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Leiden2022 Life Sciences and Health Week
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New Year's Reception Faculty of Science
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- Futures from the frontiers of climate science
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Students kick-off next construction phase of new Gorlaeus building
And the construction has started! Students of the Leiden Science study associations ceremoniously hammered down the first poles of the new Gorlaeus on Tuesday morning. By doing so, they initiated the second phase of the construction of the second part of the new building.
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'As refugees, we shouldn't give up on our dreams'
'In Leiden, I can continue on the path towards my dream: having my own pharmacy,' says Duaa Abbas. She studied pharmaceutics in Syria and worked in a pharmacy there for a year and a half. After having to flee the country, she ended up in the Netherlands. Thanks to the help of the Foundation for Refugee…
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Cycling like a Jumbo-Visma pro with the Leiden data model
Just like the professional riders from the Jumbo-Visma team, amateur cyclists will soon be able to analyse and improve their performance. Leiden data scientists working with the cycling team are making their smart data model available so that every serious cyclist can keep track of their fitness.
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Dura Vermeer to deliver new housing development in Oegstgeest part of LBSP
After an intensive tender procedure, Leiden University and the Municipality of Oegstgeest have chosen Dura Vermeer for a new housing development with plenty of affordable homes in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid. Dura Vermeer seeks to create a green and playful neighbourhood with welcoming public spaces as its…
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'Narrow the gap between support and academic staff'
When a spot in the core group of the Strategy Team became available, she immediately applied for the position. Because as Head of HR, Elice Schöne feels it is important that her department is well connected to the strategic plan.
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OSCL meets YAL: The challenges of working with an open science mindset in a business driven environment
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- Young Academy Leiden meets the Science Faculty
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Canal Watch scoops communication prize
Canal Watch (De Grachtwacht), which has been cleaning canals since 2018, has received the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Communication Initiative Award.
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New podcast about astronomy for the greater good
How does astronomy benefit you? The new single-episode podcast Cosmic Perspectives explores the impact of Dutch astronomy on society: from building positive international relationships to the transfer of life-changing technology.
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Misleading bar and pie charts
People can be easily mislead with graphs. But they don’t necessarily stay misled, the research shows.
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New Year's Reception Faculty of Science
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Want to find out more about Academia in Motion? The programme team can come and tell you more
An open academic culture, where quality beats quantity, where science and society are closely linked and where we recognise and reward everyone’s contribution is the aim of the university-wide Academia in Motion (AiM) programme.
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Putting the strategic plan into practice? 'We do that together'
A strategic plan that resonates with employees. That's how Maaike Barkema describes her work as strategic secretary. Her task? Ensuring that the strategic plan is actually put into practice. 'My work is like a puzzle: I bring the right people together and make sure all the pieces fall into place.'
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Connection central during first brainstorming session faculty strategy
What is the mission of our Faculty? How do we view diversity and inclusion? And how do we think about the growth of our Faculty in the broadest sense of the word? These themes were the focus of the first brainstorming session for the new faculty strategy. Some 65 staff and students from all levels of…
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Graduation Ceremony MSc Statistics & Data Science
Afstudeerceremonie
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Measuring skate provides insight into ice-skating technique
In the future top Dutch speed skaters may skate even faster thanks to a skate full of electronics. This ‘measuring skate’ gives top skaters and coaches information about the skater’s technique and motion. It can measure the dynamics at play between the foot, the ice and the skate.
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz
Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, grab your mobile and take part in the BioBlitz 'Higher Education is Flourishing' from 22 May.
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficial for the rare and malignant Ewing sarcoma, which mainly affects children and adolescents. Mathematics professor Marta Fiocco has been awarded a substantial…
- Free Leiden Science T-shirts for students and employees
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Beyond the Canvas: Exploring Art-Science Collaborations
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'The world is changing and we cannot afford to stay the same.'
How can we cooperate better as a Faculty? Both with each other and with the outside world. Around 70 students and staff discussed this during the latest strategy session in Corpus. Keynote Harry van Dorenmalen, former president of IBM Europe: 'You know best what this Faculty stands for and what it n…
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Enabling the most impact from Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) research
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OSCoffee: Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology
Opening van het Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Leiden-Delft.
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Opening Academic Year centred around strategic plan: 'Our compass to make decisions'
Het strategisch plan van de faculteit wiskunde en natuurwetenschappen (FWN) werd gepresenteerd tijdens de opening van het academisch jaar 2023-2024.
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Solar panels and sedum on the roof of Snellius: A first for Leiden University
One of the largest roofs at Leiden University, that of the Snellius building, has recently been equipped with 590 solar panels and 57,000 sedum plants, making it the largest combined roof in the Benelux. The roof was officially opened on Monday 10 October by Annetje Ottow and Martijn Ridderbos, President…
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year
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Temporary 'viewing wall' gives a glimpse of next phase of Gorlaeus Building
You probably already noticed: work on the next phase of the Gorlaeus Building is in full progress. Are you curious to see what it will look like? Then come to the atrium of the Gorlaeus Building. A temporary 'viewing wall' makes it look as if you are looking into the new part of the building.
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Tenth Easter Island conference focuses on reconciliation
The tenth International Conference on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Pacific will be a special edition with a focus on reconciliation. The fatal shooting in 1722 will be remembered, when the Dutch shot and killed ten Easter Islanders. The conference will be held in Leiden from 19 to 24 June.
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'This is the very best course there is'
Martina Vijver has been nominated as Teacher of the Year of the Faculty of Science. She gets this nomination for the course Ecotoxicology she taught in 2022. The 52 students who took the course were hugely enthusiastic, as can be read in their positive reviews. What is so great about this course then?…
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Brightspace
Brightspace is Leiden University's digital learning environment.
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University
Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. The delegation visited Leiden University’s Faculty of Science.
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
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Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’
Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been peer reviewed? Professor of Quantitative Science Studies and keen preprint poster Ludo Waltman explains.
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KiKa grant for mathematician: how statistics helps fight bone cancer
Using mathematics to help children with bone cancer. It sounds a little strange, but for statistician Marta Fiocco, it's just her job. She gets a substantial grant from KiKa for it. With that money, she is going to study the effect of chemotherapy adjustments.
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Open Science debate - STIBNITE: developing the next generation organic semiconductors
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Exhibitions Examined: the value and challenges of visitor research in science museums
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Leiden students develop highly contagious card game
Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master students Life Science & Technology Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld certainly think so. Together, they developed ImmunoWars: an exciting card game based…
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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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Press announcements
Press announcements are a good way to draw attention to the University’s achievements.
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EUniWell Open Lecture Series: The role of science communication in the medical field
Lecture, Part of Open Lecture Series
- Informal lunch for Ukrainian staff and students at the Faculty of Science
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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.
- Symposium on collaboration and decompartmentalization. How do we connect science and practice?