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John Mydosh and the mystery of the Hidden OrderA 35-year-old uranium crystal will not disclose its secret: what causes a dramatic phase transition at 17.5 Kelvin? Thanks to a new artificial intelli...
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Organisational psychologist Aukje Nauta: ‘Take up a hobby’Psychologist Aukje Nauta studies what makes people feel better in an organisation. For many, this ‘organisation’ is now the family; for those who live...
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Fighting corona starts with sharing data responsiblyGathering and distributing patient data can make an important contribution to containing the coronavirus. But if we want to be successful, we need bet...
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Stranded: students and PhD candidates affected by the corona crisisThe travel ban and closed borders have had a big impact on our students and staff. Some are stranded abroad, while others are stranded here in the Net...
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Major win for CLAIRE in 50 million euro round of “seed funding”The European Commission has released 50 million euro to strengthen artificial intelligence in Europe. Five consortia were selected to spend this 50 mi...
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‘I always thought I was immune to stress, but now I’m not so sure’Lecturers had a week to move their courses online. An enormous challenge because remote teaching definitely wasn’t commonplace at Leiden University. S...
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Looking to distract the kids while you work from home? Get them programming!Many of us are working from home at the moment, but our children are at home too. While this can be fun, parents sometimes need a bit of peace and qui...
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Central Crisis Team: ‘It sometimes comes down to the last second’It’s the middle of the academic year, but most of the University buildings are closed – something that hasn’t happened since the Second World War. For...
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The ISSC at the forefrontIn just ten days the staff at Leiden University had to switch to remote working. That called for an enormous effort from our ICT Shared Service Centre...
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Support the LUMC’s corona researchScientists at the LUMC are working hard on potential virus inhibitors, antiviral screening and a treatment for COVID-19. SteunLeiden.nl has started a ...
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No classes and working from home: here’s what our week looked likeFrom the new Hortus botanicus podcast to conference call bingo: all the students, lecturers and other members of staff from Leiden University had to s...
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A message from our deanDear staff members and students,
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Hardly an audience and a remote committee: receiving a PhD in times of coronaAlmost all PhD defences at Leiden University have been postponed due to the corona virus, but statistician Sanne Willems is going through with hers. I...
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Here is how you can help astronomers to identify black holesScientists are asking your help to find the origin of hundreds of thousands of galaxies that have been discovered by the largest radio telescope ever ...
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#CoronaHulp: ‘There's a broad desire to help one another'Coronavirus is generating a great deal of uncertainty throughout the world. Fortunately, there are some bright spots, such as the residents of Italian...