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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This workshop brings together researchers from economics, computer science, political science, and related social sciences to advance the modelling of climate negotiations and fair climate policy. bit.ly/4ATV4mb @pbiswas.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stratigraphers, evolutionary biologists and software engineers aim to advance the joint modeling of stratigraphic and phylogenetic processes to bridge this knowledge gap between earth sciences and biology. bit.ly/4dbfDjH @lauramulvey.bsky.social @rachelwarnock.bsky.social @niklashohmann.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This workshop fosters shared understanding of Stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEM) research advances, moral questions, and legal contexts. bit.ly/4hG3STV @nmoris.bsky.social @nicolasrivron.bsky.social @emmacave.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Lorentz Center and the @esciencecenter.bsky.social invite researchers to join the eScience Center-Lorentz Competition 2026. This year the focus is on: -Digital sovereignty in research- Moren information: www.lorentzcenter.nl/escience-cen...

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Scientists, designers, and artists come together this week to establish the foundations of quantum games as a rigorous research field. @laurapiispanen.wsocial.eu @decodoku.bsky.social bit.ly/4yAa8TK

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This workshop brings together researchers from astrophysics, particle physics, computational physics, and artificial intelligence to shape a shared roadmap for specialised foundation models in astrophysics. bit.ly/4AhNlhs

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Different communities working on Neptunian exoplanets, come together to allow observations and theory to inform each other and help push towards a unified understanding of these worlds that sit between rocky planets and Jupiter-scale gas giants. bit.ly/468qDuj

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Geo- and material scientists with experts in synchrotron-based techniques for studying structure and stress at microscopic scales, come together to identify opportunities to advance our understanding of grain boundary evolution in polycrystalline materials. bit.ly/4wzjmyl

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Join the public lecture 'CRISPR: Rewriting DNA' on October 8. Dr. Daniël Warmerdam will illustrate how researchers are developing therapies that aim to correct the underlying genetic cause of disease, rather than simply treating symptoms. bit.ly/4cforEr @warmerdamdaniel.bsky.social

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Lorentz Lecture - CRISPR: Rewriting DNA - Rijksmuseum Boerhaave

CRISPR: Rewriting DNA to Treat Rare Genetic Diseases – From Scientific Breakthrough to Patient Care

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Researchers with limited availability can now benefit from a more flexible workshop format! In cases when setting aside 3 to 5 days for a workshop is challenging, it is possible to submit proposals for 1- or 2-day workshops within the regular peer-reviewed program. bit.ly/4yVKtGd

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The planned 50-m AtLAST telescope promises a revolution in sub-mm surveys – yet demands novel instruments and operational models. This interdisciplinary workshop aims to define key science goals for AtLAST and chart a roadmap for future instruments. bit.ly/4pSoTy9 @claudiacicone.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It all started with a Lorentz Center workshop..

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This week we welcome second- and third-year Bachelor students for the summer school of the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION). The 7-day programme includes a series of seminars by renowned physicists, visits to research laboratories, and several social activities. bit.ly/44VklgS

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This workshop aims to build new collaborations to define future observations needed to reconcile dusty AGN populations (JWST, ALMA, ELT, SKA), and to establish how future generations of theoretical models should address dust physics and its link to AGN feedback. bit.ly/4vOA640 @eilatg.bsky.social

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Mara Pieri @marapieri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📕 New open access article out now! The result of a participatory workshop at @lorentzcenter.bsky.social on care for trans ans non-binary ageing people. "Optimizing care for older transgender and non-binary adults: a co-created agenda for future research" ⏩️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Optimizing care for older transgender and non-binary adults: a co-created agenda for future research

Despite a growing population of older transgender and non-binary (TNB) adults, evidence-based guidance for their care remains limited. There is a pressing need for a comprehensive research agenda d...

