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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour and breaches of academic integrity. These reports were about a professor from the university and their partner (a former member of the university staf…
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Leiden University and Oegstgeest to build affordable green housing
Leiden University is seeking bids from developers for housing in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid, the Oegstgeest part of the Leiden Bio Science Park.
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‘If you understand the risks, AI is an incredible tool’
Thomas Moerland studied medicine and mathematics in Leiden and has a lifelong fascination with the origins and workings of intelligence. He brought all that together in his popular science book Van IQ naar AI (From IQ to AI).
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Far From Home: The science exploitation of the fastest milky way stars
PhD defence
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Do you know how quantum can change society? Most people don’t
Quantum technology, statistics and a survey with memes: definitely not your everyday research. Julia Cramer (Leiden Institute of Physics) and Sanne Willems (Institute of Psychology) investigate how people perceive quantum.
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open
Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information calls for such information to be made open. Professor Ludo Waltman is one of its initiators. What needs to change?
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From inquisitive exchange student to Californian dream job
As an exchange student, alumna Jessica Ma was already looking for a bridge between statistics and the real world. In Leiden, she gained the experience to follow her interests and, after a few detours, she landed her ideal job with Disney in the United States.
- Symposium on collaboration and decompartmentalization. How do we connect science and practice?
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Ad IJzerman
Ad IJzerman, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacochemistry, was made a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 26 April. He was presented with the royal honour by Mayor Elbert Roest in the town hall in Bloemendaal.
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Major European research into microplastics in agricultural soils: grant for Thijs Bosker
Thijs Bosker, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University College (LUC) and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), has received funding as part of a large consortium to study the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soils. The project will receive 7 million euro of…
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration
High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this possible: these were the topics covered in a working visit of the Standing Committee for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) to the Association of Universities…
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Algorithms descend into our sewers to improve inspections
They never cross our minds until, that is, they become damaged and then they’re a huge problem: our sewers. Their maintenance could be much faster and more accurate, PhD candidate Dirk Meijer has discovered. Algorithms are also proving to be a godsend deep underground.
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Education Festival presents the future of teaching
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on teaching at universities over the past two years. Through force of circumstances, lecturers have adapted much faster to a digital future. On 7 June Leiden Teachers Academy’s annual Education Festival (working language is English) will present insights on this ‘new n…
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'I always consider: What would have worked best for me?'
Starting with the ‘why’, putting herself in her students’ shoes and providing structure. These are three ways in which environmental scientist Ranran Wang tries to make her course as interesting and manageable as possible. With success: she has been nominated for Science Teacher of the Year 2022.
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Looking Inside — 3D Imaging Reimagined
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Exploring the Quantum Multiverse
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Networks of the future
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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How to make green hydrogen
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Teaching Machines to Learn
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Designing the next generation of precision medicine
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Animation: Why Leiden is the birthplace of the Janssen vaccine
If you'll soon be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, you might just get the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) one. This vaccine was developed for the most part in Leiden – and this is no coincidence. Watch the animation below about the development of one of the vaccines in the fight against COVID-19.
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Metals, energy and geopolitics, a complex mix
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Surprising vacuum forces in a superconductor
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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How to develop cancer drugs with less side effects
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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What a glow in the dark squid tells us about the human gut microbiome
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Can patterns save ecosystems from collapse?
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Cancelled: Breaking the Cycle of Heart Attacks
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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OSCoffee: Unintended consequences of the shift towards Gold Open Access publishing
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme
Lecture
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composers
Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at Amare, The Hague’s cultural hub, he demonstrated what cocreation sounds like.
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OSCoffee: Open Educational Resources (OER)
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Research Software on the rise at Leiden University
Lecture
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Tuesday Talk - Microscopy reinvented: peeking into living worlds
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
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OSCoffee: Introduction to ReproducibiliTea journal clubs—the what, why, and how
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Building a data competence center for Population Health Management
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Introduction to ReproducibiliTea journal clubs—the what, why, and how
Lecture
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OSCoffee: A Glance at Open Access Book Publishing Platforms
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Better coding for reproducible research
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Disseminating Knowledge through YouTube
Lecture
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OSCoffee: The psychology of biases, and how they influence us as scholars
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Rethinking Publishing: Alternative Outputs and Platforms
Lecture
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Research Software: Coding Café and NL-RSE Meetup
Conference
- Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities Conference Governance of Migration and Diversity
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OSCoffee: Peer Review - In Search for Improvement
Lecture
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OSCoffee: LEIbits - Communicate your research with Nanopublications!
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Do we need some kind of national observatory for consultation projects?
Lecture
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Causal Discovery: Challenges and Opportunities
Lecture
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Office Workout
Arts and culture, Sport
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Self defense
Arts and culture, Sport
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Boksen
Arts and culture, Sport