Indo-European is the name of the language family to which English belongs, along with many sub-families such as Germanic languages and Romance languages. In this course, you will delve into the structure and origins of these branches, the oldest languages belonging to the language family, linguistic…

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

In this top-rated course, you will learn how the European Union prepares and decides on policy, and how policy is transferred to member states and implemented by various authorities. It discusses the challenges of the European multi-level governance structure and the main causes of policy failure or…

In this course, you will develop an understanding of evolutionary processes and their formative power. You will see how evolution has shaped biodiversity, and continuously influences our daily life.

Around the world, mindfulness has become big business. This course combines conventional scholarly inquiry from multiple disciplines with experiential learning to provide a responsible, comprehensive, and inclusive education about mindfulness as a contemporary phenomenon.

This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work.

In this course, you will gain a deep insight into the rules that govern armed conflict, and aim to mitigate human suffering on the battlefield. You will explore the why and how of International Humanitarian Law, followed by the different types of conflict.

Join-in courses zijn MA-cursussen over middeleeuwse onderwerpen gegeven binnen vastgestelde MA-programma's van de zes deelnemende universiteiten van de Onderzoekschool. Op aanvraag zijn deze vakken toegankelijk voor studenten van andere (Nederlandse) universiteiten. De cursusbelasting en het aantal…

Make use of this time to improve your language skills by signing up for custom-made online language classes.

This six-weeks online course delves into the research behind terrorism as it unpacks the assumptions and impacts of both terrorism and counterterrorism.

In this course, you will learn about sustainability and staying with the environmental boundaries of our planet. You will gain an understanding of the effects of growing affluence and population growth, the key challenges we are facing, and ways to influence your direct environment.

In this course, we will focus on the fascinating history of the Arabic Medieval World. We will take you on a journey through the Middle Ages. All along, we will present you with historiographical debates and dilemmas and travel back and forth in time explaining to you how events of the past affected…

Risk has become one of the defining features of modern society. This course examines various types of safety and security risks, and how these are perceived and dealt with in a wide array of professional and academic fields, ranging from criminology, counter-terrorism and cyber security, to philosophy,…

Lezing, European Union Seminar

Kidney transplantation is a major advance of modern medicine. This course will give you state of the art updates about what used to be an experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option more than 50 years ago and is now routinely performed in many countries worldwide.

There is no human society that does not employ a rich and diverse language. This course introduces you to linguistics, featuring interviews with well-known linguists and with speakers of many different languages. Join us to explore the miracles of human language!

Security and safety challenges rank among the most pressing issues of modern times. Challenges such as cyber-crime, terrorism, and environmental disasters impact the lives of millions across the globe. The course will introduce you to this broad theme in an increasingly complex world.

Are you planning to conduct clinical research in the Netherlands? In this online course, you are introduced to legislation and procedures on clinical research in the Netherlands. It will help you prepare and submit your research file efficiently. The first three themes ‘The Dutch Review System’ , ‘The…

Welke politieke factoren beïnvloeden de snelheid of duur van de wetgevingsbesluitvorming in de EU?

The researchers examine the Council of the European Union's voting behaviour between 2010 and 2021 and the impact of different independent variables.

This paper explores whether multilateral surveillance and policy coordination under the ES was based on a path-changing or a path-dependent mechanism

De masterspecialisatie European Union Studies van de Universiteit Leiden bestrijkt het brede geografische terrein van de EU vanuit een interdisciplinair perspectief.

In de masterspecialisatie Modern European Philosophy van de Universiteit Leiden onderzoek je fundamentele vragen over het bestuderen van de mensheid.

De afstudeerrichting European Law is een Engelstalige afstudeerrichting. In de opleiding staat het Europees recht centraal. Bekijk meer informatie

Het tijdschrift 'East European Politics' publiceert artikelen over politiek, bestuur en internationale betrekkingen van de post-communistische landen.

In this course, you will explore the organs involved in our food digestion and discover the common causes of abdominal and pelvic pain. The latest graphics and animations will give you new insights and understandings of this part of the body.

This course provides an insider perspective into the work of international criminal courts and tribunals. You will learn about the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in The Hague.

In het unieke tweejarige internationale gezamenlijke Master programma European Politics and Society (EPS) kun je studeren aan vier vooraanstaande Europese onderzoeksuniversiteiten in de prachtige steden: Praag, Leiden, Krakow and Barcelona.

This course explores international arbitration as one of the most common methods of international dispute settlement. You will gain an in-depth understanding of international arbitration through the analysis of its role as a mechanism of dispute settlement, its institutions, the fields of law it is…

Geen enkele natiestaat kan de huidige mondiale uitdagingen alleen oplossen. In de specialisatie International and European Governance krijg je een diepgaand inzicht in de interactie tussen de internationale, EU- en (sub)nationale governancesystemen en hoe deze interactie de capaciteit van openbare autoriteiten…

Deze scriptie onderzoekt de complexiteit van wetsbesluiten binnen de EU, met een specifieke focus op de Raad van de EU.

Hoe dient de integratie van Europees financieel recht plaats te vinden in het licht van de interactie van de diverse relevante rechtsgebieden en rechtssystemen?

De League of European Research Universities (LERU) is een groep van 24 toonaangevende Europese onderzoeksuniversiteiten.

This course explains the functions of each international court and tribunal in The Hague. On the basis of cases and interviews with judges and lawyers, this course explores the role of these courts and tribunals and their potential to contribute to global justice.

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

Deze onderzoekscluster maakt deel uit van het onderzoeksprogramma ‘Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour’.

Zojuist verschenen: European Banking and Financial Law Statutes Uitgever: Routledge

Recentelijk is een Special Issue van de European Journal of Criminology verschenen, die is samengesteld door Marieke Liem, Universitair Docent Criminologie bij het Instituut voor Strafrecht & Criminologie, en William Pridemore.

This article 'Shaping the European External Action Service and its post-Lisbon crisis management structures: an assessment of the EU High Representatives’ political leadership' assesses the role, influence and core aspects of the EU High Representatives’ (HR/VPs) “political leadership” in the context…

This article studies the influence of framing on preferences for cooperation with the EU.

The European Council and the European Commission have a similar role in agenda setting. Both place issues on the EU agenda. However, these institutions have distinct designs. They have different political attributes (the European Council has considerably more political authority) and information-processing…

KPN heeft op 12 maart de zesde editie van de European Cyber Security Perspectives gepubliceerd. Sergei Boeke, onderzoeker aan het Insitute of Security and Global Affairs, heeft hierin een artikel geschreven over Cyber Warfare.

Op dinsdag 24 maart is het boek 'The European Public Servant: A shared Administrative Identity?' verschenen.

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Leiden University’s Master of Law in European and International Business Law (L.L.M.) examines how economic rulings of the European Union interact with business and trade on national, regional and global levels.

Leiden University’s Master of Law in European and International Human Rights Law (L.L.M.) looks at the various protection mechanisms applied to human rights across different political, social and cultural settings.

Op 11 november 2021 verdedigde Mariana Gkliati het proefschrift 'Systemic Accountability of the European Border and Coast Guard'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. P. Rodrigues en prof.dr. L. Besselink (UvA).

Dit brede boek dient als introductie op het Europese financieel recht. Het boek is ingedeeld naar de drie thema’s die de financiële markten kenmerken: financiële instrumenten, financiële instellingen en de financiële transacties.

Het boek gaat in op de vraag: Hoe en waarom raken mensen betrokken bij het Europese 'homegrown jihadisme'?