Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying self-concept development in relation to educational decision-making in adolescence

How do students’ interests develop over time and which interests are subsequently pursued in the higher educational choice of students?

What are the behavioral, cognitive, and motivational consequences of decision reversibility?

This case study demonstrates how to design and effectively deploy a (survey embedded) conjoint experiment.

LCA has become an important method to study environmental impacts of human activities. Still, there are several methodological issues in LCA that can adversely affect the results reliability.

Feedback from fellow students on academic writing is as informative as that of teachers.

The Academic Language Centre offers numerous courses in Academic Skills.

The integrity and reliability of academic research are of fundamental importance to the University. All parties, both within the University and outside, must be able to have confidence that our research is conducted in a scrupulous, fair, verifiable, impartial and independent manner.

The integrity and reliability of academic research are of fundamental importance to the University. All parties, both within the University and outside, must be able to have confidence that our research is conducted in a scrupulous, fair, verifiable, impartial and independent manner. To make sure PhD…

The integrity and reliability of academic research are of fundamental importance to the University. All parties, both within the University and outside, must be able to have confidence that our research is conducted in a scrupulous, fair, verifiable, impartial and independent manner. To make sure you…

The team Academic Orientation offers activities for primary and secondary education pupils and their teachers regarding Science for Society and Teacher Professional Development.

Academic integrity is also an important element in the PhD track of our doctoral candidates.

On 9 June 2020, Maral Darouei defended her thesis 'Managing a sustainable career in the contemporary world of work: Personal choices and contextual challenges'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. J.I. van der Rest.

Leiden academics research the world around us and pass on their knowledge to future generations. Each with his or her individual expertise and personal fascination for a particular discipline, they are the public face of the University.

Although each Dutch university has its own culture and tradition, there are some practices that are common within the academic approach in the Netherlands. Four things you need to know about our academic culture:

On 18 March 2020, Hoko Horii defended her thesis ‘Child Marriage as a Choice. Rethinking agency in international human rights’. The doctoral research was supervised by prof. A.W. Bedner and prof. G.A. van Klinken.

The English section at the Academic Language Centre offers numerous courses in Academic Skills. These courses are intended to train participants in the use of English writing and presenting skills in an academic context. The courses are aimed at BA students and MA students. In addition, we also offer…

Het Academisch Talencentrum biedt verschillende mogelijkheden aan om Academische vaardigheden te leren.

The opening of the academic year 2021-2022 took place on Monday 6 September 2021 in Pieterskerk Church.

We as Young Academy Leiden are continuously educating ourselves and are listening to the voices coming from our own university, especially the young academics.

eLaw offers various post-academic courses for legal professionals. These courses are aimed towards privacy and telecommunications law. See the links in this window for more information at the bureau Juridische PAO (Legal Post-Academic Education Office) of Leiden Law School.

Scientific integrity is an important element in the PhD trajectory, and is addressed in several different settings.

The EU fundamental right to ‘freedom of the arts and sciences’: exploring the limits on the commercialisation of academia (AFITE)

From 1 September 2021, we will offer the following forms of education: - Online - Hybrid - Classroom To be able to participate in an online course, you are advised to use a headset with microphone. To check that everything is working properly, please use: Quick Tech Check For each course,…

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Prospective employers sometimes request a certified copy of your diploma or your academic transcript. These certified copies can be provided by the University. You can also apply to the University for advice on having your diploma translated.

For all problems related to presenting your research in English, the Graduate School provides help in the form of an in-house Academic English Lecturer.

Travel back in time and learn about how the University has changed over the centuries.

Academic staff and students blog about their research and teaching.

Research into research improves the academic system. CWTS studies and evaluates the academic system in various ways. One way is to provide information on the productivity and impact of academics by documenting how many publications they or their universities produce and how often these publications…

Het Expertisecentrum Academische Vaardigheden (EAV) verzorgt onderwijs in academische vaardigheden binnen diverse BA-programma's. Daarnaast organiseert het EAV een facultair Scriptieseminar voor BA-studenten. Ook wordt met een Schrijfcentrum gratis advies geboden aan studenten die bezig zijn met een…

Research Schools aim at collaboration between researchers from different faculties (interfaculty schools) and universities (interuniversity schools).

The opening of the academic year 2019-2020 took place on Monday 2 September 2019 in Pieterskerk Church.

The available tools for academic literature search return a list of ranked documents, which might not be ideal for some tasks. To facilitate these tasks, I am creating a visual representation of the academic search space where the user can browse academic topics.

The high standards set by the Academic Language Centre are attested by the following quality labels and memberships.

Cambridge History of South Africa, volume 1: From early times to 1885 (edited by Carolyn Hamilton, Bernard K. Mbenga, and Robert Ross) made Choice magazine's list of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010.

The opening of the academic year 2020-2021 took place on Monday 31 August 2020 in Pieterskerk Church.

Researchers of the Leiden Leadership Centre are active members of the PUPOL network. PUPOL is an international academic network for public and political leadership which fosters exchange of ideas and inspires collaborative research among scholars focusing on the role of leadership in the public and…

Arts and Culture

Bachelor's students from all different disciplines came to the Master's Open Day to explore the options for their next programme. Some of them visited several different programmes and still have all their options open, while others wanted answers to very specific questions before making their final…

Students from outside Leiden University (not TU Delft or Erasmus University Rotterdam) can also apply for a minor at Leiden University.

The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is a centre of excellence for multidisciplinary research on drug discovery and development.