457 search results for “mathematical and statistical modelling” in the Student website
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Wouter van Loon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Exhibition shows the ‘beauty and power’ of mathematics
In the ‘Imaginary’ exhibition, its curators show how society is made up of mathematics. From algorithms that save lives to ones that generate art. The exhibition is from 2 June to 25 July at Oude UB in Leiden.
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Martin Bright
Science
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Ronald Cramer
Science
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Marco Streng
Science
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M Bhargava
Science
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Emma Brakkee
Science
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Peter Bruin
Science
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Hendrik Lenstra
Science
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David Holmes
Science
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Rusydi Makarim
Science
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Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic
Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight against misleading statistics. Their lesson series can now be found online.
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Marjolein Fokkema
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dirk van der Hoeven
Science
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Beth Lloyd
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bart de Smit
Science
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Jan-Hendrik Evertse
Science
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Robin de Jong
Science
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Ronald van Luijk
Science
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Binding study advice (BSA)
As a bachelor’s student at Leiden University, you will be issued with binding study advice (BSA). This means you must obtain sufficient study credits in the first year of your bachelor’s programme to be permitted to continue studying. Some programmes also have additional requirements.
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…
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Catherijne Knibbe
Science
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Eiko Fried
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Max van Haastrecht
Science
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Xaver Funk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Annual report
Each year Leiden University, its departments and its faculties publish an annual report which contains all the important information and statistics for that year.
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Mark de Rooij appointed SAIlS Professor
As of April 2022, Mark de Rooij has been appointed SAILS Professor AI and Data Theory at the Institute of Psychology. This position will enable him to contribute to the goal of the interdisciplinary programme: to build on and expand the current expertise on AI within Leiden University, working from…
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Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’
Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstanding thesis, with great attention to detail. The Mathematics and Physics student worked on a mathematical description of monopoles: hypothetical particles…
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‘I use a statistical analysis to estimate my travel time by bike’
Why use Google Maps when you can also calculate your bike route based on your own data. Statistician and cyclist Alexander Dürre sees statistics in everything around him. He analyses data of soccer games and calculates the possible winners of cycling races. ‘When I have too much time, I apply statistics…
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Mathematics across borders: Peter Stevenhagen in Pakistan
Peter Stevenhagen delivered daily lectures at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering in Lahore, in collaboration with ICTP, a well-known UNESCO institute in Trieste. The aim is to enhance it he knowledge of students from low- and middle-income countries. ‘By teaching here, I can truly…
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Peter Stevenhagen
Science
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Sander Hille
Science
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Vivi Rottschäfer
Science
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Statistical literacy: ‘It’s about how we teach, not what we can teach’
Assistant Professor Lucie Zicha at Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague is on a mission to bring statistical literacy to all undergraduate students.
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Xining Yang
Science
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Franz Wurm
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suiting Ding
Science
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Dietsje Jolles
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Verifying the correctness of mathematical theorems with a computer
How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathematical theorem into computer language. ‘This allows a computer to understand the theorem and check whether the proof behind it is entirely correct.’ The…
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Student for a Day - Methodology and Statistics in Psychology (MSc Psychology)
Study information
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Student for a Day - Methodology and Statistics in Psychology (MSc Psychology)
Study information
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Leiden archaeologists create open educational resources on agent-based modeling
The past two years, Laura van der Knaap and Professor Karsten Lambers worked on creating open teaching materials on agent-based modeling, funded by Erasmus+ and in collaboration with Danish, Irish and Dutch partners. Programming is an important skill involved in this, which is often seen as intimidating…
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Gianne Derks new Scientific Director of the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 May Gianne Derks is the new Scientific Director of the Mathematics Institute. Derks succeeds Hermen Jan Hupkes who temporarily assumed the role. Derks has been appointed for a period of four years.
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Roy de Kleijn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Zsuzsa Bakk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mariana Braz Pires
Science
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Tales Yamamoto
Science
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Fenying Zang
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficial for the rare and malignant Ewing sarcoma, which mainly affects children and adolescents. Mathematics professor Marta Fiocco has been awarded a substantial…