LUMC will receive €50,000 from Open Science NL to establish Open Science quality indicators, prioritize them and be able to recognize and value science in a new way within LUMC.
Open ScienceOpen Science is about making science more accessible, inclusive, and reliable. LUMC sees Open Science as the way to make a greater scientific and societal impact. LUMC runs the Future@Work program, which includes the Academia in Motion (AiM) program. Open Science is a focus [...]
On January 27th, 2025, the first LEGend PhD Day symposium was held at the beautiful Academiegebouw in Leiden. It was an afternoon full of interesting talks and pitches related to its theme — From Womb to Wrinkles — and was received very positively. Interesting discussions were also held during three speeddating rounds in which people were paired with researchers from other departments to ask each other questions on their fields and careers. After the event, a nice borrel provided [...]
Would you like to present your research to an international audience and compete for prizes of up to €1000? Join the Leiden International (Bio)Medical Student Conference (LIMSC), taking place from May 14 to 18, 2025, in Leiden!
LIMSC is one of the largest international student conferences, organized right here at the LUMC. The conference features an extensive scientific program, including inspiring lectures by renowned speakers, a symposium on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, and a unique platform for students to present [...]
Tove Fall will present her research in Lecture Hall 3 in the main LUMC building at 12 o’clock on the 16th of January, 2025. She is a Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at the Department of Medical Sciences at Uppsala University.
Prof. Tove Fall
Tove Fall’s research focuses on the identification of factors determining the onset and progression of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. She will present findings from her research group on large [...]
On Friday November 15th dr. Hanneke Smaling was awarded the Alzheimer Nederland Research Talent Award 2024, along with a grant of € 150.000,-. Alzheimer Nederland has appointed her as most talented Dutch dementia researcher, in the category 5 to 8 years post PhD.
Smaling investigates how technological interventions can improve quality of life of nursing home residents with dementia. For example, technology can reduce workload of healthcare professionals or improve personalized healthcare, like emotional intelligent robots. Through this award, Alzheimer [...]
Annelies van Rijn & her project team obtained a €200.000 research grant from ZonMw to investigate how the living arrangement of people with Korsakoff syndrome can be optimized, so they can experience as much independence and quality of life as possible.
Annelies van Rijn (left)Regional expertise centre Domus Nostra from Saffier (The Hague) intends to set-up a pilot in which a selected group of residents with Korsakoff syndrome will take a step towards more independent living. Annelies and [...]
The six collaborating Academic Networks for Elderly Care (SANO) launched a ‘’Kennisagenda voor de langdurige ouderenzorg’’ in 2022. An update of this ‘’Kennisagenda’’ is published annually during the SANO Science Day. In the new edition of October 2024, three new themes have been added to the ‘’Kennisagenda’’. It concerns the themes of dementia at a young age, Interprofessional collaboration and Shared decision-making.
Click here for more information: kennisagenda-oktober-2024.pdf
Last Monday, 26th of November, was marked by a large protest on the “monstrous” pending budget cuts imposed by the new Dutch goverment. The main message of the protest, the calls to cancel these cuts, was aimed at the main proponent of the cuts Eppo Bruins, minister of Education, Culture and Science. The budget cuts are accompanied by a controversial “fine” of 3000 euros per year for students who take longer than planned to finish their higher education. The cuts [...]
LUMC PhD candidate Jasmin Kuhn-Keller will defend her PhD thesis “IN SHAPE: A novel approach to white matter hyperintensity analysis” on the 21st of November at 14.30 o’clock. You can join in person at the Academiegebouw in Leiden, or via the livestream!
A preprint of her thesis is available here.
Register for the LEGend PhD Day, January 27th, 2025!
We are excited to invite all PhD students and other researchers interested in the LEGend research theme to participate in this symposium!
Please fill out this Google form or scan the QR to guarantee your spot! Participation in the event is free. If needed, you will receive an educational certificate.
The LEGend PhD Day is a unique opportunity to connect with PhD students and other researchers focusing on [...]