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Welcome to the website of RISE: Researchers in Science for Equality. RISE is the network for female beta scientists of Leiden University, Faculty of Science. The mission of RISE is to build an inspiring work environment for female scientists, to…

Astronomer Mariska Kriek will be researching how galaxies form. She received an NWO Vice grant to study galaxies in the early universe. Her research uses new and unprecedented observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). With its large mirror and…

For the international day of women & girls in science, the study programmes of astronomy, computer science, mathematics and physics joined forces to show  female high school students that a career in science is a great choice. 70 high school…