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Health, Medical and Neuropsychology
The unit Health, Medical and Neuropsychology offers eduction and conducts research on related fields of Health, Medical and Neuropsychology.
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Interpreting Islam from Inside and Outside
Muslim scholars work in a long and rich tradition of knowledge-production in their own culture.
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Global China’s Human Touch?
On 17 January 2024 Ying Wang successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Moving towards Coexistence and Cooperation: The Spratly Islands and International Law
On 19 May 2020, Xuechan Ma defended her thesis 'Moving towards Coexistence and Cooperation: The Spratly Islands and International Law'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. N.J. Schrijver.
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Curriculum for Turnaround Professionals
Development of a curricumlum for EACTP's certification for turnaround professionals.
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Women in the past
The place of women in Leiden University was not steadily established for a very long time. Their roles spanned beyond the realms of academics and students. Seeking equality with men, they fought to obtain the right to work, to study and teach at university, to attain high-level jobs and to vote.
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Press freedom, law and politics in Indonesia
Press freedom in Indonesia is still under pressure, despite the demise of Soeharto’s regime in 1998
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Languages, Linguistics and Development Practices
This edited book presents case-studies and reflections on the role of languages and their analytic study in development practices across four regions: Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.
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About
The Centre for Indigenous America Studies (CIAS) at Leiden University is designed to coordinate and promote the teaching and research of Indigenous languages, literatures, cultures and cultural heritage. Our aim is to contribute to an increased acknowledgement, recognition and understanding of Indigenous…
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Business Against Markets: Employer Resistance to Collective Bargaining Liberalization During the Eurozone Crisis
Employer organizations have been presented as strong promoters of the liberalization of industrial relations in Europe. This article, in contrast, argues that the preferences of employers vis-à-vis liberalization are heterogeneous and documents how employer organizations in Spain, Italy, and Portugal…
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Pride, Prejudice and Manchurian Heritage: North Korean Migrants and Memories of a Land Left Behind
Christopher Green defended his thesis on 26 February 2020
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Examining Ideology, Asymmetry, and Ethnonationalism in the 2023 Israel-Gaza Crisis
Abbas provides an in-depth analysis of the complex interplay between Zionism, Jewish identity, power dynamics, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The environmentally-regulated interplay between local three- dimensional chromatin architecture and gene expression
Nucleoid associated proteins maintain the architecture of the bacterial chromosome and regulate gene expression, hinting that their role as transcription factors may involve local three-dimensional chromosome re-modelling.
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The Historiography of Landscape Research on Crete
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Taking control of charge transfer: strategic design for solar cells
Promotor: Huub J.M. de Groot, Co-promotor: Francesco Buda
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UN-ICC Cooperation: Walking A Tightrope
Tom Buitelaar is an Assistant Professor in the War, Peace & Justice program of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. This paper suggests a number of important avenues for states, the UN, and the ICC to improve the likelihood that the ICC receives assistance from UN peace operations.
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Navigating Between Principle and Pragmatism: The Roles and Functions of Atrocity-Related United Nations Commissions of Inquiry in the International
On 7 November 2018, Catherine Harwood defended her thesis 'Navigating Between Principle and Pragmatism: The Roles and Functions of Atrocity-Related United Nations Commissions of Inquiry in the International Legal Order'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. L.J. Van den Herik and Prof.…
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Student-teachers' commitment to teaching
The motivation of student teachers for the teacher's profession depends on various factors. Teacher training can influence the commitment of students.
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Ruins for the future: Critical allegory and disaster governance in post-tsunami Japan
Andrew Littlejohn published the article 'Ruins for the future: Critical allegory and disaster governance in post-tsunami Japan' in American Ethnologist about the ruins left by Japan's 2011 tsunami.
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Strategic Partnerships/ Cooperation Partnerships
Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships (Key Action 2) are transnational projects designed to develop and share innovative practices and promote cooperation, peer learning, and exchanges of experiences in the fields of education, training, and youth. There are two kinds of Strategic Partnership; those supporting…
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Layered loyalties: the Natuurkundige Commissie in the Netherlands Indies (1820-1850)
This dissertation, Layered Loyalties: The Natuurkundige Commissie in the Netherlands Indies (1820-1850), studies the Natuurkundige Commissie.
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Diagnostics for mechanical heating in star-forming galaxies
Promotor: F.P. Israel, Co-Promoter: R. Meijerink
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Vaccination against atherosclerosis; induction of protective CD8 T-cells through immunization
Atherosclerosis, in particular rupture of atherosclerotic plaques, is the underlying cause of most heart attacks or strokes and is the leading cause of death worldwide.
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Migrant Workers or Working Women? Comparing Labour Supply Policies in Post-War Europe
This paper written by Alexandre Afonso, Assistant Professor and Researcher at Leiden University, argues that gender norms and the political strength of the left were important structuring factors regarding why European countries choose migrant labour to expand their labour force in the decades that…
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Open Science
At Leiden University, we see open Science as the way to make a greater scientific and societal impact. There is also great momentum across the Netherlands for open science, and for good reason.
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Aid Imperium: United States Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia
Does foreign aid promote human rights?
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Meaning and R/S (religion and spirituality) in medical healthcare
The project focuses on communication processes regarding spirituality and existential issues in the medical health care in the Netherlands
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Adaptation, Discretion, and the Application of EU Animal Welfare Legislation
Brendan Carroll promoted On Thursday October 30th Brendan Carroll successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled:
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Aanvullend Verrijkingsrecht
On 26 June 2019, Teun van der Linden defended his thesis 'Aanvullend Verrijkingsrecht'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. Jac. Hijma.
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Why are some civil servants more committed to professional norms than others?
This project aims to explore, in general, what explains civil servants’ attitudes and behavior, and, in particular, why some civil servants are more committed to professional norms and public service values – such as impartiality, equity, efficiency, and innovation – than others.
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Green Bikes & Repair Points
Bikes are one of the most sustainable ways of travel which use should be promoted by the University.
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Chemical Similarity: Structuring Risk and Hazard Assessment
At the moment, over 350.000 chemicals are registered worldwide for production and use. Their application, however, may harm human health and the environment.
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Collaboration
Healthy University Leiden works closely with Dutch Healthy Universities, universities of applied sciences and international partners.
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International Politics (MSc)
This master’s programme focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of armed conflict between states and within states. In addition, we explore whether and how local, national and international actors and institutions can forge cooperation, prevent political and armed conflict from emerging,…
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Vision
The core of Leiden University's vision is to train students to become academic professionals and engaged, responsible citizens. Once they have graduated, out students will then be able to make a contribution to resolving the challenges currently facing society - both within and outside academia.
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European Union Studies
The European Union acts as one of the most powerful economic actors in the global economy, presents itself as the most successful integration project in recent history, and deploys one of the largest diplomatic services in the world. The European Union Studies minor offers a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary…
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Islam: Religion and Society
Islam is a religion as well as a cultural practice that takes on a diversity of forms, some of them contradictory. This has always been the case, and it is becoming increasingly apparant in the modern world through migration, globalisation and the digitial media. The minor Islam: Religion and Society,…
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Vision on Student Well-being
The University’s Vision on Student Well-Being outlines how the University plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.
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Join the Open Science Community Leiden
Join the OSCL community to share your experience and learn more from others at Leiden University
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Board of Deans
The deans (chairs of the faculty boards) form the Board of Deans, which is chaired by the Rector Magnificus.
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NIA - Music, Movement, Magic
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Reputational pragmatism at the European Central Bank: preserving reputation(s) amidst widening climate interventions
In this article, Adriana Cerdeira and Dovile Rimkute explore how certain dynamics shape banks' behaviour.
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Slavery Memorial Year
During the Slavery Memorial Year, from 1 July 2023 to 1 July 2024, the Kingdom of the Netherlands reflected on its colonial and slavery history.
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Ethiopia
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University’s Faculty of Science with the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute.
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For students
Students are an important part of the Una Europa community.
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Initiatives
Since the start of the Green Office, several projects have been initiated to increase awareness amongst staff & students and to make the university more sustainable. Read all about our current projects here.
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Dilemmas of Doing Diversity (DiDi) - diversity policies and practices in Dutch towns in the past, present, and future
How can we promote social cohesion in a society that is culturally and religiously diverse?
- Diplomatic Actors (State, Non-state & Sub-state Actors)
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Novel role of the AT-HOOK MOTIF NUCLEAR LOCALIZED 15 gene in Arabidopsis meristem activity and longevity
Plant architecture has distinct forms in different plant species, but also within a species the finalarchitecture of a plant is determined by its gradual development and changes therein induced by environmental conditions during the plant’s life cycle.