De masteropleiding International Organisation wordt aangeboden door de Universiteit Leiden in Den Haag. Op deze pagina wordt uitgelegd waarom studenten voor deze opleiding en locatie kiezen.

Op vrijdagavond 17 september is de Leidse astronoom Joe Callingham te zien in een nieuwe serie op Discovery. ‘Killers of The Cosmos’ gaat over krachten in het heelal die ons bestaan kunnen bedreigen. Asteroïden, kosmisch puin, elektromagnetische wapens… De show behandelt elke bedreiging als potentiële…

Hoe beïnvloedt de vernietiging van universiteiten in Gaza, ook wel 'scholasticide' genoemd, het wetenschappelijk leven en wat zijn de theoretische en juridische onderbouwingen van de term?

The 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies of the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) will be organized by the Department of Arts, Media, and Philosophy of the University of Basel, Switzerland. There is a number of slots for papers (20 minutes) and special sessions…

Solute carrier (SLC) transporters are a large and diverse class of relatively understudied transmembrane proteins.

On 10-12 October 2024, a workshop is held at the University of Groningen, titled: "25 years after Hillenbrand: New Approaches to Sources, Translation and Perspectives". The organisers aim to gather specialists and early career researchers in the field of crusader studies to discuss emerging research…

Call for poster presentations: Future of Paleography, Paleography of the Future. 10 April 2025, Utrecht.

Promotor: J.S. Kaastra Co-promotor: E. Constantini

Promotores: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck, Prof.dr. C.P. Dullemond

Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn

Deze colleges zijn in het Engels, u kunt vragen stellen en reageren in het Nederlands.

This thesis explores different avenues to develop insurmountable antagonists for CC Chemokine Receptors, such as CCR1, CCR2 and CCR5.

State of the Art Crisisbeheersing 2

Aan de hand van een reeks case studies in Irak, Moldavië en Servië gedurende het post-Koude Oorlogstijdperk, onderzoekt dit boek asymmetrische conflicten waarbij de strijdende partijen een grote ongelijkheid in machtsposities vertonen.

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.

Op deze pagina vindt u de opnames van de online This Week's Discoveries vanaf 12 mei 2020 en een lijst sprekers vanaf oktober 2015.

Microglia support the central and peripheral nervous system by forming the first line of defense against hazardous events. Microglia are increasingly acknowledged as critical players in neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting them as potential therapeutic targets.

Promotores: H.S. Overkleeft; G.A. van der Marel Co-Promotor: B.I. Florea

Promotor: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Co-promotor: Sandra de Weert

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, J. Neefjes, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

To improve cancer treatments, personalized medicine approaches have aimed to identify exactly which mutations are driving tumor development in a given patient and specifically target these mutations using precision therapies.

LUC is the first to confer the diploma of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, the new Faculty name since January 2016 making this graduation an extra special occasion.

Op 5 september 2019 verdedigde Jennifer Doekhie haar proefschrift 'Dimensions of desistance: A qualitative longitudinal analysis of different dimensions of the desistance process among long-term prisoners in the Netherlands'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. P. Nieuwbeerta.

De Afdeling Jeugdrecht en Defence for Children nodigen u van harte uit voor de uitreiking van de vierde Jaap Doek Kinderrechtenscriptieprijs en de officiële presentatie van het boek ‘The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Taking Stock after 25 Years and Looking Ahead’.

Op 11 juni 2020 verdedigde Sabine Witting haar proefschrift 'Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era: Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr.mr. S. van der Hof.

This thesis studied in depth the energy use and CO2 emissions of the industrial sector in China.

Sound is everywhere in the marine environment and hearing is therefore a very important for stimuli for fish. They use sound for orientation and communication, during migration, aggregation and spawning, but also for detection of prey and predators.

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

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…

The University of Amsterdam is looking for a PhD researcher in the NWO-funded project "Staging Nobility in Urban Space. The Nassau Dynasty and the Towns of the Low Countries (c. 1400-c. 1570)". This PhD project identifies the impact the Nassau dynasty had on urban space in the Low Countries and investigates…

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

The high velocity tail of the total velocity distribution of stars provides essential insight into fundamental properties of the Galaxy.

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

Promotor: J. Zaanen, Co-Promotor: V. Juricic

Cardiovascular diseases are among the most frequent causes of death in the world. The main underlying pathology of cardiovascular diseases is the development of atherosclerosis in the medium and large-sized arteries.

This research focuses on the distribution of chemical elements in protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets. These disks form around young stars and contain gas and dust, from which planets grow. Ice plays a crucial role in planet formation, aiding the clumping of dust particles and influencing…

This thesis is about augmented reality (AR). AR is commonly considered a technology that integrates virtual images into a user’s view of the real world.

How can we bridge the gap between experts and the general public?

This thesis develops a method for direction dependent calibration of the ionosphere in radio interferometric data.

Op dinsdag 4 maart kwam Marie-Cécile Rouillon, Coordinator on the Rights of the Child bij de Europese Commissie een gastcollege geven aan de studenten van de Advanced LLM in Children's Rights en master Jeugdrecht. In het gastcollege was er een interactieve en levendige discussie met de studenten over…

Where does the urge to collect come from? What are the explicit or underlying reasons for gathering large amount of objects?

At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.

Leiden University offers a unique range of summer courses where you can broaden or deepen your knowledge or share your expertise with fellow students. The choice of academic courses is very diverse, ranging from Law, Big Data, Languages and Linguistics to Maths and Natural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical…

Op 16 december 2021 verdedigde Lisanne van Houten het proefschrift 'Flexing the Slot Regime'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. P. Mendes de Leon en prof. L. Pierallini (Luiss University Of Rome).

The International Course on Water Use and Management in Cagayan Valley The Philippines (2011-2015)

Although nanoparticles are extensively used in various applications like consumer products and have most probably entered the environment, little is known about the effects of these particles on living organisms.

In this work, we attempt to answer the question: