Big Science, commonly defined as conventional science made big in three dimensions, namely organizations, machines, and politics, brings a plethora of different stakeholders together, often for a long period of time. This includes policymakers, scientists, (scientific) managers as well as local “host”…

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Instituut Biologie Leiden (IBL)

World Teachers Festival 2024 - Celebrating and exploring language, culture, diversity and criticality in teaching and learning

Studeer Governance of Migration and Diversity en profiteer van onze wereldwijde reputatie. Maak deel uit van een prestigieus netwerk en bereid je voor op een succesvolle carrière in het recht of het bedrijfsleven.

This book aims to be a point of reflection and debate for journalists, academics and students to recognize a fundamental task in the duty of the communications professional, which is to influence through their daily work and their routines in order to achieve a more inclusive and plural society, through…

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. C. Dominik (UvA)

Hoe is het om te werken bij de Universiteit Leiden en hoe zijn wij als werkgever? Diverse medewerkers delen graag hun ervaringen. Bekijk de video’s.

The emergence of complex diseases resulting from abnormal cell-cell signaling and the spread of infectious diseases caused by pathogens are significant threats to humanity. Unraveling the dynamic mechanisms underlying cell-cell signaling and infectious disease spreading is crucial for effective disease…

Het onderzoek van de afdeling Economie is ondergebracht bij meerdere facultaire programma's. Het onderzoek van de afdeling richt zich thans met name op sociaal-economische vraagstukken, rechtseconomie en fiscale economie.

KNIR cursus voor BA and MA studenten - Deadline voor inschrijving: 15 January 2017

A novel mathematical model describes spatial-temporal drug distribution within one or more brain units, which are cubic representations of a piece of brain tissue with brain capillaries at the edges.

In the search for sustainable energy solutions, the idea of artificial photosynthesis has been proposed as an approach with which to use water and sunlight to produce hydrogen.

In this thesis, the research focuses on the properties of dark matter and dark matter haloes and how they connect with the galaxies we can observe in the Universe.

The overarching clinical aim of this thesis was to improve pharmacological pain management by characterizing the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. This promotion has been awarded the predicate cum laude.

In this thesis, we present new laboratory data of interstellar dust analogues.

In this thesis, a system pharmacology approach, integrating metabolomics, pharmacology and chemical biology, was applied to understand and modulate the endocannabinoid system across different model systems (cells, zebrafish, mice and humans).

Material outflows from industrial economies.

The intradermal administration route is attractive for vaccine delivery, because of the highly populated antigen-presenting cells in the skin. However, the skin’s main physical barrier, the stratum corneum, prevents vaccines from entering the skin.

Multi-objective evolutionary computation aims to find high quality (Pareto optimal) solutions that represent the trade-off between multiple objectives.

During embryonic growth, cells proliferate, differentiate, and collectively migrate to form different tissues at the right position and time in the body.

Sterrewacht Leiden is het sterrenkundig instituut van de Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen van de Universiteit Leiden.

Natural vanilla flavor is one of the most important in the world. However, the cost of this flavor is expensive. Production of this flavor by alternative methods, could reduce the cost.

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.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Schmidt, Co-Promotor: S.J.T. van Noort

Time-series forecasting through modelling sequences of temporally dependent observations has many industrial and scientific applications. While machine learning models have been widely used to create time-series forecasting models, creating efficient and performant time-series forecasting models is…

What are the main factors associated with the stranding of the two seal species? What are the factors influencing the prevalence of disease in the two species? Which human-related factors influence the populations of the two seal species?

Firearms and violence in Europe–A systematic review by Katharina Krüsselmann, Pauline Aarten, Marieke Liem

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

Nu zowel oude als nieuwe democratieën steeds vaker te maken krijgen met negative ontwikkelingen op democratisch gebied, is er vanuit maatschappelijk oogpunt behoefte om het ontwerp en de effectiviteit van democratische 'checks and balances' te herzien. Het doel van de conferentie op vrijdag 9 juni is…

Does knowledge of environmental performance change farmer's behaviour?

In de master Rechtsgeleerdheid aan de Universiteit Leiden verdiep jij je in één van de negen specialisaties. Bekijk meer informatie over de master Rechten.

Anthropogenic noise negatively affects wildlife in a wide range of taxonomic groups.

The different kinds of cultural perspectives on health and disease of the participants are related to their knowledge, beliefs, values and practices manifested in various forms of lifestyle in Indonesia. The cultural diversity of the population is also related to differences in health behaviour.

Streptomyces bacteria are a valuable source of natural products, many of which are used in the clinic or in biotechnology.

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

Together@FGGA - Samen werken aan een veilige, inclusieve en evenwichtige werkomgeving

The human body consists of hundreds, perhaps thousands of different types of cells, each with different morphologies and functions, despite having the same genome.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E Gittenberger, Co-Promotores: C.H.J.M. Fransen, B.W. Hoeksema

Promotors: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. B. Sendhoff (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

Filamentous Actinobacteria, such as Streptomyces, produce a plethora of chemically diverse bioactive metabolites that have found applications across medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.

Binnen het brede netwerk van de Universiteit Leiden neemt het instituut deel aan onderzoek binnen de volgende profileringsgebieden:

Streptomyces are filamentous bacteria that produce more than two-thirds of known antibiotics.

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).

How soil microbial composition impacts structure and composition of the aboveground plant and animal communities?

More than 5,000 exoplanets have been found over the past couple of decades. These exoplanets show a tremendous diversity, ranging from scorching hot Jupiters, common super-Earths, to widely separated super-Jupiters on the planet/brown dwarf boundary.