The field of science communication is very broad. Below is a list of organisations where SCS students can fulfill internships or where alumni have found jobs.

In this project of the Center for Public Values & Ethics (CPVE) ongoing research is conducted on the history of advice to Dutch central government by so-called State committees from 1814 to 2014. State committees have been installed by Dutch central government since 1814 to provide expert advice, research…

Accumulation of metals in economy and environment and its associated risks, within the Netherlands and the EU.

Archeologie, World Archaeology

Twintig jaar geleden ging de League of European Research Universities (LERU) van start in Leiden. Dat jubileum wordt hier nu gevierd met een groot congres (19 t/m 21 mei) over een urgent thema: hoe draagt wetenschap bij aan duurzame en veerkrachtige samenlevingen? We vragen het alvast aan Kurt Deketelaere,…

Politicoloog Simon Chauchard (Universiteit Leiden) ontvangt een Consolidator Grant van de European Research Council (ERC). Daarmee krijgt hij erkenning als ‘onderzoeker met een veelbelovende staat van dienst’ en de financiële middelen om een eigen onderzoeksgroep op te zetten. Chauchard et al. gaan…

African oral literatures, new media and technologies: challenges for research and documentation

The basic program comprises a total of twelve courses organized by the Research School, that have been purpose-developed for training and support of PhD students and Research MA students who specialize in Medieval Studies (history, art history, and literary history, in particular).

Due to their central physiological roles in living organisms, retaining beta-glycosidases have been the subject of tremendous research efforts to examine their structure/function relation using numerous biophysical and biochemical approaches.

Corruption, integrity (or a lack thereof…) and public values are near omnipresent elements in public administration and politics of all times. Cases of corrupt public officials and politicians continuously emerge. Strangely enough, however, it often remains unknown what actually occurred, how something…

This thesis manuscript explores the use of video games as tools for conceptual exploration and academic research.

In 2018, the number of mobile phone users will reach about 4.9 billion. Assuming an average of 5 photos taken per day using the built-in cameras would result in about 9 trillion photos annually.

The following report discusses a survey on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals that was distributed among researchers at Leiden University in the month of November 2021.

Wil je een volledige academische opleiding? Dan ga je na je bachelor door met een masteropleiding. Met een masterdiploma op zak heb je meer kans op een baan op academisch niveau. Na afronding krijg je de titel Master of Arts (MA).

Data theory research on the analysis on the multidimensional data

What are the environmental trade-offs for SMEs considering moving from monoculture aquaculture practice towards IMTA? What are the environmental trade-offs comparing IMTA species with their conventional monoculture alternatives?

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

Geesteswetenschappen, Instituut voor Geschiedenis

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

Bloedbank Sanquin verzamelt data van elke donatie. Jaarlijks worden ongeveer 720.000 donaties gedaan. ‘Dat resulteert in een enorme berg waardevolle data’, zegt de Leidse promovendus Marieke Vinkenoog.

The development process of any software has become extremely important not just in the IT industry, but in almost every business or domain of research.

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

SEAtrans: an interdisciplinary research project that aims at studying the dynamics and processes of transitions in society-nature interactions in Southeast Asian societies.

The aim of our research program is to better understand the aetiology and course of mood, anxiety and trauma and stressor-related disorders and to test and improve treatments for these disorders.

This initiative is intended to support generative research collaborations between and among scholars located in different geographical regions who wish to pursue focused, joint projects in any area of the study of religion.

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.…

Identification of the products or product groups that have the greatest environmental impact from a life-cycle perspective using environmentally extended input-output analysis.

The research of the Applied Mathematics cluster is concerned with such diverse topics as dynamical systems, representation theory, differential equations and pattern recognition.

In this Yearbook you will find some fascinating examples of what was done in 2021, not only by ourselves, but also by our international colleagues.

The specialisation Science Communication and Society (SCS) concerns science communication in a broad sense. The program focuses on the link between science and society and covers knowledge and skills in the field of science communication.

Wil je na je bachelor verder studeren? Dan kun je het beste in Leiden blijven. Onze Faculteit der Archeologie heeft namelijk de meest uitgebreide masters Archeologie van Nederland. Dus schrijf je in en schuif aan in ons internationale klaslokaal!

Wil je na je bachelor verder studeren? Dan kun je het beste in Leiden blijven. Onze Faculteit der Archeologie heeft namelijk een eigen masterspecialisatie op het gebied van archeologisch erfgoedbeheer. Dus schrijf je in en schuif aan in ons internationale klaslokaal!

This thesis combines field and laboratory studies to address some of the most pressing questions in the field of microplastic research.

Webinar, Q&A, and discussion

Psychologielab op Wielen is mogelijk dankzij de steun van onze partners.

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for the Arts in Society

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for Linguistics

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden (CML)

What is the population size/structure and distribution of tiger and leopard inside the Bardia National Park (BNP) compared with the population outside? What is the movement and home range and conflict pattern in time and space of tigers and leopards inside the BNP compared with outside? What constitutes…

Hoe burgers en professionals de sleutel zijn tot een succesvolle samenwerking in de levering van openbare diensten. Hoe beïnvloeden individuele karakteristieken van burgers en professionals de samenwerking tussen burgers en professionals in de co-productie van de openbare diensten?

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for the Arts in Society

In dit interdisciplinaire onderzoeksprogramma werken onderzoekers uit vijf verschillende disciplines met elkaar samen. Zij stellen zich hieronder (in het Engels) aan u voor.

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for Linguistics

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for Linguistics

Science is typically a patchwork of research contributions without much coordination. Especially in clinical trials, the follow-up studies that we do fail to be the most promising.