A century ago, it was unclear whether the stars in the sky were clustered in groups, or widely spread in the universe.

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

For centuries astronomers studied the Universe by collecting light. Nowadays, we are living in times of great technological advancements, which allow us to explore our Universe in a new way - though gravitational wave radiation.

Researchers at Leiden Observatory study the fundamental physics that creates structure in the Universe. These processes collect matter into galaxies and gas into stars. With the use of powerful telescopes and advanced calculations and computer simulations, Leiden astronomers seek to understand the origin,…

Researchers at Leiden Observatory study the fundamental physics that creates structure in the Universe. These processes collect matter into galaxies and gas into stars. With the use of powerful telescopes and advanced calculations and computer simulations, Leiden astronomers seek to understand the origin,…

Promotor: M. de Jong, Co-Promotor: Samtleben

The programme structure of the specialization International Criminal Law can be found on this page. The programme consists of several courses.

The strengths of this master’s specialisation are its research-orientated approach, combined with training in safety and quality control in the production of medicinal products in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.

The Astronomy Research specialisation includes various advanced astronomy courses that you can choose from each year.

Courses cover a broad range of relevant subjects and provide in-depth theoretical knowledge as well as training in practical skills and advanced research tools.

You have ample opportunities to assemble your own study path. The courses cover the full spectrum from theoretical early universe to observational cosmology.

The SCS courses train you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communications. Internships help you decide whether you want to choose a career in science communication or Computer Science.

In this programme, you will follow several core courses on topics such as political representation, elections, and political careers.

The European Law Master’s specialisation distinguishes itself by its broad intra-disciplinary approach, covering institutional, constitutional as well as substantive law of the EU in addition to human rights from an EU perspective.

The Astronomy and Education specialisation enables you to connect your scientific experience in astronomy with the theory and practice of teaching in the classroom.

The Astronomy and Instrumentation courses go beyond astronomy and space applications to enable you to use your knowledge and skills in adjacent areas of science and technology, including the development of instrumentation for environmental and medical applications.

The subject areas covered encompass functional genomics, signal transduction, cellular differentiation, development, host-microbe interactions and animal behaviour.

Through courses and research projects, you are trained by experts in the field.

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship alongside high quality Biology research.

The SCS courses train you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communication. Internships help you decide whether you want to choose a career in science communication or Mathematics research or a combination.

The SCS courses train you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communication. Internships help you decide whether you want to choose a career in science communication or Life Science research or a combination.

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management alongside high quality research in Life Science and Technology.

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship alongside high quality Bio-Pharmaceutical research at a world class institute.

The Astronomy and Data Science master’s programme offers a coherent combination of relevant courses from the Astronomy and Computer Science curricula and two hands-on research projects.

During the programme you will develop strong analytical and computational skills.

The SCS courses train you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communication. Internships help you decide whether you want to choose a career in science communication or Chemistry research or a combination.

The SCS courses train you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communications. Internships help you decide whether you want to choose a career in science communication or BPS research.

You will follow compulsory courses in the core statistical science programme, and use the electives to follow courses in Computer Science to gain more in-depth knowledge.

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management alongside high quality research in chemistry.

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship alongside high quality astronomical research at a world class institute.

The programme is designed to train you as independent researcher, while equipping you with the necessary skills to advance your career.

The research specialisation offers you the opportunity to spend two full years on training in a research area to become an independent and creative scientist.

Connect theory and practice of teaching through the application of your academic knowledge about computer science to issues of classroom practice.

You have ample opportunity to assemble your own study path in Cosmology. The courses cover the full spectrum from theoretical early universe to observational cosmology.

The programme is designed to train you as independent researcher, while equipping you with the necessary skills to advance your career.

Connect theory and practice of teaching through the application of your academic knowledge about Biology to issues of classroom practice.

The master's specialisation Methodology and Statistics in Psychology consists of three main parts: the mandatory and elective courses, a thesis and an internship.

The curriculum in the first semester provides an overall introduction to public international law and international criminal law. The second semester is more track-specific and focused on interaction.

Existing work in probabilistic language modeling can be mostly divided into two categories: (i) Purely sequential, string-level approaches ensure fluency at the local level without notion of grammaticality and seek improvements in the use of massive training corpora. (ii) Fully structural, tree-based…

This one-year, English-taught Master's programme offers insights on general developments as well as the specific challenges in the field of the governance of crisis and security, with in-depth knowledge of sub-fields of crisis and security management.

Key elements of the programme are the particular set of courses and gaining research experience in more than one department.

By following the Education Programme you will be able to combine your scientific background with new skills and become acquainted with teaching. This two year programme will give you the right tools for being a scientist and a teacher.

Connect theory and practice of teaching through the application of your academic knowledge about mathematics to issues of classroom practice.

The programme guarantees a thorough experience on the frontline of physics research with a practical training of communicative and computer skills.

Courses cover a broad range of relevant subjects and provide in-depth theoretical knowledge as well as training in practical skills and advanced research tools.

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship alongside high quality mathematical research.