Opinion Let's not be STEM-supremacists A plea for respecting fundamentally different ways of acquiring knowledge. Frank Rensen • April 21, 2023
Internship Toronto Times 4 – Mosaic An MSc student biology is embarking on an adventure to do a research internship in Toronto, Canada. For nine months. A leap of faith into a new world. In nine short, monthly pieces, he gives an impression of what it's like. Bart Grijmans • April 10, 2023
Background The vicious cycle of coffee If you have ever been to one of the many libraries in Leiden University you may have noticed the amount of students that might be holding cardboard cups with the smell of coffee coming from it as they pass you by. How has this drink become such an important part of the daily life of students? Clarissa Falempin • April 06, 2023
Background Are procrastinators exaggerators? More than half of students tend to put off work until the last moment. A dive into the mechanics and controllability of procrastination. Jordy Janssen • March 30, 2023
Research Why do mosquitoes love me so much? We all know someone who always gets attacked by mosquitoes. While everyone is enjoying the BBQ, they need to stay on high alert and still manage to get bitten multiple times by the end of the night. Researchers already have ideas on what makes some people more attractive, but it’s not sweet blood. Linshan Feng • March 23, 2023
Background Leaf flea, I choose you! During the Popular Science Writing course, students are asked to write an article based on a scientific talk. This week an article by Stan Meijers, on the Japanese leaf flea as a potential repressant against Japanese knotweed. • March 16, 2023
Internship Toronto Times 3 – High up An MSc student biology is embarking on an adventure to do a research internship in Toronto, Canada. For nine months. A leap of faith into a new world. In nine short, monthly pieces, he gives an impression of what it's like. Bart Grijmans • March 13, 2023
Opinion Why science deniers are important You probably know them: science deniers. People with little faith in science, who prefer to do their own research. They are often subject to ridicule, seen as stupid or at least ill-informed. But I believe science deniers are enormously important to science. Louke Nieman • March 09, 2023
News Improve your writing - ask a coach! A new phenomenon in the Faculty of Science: Writing Coaches! In this article we explain who they are and how they can help you to improve your writing process. Claudia Santos Gonçalves • February 17, 2023
