The thesis is part of a bigger project, the HEPGAME (High Energy Physics Game). The main objective for HEPGAME is the utilization of AI solutions, particularly by using MCTS for simplification of HEP calculations.

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…

A neurocognitive investigation of the development of social performance monitoring in youth growing up in stressful versus non-stressful environments

How can we broaden youth participation in STEM Learning

A single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dot in a high-finesse optical microcavity - the subject of this thesis - is an interesting quantum-mechanical system for future quantum applications. For instance, this system allows trapping of an extra electron and thus can serve as a spin quantum memory,…

Promotor: Richard D. Gill

The research described in this thesis has, using the zebrafish as a model system, shed new light on the intricate relationship between TB and DM2, in particular on the role of leptin, SHP-1 and glucocorticoids.

What happens to electrical waves that have to cross gaps in insulation material around nerves in the human body

What is the mechanism of action preceding a physiological effects induced by metallic nanoparticles?

This project, South American population history revisited: multidisciplinary perspectives on the Upper Amazon (SAPPHIRE), investigates population dynamics in western South America on the basis of traces in the geographical, genetic, archaeological, ethnological, and linguistic record.

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

De onderzoeksgroep ‘Governance of Crises’ bestudeert verschijnselen, dynamiek en spelers als het gaat om crisisbeheersing. Het Crisis Research Center (CRC) van de Universiteit Leiden maakt deel uit van deze onderzoekgroep.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a major health threat. Addressing this challenge requires among others the development of new antibacterial compounds. The research described in this thesis focuses on discovering novel antibiotics from soil bacteria, specifically Streptomyces and Paenibacillus.Despite…

De moderatoren en voorzitters van de ECPR hebben de winnaars bekend gemaakt van de Best Paper Awards.

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek (LIC)

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…

Where and how are critical materials currently used and how can this information be used to develop scenarios about their future demand.

How were the Russians, under early modern conditions, able to incorporate this distant, undeveloped and, because frequent nomadic attacks, dangerous territory? And what role did the Kolyvan-Voskresensk plants play in this process?

Hoe overheden met maatschappelijke organisaties omgaan en hoe maatschappelijke organisaties publieke besluitvorming kunnen beïnvloeden en hun organiserend vermogen staan centraal binnen dit onderzoeksprogramma. Als zodanig biedt dit onderzoeksprogramma, en de leerstoel waaraan het verbonden is, unieke…

Rowie Stolk, promovenda bij de afdeling Staats- en bestuursrecht, is toegelaten als visiting researcher bij UCLA School of Law (University of California, Los Angeles) waar zij het eerste semester van 2019-2020 zal verblijven.

Op vrijdag 17 november 2017 trad Rowie Stolk, promovenda bij de afdeling Staats- en bestuursrecht van de Universiteit Leiden, op als preadviseur tijdens de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van de Jonge VAR (Vereniging voor Bestuursrecht).

The "Cognitive Turn" and the Middle Ages - There is an increasing interest in the cognitive sciences and how knowledge from this area influences literary studies, history, art history, and studies in material culture. This meeting seeks to discuss the possibilities, but also the limitations of incorporating…

Op 14 en 15 september vond de workshop ‘Lobbying the Courts’ in Parijs plaats. Het betrof een interdisciplinaire workshop, waarin onderzoekers vanuit verschillende disciplines samenkwamen om te brainstormen over de vraag of, hoe en wanneer belangenorganisaties zich in hun lobbystrategieën richten…

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

On 28 September, the Medieval Murder Maps website will be shared publicly for the first time. The makers have used fourteenth-century coroners' rolls to map the homicides in three medieval towns: London, York, and Oxford. These digital maps are interactive and come with podcasts of interesting cases,…

Wereldwijde persaandacht voor het artikel en vooral de afgbeelding van het 30 micrometer lange microbootje 3DBenchy van Rachel Doherty, Daniela Kraft en andere Leidse natuurkundigen.

February 10th-12th & 16th-19th, Opening Thursday February 9th, 17:00.

Read all about the experiences of our students who followed one of the Academic Language Center's (online) courses in the past semester.

Athletes always strive for the top. How can data scientists assist them in improving their performance? During the seminar Data Science and Sports, the possibilities and challenges of collaboration between these two worlds were discussed.

Van collegebank tot raadszetel. In aanloop naar de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 14, 15 en 16 maart 2022 stellen we FGGA-studenten en alumni die in hun gemeente op de kandidatenlijst staan, aan je voor. Welke ambities hebben ze? Wat heeft hun studie aan hun politieke werk bijgedragen en waar zien ze zichzelf…

The ultimate aim of this project (initiated by the European Law Institute) is to design a framework that will enable the further development of coherent and functional rules for business rescue in Europe.

Leids rechtshistorisch onderwijs

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leids Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Natuurkunde (LION)

What holds people together and what makes them willing to fit within larger political structures? Our project examines this question in the practices of dynastic rulership in Eurasia ca. 1300-1800.

The NWO-funded Vidi project “American foreign policy and liberalism” challenges the idea that the United States has created and sustained a “liberal international order” since World War II. It instead explores the ways in which illiberal ideologies – such as those underpinning racial hierarchy at home…

Archeologie is een veelzijdige bacheloropleiding waarmee je van het verleden jouw toekomst maakt. Met onze mix van onderwijs en onderzoek leg je een stevige basis voor een (inter)nationale carrière in de archeologie.

Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for Area Studies, Chinese Studies

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Instituut Biologie Leiden (IBL)

Lezing, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights

Survival Analysis for Junior Researchers 2018 werd georganiseerd in Leiden.

Catherina Wilson is op 1 oktober 2012 aan ons Instituut begonnen met een promotieonderzoek.

Sinds de inval van Rusland in Oekraïne in 2022 hebben de Europese Unie (EU) en haar lidstaten uitgebreide wettelijke en politieke maatregelen genomen om Oekraïne te steunen in zijn strijd.

The Medieval Academy of America (MAA) is excited to announce the launch of a new Summer Research Program for early PhD or early PhD-track students. The 2022 Summer Research Program will convene over Zoom, over the course of six weeks in July and August. The Summer Research Program will culminate with…

A small insight into the annual study trip to Brussels of the advanced master programme Law and Digital Technologies.

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for the Arts in Society

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).