In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

Plants and soils from natural ecosystems harbor great diversity of soil microorganisms, which could potentially contribute to the sustainability of horticulture. The knowledge about using wild plant species and soil from natural ecosystem to improve the crop health will advance the application of ecological…

The aim of this project was to estimate emissions from lead products-in-use for the past, the present and the future and assess the development of toxicological risks associated with these products.

Interactive exploration of large volumes of data is increasingly common, as data scientists attempt to extract interesting information from large opaque data sets. This scenario presents a difficult challenge for traditional database systems, as (1) nothing is known about the query workload in advance,…

Due to the almost complete disappearance of the archive of the Old Dutch West India Company (WIC, 1621-1674) not much is known about the ships and crews of this company. In this project we start the reconstruction of this basic information making use of new digital humanities techniques to extract this…

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: K.J. Batenburg

The origin and evolution of galaxies are closely linked to many different physical phenomena.

In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…

Dit team gaat aan de slag met de invulling van de grotere vrije keuzeruimte in het 5e semester.

Drug-target binding kinetics determine the time course of the central event in pharmacotherapy: Drug-target interaction.

Promotores: Prof.dr. M. Franx, Prof.dr. M. Kriek (Univ. of California at Berkeley)

n this thesis we study curves. In the first half, we study moduli spaces of curves and Gromov-Witten invariants, certain kinds of curves counts. We employ logarithmic geometry for this.

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen

Neemt Poetin nog advies aan van zijn raadgevers of heerst hij meer en meer alleen? Over die vraag buigt hoogleraar André Gerrits zich voor NU.nl.

Gamic Learning in East Asian Studies - Wat kunnen spellen ons vertellen over de manier waarop mensen leren?

The first direct detection of gravitational waves opened the possibility of mapping the Universe via this new and independent messenger.

In this study the flows of PVC and its additives through the Swedish Society were followed from the cradle to the grave (from production to waste treatment).

Studievoorlichting

This minor combines the domains of design thinking and technology-enhanced learning and teaching with interdisciplinary group work.

Where and how are critical materials currently used and how can this information be used to develop scenarios about their future demand.

By documenting lexical and morpho-syntactic patterns among P’urhepecha speakers in Mexico and the US diaspora, this project will investigate the sources of language variation. The ensuing online dialect atlas will serve as an online resource for speakers, learners and researchers of the language.

eLaw onderzoekt de rol van het recht in de informatiemaatschappij: hoe kan het recht bijdragen aan een goede werking van informatie- en communicatietechnologie, en het gebruik ervan door burgers, bedrijven en overheden?

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…

Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs

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Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

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Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek (LIC)

LIACS is a partner in the EU Erasmus+ Curriculum Development for the Asian education system. The knowledge available in the field of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence education will be shared and adapted for the Asian market.

Announcement of a new publication by Janneke Verheijen, lecturer at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

De kwaliteit van de zorg voor onze ouderen kunnen we verbeteren. Met oog voor de biologische, sociale en management aspecten biedt deze master belangrijke inzichten voor verbeteringen. De master Health, Ageing and Society zet je aan het denken, zet je aan het werk en geeft richting aan je carrière.

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Soil biodiversity is of great importance for the maintenance of multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems.

Timo Slootweg, associate professor at he department Philosophy of Law, published a chapter about Paul Scholten in

The field of science communication is very broad. Below is a list of organisations where SCS students can fulfill internships or where alumni have found jobs.

Cytotoxic T-cells (CTLs) are involved in the clearance of viruses and killing of tumor cells.

In this thesis chemical and physical processes in the ice mantles on interstellar dust grains are studied.

Like a mixture of oil and water, lipid membranes separate into two liquid phases.

The work in this thesis has been focused on two subjects. The first is the assembly of alginate oligosaccharides and the generation of building blocks for the enzymatic synthesis of alginate, and the second is the total synthesis of large fragments of the zwitterionic SP1 polysaccharide.

Leiden University offers a unique range of summer courses where you can broaden or deepen your knowledge or share your expertise with fellow students. The choice of academic courses is very diverse, ranging from Law, Big Data, Languages and Linguistics to Maths and Natural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical…

Promotor: F.S. de Boer Co-promotor: P. T. de Gouw