The moving boxes are unpacked, the floors are gleaming, and the workshop rooms look fresh and inviting. On Monday 16 June, the renovated Lorentz Cente...
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A smarter way to search for antibiotics 16 June 2025Bacteria carry countless hidden treasures in their DNA: fragments that could hold the key to new medicines. But how do you pick out the most promising...
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’ 13 June 2025What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Du...
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Smarter hypothesis testing with statistics: how e-values can improve scientific research 13 June 2025During his PhD research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the traditional p-value, he uses so-call...
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‘Whenever you need European partners, Una Europa should be your first step’ 12 June 2025Eight Leiden University research teams recently received €15,000 each to take their research to the next level through Una Europa. Dario Fazzi, one of...
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‘Don’t let open science degenerate into a data dump’ 12 June 2025An endless stream of publications, data and software accessible to all. It might sound idealistic, but Professor of Science Studies Thed van Leeuwen w...