De Universiteit Leiden staat midden in de maatschappij, en wil bijdragen aan een duurzame samenleving. De universiteit kleurt de komende jaren daarom groener.

De financiële steun van rijke aan arme landen tegen klimaatverandering en daarmee samenhangende uitstoot, vormt dit jaar het centrale thema op de klimaattop in Bakoe. Annemarie Drahmann, universitair hoofddocent Staats- en bestuursrecht, sprak hierover met Trouw.

Bestudeer complexe veiligheidsvraagstukken, zoals terrorisme en cyberdreigingen, met een focus op real-life cases in Security Studies aan de Universiteit Leiden. Ontwikkel academische en professionele vaardigheden en bereid je voor op een master of carrière.

This course explores international arbitration as one of the most common methods of international dispute settlement. You will gain an in-depth understanding of international arbitration through the analysis of its role as a mechanism of dispute settlement, its institutions, the fields of law it is…

The thesis introduces three methods for high-dimensional prediction problems in the biomedical field. The methods make use of empirical and variational Bayes in the estimation.

Discover "Meta Analysis" at Leiden University. Read more here.

Discover "Meta Analysis" at Leiden University. Read more here.

Wat doet de Universiteit Leiden om haar gebouwen en campussen toekomstbestendig en onafhankelijk van fossiele energie te maken?

Our recent excavations have focused on the more recent New Kingdom/Late Period (ca. 1500-332 BCE) material.

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.

Although plant domestication has significantly altered crop genetics and phenotypes, its effects on the taxonomic and functional diversity of plant-associated microbiomes are not well understood.

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

Promotie

This dissertation explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) can effectively and responsibly contribute to complex decision-making processes. By combining AI and human intelligence, Hybrid Intelligence (HI) emerges, allowing the strengths of both humans and machines to be utilized.

De discussie over de sluiting van illegale schietbanen van Defensie, als gevolg van de stikstofwetgeving is ingewikkeld en omvat diverse juridische aspecten. Armin Cuyvers, hoogleraar Europeesrecht, bespreekt de zaak in BNR-Nieuwsradio.

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.U. Keller, Co-promotor: Frans Snik

Op 20 oktober 2021 verdedigde Michael Ramsden het proefschrift 'The Role of the United Nations General Assembly in Advancing Accountability for Atrocity Crimes: Legal Powers and Effects'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. N.M. Blokker.

Promotores: H.W. Lenstra, B. Erez, Co-promotor: L. Taelman

Mechanical interactions between cells and their environment play an important role in many biological processes.

Structural variants (SVs) are the hidden architecture of the human genome, and are critical for us to understand diseases, evolution, and so on.

Tijdens het najaarssemester (september-december) biedt het NIMAR een Engelstalige minor die zich richt op de studie van Marokko vanuit sociaalwetenschappelijk en geesteswetenschappelijk perspectief. Het semester onderwijst etnografische onderzoeksvaardigheden in een Marokkaanse omgeving.

What are the pressing issues of our time, and how can different disciplines come together to address them? Studium Generale and Leiden University College (LUC) present the Global Challenges series: events that bring together researchers from LUC and experts from other disciplines to tackle a shared…

Op Duurzame Dinsdag, twee weken voor Prinsjesdag, neemt het kabinet een koffer vol duurzame ideeën en initiatieven in ontvangst. Doel van de initiatiefnemers: de komende troonrede een stukje duurzamer maken. Bij het Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden (CML) onderzoekt universitair docent Ranran…

The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…

De volgende gids geeft informatie en tips voor reizen met de trein en bus, en welke online tools je kunt gebruiken voor betaalbaar en duurzaam reizen en reisplanning.

De Universiteit Leiden houdt haar drinkwaterverbruik zo laag mogelijk.

The project seeks to develop an eco-design framework for single-use medical devices and packaging

Het jaarverslag van de Universiteit Leiden rapporteert over onderwijs, onderzoek, innovatie, kennisvalorisatie, infrastructuur, personeel en financiën.

Het Leiden University Green Office heeft goed nieuws: je kunt nu de meest milieuvriendelijke zoekmachine - Ecosia - standaard maken op een openbare LU-computer!

The department of Industrial Ecology is dealing with research into the development of tools for decision making on sustainable production and consumption.

Promotor: E.F. Smets Co-promotor: J. Geml

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This thesis is is made of three parts. The first part describes a generalization of the Chabauty's method, that can be used to determine the rational points of a curve such that s+g>r+1, where g is the genusof the curve, r is the rank of the Mordell-Weil group of the jacobian of the curve and s is…

In this thesis we investigated the ability of two-photon multifocal microscopy for single-molecule microscopy in live cells and organisms.

In this thesis, I studied the origin and evolution of the non-thermal radiation in merging galaxy clusters.

This thesis discusses the discovery potential of Intensity Frontier experiments.

The idea of citizens and public professionals collaborating to provide public services has widely spread in several countries around the globe. Co-production is often presented as the go-to solution for challenges like a legitimacy crisis of both the government and the market, and financial concerns.…

The use of N fertilizers has increased worldwide in the past century. While this increased input of N has increased food productivity, it has also contributed to decreases in biodiversity, soil quality and environmental health, including increases in greenhouse gas emissions.

An algorithm is discussed to compute the exponential representation of principal units in a finite extension field F of the p-adic rationals.

The European Council and the European Commission have a similar role in agenda setting. Both place issues on the EU agenda. However, these institutions have distinct designs. They have different political attributes (the European Council has considerably more political authority) and information-processing…

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, L.D.J. Taelman

In this thesis we study products of linear error correcting codes.

This thesis covers various applications of topology in condensed matter physics and quantum information.

This thesis explored the molecular pharmacological mechanisms of targeting CB2R via investigation of novel drug discovery concepts such as target binding kinetics, allosteric modulation and biased signaling.

Discover the Summer School Program Population Health Management by LUMC and learn about strategies to deal with current issues and developments in healthcare.

In Chapter 1 we provide some background information about modular forms, describe the correspondence between half-integral and integer weight modular forms and explain how the coefficients of half-integral weight modular forms encode the central values of L-functions of twisted modular forms.

Investigating the intercultural connections that shaped practices of knowledge production in colonial Dutch Brazil.

Machine Learning is becoming a more and more substantial technology for industry.

A workshop is organized at St John's College, Oxford, on September 23-24. The workshop aims to bring together medievalists of all disciplines to discuss the research and teaching of ‘difficult’ or ‘taboo’ topics. The organizers welcome applications from scholars working in any field that demands sensitivity…