The availability of indicators based on social media has opened the possibility to track the online interactions between social media users and scholarly entities.

In this thesis, we extend the concept of null models as canonical ensembles of multi-graphs with given constraints and present new metrics able to characterize real-world layered systems based on their correlation patterns.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-promotor: O.W. van Gaans

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

How can we enhance inspiration in metric modal improvisation and subsequently, in modal composition?

This project is a close and sensitive contextual study of Jacob of Sarug's (ca. 451-521 AD) metrical homily

How to make a quantitative assessment of the relative contribution to toxicity of ions and particles? Is the toxicity of nanoparticles related to their size or shape? Which physicochemical property of nanoparticles is an appropriate dose metric of nanoparticles?

Although nanoparticles are extensively used in various applications like consumer products and have most probably entered the environment, little is known about the effects of these particles on living organisms.

Leiden University has participated in two sustainability rankings for universities: the national Sustainabul and international UI Green Metric.

Course

Promotores: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Prof.dr. M.R.V. Chaudron, Co-Promotor: P. van der Putten

Knowledge and culture subproject 4:

PhD Defence

Knowledge and culture subproject 4:

PhD Defence

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-Promotores: S.C.Hille, O.W. van Gaans

LIAS aims to advance the globally conscious vision of area studies, both within and outside the academic community. Focusing on Asia and the Middle East, the institute is a meeting place of multiple fields of inquiry, theories and methods, historical periods, and areas.

Legal scholars and professionals are confronted with a rapidly increasing volume of legal publications. Only part of these publications are relevant enough to be cited. This project aims to determine which documents that are, and whether alternative metrics are a reliable way to predict whether documents…

The aim of this dissertation is to present a critical edition of kāṇḍa 15 of the Paippalādasaṁhitā (PS) of the Atharvaveda.

PhD Defence

The use of increasingly large and diverse datasets to guide urban climate action has implications for how, and by whom, local governments are held accountable.

The Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University offers education in Human Osteoarchaeology. We offer a second-year Bachelor course in Human Osteoarchaeology and an extensive one-year track in the Master’s in Archaeological Science specialisation, resulting in a Master of Science degree after complet…

Lecture, Lecture Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies

Comparing Mycenaean tomb building with labour and memory

Source: Eur J Med Chem, Volume 101, pp. 681-91 (2015)

Source: Nat Biotechnol, Volume 32, Issue 12, pp. 1213-22 (2014)

What are the precise identities, possibilities and current practice examples of the various time frames in music and what bearings do they have individually and in combinations on the speed of the music?

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: R. Heijungs

Knowledge and culture subproject 1:

How do nanoparticles bioaccumulate and biodistribute in organisms?

Promotores: J. Kok, M. Chaudron (Chalmers University)

Source: J Cheminform, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2015)

The present thesis focuses on the pharmacological concept of drug-target interaction, which dates back to the beginning of modern pharmacology.

This thesis presents a thorough survey of the central aspects of the phonology of Shaoxing Chinese from a synchronic perspective and on the basis of recent theoretical phonological developments, with the secondary goal of casting some light on current issues in Modern Chinese (Mandarin).

Dive into the heart of archaeological science: explore the flora and fauna of bygone ages, study human bones and teeth, analyse the cultural biographies of material objects, or become an expert in the use of digital data in archaeological research.

This work sets out to investigate the form and function of the imperative in the Rigveda. The morphology (and, where relevant, etymology), syntax and semantics of the imperative are covered.

Leiden University has taken eighth place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 900 universities from all round the world participated in the ranking.

Leiden University has taken seventh place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Almost 1,000 universities from all over the world participate in the ranking.

CWTS is proud to announce its new research programme for the period 2017-2022.

Ancient Greek was spoken in a large number of different dialects. Although we do not find direct evidence for syllabic liquids in any of our sources, comparative evidence shows that these sounds must have been present in Proto-Greek, and that they were retained until comparatively recently in the prehistory…

PRINCE (for Policy Relevant Indicators for Consumption and Environment) was a three-year project set up to explore ways to improve and expand the set of indicators used to estimate the environmental impacts linked to Swedish consumption, both within Sweden and abroad. Any new methods and indicators…

Knowledge and culture subproject 4:

Female and male songbirds sing equally elaborate songs in some species, but in others, females do not sing like males or not at all. How did such pronounced differences in male and female communication evolve?

docARTES is a doctoral programme for performers and composers. It offers a unique environment for critical reflection on musical practice.

ACPA PhD Marina Liontou Mochament will host an online workshop in April.

The European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) has awarded its 2016 John Ziman Award for ‘a significant innovative cooperation in a venture to promote public interaction with science and technology’ to the Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics. This manifesto is led by Diana…