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This workshop aims to advance the understanding of QPV implementations, security proofs and potential loopholes, and to explore connections to a variety of fields including relativistic quantum information and spacetime. bit.ly/3T0Ovwq @paolagrosso.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This workshop aims to advance both the theoretical and computational foundations of quiver representations motivated by topological data analysis (TDA). bit.ly/4eNPXe7 @rmodule.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This workshop brings together leading and emerging STS scholars who research knowledge practices and technical innovation in marine, oceanic, and freshwater sciences. bit.ly/4aDJ2lc @joseacanada.bsky.social @elisj.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This week is 'iSAPS-week': International Software Architecture PhD School! iSAPS provides young researchers and practicing architects from the industry the opportunity to learn from the leaders in the field. bit.ly/4birBXB @danielfeitosa.bsky.social @plago.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Researchers from different subfields of mathematical phylogenetics, including combinatorics, statistics, algebra, algorithms, and machine learning, alongside biologists and stemmatologists, come together this week to reinforce ties and establish new connections. bit.ly/4eU7kc9

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This workshop reorients the dialogue about former ethnographic museums away from anthropology, archaeology and art history, to emphasise the value of fabulation and literary critique on rewriting the representational narratives in museums that are most evident in the curatorial. bit.ly/4y1edRE

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Software developers, computational modelers, and experimental plant biologists come together this week to build collaborative frameworks that connect qualitative and quantitative approaches in plant biology. bit.ly/4fYWiV9

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

How can advanced tools from survival analysis help infectious disease modeling, and how can biological knowledge and combining different sources of information from infectious disease modeling inform survival analysis practices? bit.ly/3Q1eItR @kylieainslie.bsky.social @don-keyshot.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This workshop brings together key researchers to discuss and share their expertise about introducing far-red photosynthesis into crops to boost yields. bit.ly/4epXRsA

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This WE Heraeus-Lorentz workshop evaluates how far Van der Waals heterostructures have advanced our understanding of correlated phases and where the field should focus next. bit.ly/4fxcH2K

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This workshop provides the participants an international forum to exchange on frontier research at the growing and exciting research intersection between bio- and fluid physics and health, with particular focus on viral respiratory transmission through the air, at various scales. bit.ly/4efT5yY

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This workshop aims to encourage perception-influence design practices for aerospace technologies (e.g. aircraft, drones, wind turbines). It aims to develop best practices, guidelines for manufacturers and policymakers, and innovative tools for evaluating noise impact. bit.ly/3REI9Cm

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Experts and young researchers in mathematical finance, machine learning, and sustainable economics, come together to explore how advances in stochastic modeling, numerical methods, and data-driven approaches can support the global transition towards sustainable finance. bit.ly/4nRSTcH

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This workshop aims to identify and catalogue the various sources of spectroscopic radio observations, the different formats of the datasets, existing software tools used by the community, as well as develop new software to fill gaps in current capabilities. bit.ly/4dzpTBu @hayesla.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Exoplanetary scientists, (astro)biologists and planetary scientists and teams developing and building the next generation telescopes come together this week at the Lorentz Center. bit.ly/3QAzwIq @exoclouds.bsky.social @astrorickman.bsky.social @timlichtenberg.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We would like to draw your attention to this video of the workshop “Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability.” It perfectly illustrates what a workshop at the Lorentz Center is like. In addition, the topic itself is more than worth watching. youtu.be/xhCdanBLASc?...

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Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability and its relevance to ESA's Envision mission science

YouTube video by ESA Space Science Hub

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Congratulations to Maximilian Ries, Sebastian Pfaller and Andrea Giuntoli for winning the 2027 CECAM-Lorentz Call with their proposal "Fracture of Amorphous Materials Across the Scales". @cecamevents.bsky.social bit.ly/3QjelKG

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Researchers, practitioners, and autism community stakeholders discuss facilitators and barriers to support wellbeing, strengths, and identity development in autistic people. @jiedilei.bsky.social @ilianamagiati.bsky.social @jeroendewinter.bsky.social @juliettegudkne1.bsky.social bit.ly/3OkId8P

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This week we welcome the winner of the Huibregtsen Prize 2024: Sarian Kosten. In addition to the Huibregtsen Prize, the winner is offered a workshop at the Lorentz Center. bit.ly/4cDzxUu

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This workshop aims to connect and explore the various knowledge gaps hindering achievement of true person-centeredness in healthcare, to identify research avenues to address these knowledge gaps, and work towards a grant proposal to perform such research. bit.ly/4cvWb0X

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The aim of this workshop is to bring together leading experts of the field to review the current state of knowledge on Intra-Cluster Light (ICL), the faint halo of stars between galaxies in galaxy groups and clusters. @mireiamontes.bsky.social bit.ly/3Q4BCzV

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This week's workshop aims to broaden the research focus of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) to comprehensively include bio-energetics or brain energy dynamics, particularly emphasizing energy expenditure. bit.ly/4s2JC1S @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We would like to share an exciting opportunity: the Golestan Fellowship at NIAS. This fellowship is aimed at non-Dutch researchers with post-PhD experience working at the interface of medical or biological sciences and the humanities or social sciences. nias.knaw.nl/fellowships/...

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Golestan Fellowship | NIAS

The Golestan Fellowship call for the 2027–28 academic year will be open from 15 January to 13 April 2026 (12:00 noon CET).

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This workshop aims to answer the question: how can we ensure that joint decision making about healthcare is facilitated by AI, in a way that is legally and medical-ethically warranted? bit.ly/40OwEJP @johankwisthout.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This workshop aims to systematize theories of bundled modalities across logic subfields, exploring their general properties, computational advantages, and applications. The workshop fosters interdisciplinary dialogue to establish bundled modalities as a cohesive paradigm in logic. bit.ly/3NkPi9f

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

In times of crisis, play often emerges as a vital response for dealing with highly uncertain, precarious and unfathomable conditions. This workshops works on the development of a prototype for playful strategies in crisis. bit.ly/416rKI9 @apolitopoulos.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This workshop brings together mathematicians, philosophers, computer scientists, and experimental neuroscientists to identify either missing or ill-directed trends in neuroscience and ask new questions toward a new paradigm. bit.ly/4sLmipW @battaglialab.bsky.social @danielkostic.bsky.social

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

How do we turn distributed AI infrastructure into a unified scientific instrument? The winner of the 2026 eScience Center-Lorentz Competition—"Beyond Models"—aims to do just that. The team will host an intensive workshop at @LorentzCenter w/ dedicated support from our #RSEs. Congrats to the team! 🎉

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Winners of the eScience Center-Lorentz Competition 2026 Announced - eScience Center

Last August, the Lorentz Center and the Netherlands eScience Center invited researchers to apply for the eScience Center-Lorentz Competition 2025. The call sought ambitious proposals to tackle the…

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Congratulations to Azza Ahmed, Thomas Abeel, Raymond Oonk and Arnaud Renard for winning the eScience Center-Lorentz Competition 2025 with their proposal 'Beyond Models: Distributed AI Infrastructure as a Scientific Instrument'. bit.ly/3PgBzR7 @esciencecenter.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Researchers from quantum computing, quantum communication, and the foundations of quantum mechanics explore the fundamental ingredients behind quantum advantage—the ability of quantum technologies to outperform classical ones. bit.ly/4uicjKh @alexiasalavrakos.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This workshop aims to explore the nexus between conceptions of time, innovation, and progress across cultural and historical contexts to develop a new narrative sensitive to alternative forms of innovation. bit.ly/3OSc7kM @inekesluiter.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Stay in the loop — Join our Newsletter! Be the first to hear about inspiring stories, upcoming calls and workshops, and updates from the Lorentz Center. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter and get all the news delivered straight to your inbox. You can sign up here: bit.ly/46VgMso

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The goal of this workshop is to connect the chemical fossil records of nearby galaxies with the latest observations of galaxies in the early Universe. bit.ly/46irYz5 @joriswitstok.bsky.social

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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This week we welcome the workshop of the NIAS-Lorentz Theme Group 2025/2026: Hybrid Agencies - Embodied Intelligence in Biological and Artificial Agents. bit.ly/4rpN72K @annaciaunica.bsky.social @erikjbekkers.bsky.social

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