Ana Achúcarro, Professor of Astroparticle physics and quantum field theory at our Faculty has worked as a PhD student in the group of Stephen Hawking, the famous Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, who sadly passed away today. In…
A recent study of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle on the names of first and senior authors on papers in high-impact journals has show that women are highly under represented. In Nature and Science only about 15%…
The Faculty of Science places its female talent in the spotlight on International Women’s Day! Read the full news item by clicking the following link >>
Today, on International Women’s Day a portrait of Ewine van Dishoeck is, amongst 13 other distinguished women professors, will be revealed in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber by former Minister of Education, Culture and Science Jet…
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day! At the Faculty of Science we honour the many achievements of our excellent women in Science. International Women’s Day on March 8 is the kick off of a new year of events around the…
Since 2015 the United Nations have declared 11 February the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Leiden University organized a public event for over a hundred visitors. In between a lecture on alien life and a talkshow on…
Action Changes Things. Do you ACT? Come to the public event @ Leiden University! With: Ewine van Dishoeck, Margriet van der Heijden, Irene Groot, Wim van Saarloos, Daniela Kraft, Eline Slagboom, Minette van den Bemd, Miranda van Eck Link to…
