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How did trade networks arise in the third millennium BC? 17 March 2023
Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, amber from the Baltic and tin from Tajikistan. In the third millennium BC objects and raw materials were transported ov...
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Monique Koemans likes a front-row seat to history in the making 16 March 2023
She moved from Sydney to London to Washington, but Leiden was there throughout. ‘Leiden is a surprising constant in my life,’ says alumnus Monique Koe...
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Hanneke Hulst discusses blind spots and the importance of collaboration 14 March 2023
In her inaugural lecture, Professor of Neuropsychology Hanneke Hulst explained how she is trying to bridge the gap between science and health care. ‘F...
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Leiden researchers nominated for Klokhuis Science Prize 14 March 2023
Socialising with other people is an important part of feeling good. What do children need from their surroundings to do this? Adults usually determine...
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A quick call with Manon Osseweijer about the Leiden Research Support Network 14 March 2023
The rules of play for researchers are becoming increasingly complex. This makes it essential that they receive the best possible support with challeng...
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Executive Board column: interdisciplinary collaboration, from suspicion to snowball effect 14 March 2023
How is interdisciplinary collaboration faring at Leiden University? And has disciplinarity been completely abandoned? I’d like to reflect on some conc...
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Exhibition: The untold Caribbean story 13 March 2023
The Caribbean Ties exhibition at Oude UB aims to reveal the many unwritten stories of indigenous cultures and peoples of the Caribbean. It rewrites th...
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ERC grant to find out how children fight respiratory infections 13 March 2023
The nursery and classrooms are perhaps the most favourable places for pathogens. Yet relatively little is known about how children react to viruses an...
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New portal helps students choose from 200 minors at 3 universities 13 March 2023
As from April 2023 all students at Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam will start using the eduXchange ...
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Psychology Connected on making mistakes in science: 'Admitting errors can actually benefit your reputation' 13 March 2023
How do we get better at detecting research errors? And how do we ensure that we no longer see those errors as evidence of our inability, but as keys t...
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How e-coaching helps people with chronic kidney disease to live more healthily 09 March 2023
An e-coaching programme helps people with chronic kidney disease, particularly in areas that patients themselves want to work on. ‘A healthy lifestyle...
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Chris Riddell is one of the new Faces of Science: 'Can't wait to share research' 09 March 2023
Have you ever seen your friend smiling, and suddenly you started grinning too? PhD student Chris Riddell is researching how and why we copy body langu...
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Maternal mortality in the Netherlands halved in recent years 06 March 2023
The number of women in the Netherlands dying before, during or after childbirth has halved in recent years. This was discovered by Athanasios Kalliani...
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Income and ethnicity are risk factors for cardiovascular disease 06 March 2023
Dutch people with a low income are up to 1.5 times more at risk of a heart attack or stroke than their wealthier compatriots. Among Surinamese Hindus ...
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Better health begins close to home (and not in the doctor’s surgery) 03 March 2023
Should we ban snack bars from neighbourhoods where residents are overweight or have diabetes? At the Common Sense about Health knowledge festival, sci...