A single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dot in a high-finesse optical microcavity - the subject of this thesis - is an interesting quantum-mechanical system for future quantum applications. For instance, this system allows trapping of an extra electron and thus can serve as a spin quantum memory,…

The research in this dissertation aims to optimise blood donation processes in the framework of the Dutch national blood bank Sanquin. The primary health risk for blood donors is iron deficiency, which is evaluated based on donors' hemoglobin and ferritin levels.

The ultimate aim of this project is to improve cooperation between courts in different Member States.

Overzicht van de belangrijkste papyrologische websites

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

In deep reinforcement learning, searching and learning techniques are two important components. They can be used independently and in combination to deal with different problems in AI, and have achieved impressive results in game playing and robotics. These results have inspired research into artificial…

Developing methodes to understand the evolution of patches in natural ecosystems

Using the principles of Industrial Ecology in Environmental Policy making in two cases: transition to a hydrogen economy and chlorinated compounds.

Review of new technical decisionsupport systems in the environmental field, and application in water management decission processes.

Almost three years after receiving her honorary doctorate, Dr Graça Machel returned to Leiden University. Over the course of two days she spoke with students, researchers, and other interested persons, about human rights – particularly those of women and children – in a world in which these are continually…

What is the mechanism of action preceding a physiological effects induced by metallic nanoparticles?

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

This initiative is intended to support generative research collaborations between and among scholars located in different geographical regions who wish to pursue focused, joint projects in any area of the study of religion.

In this thesis, mathematical modeling and simulation was applied as a tool to inform quantitative decision making in oncology drug discovery and development.

Princeton University has officially launched its website, MAFE: Middle Ages for Educators. MAFE is aimed at university and secondary students and educators and, more broadly, at anyone who is interested in studying, teaching, or learning more about Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Wetlands provide many ecosystem goods and services which include fish production. The sustainability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has received considerable attention in recent years because fish is one of the major sources of animal protein to a considerable fraction of the global population which…

For questions and suggestions regarding the series, please contact prof. dr. Olaf van Vliet or dr. Max van Lent

Women In International Security (WIIS) is a global organisation dedicated to advancing the leadership and professional development of women in the field of international peace and security. As part of her research on women, peace and security, Dr. Vanessa Newby at the Institute for Security and Global…

Lezing, Lunch lecture by Prof. Eithne Luibhéid

The programme of the PASSIM conference (Rome, 17-20 October) has been announced. See below for more information.

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for the Arts in Society

De bouw van een woningcomplex voor buitenlandse promovendi en postdocs op het Leiden Bio Science Park is gestart.

'Foundations 1' takes place on 1-3 March. Do you want to learn more about different types of sources and methods for source analysis in the Dominican convent in Huissen? Register now by sending an email to ozsmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl!

Wat motiveert leerlingen in tweetalig onderwijs om Engels te leren en hoe draagt lesgeven bij aan die motivatie?

Sinds 1 september 2017 is Larissa Schulte Nordholt als promovendus verbonden aan het Instituut voor Geschiedenis. Zij introduceert zichzelf en haar werk.

De weg vragen naar het strand van Scheveningen of een pond kaas kopen op de Leidse markt. Met de nieuwe online taalcursus Dutch & More maken aankomend internationale studenten kennis met het Nederlands, in een ‘Leidse’ omgeving. Vanaf 9 augustus is de cursus beschikbaar voor internationale studenten…

The KNIR organises up to three Colloquia each year with no more than fifteen participants. All university lecturers working at an NWIB University can apply for this. The selection of candidates focuses on the quality of the application, on motivation and on the relationship with KNIR, Rome and/or Italy.…

How does the medieval body of texts known as 'canon law' reflect social and moral ideas? With a combination of AI and an advanced dataset, can we reveal patterns in the transmission and alteration of these ideas over time? Join the SOLEMNE project as a research assistant to explore these questions and…

Project MORE gaat het heten: de ontwikkeling van het nieuwe entreegebied van het Leiden Bio Science Park. Een feestelijke bijeenkomst met de partners Universiteit Leiden, de gemeente Leiden en de Amstelveense ontwikkelaar Yisheng Development op 18 maart markeerde de officiële start van het project.

Artikel: “The paradox of being on the glass cliff: why do women accept risky leadership positions?”

Onze promovenda Maral Darouei heeft in samenwerking met haar dagelijkse begeleider Helen Pluut een artikel gepubliceerd in het tijdschrift Career Development International (5-year IF = 2.704). Het paper is getiteld “The paradox of being on the glass cliff: Why do women accept risky leadership positions”.…

Moritz Jesse has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission. In his MIND-EU Project he will focus on a coherent way to teach Migration, Integration, and Non-Discrimination at Leiden Law School at bachelor and master level.

GLOBOX is a spatially differentiated multimedia fate, exposure and effect model. It is used for the calculation of spatially differentiated LCA characterisation factors on a global scale.

Description of Effects of glufosinate-ammonium on off crop vegetation.

Participants in this course will learn to support student teachers and new colleagues in their professional development as teachers, with particular emphasis on the context of bilingual or international education, as in the ICLON World Teachers Programme (WTP).

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for Linguistics

This Spring School will pay attention to a wide range of performances in history, from political gatherings, religious rituals, and courtroom proceedings to theatre, concerts, and dance. It combines a focus on the medieval and early modern period with an interdisciplinary perspective, attending to the…

This workshop aims at fostering and promoting the exchange of ideas on how to edit late antique and early medieval texts (mostly Latin texts, but without excluding possible extensions to the Greek field). Young scholars in particular are encouraged to present case-studies and share the editorial problems…

ReMA and PhD students attached to the Research School for Medieval Studies can obtain 1 ECTS by actively attending the international conference "City, Citizen & Citizenship. New Perspectives on the Middle Ages, AD 400-1600" (16-18 June 2021). To this end, they will have to submit a written reflection…

It is time for the fifth lecture in the series Manuscript Mondays. We shall have two speakers. Jesse Keskiaho (University of Helsinki, Finland) will start with a talk about the soul. In the second talk Evina Steinova will tell us more about the medieval encyclopaedia. The talks will be followed by a…

The Utrecht-based VIDI project Lettercraft in Early Medieval Europe, AD 481-751 is working on a new database of Merovingian epistolary communication. We are looking for enthusiastic (R)MA students who would like to join us this Fall as research apprentices for the first phase of data entry and analysis.…

De twaalfde jaarlijkse conferentie Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP2019) vond plaats van 30 januari t/m 1 februari 2019 in Brussel. Het Leidse Centrum voor Recht en Digitale Technologie (eLaw) was dit jaar in twee panels vertegenwoordigd.

Round Table

Hoe kunnen we een balans vinden tussen de soms tegenstrijdige belangen van individuele, publieke en private data-producenten en –verwerkers?

De shortlist voor de Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2020. Wie schreven de beste politicologische bachelorscripties?

Het is moeilijk om je een andere samenleving voor te stellen dan een hiërarchische natiestaat. Dat komt deels doordat we alternatieve voorbeelden uit het verleden verwaarlozen, betoogt archeoloog Lewis Borck in het Journal of Contemporary Archaeology.