3,166 search results for “citizen science” in the Public website
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Gino Bertrand Kpogbezan
Science
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Sjoerd Huisman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kevin Duisters
Science
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Jelle Goeman
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Raymond Corbey
Faculteit Archeologie
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Naomi Truan
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah de Rijcke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Bos
Science
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Computer Science and Science Communication & Society (MSc)
The master’s specialisation Computer Science and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University bridges the gap between experts and the public by combining high quality research in computer science with extensive training in science communication.
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Governance and Data Science Group
The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…
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Every European citizen trilingual?
Leiden University linguist Lisa Cheng speaks two Chinese languages, as well as English and Dutch. She is a strong supporter of the European Commission's wish that every European citizen learns to speak several languages. ‘Speaking three languages is not that difficult.’
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Heritage Quest Junior
This project introduces primary school children (8-12 years) to science and archaeology.
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Air Quality in the Picture
In the summer of 2023, interested parties set out to map air quality in Leiden. Using a technique by British artist Robin Price, they made the invisible visible to start the conversation about the importance of good air quality.
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Inaugural lecture: Data science and Ebola
Today, everybody and everything produces data. People produce large amounts of data in social networks and in commercial transactions. Medical, corporate, and government databases continue to grow. Sensors continue to get cheaper and are increasingly connected, creating an Internet of Things, and generating…
- Science Diplomacy
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Object-based learning in science museums
How do museum visitors interpret the authenticity of museum objects? How can we support visitors' meaningful interactions with real objects?
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Data Science
The ability to collect and interpret huge quantities of data has become indispensable to society and academia. Leiden University is a knowledge and expertise centre for data science that places the emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.
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Research and design in secondary science education
Research and design are becoming more and more important in international science education. In The Netherlands, two recently introduced subjects focus on research and design activities in the classroom: O&O (research and design) and NLT (nature, life and technology). This research aims to look at what…
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Partners
Psychology Lab on Wheels is possible thanks to the support of our partners.
- Why study Science for Sustainable Science?
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Biomedical Sciences
Are you thinking about studying Biomedical Sciences? Learn more and watch a short promo video.
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Data science
The majority of scientists, from archaeologists through to zoologists, collect enormous volumes of data. Their massive databases contain large amounts of information which is difficult for humans to filter. With a solid grounding in statistics and computer science, we can develop algorithms for analyzing…
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Johannes Schmidt-Hieber
Science
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Political Science
We are very happy to welcome you to spend the fall semester, spring semester or full academic year studying with us at the Institute of Political Science Leiden or campus The Hague. Here you will find practical information as an exchange student.
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Political Science
Are you thinking about studying Political Science? Watch the introduction video’s and learn more!
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Science Council
The Science Council is an advisory committee to the Board of the Institute and consists of the full professors of the Institute.
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Anna van 't Veer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Microbial Sciences
In Microbial Sciences, we perform multidisciplinary research to understand the structure and function of microbes at all levels of biological organization, from small molecules and cellular structures at atomic resolution to multicellular communities.
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Environmental Sciences
PhD candidates carry out a programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.
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Computer Science
Are you thinking about studying Computer Science? Learn more and watch the videos.
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Computer Science
PhD candidates carry out a programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.
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Political Science
The Institute of Political Science is a vibrant department with nearly 70 academic staff in Leiden and nearby The Hague.
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Statistical Science
PhD candidates carry out a programme of independent research, leading to a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.
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Science and society Faculty of Science Leiden
We also conduct research to make meaningful contributions to society. For instance, by talking about our research, contributing to community projects or by inviting people to help us with our research. Scroll down and discover how Science and Society can mutually reinforce each other.
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Archaeological Sciences
The Department of Archaeological Sciences seeks to achieve the highest standards of excellence in science-driven education and archaeological research across the globe and across all periods.
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Computer Science
Computational thinking, programming, and algorithms form the basic of many of the things that are shaping our world, the way we work, interact, organize ourselves, and even spend our free time with social networks, streaming media, and games. And this transformation is far from being complete, it is…
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Animal Sciences
We perform multidisciplinary research at molecular, cellular, and organismal levels of animal biology to increase fundamental understanding of health and disease.
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Science podcasts
Leiden University will be recording a brand-new series of podcasts in 2019: Science Shots. Our top scientists will talk about their research in less than 15 minutes. Tip: something to enjoy on the train journey between Leiden and The Hague, our two University cities!
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Reducing information inequality between citizens and government
The Netherlands aims to have open and responsive government. As part of the ‘Actieplan Open Overheid’, Ymre Schuurmans, Annemarie Drahmann and Louis Honée from the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law are researching how citizens' information position in administrative law proceedings…
- Law
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Student projects
To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.
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Team
The team consists of
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Fieldwork
Fieldwork is an essential part of this research and of course this part of the project is also a joint effort by citizen scientists and professional archaeologists. Discover when fieldwork will take place and how you can participate.
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News from the Food Citizens? team
At the project closure on February 29, 2024.
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How do European Muslims see their future?
Professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger wants to use citizen science to answer this question. On the futureofislam.eu website, he is inviting European Muslims to complete an anonymous survey about how they see their future and the role of Islam in this. He will present the first findings at the…
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Here is how you can help astronomers to identify black holes
Scientists are asking your help to find the origin of hundreds of thousands of galaxies that have been discovered by the largest radio telescope ever built: LOFAR. Where do these mysterious objects, which extend for thousands of light-years, come from? A new citizen science project called LOFAR Radio…
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Juan Claramunt Gonzalez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Wessel Kraaij
Science
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Plant Sciences
The mission of the Plant Sciences cluster is to contribute to the sustainable production of high-quality crops, flowers and high-value bio-based products, and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of biodiversity in natural ecosystems. This is realised by generating fundamental knowledge…
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Citizens central part of diplomacy
‘Ordinary citizens’ are featuring more prominently in foreign policies which has already resulted in some unexpected outcomes such as Brexit. Jan Melissen, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) conducts research into the societisation of diplomacy. He is interested in…