3,032 search results for “also” in the Staff website
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Towards no more glass in the jam with better X-ray scanners
X-ray and CT scanners are widely used devices in research, diagnostics and the industrial sector. And yet they are not nearly as fast and accurate as we would like. Mathé Zeegers is researching the newest technique in the field at the Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science: spectral X-ray imaging.…
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Scientists discover the largest stellar black hole in the Milky Way
A European team of astronomers has discovered the largest stellar black hole in the Milky Way. It is more than thirty times as massive as our sun and is located in the constellation of Aquila, about two thousand light-years from Earth. The astronomers stumbled upon the black hole by chance while preparing…
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Jasper's day - Lots of snow
Thursday 19 February – Snow, board games, a ski lift and more board games. And in between, a bit of work. That’s Jasper’s winter sports day.
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Oncode Accelerator launched: patients at the centre of innovative cancer drug development
Providing each cancer patient with the right treatment remains a challenge. Oncode Accelerator aims to change this by innovating the way we develop cancer treatments, thus ensuring the patient is at the heart of the process.
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‘Wetenschapswonders’ brings science to life for primary school pupils in Leiden
On 17 June, primary school pupils in Leiden will get the chance to explore science in an interactive and engaging way. The exciting new show ‘Wetenschapswonders’ is the initiative of master’s students Boele Visser and Ilse Hordijk, from the Rino Foundation. ‘I’m happy to help build a bridge between…
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Alive or not? Tiny 3D printed robots that swim and navigate just like animals
They are only a few tens of micrometres long — far smaller than the width of a human hair – yet these robots can swim, sense, navigate and adapt in ways that look surprisingly life-like. And all this without having a brain.
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Two planets-in-formation discovered around young star WISPIT 2
In the disk surrounding the young star WISPIT 2, not one but two planets are taking shape. Leiden PhD candidate Richelle van Capelleveen played a key role in this discovery, providing a rare glimpse into the early stages of planetary system formation.
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Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education
In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustainable development, are addressed in the teaching and research at all of our faculties. On this Day of Sustainability, we highlight a number of subject…
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Turnips from Amsterdam? How rooftop gardens can strengthen the food supply chain
Ecologist Pengxuan Xie investigated whether rooftop farming can contribute to food production in cities. This is important now traditional food supply chains are vulnerable to disruptions.
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Grant for research into fungus that could make vegan cheese cheaper and more sustainable
Leiden researchers and partners have been awarded a 1.3-million-euro grant to produce milk protein for vegan cheese using fungi.
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Why Academia in Motion symposium is not to be missed
The future of publishing and PhD research, engaging society in research and leadership that suits your role and personality will be the focus of the Academia in Motion symposium at PLNT.
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Quantum technology and law: ‘We need to consider the legal frameworks of tomorrow now’
How do we prepare for the impact of new technology that promises to make our systems more powerful and faster than ever? At the Quantum & Law Conference, experts showed that quantum technology raises new legal and ethical issues.
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Theater (acting) & Improvisation
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Course for (new) members of Leiden University boards of examiners
Didactics
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life. Jasper first wrote his column from Kuala Lumpur, and it was ready to share. Then a crisis arose this week that demanded…
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Portrait/Figure drawing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Healthy University Workshops
Personal development
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Discover Leiden's Relief
Staff Association
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Report: Tracking down green spaces in The Hague in places you don't always want to be
Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of those benefits. To rectify that, a Leiden PhD candidate and a student – armed with a cargo bike – are using The Hague as a life-size laboratory.
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Recruitment and selection (Basic or Plus)
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Model painting with diverse techniques
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Data Management Training Leiden Law School
Research
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Drawing and Painting
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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FeedbackFruits Training
ICT, Research
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MicroLab Escapegame: how to motivate students with gamebased learning elements
Didactics
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OSCoffee: A bird's eye view of Open Science Developments, Challenges and Future Directions at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Lecture
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Hybrid Teaching & Hybrid Meetings
Didactics
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Webinar series: Engaging with public private partnerships
- Changes in the Funding landscape
- Tours for staff: first look at the new University Sports Centre
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Tail Regeneration in the Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
PhD defence
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LCN2 seminar November 2025
Lecture
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Predrinks Oort lecture
Alumni event
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Inspiration session art project [s]TATTOO
Share your ideas on social safety
- Tours for staff: first look at the new University Sports Centre
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Pitfalls for Advanced Writers of Academic English & Word Order (Graduate School FSW)
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Bake Initiative
Study support
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NIA - Music, Movement, Magic
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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LCN2 seminar April 2026
Lecture
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Evaluation of Bias and Robustness in Search and Conversational Systems
PhD defence
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GenAI for teachers
Didactics
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Five-minute talks (Graduate School FSW)
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BookSwapFair (POPcorner FSW) 4 May till 29 May 2026
Study support
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Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis (advanced)
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Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
D&I Event
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Fourteen hundred international students explore Leiden during OWL
With its FestivOWL theme, Orientation Week Leiden (OWL) promises to be one big festival for new international students in Leiden.
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Report: key role for Leiden in Dutch earning capacity
Leiden University and the Leiden Bio Science Park can make a significant contribution to the earning capacity of the Netherlands. This is the finding of the National Investment Agenda presented today.
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students
Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects.
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The quantum computer: it doesn't exist yet, but still we understand increasingly better what problems it can solve
How do we know what a quantum computer is good for when it hasn't been built yet? That's what PhD candidate Casper Gyurik investigated by combining two terms you often hear: quantum computing and machine learning.
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‘Whenever you need European partners, Una Europa should be your first step’
Eight Leiden University research teams recently received €15,000 each to take their research to the next level through Una Europa. Dario Fazzi, one of the selected researchers and professor of Transatlantic Environmental History, shares how Una Europa helps him expand a Leiden-based project into a international…