Interview

The science in the cards of ImmunoWars

Imagine: you’d like to bring the current state of immunology to the general public in an understandable and fun way. That’s quite a challenge, so how can you best go about it? Well, with a card game of course!

Frank Rensen • November 22, 2021

News

Leiden as the European City of Science; what does it entail and who is behind the scenes?

In the year 2022, Leiden will be known throughout Europe as ‘The European City of Science’. Every day, for 365 days, there is something on the program agenda related to science, knowledge, and art.The final program was announced last Wednesday, November 10th.

Carlijn Veldhuis • November 18, 2021

Research

Leiden Student Journal: A lab at home

In Leiden Student Journal LSM features a student whose research or internship has lead to a scientific publication. In this article: the LEGO-interferometer of Louw Feenstra.

Lisa van Zuijlen • November 11, 2021

Interview

Rapidemic - Tapping into Leiden’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

How do you strive and survive in the competitive world of entrepeneurship? Editor Gabrielle Aisa Bonoko finds answers from the Rapidemic-team, winners of iGEM 2020.

Gabrielle Aisa Bonoko • November 04, 2021

Interview

Roel Wouters on biodiversity and politics

Biology student Roel Wouters made it to the finals of the competition for the position of United Nations (UN) Youth Representative Biodiversity and Food. The elections run until Friday the 29th of October, in which young people to the age of 30 can vote online.

Luna Rezaei Ghavamabadi • October 28, 2021

Research

The calculated altruism

Evolution by natural selection is a fiercely competitive process. Resources are limited in nature. Thus animals should always be up for themselves and reproduce at the expense of other individuals.

Yakun Yang • October 21, 2021