News
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Executive Board decision after University Council advice: People counters will not be switched on again 14 February 2023
The more than 370 sensors that have been hung up in Leiden University buildings to count the people present will not be switched on again. The equipme...
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Fact or fiction? Debunking five common love myths with researcher Iliana Samara 14 February 2023
'You’ll know right away when you meet your true love’ or ‘Opposites attract’: Some persistent beliefs exist about love and attraction, but are they tr...
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Eleven master’s students start research into sustainable hospitals 13 February 2023
February 8 saw the launch of the Medical Delta ‘Sustainable Hospitals’ Interdisciplinary Thesis Lab. From insight into the environmental impact of hea...
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Success with NWO for social and behavioural scientists 13 February 2023
Ten Leiden social and behavioural scientists have successfully applied for the NWO Open Competition. With this Open Competition, NWO gives researchers...
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How colleagues save energy: using the stairs and cleaning up your mailbox 09 February 2023
Turning down the heating is good for the climate and the energy bills. But there are also a lot more ways of saving energy. In October, the University...
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Five years of ‘Meet the Professor’: What’s it like to give a lesson at a primary school? 09 February 2023
For the fifth year in succession, on the foundation day of the university, a number of Leiden professors taught a lesson at primary schools as part of...
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Alenka Prinčič appointed as Head of Centre for Digital Scholarship at Leiden University Libraries 09 February 2023
From March 1, Alenka Prinčič will be the new Head of the Centre for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at Leiden University Libraries. Her expertise in the are...
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Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis 08 February 2023
The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came u...
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Roosmarijn Goldbach and Matija Čuljak win FSW Thesis Prizes 2022 08 February 2023
The master thesis: for many students it is a true crowning glory. Some theses are truly excellent. Those are rewarded with the FSW Thesis Prize. This ...
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Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain 07 February 2023
Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New rese...
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A quick call with Pancras Hogendoorn about the LUMC art auction 07 February 2023
Always wanted to go to a real art auction? Now’s your chance! On 15 February over a hundred works from the LUMC’s art collection will go under the ham...
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Executive Board column: ChatGPT, threat or opportunity? 07 February 2023
ChatGPT, the text-generating chatbot, has recently become available for anyone to use. Some people are thrilled, but others less so. In the past few w...
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Heating and cooling with a clear conscience on the Science Campus 06 February 2023
Leiden University is taking a major step forward in the energy transition with the expansion of the thermal energy storage (TES) in the Gorlaeus Build...
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Angelo Romano awarded as Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science 05 February 2023
Social Psychologist Angelo Romano have been awarded the Association for Psychological Science (ASP) Rising Star designation. This award is presented ...
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands 03 February 2023
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformat...