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Inequality in medical science: ‘We need to better understand the flexibility of the female brain’
During a well-attended Studium Generale lecture at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Professor Ellen de Bruijn demonstrated how hormonal fluctuations influence the female brain. 'We urgently need more attention for the mental health of girls and women during transitional periods.'
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Carel Stolker in the media: 'Brexit won't hold back science'
'Never underestimate universities as a connecting force.' These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker in his address on the Dies Natalis, in reference to the imminent Brexit. A message that struck a chord with the Dutch and international media.
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collaboration agreement with Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) alliance signed a collaboration agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology on 23 September.
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projects profiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting
The American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting is one of the largest and most influential interdisciplinary scientific conferences in the world. Held annually, it serves as a global forum for presenting new research, discussing pressing societal challenges, and fostering collaboration…
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Open Science Week online
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Anna van Duijvenvoorde spends Heineken Young Scientist Award on science vlogs
She considers herself lucky. She talks about the research projects she has ended up in and a network like the Young Academy Leiden (YAL). Van Duijvenvoorde talks about her recent incentive prize for young scientific talent, the Heineken Young Scientist Award. 'A lot of people I work with deserve the…
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FAIR imaging for advancing science
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
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Photographs & Preservation. How to save Photographic Artwork for the Future?
How can we understand the material instability of photographic (mixed media) artworks (1960s - present) from an integrated approach of Art History, Conservation Science and Chemistry in order to preserve these works for the future?
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accountability in EU external border management at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
On 4 March 2016, Melanie Fink presented her PhD research on legal accountability for human rights violations occurring during Frontex-coordinated joint border control operations at a workshop for recipients of the DOC scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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BBC Science Focus names Ewine van Dishoeck as one of the six women who are changing chemistry
On the occasion of the Women & Girls in Science Day, BBC Science Focus Magazine highlighted 6 prominent female chemists. Among them is Leiden professor Ewine van Dishoeck: 'Astrochemist investigating the building blocks of life'.
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The kick of citizen science: ‘It's a kind of addiction’
Leiden archaeologists appealed for help from volunteers to search for archaeological remains on satellite images of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a national park close to Utrecht. The outbreak of the corona virus made the project a resounding success: in a single month, all 300,971 maps had been examined. 'That's…
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Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’
For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’
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Cultural Representations of Living Nature: Dynamics of Intermedial Recording in Text and Image (ca. 1550-1670)
This project investigates the transposition of natural historical material, knowledge and vision, between different media (collection, scientific drawing, academic texts, the visual arts and/or literature) – a transmission that happens in the borderline between the traditional, emblematic worldview…
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The European Public Servant: A shared Administrative Identity?
European integration is under pressure. At the same time, the notion of a European administrative space is being explicitly voiced. But does a shared idea of the public servant exist in Europe?
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presents at the annual meeting of the 4S, Society for Social Studies of Science
Introducing the team's work on Comparison
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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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On imagination in science: ‘A good researcher is also an inventor’
As far as Daniël Pijnappels, Professor of Cellular Electrophysiology, is concerned, both researching and inventing are essential for a scientist.
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Andeweg, Irwin & Louwerse, Governance and Politics of the Netherlands
The leading textbook on governance and politics in the Netherlands. The authors offer a clear and comprehensive account and have revised the text to provide full coverage of recent important developments.
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Call for Papers: H2OLAW Law-Science Interfaces within the Law of the Sea and Fresh Water Law
We are pleased to invite abstracts for the conference ‘H2OLAW – Law-Science Interfaces within the Law of the Sea and Fresh Water Law’ hosted by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University. The conference will take place on 26 and 27 September 2024 at Leiden University in the…
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…
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Workshop ‘Science Based Rules on Plastic: Regulating Plastic Pollution’ at Lorentz Center
From 27 to 31 January, a workshop on the regulation of plastic pollution based on scientific evidence will be held at the Lorentz Center in Leiden.
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individual fellowships at Leiden University's Institute of Political Science
Leiden University invites pre-applications from scholars who wish to spend 12-24 months in the Institute of Political Science as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Programme.
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Constance Maly
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Faizal RiantoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hanjo BoekhoutFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Unpacking the uneven global environmental and health burden of consumer groups
Which consumer groups post the greatest cost to public health and the planet through their food choices, and how can we use this fine-scale information to accelerate a sustainable dietary transition?
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Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Robert-Jan de RooijFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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College: Another quality seal for one of Europe's top liberal arts and sciences programmes
For the eleventh time in a row, Leiden University’s unique liberal arts and sciences programme has been awarded the ‘Top Rated Programme’ quality seal by Keuzegids universiteiten 2024.
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Marie Schwed ShenkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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