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Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief 22 July 2022
Early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis but are in the preliminary stages of the disease. This is what res...
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes advice on dignity and respect in academia 20 July 2022
If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints ...
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700,000 euros for the fight against aggressive breast cancer 19 July 2022
To inhibit proteins that contribute to the growth of aggressive cancer cells, that’s the plan of Professor Bob van de Water and his team. They will re...
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Campus The Hague users invited to have their say on Spui building redevelopment 18 July 2022
Campus The Hague users can share their thoughts on the development of the new Spui building. Students, lecturers and other staff are welcome to offer ...
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Reporting from ESOF: ‘How can we use science to solve the next crisis?’ 14 July 2022
From global warming to the decolonisation of knowledge. At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Leiden over 500 speakers from 60 countries have come t...
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Campus The Hague Board appointed 12 July 2022
The governance structure of Campus The Hague (CDH) will be altered. This has been decided in consultation with the University Council, which issued a ...
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Skin researcher calls for multidisciplinary collaboration: ‘I want to pool expertise’ 06 July 2022
In dermatology, there should be a high level of multidisciplinary collaboration among institutes and specialists, Professor of Translational Dermatolo...
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'The effect of the online world on adolescents' 06 July 2022
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with incr...
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Should you leave academia to handle democracy? 06 July 2022
The relationship between academia and democracy is a complicated one. Should policy makers listen to scientists or to citizens? That is the dilemma Va...
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Executive Board column: Energy and new insights at the strategic conference 05 July 2022
It’s become somewhat of a tradition at Leiden University: the strategic conference at the end of June each year. About a hundred staff including the f...
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’ 04 July 2022
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenbe...
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Building a strong research support network 04 July 2022
‘We can only achieve this if we work together.’ This is what Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl emphasised as she spoke about professional research support...
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘ 30 June 2022
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leid...
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Former Rector Carel Stolker’s valedictory lecture buried according to tradition 30 June 2022
After three years of covid postponements, the time had finally come on Wednesday 29 June 2022: Carel Stolker’s last speech as Rector Magnificus was bu...
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Vidi grants for 12 researchers from Leiden University 30 June 2022
An impressive 12 researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an 800,000-euro grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will enable them...