222 search results for “random grant” in the Staff website
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FLAMINGO: dark matter, ordinary matter, and neutrinos in the biggest cosmological simulation ever
Not only dark matter, but also ordinary matter and dark energy are tracked in the largest ever cosmological computer simulation ever. In the FLAMINGO simulations, you can see virtual galaxies and clusters of galaxies emerging over the course of billions of years. This is no easy task: with more than…
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From forming embryo to cancer metastasis: the significance of collective cell movement
Luca Giomi has the first results of his ERC consolidator grant. He discovered that epithelial cells move collectively but in different ways, depending on the scale you look at. It is hexatic at small scales, and becomes nematic at larger scales: it is a multiscale order. This collective movement of…
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Why do birds flock? Shedding light on collective motions in heterogeneous populations
Leiden physicists Alexandre Morin and Samadarshi Maity study self-organisation and flocking phenomena. They shed light on flocking, which helps to understand how it is possible that birds in a flock don't collide. With plastic microbeads, they create an experimental setup and they developed a mathematical…
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This is how physicists contribute to the energy transition
Studying surfaces of solid materials: it may not seem relevant to energy consumption, but it is. Marcel Rost studies how platinum electrodes wear out. Those electrodes are a crucial component in the fuel cells of hydrogen-powered cars. ‘We need to make the switch from fossil fuel energy to hydrogen.…
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Discussing the Personnel Monitor with your team: ‘Grab some post-its and go for it!’
It will be on the agenda of many a team meeting these coming weeks: how can we act on the results of the Personnel Monitor? We asked two managers how they have gone about this, what the results of their meetings have been and whether they have any tips for their colleagues.
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Spectral Signatures of Breaking of Ensemble Equivalence
PhD defence
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Digits & Deviations of Dynamical Systems
PhD defence
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Approaching equilibrium in a dynamic network
PhD defence
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - February 2025
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Workshop Generative AI & Embodied Cognition
Lecture
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ACM FOGA conference 2025
Conference
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2669
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328
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You should eat herring on the coast and not in Maastricht
For thirty years, the Dutch Newspaper AD conducted an annual search for the best herring. This came to an end when economist Ben Vollaard, based on a statistical analysis, claimed it was rigged. But that claim doesn't smell right, says Leiden statistician Richard Gill. ‘The way you code and process…
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Learning Unkown Intervention Targets in Structural Causal Models
Lecture
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Open Mic: Pitch Your Research in Relation to Cultural Heritage (with the Faculty of Law)
Open Mic
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Tuesday Talks: Science Insights | 3 September 2024
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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The Knowledge Orchard: day on inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration Leiden University
Conference
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’
Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - October 2024
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Generative AI and Embodied Cognition
Conference, workshop