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Two thesis awards for research on electrochemical reactions 20 April 2023Understanding the proces of electrochemical reactions is essential to improve the technology for the energy transition. Fuel cell cars, for example us...
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Leiden scientist addresses UN: 'People should not work for the economic system, the economic system should work for the people' 20 April 2023Environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on 12 April. And that’s quite a big thing to do. How do y...
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Jan Aarts reappointed as scientific director of LION (but his successor is already known) 20 April 2023Jan Aarts will stay on as scientific director of LION for another year. He has been reappointed until 1 March 2024. His successor is already known. Se...
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Should we build a European mega-dam? 20 April 2023A mega-dam around Europe is a possible solution as protection against rising sea levels. Whether that is really a good idea, was debated on by young p...
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Learning about measurement errors now also possible online 20 April 2023Making learning material come alive and convey it in the best possible way: that is the aim of education developer Wybrigje de Vries of the Science Te...
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Indonesian 'coffee plant' named after Leiden researcher 19 April 2023Research on Asian plants is his life's work. Now a crown is added to that: a plant from the coffee family bearing his name. Paul Kessler is LUF profes...
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‘This prize is a great push for my self-esteem and motivation’ 19 April 2023Not only does she excel at her research, she is also active in outreach and started a collaboration outside her own field during her PhD. Yevheniia Ch...
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Buurtlab 070 launched – sustainability research in, by and for the community 18 April 2023Buurtlab 070 is a brand-new Leiden University project in which residents, researchers and students from The Hague work together to find climate, susta...
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Discover our interdisciplinary research programmes - here's why 18 April 2023A large event will take place on Wednesday afternoon, 17 May, where all Leiden researchers can learn about the Leiden interdisciplinary research progr...
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Entrepreneurship at the university for an impact on society 18 April 2023Courses, business premises for startups or help applying for patents: there are many ways the university can help students or researchers with their b...
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Lockdown impacted brain development in young people 17 April 2023What effect did the lockdown have on young people? Leiden researchers started a study of this in the first year of the covid pandemic. They discovered...
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Leiden did not forget you: Sign your name in the Sweat Room 14 April 2023Most young alumni who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic did not get a graduation ceremony, nor did they have the chance to sign their name in the...
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New centre of expertise makes placebo research accessible for healthcare and society 14 April 2023Positive expectations about treatment increase the likelihood of success. The new Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden is therefore pro...
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Will student running association Currimus supply the winning team once again? 13 April 2023Ever since the first edition of the Science Run, the Leiden Student Running Association Currimus has delivered the winning team or the fastest runner....
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Rubicon grant for Leiden physicist: why do leaves of a tree always grow in the same shape? 13 April 2023PhD candidate Ludwig Hoffmann will spend two years at Harvard University in the US thanks to a Rubicon grant he won on April 11. Using theoretical mod...