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Tero Alstola defended his thesis on 21 December 2017

PhD at Leiden University and Bruker - the Netherlands

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute published Annemarie Samuels' article on the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. It's a detailed ethnographic account of the experiences of three Indonesian survivors.

Indonesia Sandwich Scholarship and academic recharching programme.

Both on a personal and institutional level, the staff of Leiden CADS collaborates with:

The aim of 'Intergroup helping' is to provide an overview of psychological research on intergroup helping, such as between countries or organisations, or in case of international crises. Co-editor Esther van Leeuwen has been an assistant professor at Leiden University in Social and Organisational psychology.…

Irene Morfini defended her thesis on 21 February 2019

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Living together in a residential setting adds another dimension to this learning, as our students have to learn to live with others who may not share the same daily routines or standards.

This thesis reports on a study that examined the development of L1 teachers’ practical knowledge when they researched and implemented concept-context rich education in an action-research setting.

And then you will have your degree in Dutch Studies and will be ready to find a job! Do you enjoy writing and editing? Would you like to teach? Or would you prefer to work in communication and marketing? Dutch Studies alumni find work where they perform all these tasks in practice.

What is your preferred career path? Would you prefer a job that involves communication? Or do you want to work on research projects in a museum environment? Or would you like to continue in academia? You will find that your Arts, Media and Society degree is a perfect preparation for the career of your…

On Wednesday 24 January 2018 Margaret Kuiper defended her doctoral thesis ‘Het woord en de daad’ (The word and the deed). Her supervisors are Professor E.R. Muller and Professor T.A.H. Doreleijers. Co-supervisor is Dr J.A. van Wilsem.

As part of the process of safeguarding the quality of our research, our institutes are audited regularly by a committee of external experts.

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Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

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An academic program is only as successful as its graduates

Leiden Asia Centres

This 3-year EU Erasmus+ co-funded project focuses on the strengthening and improvement of teaching qualitative research methods across a range of disciplines in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Bhutan.

Fundamental knowledge generated through research increases our scientific and cultural knowledge and wealth, and offers an important basis for developing and innovating products and services, and for deciding how we should structure our society.

Impressions by Martin Küster, Master of Arts.

Undoubtedly, climate change and increasing human populations will affect Africa’s wildlife – but how exactly? And what can be done to conserve nature? Michiel Veldhuis formulated five testable hypotheses of what might happen and now investigates how the UN Sustainable Development Goals can be achieved.…

At Campus The Hague, the University works closely with diverse parties and institutions in the city.

How did “free agents” (entrepreneurs operating outside of the myriad of interests of the centralized, state-sponsored monopolies) in Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire react to the creation of colonial monopolies (royal monopolies and chartered companies) by the central states in the Early Modern…

Leiden University College The Hague offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Liberal Arts & Sciences that focus on the global challenges of today: Peace & Justice, Sustainability, Prosperity, and Diversity.

Our programmes are known for our scientifically based education and for our open atmosphere.

Daniel Soliman defended his thesis on 15 September 2016.

Which plants are depicted, described or collected in these century-old objects? Who made these objects, where and for what purpose? What is their scientific and societal relevance today?

Assessing the effects of landscape and land-use changes on the visibility of archaeological landscapes in Central-Southern Italy.

In the logic and aesthetics of a republican baroque the existing world is the result of a moment in which for a split second two or more realities are equally real and after which only a singular one becomes actualized.

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your bachelor’s programme? You may want to check out options like the Honours College, the Humanities Lab and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA), that will give you additional depth, intensity and study credits.

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

At ACPA, the collaboration between Leiden University and the University of the Arts The Hague, artistry and academia meet at the highest level.

Within the same species of butterfly many different wing patterns can occur. How is this possible? According to researchers Ben Wielstra and Emma Berdan, of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), the answer lies within supergenes. A supergene is a part of a chromosome that contains many strongly linked…

Governance and Global Affairs

Didi van Trijp started her PhD project at LUCAS in October 2015. Her PhD project is part of A New History of Fishes. A long-term approach to fishes in science and culture, 1550-1880, a project directed by prof. dr. Paul Smith.

Willem Heiser receives the 2017 Psychometric Society Career Award for Lifetime Achievement. 'Receiving this prize from my colleagues makes me very happy.' Heiser is professor emeritus in Psychology, Methodology and Statistics at the Leiden Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and professor of…

How can legal education in Indonesia become more relevant for supporting the rule of law and providing legal services that common citizens need?

Boudewijn Röell's Olympic medal, an ancient skiff and photo's of memorable rituals. Asopos de Vliet - Princess Beatrix was a member - is celebrating its 55th anniversary with an exhibition in the Oude UB, from 1 November to 26 January.

The Physics and Casimir pre-PhD specialisation is a programme to prepare you for pursuing a PhD-degree. The Casimir Research School is a joint programme offered by the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology.

These honors and distinctions were given to work that was done within the Media Technology program by both students and staff.

As every academic year, the leadership team of the Young Academy Leiden is changing. As of September 2021, Dr. Annemarie Samuels (Associate Professor, Social and Behavioural Sciences), former Vice-Chair, will be the Chair of YAL. And Dr. Sarah Giest (Assistant Professor, Governance and Global Affairs)…