From sustainable crop protection using micro-organisms to energy-efficient enzymes from residual streams: five projects involving Leiden researchers are receiving funding from NWO and co-funders.
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@leidenscience.bsky.social@leidenscience.bsky.socialOn Friday 2 October, Leiden University welcomed the Dutch Parliament’s Committee for Digital Affairs. The MPs visited Leiden to discuss the opportunities, challenges and societal implications of quantum technology.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialHow much do you actually know about AI, what it can do and the questions the technology raises? Test your knowledge with our quiz, compiled by our experts. Have fun!
@leidenscience.bsky.socialMore than 1,200 microbial strains, 8,000 extracts and 160,000 tests. In a major European project, Leiden scientists searched the ocean for promising compounds. Their search uncovered new substances that could help combat diseases in humans, plants and fish.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialFundings for research into Parkinson's disease and sustainable solutions inspired by nature
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@leidenscience.bsky.socialTo mark World Heart Day, researchers in Leiden explain how the immune system affects atherosclerosis. By uncovering what happens in artery walls, they hope to identify people at increased risk sooner and provide more targeted treatment.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialPlace a camera near a berry-laden shrub and click away: how many animals can you photograph? In Hortus Spotter, you go on a digital wildlife hunt through the Hortus botanicus Leiden. Behind the game lies real biodiversity research, and lots of programming.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialHouseholds will need to change their lifestyles to meet climate targets. Industrial ecologist Stephanie Cap warns that households cannot do this alone: businesses and governments must create the right conditions to make these lifestyle changes possible.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialOn 18 September, Prof. Frank Israel passed away at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife Isa and their children, Marinus and Adriana. Frank was associated with Leiden Observatory for more than half a century.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialFive Computer Science master's students from Leiden University have won an international Minecraft AI competition. Their program built the most beautiful virtual settlement ever seen in the contest. ‘Nobody beats motivated humans with AI tools.’
@leidenscience.bsky.socialHow do bacteria breathe? This question has been the life’s work of Lars Jeuken. And it’s surprisingly relevant: research into bacterial respiration helps drive developments in sustainable energy production and the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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@leidenscience.bsky.socialMore than 500 scientists and doctors from the EU are calling on the European Parliament to suspend its consideration of new European regulations on food safety, agriculture and animal feed.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialCan computers use less energy without compromising performance? That's what computer scientists Ben van Werkhoven and Rob van Nieuwpoort from the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are studying.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialFrom friendship networks and the internet to connections in the brain and trade relationships between countries: networks are everywhere. Physicists at Leiden study the fundamental principles underlying all these networks, leading to new insights.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialA new database by Leiden researchers shows that different cities need different approaches to achieve a more sustainable food system.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialWhat started in 1996 as a small institute with a handful of staff and students has grown into one of the largest institutes within our faculty. As LIACS celebrates its 30th anniversary, two long-standing members reflect on its remarkable journey.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialThis summer, 115 participants in Leiden and The Hague worked with scientists from Leiden University to investigate the soil life in their community garden plots. They helped scientists better understand the connection between soil, plants and people.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialWhy did humans lose most of their body hair during evolution, yet retain armpit and pubic hair? In a new University of the Netherlands video, palaeontologist Yanell Braumuller answers five burning questions about evolution.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialThe winners of the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Awards 2026 work on very different challenges, but share one ambition: turning scientific discoveries into impact.
@leidenscience.bsky.socialOn Tuesday afternoon, Leiden Science officially opened the new academic year in a packed atrium of the Gorlaeus Building. Dean Jasper Knoester encouraged everyone to keep looking beyond the boundaries of their own field. ‘That is the way forward!’