881 search results for “intervention” in the Public website
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Regeneration and Replacement of Beta-cells and Aspects of Immune-intervention in Type 1 Diabetes
PhD Defence
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Texts, Voices and Tapes. Mediating Poetry on the Swahili Muslim Coast in the 21st Century
In the Special Issue of Matatu: “Power to the People?” Patronage, Intervention and Transformation in African Performative Artspaper, Annachiara Raia seeks to investigate the manifold relationships between traditional and contemporary, oral and written Swahili poetry, in the utendi and mashairi forms…
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Master Internship
Binnen de masteropleiding Education and Child Studies kun je verschillende typen stages lopen.
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Virus-host metabolic interactions: using metabolomics to probe oxidative stress, inflammation and systemic immunity
Promotores: T. Hankemeier; R. Berger, Co-promotor: R.J. Vreeken
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Emotion regulation in young children with autism
Children with autism spectrum disorder experience serious challenges in social functioning, which threatens their development in many areas of functioning.
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Globalization and Modernity in Asia: Performative Moments
Much has been said regarding the global flows of information that are characteristic of modernity; it has been frequently stressed that these conduits are so deeply embedded that local or national environments may be imagined as having a global span. Thus, while we are now well aware that the imagination…
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Strategy
The division of BioTherapeutics consists of the former divisions Biopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Technology.
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The social brain in middle childhood
A neurobiological perspective on individual differences in social competence
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Development of personalized health monitoring using ultra-weak photon emission based on systems medicine concepts
Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk
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Diagnosis and treatment of obese children with insulin resistance
Promotors: C.A.J. Knibbe, Anthonius de Boer, Co-promotor: M.M.J. van der Vorst
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Industry science links
How to facilitate the translation of science into innovation
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Clinical applications of (pharmaco)metabolomics
The predication of the effect (efficiency and toxicity) of a drug in a patient is very important in (i) clinical decision support and (ii) the development of novel drug treatments. We apply our technology and methods to find biomarkers for key disease pathways and toxicity in clinical studies and in…
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The archaeology of imperial landscapes
The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes examines the transformation of rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires in the Near East and Mediterranean. Through a comparative approach to archaeological data, it analyses the patterns of transformation in widely differing imperial…
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Past research
Read about the impact of past research
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Wapishana bilingual education
Evaluating processes of Wapishana-English Bilingual Education Programme in Guyana.
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Challenges of New Media for the Development of Early Literacy Skills in Children at Risk
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Reflecties op Wereldburgerschap: In de spiegel van Afghanistan en Nederland
On 9 April 2020, Mohamed Azizi defended his thesis 'Reflecties op Wereldburgerschap: In de spiegel van Afghanistan en Nederland'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. P.B. Cliteur en Prof. W. Veugelers (Universiteit voor Humanistiek).
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Student-teachers' commitment to teaching
The motivation of student teachers for the teacher's profession depends on various factors. Teacher training can influence the commitment of students.
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Ciudad y escritura. Imaginario de la ciudad latinoamericana a las puertas del siglo XXI
This book concerns cultural production in contemporary Latin American cities: chaotic cities where the ideal of order has become fragmented and the walls of the lettered city have become porous. New and multifarious urban trajectories—intersecting, colliding, superimposing—trace the image of the postmodern…
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Liposome-based synthetic long peptide vaccines for cancer immunotherapy
Promotores: Wim Jiskoot; Ferry Ossendorp
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The link between hearing loss, language, and social functioning in childhood
The aim of this thesis was to study the link between hearing loss, language skills, and social functioning in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Sufficient language skills are an essential prerequisite to develop appropriate communication skills, in order to join in conversations with others.…
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Social Resilience and Security
As our society becomes increasingly complex, it is critical that we better understand how we can deal with fundamental issues such as societal and personal security, and resilience against threats to our security.
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Governmental responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide adopted a variety of strategies that include not just preventive or mitigation strategies adopted to 'flatten the curve', but also interventions aiming to mitigate economic and social impacts of the pandemic.
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Projects
Research projects
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Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods
Illustrations of the challenges and rewards of doing and representing interdisciplinary research through the methodological developments of 50 experienced researchers.
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CAM-PaC
The overall aim of CAM-PaC is to contribute to solving the socioeconomic and health challenges of PDAC by an integrative and systematic functional analysis of pancreatic cancer candidate genes. CAM-PaC will develop novel cellular and animal models, as well as novel strategies to analyse and integrate…
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Overview
Our research is aimed at a smoother and speedier transition from preclinical research to pharmacological interventions, and the delivery of drugs in the human body by use of small molecules and biologics.
