570 search results for “living bij science” in the Staff website
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ISSC is starting the implementation of Windows 11 at Faculty of Science
ICT
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Three innovative research projects awarded Open Competition Science-M funding
Tracking mucus-eating bacteria, mapping the complexity of planetary nebulae and a signalling pathway in cancer. These three Leiden projects have been awarded Open Competition Science-M funding by the Dutch Research Council.
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Executive Board column: Open communication isn’t rocket science, but we do forget it at times
We want to be an engaged community where we feel heard and enjoy working together. But how do we have an open conversation about difficult topics?
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31 January – 1 February: Science buildings closed due to network maintenance
Organisation
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Tools for real-time study of bioorthogonal conversions in the living system
PhD defence
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.yuan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.kuhn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.a.robison@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005071
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Constance Maly
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.f.m.maly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.l.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’
As well as offering students a first-rate education, Leiden University provides a wide range of training for professionals, so they can be lifelong learners. And that is not just of value to participants. ‘As a university, you start a dialogue with society to achieve better knowledge together.’
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Leiden research that matters: how science is shaping European pesticide policy
Leiden ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver helped shake a European policy proposal in a single weekend. Not with a new experiment, but with years of research on pesticides – and an urgent letter that reached Brussels.
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Bjørn Peare Bartholdyb.p.bartholdy@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277843
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Josi MarschallFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.c.marschall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.van.der.asdonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275438
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Chenxiao ZhaoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.zhao@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Robert-Jan de RooijFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent Niochetv.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marie Schwed ShenkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.schwed.shenker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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nominated for the TOPX “Guiding Star” award (award for women in the Life Sciences)
One of our RISE members, Prof. Laura Heitman, has been nominated for the TOPX Females to Follow “Guiding Star” award. TOPX empowers promising and ambitious women, and aims to honour inspirational females with remarkable careers in Life Sciences. TOPX selected her (and 7 other female professionals) because…
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Aske Plaata.plaat@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277065
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.a.m.nagtzaam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthijs van Leeuwenm.van.leeuwen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277048
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How science informs policy: ‘As a researcher, my work only becomes truly relevant once it is used in society’
Green cities and a well-protected food system: Roy Remme and Oliver Taherzadeh study ways to achieve these. But how can their scientific findings lead to societal change? They share their experiences with science-policy initiatives.
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OSCoffee: Open Science and Impact and Valorisation
Lecture
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Tycho Jongenelent.jongenelen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Work to begin on 703 new student flats at Leiden Bio Science Park in mid-2021
Seven hundred and three independent student flats will be built in the entrance area of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP), close to the University Sports Centre. Construction will begin this year and the accommodation is expected to be completed by the start of academic year 2023-2024.
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Connect & Let's Combat Bias!
Webinar with Q&A
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University
Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exemplifies how science communication can bridge the gap between experts and the general public.
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Extraterrestrial life, AI and more: these are the most-read Leiden Science articles of 2025
Speculation about alien life, a new nitrogen map, AI as a thesis supervisor, groundbreaking telescopes and multi-million-euro investments to combat antimicrobial resistance – the diversity of these topics shows that our readers are just as broadly interested as our researchers. Discover the most-read…
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Science Skills team helps students develop essential skills for the job market: ‘This is what energises us’
As a student, you’re expected to write papers and collaborate. But how do you do that if you’ve never been taught? Thanks to the Grassfields grant, the Science Skills team can scale up its Skill’Ed project and finally provide students with structured support in essential skills.
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From basic research to healthcare tools
On April 1, Marco Spruit, Professor of Advanced Data Science in Population Health at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), will deliver his inaugural lecture ‘Translational Data Science in Population Health’. Spruit will use the opportunity…
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Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science: ‘I want to show how we’re finding alternatives to animal testing’
PhD candidate Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science. In videos and blogs, she will show what life is like as a young researcher.
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Amy VerdunFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.c.verdun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Engaging society in our research and teaching: what's the status at Leiden University?
You may know it by the umbrella term 'citizen science'. You may also use terms such as volunteer mapping, patient co-researcher, or even community engaged learning to describe participatory practices in your research or teaching. No matter what you call it, there’s plenty going on when it comes to this…
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From stress to success; How actinobacteria exploit live without a cell wall
PhD defence
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Dirk van der Hoevend.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277146
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Stefan Cetkovic
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.cetkovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Cor Veenmanc.j.veenman@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275772
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Flor Miriam Plaza del Arcof.m.plaza.del.arco@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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National Bee Count by Koos Biesmeijer receives Communication Initiative Award
The National Bee Count initiative of Professor Koos Biesmeijer (Naturalis/Leiden) and Vincent Kalkman (Naturalis) has received the NWO Communication Initiative Award. The jury praises the initiative, which manages to reach a very wide and diverse audience, while at the same time contributing to the…
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Ionica Smeets wins Iris Medal 2023
The winner of this year’s Iris Medal for Excellent Science Communication is Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets.
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Aleksandrina SkvortsovaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.skvortsova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Open Science Week at Archaeology: Let's talk about publishing
Festival
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More pubs on campus? Here's why students and staff care
There should be more social meeting places on our campus. That's one of the outcomes of to the second brainstorming session on the strategic plan. On Tuesday, education and the campus took centre stage during the meeting in Corpus. Professor and programme director Miranda van Eck and student assessor…
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OSCoffee: From Paywalls to Precedent - Open Science for Law
Lecture
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Carlijn BergwerffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.e.bergwerff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727