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Webb data suggest potential atmosphere around rocky exoplanet
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system.
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Jonathan Powell: ‘In early modern England, people went to court very often.’
Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciting documents, he also discovered the biscuits from the Water & Bloem bakery and the wild flowers at the Groenesteeg cemetery.
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'Society would flourish with new farming styles’
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near future, I think we will wonder why we didn’t make these changes earlier.’
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€10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…
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The quest for the magic angle
Stack two layers of graphene, twisted at slightly different angles to each other, and the material spontaneously becomes a superconductor. Science still can't explain how something so magical can happen, but physicists use special equipment to reveal what is taking place under the surface.
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Better health begins close to home (and not in the doctor’s surgery)
Should we ban snack bars from neighbourhoods where residents are overweight or have diabetes? At the Common Sense about Health knowledge festival, scientists, civil servants and other professionals discussed how South Holland can become healthier. The Healthy Society Map makes it clear where there are…
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This was 2022! An overview of Humanities in the news
After two years of corona restrictions, it was ‘back to normal’ in 2022. Migration, elections, the history of slavery, Russia, and Ukraine were much-discussed topics. We compiled an overview of the most-read news items and other events of the past year.
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Archaeologist Jennifer Swerida investigates emergent social complexity in the Omani desert
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Jennifer Swerida, originally from the United States, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of West Asia. ‘I explore human-environment relationships inside an ancient oasis and the surrounding land. Previous…
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The future of the past is enough to make you feel down
The slogan of the Faculty of Archaeology, ‘The Future of the Past starts at Leiden University’, might sound like empty marketing speak. But there is something to it. The past can teach us a lot about climate change and that could make us fear the worst for our future. Archaeologist Gerrit Dusseldorp…
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From research in space to director on earth
After ten years and one day, Leiden Observatory has a new director. As of 1 September, Ignas Snellen will set the course for the astronomical institute. In this interview, you will get to know Ignas. Or at least a little. That is why we gave him five dilemmas and asked the people around him who he really…
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The person behind the truck driver
Most people talk about truck drivers rather than to them. That’s an error of judgement, says PhD candidate Anke van der Hoeven, who explains why we should be making their lives easier. ‘People just don’t realise it, but they’re an invisible group that keeps the European economy running.’
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and partly South Africa. So, the fact that she is going to carry out an urban history research project together with colleagues, is something that even she…
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Last starlight for space telescope Gaia
ESA’s space telescope Gaia, which maps the Milky Way, completes its active phase of scanning the sky on 15 January. Over the past decade, Gaia has made more than three trillion observations of about two billion stars and other cosmic objects. ‘Gaia is already the discovery machine of the decade,’ Leiden…
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty
2024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the key events and developments.
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Marijn Stipdonk-van der GeestFaculty of Law
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Teun Versteeg-van LeerdamFaculty of Science
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Esther Rietkerk-van der Schoor
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Astrid Biesjot-van Houten
Leiden University Library
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Charlotte Nijgh-van KooijFaculty of Science
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Leonie Wolswinkel-van DijkhuizenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Metaly de Roode-van der Laan
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
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Miriam Van der veerFaculty of Science
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Marjon van Straten-FennemaFaculty of Law
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Denise Zeeuw-van Veen
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Astrid Koolhaas-van Egmond
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
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Wouter Verschoof-van der VaartFaculty of Archaeology
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Marie-Chantal Belien-van Oss
Administration and Central Services
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Eline Groenewegen van der Weiden
Faculty of Humanities
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Quino Broer van DijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Lisette Rijnders-van der ZalmFaculty of Law
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Hilde Zwaan-van der Plas
Faculty of Science
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Joyce de Kruijs-van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Gertia Knorr-van DixhoornFaculty of Law
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Gabriëlle Luykx-van TuijlSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Anita Nieuwenhuizen-van der KaaiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Iris Grondstra-van der WaalsAdministration and Central Services
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Storm van der Voort
Faculty of Science
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John Islam-van KlinkenISSC
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Joke de Best-van DelftSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Guus Heerma van VossFaculty of Law
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Marie Van de SandeFaculty of Science
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Anne van der Sluis
Faculty of Science
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Wil van der Voort
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
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Karin Schrader-van der Geest
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
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Anske Van der BomFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Maureen Rutten-van Mölken
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Caroline Spaargaren-van Riel
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Ko Willems van DijkFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Johanna Imthorn-van Rhee
Faculteit Geneeskunde