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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrocketsThe International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme, with CML researcher Ester van der Voet as member, has prepared a report ...
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The Mastermind approach to brain researchThe brain is a complex organ, and researching medicine to treat brain disorders is equally if not more complex. Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange, Profess...
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Problems with your line manager or colleagues? Contact the Confidential Counsellor for Personnel AffairsIf you find yourself struggling with a problem with your line manager or colleagues and are unable to resolve it, you can contact the Confidential Cou...
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University to sponsor Leiden SingelloopAt this year's Leiden Singelloop (canal run) on 5 April, €4.44 per runner will go to charity instead of the usual €4. This is because Leiden Universit...
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European City of Science: 'major showcase' for the city of LeidenLeiden has been designated European City of Science 2022. The city's achievements as a city of science and innovation will be celebrated throughout th...
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Lindsey Burggraaff and Emma Koemans win FameLab heatWhich young researchers were best at explaining their research to a general audience? Twelve researchers battled it out at the FameLab heat on 7 March...
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Dutch Rectores Magnifici publish own work as Open AccessThe latest scientific articles by the Rectores Magnifici of Dutch universities will soon be freely available online. They aim to set a good example to...
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Female professors from the present and the futureRole models are key to inspiring the next generation. Fifteen female professors therefore celebrated International Women's Day with girls aged between...
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Leiden University supports climate letterThe 14 universities, brought together in the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), have expressed their support for the open letter o...
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Nine CMR-chemicals are added to the list of substances of very high concern (for health, environment)
The organization RIVM has recently updated the Dutch list of so-called substances of very high concern and has added 9 CMR chemicals to their list.
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How biased information on the internet can influence researchThe internet is a good place to rapidly collect large amounts of data. But if you don’t watch out you’ll collect very biased, one-sided data. These we...
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Economic expansion and land use cause bird extinctionPopulation growth, economic expansion and the associated land use caused an increase in the number of bird species facing extinction and a reduction i...
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Lectures to start and finish at the same time in all facultiesWith effect from September 2019 the lectures in almost all programmes and faculties at Leiden University will start and end at the same time. The LUMC...
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Seven Leiden researchers win €1.5m Vici grantSeven Leiden researchers have each been awarded a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This will enable them to f...
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FameLab: young scientists take the stageIn FameLab contestants explain their research to the public in a three-minute presentation – without using PowerPoint or other presentation tools. The...