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Tailored care for children at high risk for problem behaviour
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Executive deficits in relation to early reading and math development
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Migrant Workers or Working Women? Comparing Labour Supply Policies in Post-War Europe
This paper written by Alexandre Afonso, Assistant Professor and Researcher at Leiden University, argues that gender norms and the political strength of the left were important structuring factors regarding why European countries choose migrant labour to expand their labour force in the decades that…
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Anticipating a changing world
The world we live in is changing in many aspects at an ever-increasing speed. And it will continue to do so. How do we anticipate these changes, such as the increase in atmospheric CO2, the extinction of species and industrialisation?
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UN-ICC Cooperation: Walking A Tightrope
Tom Buitelaar is an Assistant Professor in the War, Peace & Justice program of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. This paper suggests a number of important avenues for states, the UN, and the ICC to improve the likelihood that the ICC receives assistance from UN peace operations.
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Organizational and Institutional Crisis Management
This article offers a typology for organizational and institutional crisis management that portrays three sorts of crises: a crisis in an organization, a crisis to the organization and a crisis about the organization.
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Relating to the end of life through advance care planning: Expectations and experiences of people with dementia and their family caregivers
Dementia is widely considered a progressive condition associated with changes in cognitive capacities, which promotes the idea that people with dementia need to anticipate end-of-life care preferences. There is a growing body of interventions meant to support advance care planning (ACP) for people with…
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Just Future
Which key factors contribute to effective land justice pathways for the protection of people’s land rights and prevention of conflict?
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'We are already 1-0 behind': Perceptions of Dutch Muslims on Islamophobia, securitisation, and de-radicalisation
This article presents the findings of an explanatory study into the perceptions of Dutch Muslims in The Hague concerning pre-emptive counter-extremism and de-radicalisation policies.
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Systems pharmacology of the amyloid cascade
According to the amyloid cascade hypothesis, accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptides initiates the pathological cascade in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Research
The Cognitive Psychology Unit has two main reseach lines, which focus on basic research questions and more applied challenges.
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Physical Violence and Public Order
Physical Violence refers to violence related to criminal activities, violence perpetrated in interpersonal conflict such as in the domestic sphere, and socio-political violence. It ranges from mass shootings such as Columbine and Virginia Tech, to nighttime violence, alcohol-related violence, violent…
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Research
The research of the group Learning and Behavior Problems in Education: Challenges and Solutions addresses learning difficulties in the areas of reading (technical reading and reading comprehension) math and writing, and examines learning-related behaviors behaviors, such as attentional and motivational…
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Education and Child Studies
The Leiden Institute of Education and Child Studies aims to conduct high-quality research that addresses major social issues. This inspires its BSc, MSc and PhD programmes.
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Parenting, Child Care and Development
In the programme group Parenting, Child Care and Development we examine in what way parents (mothers and fathers) and allo-parents (e.g., professional caregivers) influence children’s development, wellbeing and health. The main focus is on children’s social-emotional development and the prevention of…
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Programme structure
The competence oriented programme trains you to look and act with a cross-domain and innovative view; become an academic strategic partner who speaks the language of different domains, with focus on medicine, data science, behaviour and governance.
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Study programme
The EG track is built on the foundation of MPA courses in which you gain understanding of the complexities of public institutions and acquire advanced academic skills. Specialisation courses focus on the welfare state, markets and competition, and political economy.
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Career prospects
A master's degree in Psychology at Leiden University combines theoretical knowledge with academic and professional skills, making you an attractive candidate for many employers.
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Examining teachers’ development during a school innovation: stimulating differentiated student talent development
How do teachers’ knowledge, practices, perceptions, job satisfaction and workload in secondary education develop during a school innovation in the context of differentiated student development?
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Parenting and Child Development (MSc)
Do you want to learn how to prevent child problems by optimising caregiving? Would you like to advise parents, professional caregivers and policy makers on caregiving-issues? In that case the master’s specialisation Parenting and Child Development is the ideal choice for you!
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Programme structure
The research master's specialisation Clinical and Health Psychology consists of five main parts: the general courses, the specialisation-specific courses, the elective courses, a research internship and a thesis.
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Topic: Novelty and enrichment
One of the most crucial aspects of our behaviour is our motivation to explore novel environments and interact with new people. This became painfully clear during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when many people suffered from lack of new experiences and real-life social interactions. The relevance of novelty…