196 search results for “break many” in the Student website
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'One in five bacteria we tested were capable of breaking down plastic'
Leiden PhD candidate Jo-Anne Verschoor discovered that nearly twenty percent of the bacterial strains she studied could degrade plastic, though they needed some encouragement to do so. ‘Bacteria are just like people,’ says Verschoor. Her research was published in the journal Communications Biology,…
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism
Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. They have published an essay offering practical advice on how to make all children feel safe and welcome for Autism Week (Dutch) and World Autism Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Day on 2…
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Arjan LouwenFaculty of Archaeology
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Daphne BindelsFaculty of Science
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Breaking the Cycle of Heart Attacks
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
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Cancelled: Breaking the Cycle of Heart Attacks
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Opening and closing times: Good Friday and Easter
Facility, Organisation
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LAK creative courses
At Leiden University’s LAK (Leiden Academic Art Centre) students can take creative courses at affordable rates and rent studios and workshops.
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Online teaching and assessment
Online education and assessments
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Create your Beachbag
Study support
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DIY an UPcycling art
Study support
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New assumption-free statistics offer a better choice for many research studies
PhD candidate Daniël Gomon has developed statistical methods that could significantly improve research in fields like medicine and demography. ‘Mathematicians don’t like unrealistic assumptions,’ he says. Gomon will defend his PhD thesis on 19 June.
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News but nothing new: many pesticides in Dutch swimming and natural waters
There has been a lot of media attention for the report recently completed by the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) from Leiden University. However, it has long been known that Dutch surface water contains too many toxic pesticides. ‘We will have to improve our ways of life together with many…
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Cosima NimphyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Evin AktarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joost van den BrinkFaculty of Science
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How fungi are helping us be more sustainable
Professor of Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology Arthur Ram explains how fungi can help us be more sustainable.
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’
What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Dutch National Opera Academy. A final concert was, of course, part of the repertoire.
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Uzbek mathematician refines world-famous theory: ‘So many things are connected’
Predicting the collective behaviour of systems, like a large group of people electing one of the parties, is no easy task. But there’s a theory that scientists have been using for decades to do just that: the theory of Gibbs measures. Last week, mathematician Mirmukhsin Makhmudov earned his PhD for…
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Erik-jan ZurcherFaculty of Humanities
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Arsjad MuradinFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Hans Theunissen
Faculty of Humanities
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Playing with words
Arts and leisure, Personal development, Language, Arts and leisure
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Study choice
Are you not sure whether you have chosen the right study programme? Are you finding it hard to decide which study programme to do next? The advisers at Leiden University’s Career Services are on hand to offer help and advice.
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Timetable
Schedules
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Timetable
Schedules
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Studying with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the term for a range of neurodevelopmental conditions or differences which can impact your studies at Leiden University.
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Studying with dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disorder which is common among students and can impact your studies at Leiden University.
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Studying with ADHD and ADD
AD(H)D stands for Attention Deficit(-Hyperactivity) Disorder, which is a common disorder that can impact your learning at Leiden University.
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Lidewyde BerckmoesAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Han de WindeFaculty of Science
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IncLUsion
IncLUsion is a student initiative that enables refugees who are not (yet) able to register on a regular study programme to follow courses at Leiden University. But studying is more than just attending classes, which is why IncLUsion also offers a buddy system. Buddies are Leiden University students…
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Navigating a New Culture as a PhD candidate
Personal development, Study support
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Mitra BaratchiFaculty of Science
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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres
Physicist Remko Fermin from Leiden University was awarded a Rubicon grant from NWO. He will use it to study superconducting diodes that could contribute to reducing the CO2 emission of data centres.
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Léon BuskensFaculty of Humanities
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Crystal EnnisFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Michiel OttoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Bart BarendregtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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Newly discovered enzyme could play crucial role in bacterial breakdown of plastics
Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a crucial role in future research and eventually in addressing the global plastic crisis. The study was published in Nature Communications.
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