We are very excited to announce our Sustainability Series for 2023-2024. Each month an interactive workshop will be organised that discusses a specific theme of sustainability. Interested about sustainability? Do not hesitate to sign up to our events !

Naar schatting bestaat de wereldbevolking over twintig jaar uit ongeveer 8,7 miljard mensen, terwijl dat aantal nu 7,3 miljard is. Deze groei, gecombineerd met de bijbehorende groei in consumptie en de verbeteringen in levensstandaarden, zal resulteren in een enorme groei in de vraag naar voedsel, verbruiksgoederen,…

We gingen het water op! Op zaterdag 30 augustus 2025 gingen onze studenten samen met Plastic Soup Surfer Merijn Tinga de Leidse grachten op om te suppen én afval uit het water te vissen.

Ben jij gedreven om creatieve en geïntegreerde oplossingen te ontwikkelen voor complexe milieuvraagstukken? Draag jij graag bij aan een meer inclusieve, rechtvaardige en duurzame wereld? Dan is deze master de juiste keuze voor jou.

In deze opleiding streef je naar het beantwoorden van biologische vraagstukken in relatie tot milieu, ecologie en andere maatschappelijk relevante onderwerpen.

In this special edition of Information Polity there is a focus on the transparency challenges of using algorithms in government in decision-making procedures at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels.

When you have decided to participate in a Summer School of Leiden University, there are some matters you need to know before arrival. Please take a few minutes to read through the information here to find out what you can do from your side to smooth the process.

Transforming governance for a just & sustainable future

An important part of the SCS specialisation is the internship period. Students will get the opportunity to get to know the field and to apply what they have learned during the courses.

If mankind wants to survive into the 22nd century, we will need to change the way we live drastically. The human impact on our planet is everywhere, we are changing the atmosphere, the oceans and the land, leading to global warming, climate change, loss of biodiversity and pervasive pollution. There…

In this course, you will learn about sustainability and staying with the environmental boundaries of our planet. You will gain an understanding of the effects of growing affluence and population growth, the key challenges we are facing, and ways to influence your direct environment.

Quantum Information Science & Technology (QIST) encompasses the understanding, design, construction and investigation of quantum information processing systems, such as quantum computers, quantum communication networks, and quantum sensors.

The Study Information Committee works to create a positive and accurate picture of the bachelor and master programs offered by the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). The committee consists of IBL staff members and study ambassadors. We reach out to future and current students, high school biology teachers,…

Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) are essential for modern healthcare delivery, yet their development faces significant challenges including heterogeneous data formats, regulatory compliance, and the growing demand for AI-driven decision support.

Combinatorial games are games for two competing players, moving in a turn-by-turn fashion, in which there is no chance nor hidden information⁠. Chess, checkers and the simpler tic tac toe are well-known examples of this class of games, as well as game of go⁠.

Systems with local constraints is a new finding in recent researches on complex systems. The heterogeneous spatial interactions and the temporal dependencies among those numerous units make it difficult to describe by traditional statistical physics.

This study has been carried out in the community of Sukamiskin, a kelurahan (‘village’) in Bandung, the Capital of West Java Province, located in the Sunda Region of Indonesia.

Promotor: Ronald Cramer, Co-promotor: Serge Fehr

Op 4 september promoveert Elisabeth J. Kerr. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Elisabeth!

With the emergence of online social networks (OSNs), the way people create and share information has changed, which becomes faster and broader than traditional social media.

Promotores: W.T. de Groot, M. Tchuenté, Co-promotor: J.P. Cheylan

The four possible segments A, T, C and G that link together to form DNA molecules, and with their ordering encode genetic information, are not only different in name, but also in their physical and chemical properties.

In this dissertation, we study partition-based models that can be used both for interpretable predictive modeling and for understanding data via interpretable patterns.

Environmental Humanities in the New Himalayas: Symbiotic Indigeneity, Commoning, Sustainability' laat zien hoe de eco-geologische creativiteit van de aarde verweven is met de landvormen, culturen en wereldvisies van moderne Himalayagemeenschappen. Het boek laat casestudies zien uit Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim,…

The global transition toward low-carbon energy systems and the rapid expansion of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, are reshaping how modern societies produce, move, and process energy and information.

This thesis addresses the importance of a resilient supply of critical raw materials (CRM) for the global energy transition.

Op 5 september promoveert Zhen Li. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Zhen!

Op 9 mei 2018 verdedigde Roy van Keulen zijn proefschrift 'Digital Force: Life, Liberty & Livelihood in the Information Age'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. A. Ellian.

Announcement of a new publication by Janneke Verheijen, lecturer at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

Het nieuwe Centre for Sustainability, een samenwerking van de Universiteit Leiden, de Technische Universiteit Delft en de Erasmus Universiteit, presenteerde zijn plannen tijdens een bijeenkomst van de International Resource Panel van het Milieuprogramma van de Verenigde Naties in Rotterdam (UNEP).

In the traditional theory of linear elasticity, superposition dictates that the response of a material does not depend on the sequence of the applied mechanical actuations.

Voor studenten die graag een intermediair zijn tussen wetenschappelijke experts, beleidsmakers en politici op het gebied van duurzaamheid, is het masterprogramma Governance of Sustainabiliy wellicht precies wat ze zoeken. De Universiteit Leiden is voornemens deze nieuwe masterstudie in Den Haag te beginnen…

De eerste index om de veiligheid, duurzaamheid en circulariteit van producten te meten, waarmee ze het EU-kader (SSbD) operationaliseren.

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

Promotores: Prof. dr. G.R. (Geert) de Snoo, Dr. E. (Ester) van der Voet

The demand for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets is rapidly growing, while the neodymium supply chain is under pressure. Recycling can alleviate these issues. This thesis investigates the potential for deploying novel magnet recycling technologies and their environmental consequences.

Laatste technologische ontwikkelingen op het gebied van datamining en profilering.

This thesis develops statistical methods for the analysis of high dimensional data: high dimensional networks reconstruction (Chapters 1-4), incorporation of prior information in networks reconstruction (Chapters 2-4), incorporation of prior knowledge in genetic association studies (Chapter 3).

Op 20 maart 2019 verdedigde Tim Dekkers zijn proefschrift 'Mobility, Control and Technology in Border Areas: Discretion and Decision-making in the Information Age'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. J.P. van der Leun en prof. dr. M.A.H. van der Woude.

In dit artikel wordt het concept van probleemprioritering binnen de context van bestuurskundig onderzoek verkend.

Exploring the Meanings of Lands and Forests as an Avenue for Mutual Development of People and Nature in Ghana

In de Rotterdamse haven lekken kleine industriële deeltjes het milieu in. Dit leidt tot een vorm van vervuiling die moeilijk te traceren, maar zeer hardnekkig is. Drie studenten van het LDE Sustainability Honours Programme onderzochten in opdracht van de haven waar deze vervuiling vandaan komt.

The global agri-food system plays a critical role in food security and environmental issues.

Leidse studenten die in opdracht van een externe partij sleutelen aan een duurzaamheidsvraagstuk: dat is de Sustainability Challenge. Tijdens een symposium onthulden 28 groepjes van 4 of 5 studenten hun oplossingen. Opdrachtgevers staken hun enthousiasme niet onder stoelen of banken.

Vandaag gaat het LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability van start. Daarin gaan studenten van de Universiteit Leiden, TU Delft en Erasmus Universiteit samen aan de slag met concrete duurzaamheidsvraagstukken van organisaties. De interesse voor het nieuwe programma bleek overweldigend. Twee docenten…

Search and conversational systems have become central to how people access information and perform tasks.

Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)