Aleydis Nissen published a feature article on the South Korean electronics industry in Eos magazine. The Pascal Decroos Fund sponsored this article.

On September 15th a new series of lectures will start, the Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA). This series of events is aimed at disseminating the latest, top-quality research on EAs. The lectures will feature world-renowned speakers, local researchers, and PhD students.

CML-Leiden University has developed a user-friendly tool that improves the risk assessment of heavy metals in surface waters. The tool was developed in cooperation with Deltares and the National Institute of Health and Environment (RIVM).

On Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th of December 2018, eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, will host a two-day workshop for the judiciary on the new EU Data Protection Law that came into force earlier this year.

On Friday, December 15th, Prof. Kevin Davis, Beller Family Professor of Business Law at NYU School of Law will, on the basis of his own research, reflect on whether, and if so how, we can measure law and legal phenomena.

After the success of the previous edition in November 2015, it has been decided to organise the Academic Teaching Lab two times per year.

The summer has flown by and the Nexus 1492 team in Valverde, Dominican Republic, has once again had an exciting and successful season!

After 30 days of work, the experimental reconstruction of the iron age canoe of Vlaardingen Vergulde Hand is finished! Its maiden voyage will take place on Friday the 16th of February when it will be paddled for the first time by schoolchildren from Vlaardingen.

The Dick Stufkens Prize 2018 for the best PhD thesis of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) will be awarded to Dr Stefan Vuckovic. In his thesis, Vuckovic presents a new and innovative approach to the quantum mechanical calculation of atomic and molecular energies. It lays the…

The habitats of freshwater fish species are threatened by global warming, mainly due to rising water temperatures. This is the conclusion of a study led by Radboud University, in collaboration with Utrecht University, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Leiden University and others. The…

About one and a half million people worldwide die each year from tuberculosis. For thirty years, therapy with antibiotics has been the same, while it takes far too long and can lead to resistant pathogens. Leiden researchers from four institutes are now joining forces to develop more effective and efficient…

Cells in our body are constantly performing small tasks, such as repairing wounds. They exert force by changing shape. But how do cells translate their shape into exerting a force in a specific direction? Experimental and theoretical Leiden physicists have now found a clue to answer this question. Cells’…

In the Netherlands approximately 130 out of 700 secondary schools offer a bilingual stream. However, research about CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is limited. With her dissertation Evelyn van Kampen (PhD student at ICLON) wants to contribute to the understanding of the nature and range…

Researchers from the THEOR CHEM group at Leiden University strive to set new benchmarks in the accuracy of the prediction of interaction energies between molecules and metal surfaces.

New funding allows IBL-researcher Herman Spaink to purchase a measurement device for more studies on human diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis using zebrafish as the model system.

On Wednesday 11 December 2019, Marieke Liem, Associate Professor, appeared as a guest on the NPO Radio 1 podcast. The central topic of the podcast was risk perception among the Dutch population.

The first phase of the construction of the new building for the Faculty of Science is finished. The Cell Observatory of the Institute of Biology Leiden will be moving to the new building on the 19th of May.

We are looking for students who are 16 years or older and are studying at a Dutch mbo, hbo or university. Our aim is to gain insight into the needs and perceptions of students regarding stress and burnout. In short, we aim to carefully listen to the students’ needs: how can we help you?

Jasmina Mačkić, assistant professor at the Europa Institute, delivered a lecture about topics related to discrimination during the Equal Rights Conference ‘Show Your True Colours’ in Leiden. The conference was organised by AEGEE-Leiden from the 24th up to an including the 27th of May 2018.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has granted four grants to Leiden humanities scholars. They get to spend this money on research on a topic of their choice, without thematic preconditions.

A new report reveals five actions that leaders can take to contribute to economic development, advance global security and sustainability, and make space a safe and globally accessible domain.

On January 24 Professor Annemarie Meijer and Dr Sander Wezenberg received a NWO grant for their research. The grant was awarded within the Open Competition Domaine Science-M programme and is intended for innovative research areas that can form the basis for the research themes of the future.

From Monday August 22th until Friday August 26th, The Hague Orientation Programme (The HOP) will take place. The first-year students of Leiden University in The Hague will get to know the city, their study and the university, the student life and their fellow students.

On Friday November 2nd 2018, eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, successfully hosted a one-day conference on the new EU Data Protection Law that came into force earlier this year.

LUC Alumnus, Vera Kranenburg, from the Class of 2018 is admitted to the prestigious Yenching Academy. Vera has been selected as one of the Yenching Scholars in the fifth cohort at the Yenching Academy of Peking University.

On a sunny Saturday on June 9th, the first Alumni Reunion of the BA International Studies took place in The Hague. Organised in Café Schlemmers, a stone’s throw away from a Plein buzzing with students trying to enjoy to the comfortable temperatures, approximately 40 alumni and BAIS staff got together…

Over 30 academics, practitioners and judges participated in the ELI Business Rescue Conference, which took place on 16 and 17 November 2016 in Leiden (The Netherlands). The experts discussed insolvency and restructuring regimes in Europe as well as the draft recommendations of the Business Rescue Pr…

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Sociale Wetenschappen, Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie

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Indigenous Peoples possess rich worldviews and unique knowledge that form part of our global heritage. Oppressing these peoples and violating their natural environment is leading to the destruction of this knowledge. Leiden researchers aim to counter this through collaborating with Indigenous Peoples…

Sociale Wetenschappen, Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie

The Cryogenics Department has a liquid helium production unit and an automatic liquid nitrogen filling plant.

Governance and Global Affairs, Instituut Bestuurskunde

Description of Effects of glufosinate-ammonium on off crop vegetation.

Primary Objective: The primary aim of the proposed RCT is to evaluate whether LF-TLP in blended form as an indicated prevention for anxiety complaints is more (cost-) effective than TAU according to the NHG guideline Anxiety. We hypothesize that in comparison to TAU, LF-TLP will result in a significantly…

Bachelor, Master, PhD

Unravelling networks of human mobility and exchange of goods and ideas from a pre-colonial, pan-Caribbean perspective

Sociale Wetenschappen, Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie

English Language and Culture is a multi-faceted programme in which you’ll study the language in all its variaties, from Old English to the many different pronunciations currently in use. You’ll also be shown British, American and Canadian literature in their cultural-historical context.

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

During the two-year Colonial and Global History programme you will learn from inspired academics and learn how to conduct quality research.

Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

The maximum number of students that can be enrolled in the first year of the programme of the master Biomedical Sciences at LUMC is 100.

Sociale Wetenschappen, Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

Sociale Wetenschappen, Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie

Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.