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  19 February 2020
 
 
When will there be a coronavirus vaccine?
 
Professor of Molecular Virology, Eric Snijder, has been researching coronaviruses for years. We asked him a few questions about the outbreak.
 
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Girl power and science during the Girls in Science Day
 
Working on superconductivity, finding exoplanets or programming with Python. More than 100 girls came to Leiden University on Girls in Science Day.    Read more
 
 
 
 
Pilgrim Year: a commemoration rather than a celebration
 
Myths abound about the Pilgrims, the group of religious refugees from England who set sail for America in 1620. In an international conference, historians from Leiden will seek to draw attention to the more negative effects of the colonisation of North America. Find out more in our long read.    Read more
 
 
 
Dies natalis: ‘Collaboration requires firm grounding in the individual disciplines’
 
‘Collaboration is increasingly important,’ said Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker at the 445th Dies Natalis of Leiden University on 7 February.    Read more
 
 
 
 
Twinkle, twinkle, giant star
 
Up above the world so high a giant star twinkles. Could an 83-year-old astronomer unravel the mystery of this megastar? Find out more in our long read.    Read more
 
 
 
‘There’s a difference between inclusion and change’
 
If you want to talk about inclusion, you have to bring up the subject of race. This is what Kamna Patel said at Leiden University’s annual Diversity Symposium.    Read more
 
 
 
 
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