Finally signing the Sweat Room wall

Mikihiro Moriyama first came to Leiden for a year in 1988, and then stayed from 1992 to 1995 and was back again in June 2003 for his PhD. But he never signed his name on the wall of the Sweat Room.
'I’d never heard of the Sweat Room until I met Carel Stolker in Jakarta!'

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Targeted immunotherapy for cancer patients

Immunotherapy stimulates the cancer patient's own immune system to attack the cancer. However, this therapy is not effective in all patients. Thanks to the support of an esteemed donor of the Leiden University Funds, Dr Noel de Miranda was able to develop a rapid, effective test to select suitable patients.

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Join the Alumni Meeting in San Francisco Bay Area

The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and the Consulate General of the Netherlands in San Francisco cordially invite you to the first annual Holland in the Valley - Alumni Event, Thursday evening, September 19, 2019 at ‘’Urban Winery’’ Tank 18. 

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Birds around airports may be deaf and more aggressive

Birds around airports are more aggressive and sing as if they have hearing loss. Collaboration between researchers of Manchester Metropolitan University and the Institute of Biology Leiden has led to surprising new findings about the impact of anthropogenic noise on birds around airports.

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