942 search results for “beadle” in the Staff website
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Beadles meet up on Beadle Day: ‘Move with the times without losing sight of tradition’
It’ll be a sight to behold: 54 begowned beadles striding through the streets of Leiden. The beadles from 14 universities will gather in Leiden on 25 and 26 August for the 30th National Beadle Day.
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Tineke Schutte, our first female beadle, makes her debut
Tineke Schutte made her debut as beadle at Maartje Schoorl's inaugural lecture on 29 April. A unique moment because she's the first female beadle in the history of our university.
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Finalisation and PhD defence ceremony
When the PhD research has been completed and the dissertation is (nearly) finished, there are several more steps to take before you can defend it. For example, you must submit your manuscript and make preparations for the PhD defence ceremony.
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Finalisation and PhD defence ceremony
When the PhD research has been completed and the dissertation is (nearly) finished, there are several more steps to take before you can defend it. For example, you must submit your manuscript and make preparations for the PhD defence ceremony.
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Footprints of Fire: Understanding the formation and preservation of Pleistocene fire traces through laboratory-based experimental research
PhD defence
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From Benchmarking Optimization Heuristics to Dynamic Algorithm Configuration
PhD defence
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Towards responsible and resilient mineral supply chains, with case studies on cobalt, antimony, and zinc
PhD defence
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Probing the Limits of Quantum Mechanics using a Cold Mechanical Force Sensor
PhD defence
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State-resolved studies of CO2 gas-surface reactions
PhD defence
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The versatility of asymmetric aminoethyl-tetrazines in bioorthogonal chemistry
PhD defence
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Navigating corporate responsibility in global supply chains using codes of conduct
PhD defence
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Data Structures for Quantum Circuit Verification and How To Compare Them
PhD defence
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Governing decentralized States during the Covid-19 pandemic
PhD defence
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Enhancing Autonomy and Efficiency in Goal-Conditioned Reinforcement Learning
PhD defence
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On the origin of ‘bloopergenes’: unraveling the evolution of the balanced lethal system in Triturus newts
PhD defence
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The pre-Roman elements of the Sardinian lexicon
PhD defence
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Trust is Good, Control is Better: Technopolitical Visions and Realities in China's Social Credit System
PhD defence
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Design and Synthesis of Inhibitors and Probes for Sulfoquinovosidases and Xylanases
PhD defence
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The Evolutionary Tale of Gaseous Exoplanets
PhD defence
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Dynamism and Democracy: Essays on the Fiscal Social Contract in a Globalised World
PhD defence
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Synthesis of D-alanylated wall teichoic acids from Staphylococcus aureus
PhD defence
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Trade Unions in Morocco: National Unity, Political Struggle, and Trade Union Fragmentation in the Independent State, 1955-1978
PhD defence
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Situating "Wicked" Women: Gender Panic and Savoir Vivre in Urban Senegal
PhD defence
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Computer Says No: Understanding Digital Authority
PhD defence
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Visible: Discovering the Impact of Research Conducted by Universities of Applied Sciences
PhD defence
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An Empirical Legal Investigation of Online Price Discrimination
PhD defence
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Establishing Control: The Krio Elite and the Transformation of Labour Relations in Colonial Sierra Leone, 1868-1919
PhD defence
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Unraveling the drivers of antimicrobial pharmacokinetic variability in individuals with obesity and hospitalized patients with multimorbidity
PhD defence
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Dutch Entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700
PhD defence
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An egg is always an adventure
PhD defence
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Life after loss
PhD defence
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Robotic reconstitution of cytostatic drugs and monoclonal antibodies: transforming aseptic drug compounding in hospital pharmacies
PhD defence
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Diversity and Functional Potential of the Sorghum Root Microbiome to Control Striga hermonthica
PhD defence
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Towards near-infrared light-activated combination chemotherapy
PhD defence
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Social Emotions and Social Functioning in Chinese Deaf and Hard-of- Hearing and Hearing Preschoolers
PhD defence
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From stress to success; How actinobacteria exploit live without a cell wall
PhD defence
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E-Values for Anytime-Valid Inference with Exponential Families
PhD defence
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Dissertation layout requirements
The layout of a dissertation must meet certain requirements. Special rules also apply if the dissertation was written with others or if a commercial edition will be published.
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Balancing Powers: Safeguarding Judicial Independence and Promoting Accountability of International Courts through Financial Governance
PhD defence
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Use of natural resources for indigenous ceramic production in the Lesser Antilles during the Ceramic Age and Early Colonial Period
PhD defence
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Being deaf at the playground: the effect of hearing loss on children's social participation
PhD defence
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The Metamorphosis of Change: A Study of Plato’s Theory of change
PhD defence
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Work in the time of the coronavirus: ‘I miss the processions'
How are you doing in these strange and unprecedented times? This is the question we are asking our colleagues in this series of articles. This time we asked Erick van Zuylen, the University beadle. 'This year, I haven't been leading the PhD committee into and out of the chamber, wielding my beadle's…
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Leiden University introduces lay talk for PhD ceremonies
Research
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University introduces lay talk and it looks like this
Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD candidates begin by explaining their dissertation in words of one syllable. And it’s not just the PhD’s family and friends who appreciate this.
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A special procession – just like 450 years ago
An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.
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A real professor in the classroom
It’s starting to become a real Dies Natalis tradition: on 8 February professors from Leiden University teach a class at primary schools in the region. This introduces children to academia and teaches them more about conducting research. ‘Had you expected me to be a woman?’
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Former Rector Carel Stolker’s valedictory lecture buried according to tradition
After three years of covid postponements, the time had finally come on Wednesday 29 June 2022: Carel Stolker’s last speech as Rector Magnificus was buried according to tradition under the ginkgo tree in the library at the Kamerlingh Onnes building.
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PhD research at two universities
In some cases, PhD candidates are permitted to follow a PhD track that involves conducting research and receiving supervision at two institutions: Leiden University and another university. On this page, you can read what forms of agreement there are.