796 search results for “van krans near kessel” in the Student website
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‘Doing a PhD is never boring!’ How Guido Stam built a microscope that can measure bacteria without causing harm
A microscope with incredible sharpness that leaves samples unharmed – Guido Stam helped develop one. During his PhD research, he combined light and electrons to study biological samples. ‘We can now measure things that simply weren’t possible before.’
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How often are parents close to their child? This new method captures it live
Using an innovative method, psychologist Loes Janssen and colleagues measure how long and how often parent and child are close in daily life, and how they experience that togetherness. The researchers combine ‘Bluetooth low energy beacons’ with the smartphone app Ethica to track participants' physical…
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Hoard of Roman coins turns out to be offering for safe crossing
Several years ago, two amateur archaeologists from Brabant discovered over a hundred Roman coins near to Berlicum in the north of the province. After years of research, it now appears that the location, close to a ford in the river, was a site for offerings. Another interesting fact is that the coins…
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Update Preparatory Work for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) at Doelenzijde
Organisation
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Accidental double zoom reveals millimetre waves around supermassive black hole
An international team of astronomers led by Matus Rybak (Leiden University) has proven, thanks to accidental double zoom, that millimetre radiation is generated close to the core of a supermassive black hole. Their findings have been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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Student exhibition: unearthing the story of the VOC ship Amsterdam
A new student-curated exhibition in the F1-corridor of the Van Steenis building brings history to life through remarkable finds from the Amsterdam, a merchant vessel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) that met an untimely end in 1749. 'The story of the Amsterdam is truly unique, especially considering…
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‘Teaching a robot to fry an egg isn’t as easy as you’d think’
‘AI can’t do half as much as people think,’ says computer scientist and psychologist Roy de Kleijn. He tries to teach robots seemingly easy things, and keeps on discovering how smart human intelligence really is. Three things that computers are no way near doing.
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Binary star reveals: planet formation doesn’t always happen in sync
A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. The planet is orbiting a star at which planet formation has finished, while the same-aged companion star still has a planet-forming disk. The researchers…
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Educational innovation at Humanities: 'Students are great initiators’
In the academic year 2018 - 2019, the Faculty of Humanities established the Educational Innovation Programme. In this way, the faculty wants to realise the ambitions from the educational vision of Leiden University in education. How is the programme currently doing? We talked to project manager Sanne…
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50 years of Dispuut Pleyte: “At get-togethers I walked across the Rapenburg with boxes full of glasses”
Party for Dispuut Pleyte (so called after the 19th-century Dutch Egyptologist). The study association for Ancient Near Eastern studies and Classics and Ancient Civilizations celebrates its 50th anniversary. Ahead of the festive symposium on 7 June, we look back and ahead with chairman Steef Haeldermans…
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Resistance against the Dutch and German Occupiers: Indonesian Students in Leiden
On the eve of World War II, Leiden was home to the largest Indonesian student community in the Netherlands. Many of these students joined the resistance against the German occupation, and later some fought for Indonesia’s independence.
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A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography
Lecture, Talk
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Internship opportunity: excavation project at Roman camp in Ermelo
Education
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New wall unit at Brasserie Science: convenient and sustainable
Facility
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Faculty Office has moved to Herta Mohr Building
As from Wednesday 13 May, the Faculty Office has moved to the Herta Mohr Building.
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(Hoisting) work in the Gorlaeus Building on Monday 13 October
Facility
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Serving diverse communities organised its first tasting
Social
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Update Phase 2A - First moves begin and the new main entrance is open from 2 April!
Organisation
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Take free music or singing lessons at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague
Social
- The Faculty Board on the occupation 6 May
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LAWLANDS tokens left over? Donate them to the LUF Children's Fund
Organisation
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NICA is moving to Leiden
Since 1 January Leiden has a new graduate school. The Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA), previously based at the University of Amsterdam, has moved to the Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS).
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Tragic news concerning Dr Andrzej Antczak
Social
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Book presentation: In Staat van Beleg - Aeneas Tacticus
Lecture, Book presentation
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Onzekerheid beïnvloed - de rol van emoties tijdens conflicten en strafbepaling
Lecture
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Een onzekere wereld - van complottheorieën naar alarmsignalen in ons brein
Lecture
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What and why?
Exchange: What and why?
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Career support
During your studies, you can already work on your career. This can be done in various ways. We would like to show you some of the ways in which the University can help you.
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Internships and research in the Netherlands
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?
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Seven projects receive funding from Humanities' JEDI Fund
The Faculty of Humanities' Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund provides small grants to initiatives in support of diversity and inclusion, with specific emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment.
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Book presentation: Van Bedaja tot Madonna: de Javaanse beeldsnijder Iko
Lecture, Book presentation
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Gorlaeus Bicycle Parking closed on Friday 18 July due to maintenance work
Facility
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Partnership of ISGA in the LIFE SECURDOMINO project
With a Kick Off Meeting on 10 December 2021, we are proud to present the partnership of Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) in the LIFE SECURDOMINO project!
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Media spotlight on neutrino detection by underwater telescope
Scientists have detected a neutrino with the highest energy ever measured. Leiden physicists Maarten de Jong and Dorothea Samtleben were involved in this project, which was widely covered in newspapers and online media last week.
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Archaeologist Mark Driessen’s book and project in royal spotlights
On September 28, 2022, dr.ir. Mark Driessen presented a publication about the ancient Roman frontier in Jordan. Venue for the book launch was the residence of the Dutch Ambassador in Amman. The event was attended by Prince Hassan bin Talal and his wife Princess Sarvath el Hassan, members of the Jordanian…
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17 November 2023 - 5 January 2024: Atrium of the Gorlaeus Building will be painted
Facility, Organisation
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Oude UB exhibition shows the beauty of ‘pavement plants’
For a few years now, Leiden’s Hortus botanicus has been mounting a campaign to cherish wild plants in the city – for the biodiversity and beauty of this spontaneous vegetation. Botanical artists reveal this beauty in an exhibition at Oude UB in Leiden.
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Professor Joanita Vroom investigates medieval Greece with The Packard Humanities Institute grant
In 2024, Professor Joanita Vroom received a substantial grant from the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) in support for her Hinterlands of Medieval Chalcis Project (HMC Project) in Greece. PHI, a California-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to archaeological research as well as to the preservation…
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End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students
With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year. We have accomplished a great deal together but the year has been difficult at times.
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Workshop: Other Forms of Understanding Language / Andere vormen van taalbegrip / Otras formas de entender el lenguaje
Course, Workshop
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Linda van Erp-van GenderenFaculty of Science
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Yvonne van Eijk-van VeenFaculty of Archaeology
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Angelica van Haaster-van der VliesFaculty of Law
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Angelique van Wetten-van der LindenFaculty of Law
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Connie van Gent-van DorpFaculty of Science
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Vera van Egmond-van der Molen
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Willeke van Heyningen-van RijFaculty of Law
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Marguerite van Wijk-van Lennep
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Elisabeth van Persijn van Meerten
Faculteit Geneeskunde