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Leiden University Excellence Scholarships (LexS) awarded
The Leiden University Excellence Scholarships Programme (LExS) provides scholarships for excellent international students from outside the EU/EEA who come to Leiden to follow a master’s programme. The first eighty LExS scholarships have been awarded for this academic year.
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The faculty opens her Youtube Channel
As of today, several educational films, lectures and other faculty-related issues can be easily viewed our own Youtube channel! A link to our channel has been placed on our homepage.
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Genome size of wild tulips determined
Leiden researcher Dr Ben Zonneveld has determined the size of the genome - the amount of DNA per nucleus - of wild tulips. His conclusion is that there are more than 87 wild species. Various possibly new species have been discovered.
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Wim van Saarloos New Director of FOM Foundation
The FOM Executive Board has appointed Professor Wim van Saarloos (1955) Director of FOM Foundation, effective 1 November 2009.
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Ten years of Life Science and Technology
On September 9th 2009, the study Life Science and Technology (LS&T) celebrates its 10th anniversary. In 1999, a group of enthusiastic pioneers within the Technical University Delft (TUD) and Leiden University (LU) founded a novel study based on the biotechnological expertise of research institutes within 2 universities, which was exceptional at that time.
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Wrestling with SUMO proteins
The work done by SUMO proteins in the cells of our body is of vital importance. Molecular cell biologist Alfred Vertegaal has been studying these proteins for nine years, first with a Veni subsidy and then with a prestigious Vidi subsidy.
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Casimir Research School to receive € 800,000 for talented PhD candidates
The Casimir Research School is to receive an € 800,000 subsidy from the NWO Graduate Programme to further integrate the master's study and PhD research. Minister Plasterk judged the Leiden-Delft Casimir plan to be one of the best.
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Two research schools partnered with Leiden University score in the first Graduate Programme
The Casimir Research School and the Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences will be participating in the first Graduate Programme.
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Villagers steal meat from lions
Researchers from Leiden see hungry villagers in the north of Cameroon steal meat from the prey of lions.
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New chance for the Philippine crocodile
Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Sciences hope that by releasing fifty Philippine crocodiles bred in captivity, they will be able to speed up the recovery of the crocodile population.
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