Early career researchers Selas Bots and Agustin Enciso-Martinez, from LUMC, were tasked with one mission during the EU TalentOn: to present innovative solutions that can help turn the tide against cancer.
To ensure knowledge flourishes and the city gains the maximum benefit from all knowledge institutions, the Leiden Kennisstad partnership was launched five years ago. A new partnership agreement was signed on November 11th.
Leiden already has an observatory, a faculty of astronomy and a number of companies involved in space technology. A new company has been added to the Bio Science Park: SRON.
The municipality of Leiden and the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW) of the university signed a letter of intent on Tuesday 9 November in which they promise to work more intensively on the health of the residents of the city.
Daan Frenkel, professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the KNAW award for his pioneering and innovative work in theoretical physics.