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What we can learn from the Mycenaeans
The Mycenaean civilization of ancient Greek times offers enormous potential for useful information: from innovative construction methods to ways of handling crisis situations as a society. Archaeologist Ann Brysbaert and her team analyse Mycenaean construction processes in the ERC Consolidator project…
- Cultural Diplomacy
- Week 1: 6-12 January 2019
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About
BASCE brings together those in the Benelux who are committed to exploring the changing relations between culture and the environment.
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Education
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences provides its ca. 5000 students with a thorough education in the social and behavioural sciences. The student population is very diverse and international in nature.
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The Epic Rebirth of Christ: Reciprocal Anchoring in the Italian Renaissance
At the end of the fifteenth century, two intriguing Christian epics were written in Virgilian Latin by the poets Sannazaro and Vida. They did so in accordance with the wishes of the pope. These epics, both praised and criticized by contemporaries, are often seen as innovative for their specific combination…
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Laboratory for Artefact Studies
Commercial enterprises who want to make use of the expertise and facilities are referred to LAB , the commercial unit responsible for specialized laboratory work.
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Using zebrafish to target the Achilles’ heel of cancer
Exploiting metabolic vulnerabilities to identify anticancer compounds in zebrafish synthetic lethality screens.
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Self-interest versus group interest
People are less willing to give up an interest when in a negotiation situation than when they can do it of their own free will, as Leiden University psychologist Eric van Dijk discovered. Knowledge of this kind can be used by policy makers, for instance, to motivate people to adopt certain desirable…
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Key publications
Selected publications of the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Therapeutics group.
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Uzbekistan
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Humanities with three partners in Uzbekistan.
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‘Rapture, Fear and Admiration. Architecture and the Sublime in Seventeenth-Century Paris’
In what ways and to what ends did Parisian buildings overwhelm the early modern public? This study is concerned with the experience of the sublime in architecture in seventeenth-century Paris.
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Topic: Population health
This research line is part of the living lab of the University’s Population Health interdisciplinary program, located at the LUMC Campus The Hague, where the Leiden University Medical Center collaborates with the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs and the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences…
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Centres
Leiden Asia Centres
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Schöningen - Archaeozoological Research
The aim of the research project is to get insight in the biostratigraphical age and the palaeoecological setting of the Schöningen sites and hominin behavior and subsistence during the late Lower Palaeolithic.
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Inverse Agonism and Constitutive Activity
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Diversity and inclusion at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW), D&I translates as the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities among both students and staff.
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Low-Resource Chat-based Conversational Intelligence (LESSEN)
Access to information is a human right (United Nations, 1948). Information technology, such as search engines and recommender systems, has become the key mediator and facilitator to connect people to information (White, 2016). Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology is increasingly being…
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About Us
LUCAS is home to a multidisciplinary academic community that facilitates deep analyses of, and appreciation for, the power and dynamics of cultural products (texts, objects, practices) in our past and present. Through high-quality research, education, and valorisation, our Institute contributes to a…
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Centre for Art, Literature and Law (CALL)
The center studies the many ways in which issues of law and justice are dealt with in art and literature with a focus on liminal issues and cases. These are issues and cases where law comes to the limits of what it is capable of dealing with and art and literature explore the implications of what is…
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Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Morocco
In the spring semester, NIMAR offers university and HBO students a 30 EC program where students can choose between an intensive Arabic program focusing on Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Arabic or a research-focused program in which you conduct ethnographic research.
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Krijn Rietveld Memorial Awards
In honour of Krijn Rietveld (1956 - 2018), Leiden University Fund and dsm-firmenich have created the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Awards to reward researchers who make extraordinary efforts to bring about an impact beyond scientific understanding in the field of life sciences, health science, biotech, or…
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The Dakhleh Oasis Project
Update : March 2020 A.J. Mills
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Role of Chemokine Gradient Sensing in Ewing Sarcoma Progression, Angiogenesis and Immune Targeting
What are the biological and biophysical mechanisms that control chemokine gradient sensing and migration of immune, endothelial, and tumour cells in tumour development?
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Material: the mother of innovation
It is not man’s ingenuity, but rather materials that are the source of innovation and progress. This is what archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers concludes based on his research into craftsmanship and material processing in the Early Bronze Age.
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Invaluable bees and nature’s other services
We depend on nature for so many things: from clean water, wood and food to carbon absorption, water purification and coastal protection, as well as for relaxation, inspiration and identity. Nevertheless, our modern world putting increasing pressure on these ecosystem services. Leiden researchers investigate…
- Health Diplomacy
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International organisations and the rule of law
International organisations that represent collaborations between States are becoming increasingly more powerful, and they have an increasing impact on our daily lives. For example, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg established that minors have a right to legal aid immediately following…
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Deep imaging
A computer can look at, and learn from, many more images than a human specialist. AI systems are rapidly becoming indispensable for medical and biological applications. But they still have to learn how to explain their decisions.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Literature in Society: Europe and Beyond at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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LUSTRA+ Scholarship
Bachelor, Master
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About the programme
This unique, interdisciplinary Master focuses on the interaction and gaps between the “law on the books” and the “law in action.” It combines theories and methods from both law and the social sciences to the practical operation of law. The core curriculum equips students with the conceptual approaches…
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About the Programme
How does the human mind work? Why are some speeches totally persuasive, and others less so? How do children acquire language so effortlessly? During your BA in Linguistics you will be immersed in the intellectual universe of language and communication and its profound implications for every aspect of…
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Admission requirements
On this page you will find the admission requirements for this programme.
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Programme structure
Study all aspects of cultural heritage from an archaeological prespective.
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About the programme
The specialisation involves general courses, specialisation-specific courses, electives, research internship and your thesis
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Earth, Energy and Sustainability (BSc Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)
At the start of the 20th century there were fewer than 2 billion people. Now at over 7 billion, Earth’s population is on target to reach 8 billion by 2027. How has this dramatic increase in human population impacted Earth’s life support systems and natural resources? How should we understand the meaning…
- Career prospects
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Hit and Lead Optimization
The goal of hit and lead optimization is to optimize suitable chemical starting points that can modulate a drug target. The methods and technologies used are similar to those in Hit Discovery, but once the compound has shown activity in an animal model, it moves from 'hit' to 'lead.'
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Cognitive Neuroscience (research) (MSc)
In the track Cognitive Neuroscience we focus on the investigation of the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of human cognition by means of mind and brain research.
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Tuition fee
The amount of tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors. These are your nationality, your study programme and whether you have already obtained a Dutch higher education diploma.
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Cancer Therapeutics and Drug Safety
In this research group, headed by Bob Van de Water, cell signaling programs that underlie adverse drug reactions as well as cancer development and progression are unraveled. Adverse drug reactions involve cell injury in critical target organ cells which leads to the activation of cellular stress response…
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NL Scholarship - Outgoing
Bachelor, Master
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Rankings
International rankings do not offer a complete picture of the quality of universities.
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Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives (BA)
This Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives bachelor's programme is unique. It offers comparative perspectives from around the world that will enable you to be part of the next generation of thinkers, someone studying and shaping philosophy for a globalised 21st century.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for History, Arts and Culture of Asia at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for South Asian Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Southeast Asian Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for East Asian Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.