The mission of our group is understanding how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. We believe better science communication can improve our society and engage many different groups with science, also improving science.

Artificial intelligence algorithms govern in subtle, yet fundamental ways, the way we live and are transforming our societies. The promise of efficient, low‐cost or ‘neutral’ solutions harnessing the potential of big data has led public bodies to adopt algorithmic systems in the provision of public…

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

Breeding for resistance becomes more and more important because we want to reduce the use of pesticides. A fast and cheap alternative can be to make use of morphological or chemical markers.

The Moving Humanities Conference will be held at the University of Groningen on October 31st and November 1st. Organised by Radboud University and the University of Groningen, this conference brings together master’s students, PhD candidates, and scholars from various fields within the humanities.…

Leiden University and the University of Warsaw organize a two-day conference on medieval fragmentology, with a special focus on the so-called N-Psalter. The conference will take place in the Regional Archive in Alkmaar. ReMA students can obtain 1-2 ECTS by attending the conference and completing an…

On Thursday the 8th of June and Friday the 9th of June, the University of Groningen will be organising an interdisciplinary conference called ‘Facets of Feeling’. Through relevant historical case studies, we will analyse the universality of emotions and test the proposed theory. Additionally, we will…

On 30 October 2020, Dr Mark Noort successfully defended his PhD investigation at the London School of Economics and political science (LSE) into

Researchers from the Department of Economics - Kees Goudswaard, Koen Caminada, Marike Knoef, Pierre Koning and Olaf van Vliet - have been awarded a grant of one million euros by Instituut Gak to investigate self-sufficiency and social protection.

Kijk regelmatig op deze pagina voor meer informatie over het vergroten van de biodiversiteit aan de Universiteit Leiden.

This thesis investigates the interplay between high-redshift quasars and the intergalactic medium (IGM) during the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). It combines new observations, systematic measurements, and forward modeling to constrain the physical state of hydrogen in the early Universe.

Lezing

ISGA in Den Haag biedt bachelor- en masteropleidingen, minoren en onderzoek in security studies, cybersecurity, terrorisme, diplomatie en actuele veiligheidsvraagstukken. Focuspunten: bachelor, master, minoren, onderzoek, security studies, cybersecurity, terrorisme, diplomatie, veiligheidsvraagst…

Ben jij geinteresseerd om Bede Sheppard, Human Rights Watch’s Deputy Director of the Children’s Rights Department te ontmoeten? Bede zal donderdag 26 mei voor het #WatchOurSchools evenement in het Auditorium van Anna van Bueren zijn, en wij geven hierbij onze studenten de kans om hem van tevoren te…

De Leiden Science Run 2019 heeft een recordbedrag van 12.135 euro opgehaald voor Stichting voor vluchtelingstudenten UAF. Maar liefst 101 teams – eveneens een record – en de sponsoren CORPUS en Janssen Biologics brachten het bedrag bij elkaar.

Via vluchtelingenorganisatie UAF biedt de Universiteit Leiden onderdak aan bedreigde wetenschappers. 2.500 alumni van de rechtenfaculteit hebben via het Leids Universiteits Fonds ruim 90.000 euro bij elkaar gebracht. De faculteit wil hiermee komend jaar gevluchte promovendi en onderzoekers in huis h…

Dr. Elif Naz Kayran heeft de ‘Best Dissertation Award’ gekregen van de Migration & Citizenship Section van de American Political Science Association (APSA) voor haar proefschrift ‘Political Responses and Electoral Behaviour at Times of Socioeconomic Risk Inequalities and Immigration’.

Discover the unique Vital Interests course in the BSc Security Studies programme, featuring an inspiring session on climate diplomacy with Dutch UNFCCC negotiators.

Grensverleggend geschiedenis leren.

Op 15 juli 2019 heeft Hans-Martien ten Napel de aftrap gegeven voor een nieuwe serie over het recht op vrijheid van godsdienst en levensovertuiging op het interdisciplinaire Religion and Global Society Blog van de London School of Economics.

Dr. Marcia Goddard ontdekte dat de hersenen van 2 groepen jongens met symptomen van autisme verschillen. Dit is nooit eerder aangetoond. ‘Blijkbaar is er binnen het autisme spectrum op belangrijke punten variatie in de hersenmechanismen die tot bepaald gedrag leiden.’ Dit pleit voor behandeling op maat…

Welkom, en leuk dat je geïnteresseerd bent in Designing Your Life-onderwijs! Of je nu student bent of onderwijs ontwikkelt, deze website heeft alles wat je nodig hebt om met DYL aan de slag te gaan.

The Study Information Committee works to create a positive and accurate picture of the bachelor and master programs offered by the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). The committee consists of IBL staff members and study ambassadors. We reach out to future and current students, high school biology teachers,…

Principles of Environmental Sciences provides a comprehensive picture of the principles, concepts and methods that are applicable to problems originating from the interaction between the living and non-living environment and mankind. Both the analysis of such problems and the way solutions to environmental…

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Leiden is een echte studentenstad en heeft alles in huis om van jouw studententijd een onvergetelijke tijd te maken.

Leiden is een echte studentenstad en heeft alles in huis om van jouw studententijd een onvergetelijke tijd te maken.

Leiden is een echte studentenstad en heeft alles in huis om van jouw studententijd een onvergetelijke tijd te maken. Wil je weten hoe? Lees dan snel verder.

The main aim of this project is to reveal and unravel the invisible histories of the UN, transcending the dominant Western perspective to recover the historical agency of Global South actors. The research will investigate how the UN has both facilitated and limited their role in shaping global order…

EXIOBASE is a global, detailed Multi-regional Environmentally Extended Supply and Use / Input Output (MR EE SUT/IOT) database. It was developed by harmonizing and detailing SUT for a large number of countries, estimating emissions and resource extractions by industry, linking the country EE SUT via…

The Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities has awarded some small research grants to foster the developments of new digital research. These projects began in February 2018. On the 9th of October, these awardees will present their work, along with our PhD students.

Orange the World 2025

Promotores: S.J. Edixhoven, P.Parent

Hoe kunnen we op een interdisciplinaire wijze de classificatie van migranten en mensen met een beperking bestuderen en onderzoekers van deze velden samenbrengen om raakvlakken met elkaar te vinden?

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…

Op 16 december 2021 verdedigde Lisanne van Houten het proefschrift 'Flexing the Slot Regime'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. P. Mendes de Leon en prof. L. Pierallini (Luiss University Of Rome).

Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel

Many galaxy clusters exhibit bright diffuse radio emission that traces the underlying structure of the intracluster medium (ICM).

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: J. Geml

Promotor: R.D. Gill, F. Taroni

Whilst government’s ability to design ‘context-specific’ regional innovation policy is generally assumed to depend on the region’s decision-making power, the aim of this study is to investigate how regional government matters. In order to open up the black box of policy design, the study develops a…

Clinical development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been particularly challenging and still suffers from high attrition rates.

Promotor: J. Schaye

Promotor: K. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H. Hoekstra

Vancomycin is a last-resort antibiotic for the treatment of many Gram-positive bacterial infections, while remaining inactive against Gram-negative strains.

The sequence-dependence of biomolecular interactions involving nucleic acids and proteins is essential for numerous processes inside the cell. Insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms have been obtained using various biochemical and biophysical methods on two different levels — bulk and sin…

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: H.A. Every

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate, Co-promotor: H.W. Slabbekoorn

The lysosomal β-glucosidase named glucocerebrosidase (GCase) is a retaining β-glucosidase that hydrolyzes the glycosphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) to ceramide and glucose at acid pH.