Over the last three decades, the discovery of exoplanets has revealed the boundless variety of worlds beyond our own Solar System⁠. Majority of planetary systems contain short-period planets that are larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune⁠.

In design optimization problems, engineers typically handcraft design representations based on personal expertise, which leaves a fingerprint of the user experience in the optimization data. Thus, learning this notion of experience as transferrable design features has potential to improve the performance…

In this thesis it is posed that the central object of preference discovery is a co-creative process in which the Other can be represented by a machine. It explores efficient methods to enhance introverted intuition using extraverted intuition's communication lines.

This thesis takes steps toward understanding the interaction between gas-phase and solid-state molecules in star- and planet-forming regions.

It is an established fact that the Standard Model has to be extended to explain the so-called Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) phenomena: dark matter, matter-antimatter asymmetry of the Universe and neutrino flavour oscillations.

Instituut voor Publiekrecht omvat het publiekrecht, met uitzondering van het strafrecht en inclusief het sociaal recht.

Het onderzoek binnen de Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen omvat de disciplines wiskunde, informatica, sterrenkunde, natuurkunde, scheikunde, bio-farmaceutische wetenschappen, biologie en milieuwetenschappen.

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Wat verschillende wetenschappelijke disciplines ons kunnen leren over genderdiversiteit

Wat zijn de belangrijkste thema's in het uitvoeren van systemen voor bio-energie ?

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.

It researches (the possibilities for) the development of a set of principles and best practices for insolvency office holders by comparing multilateral treaties and soft law recommendations and national legislation within Europe.

Op 18 september 2019 verdedigde Huw Llewellyn zijn proefschrift 'An Institutional Perspective on the United Nations Criminal Tribunals: Governance, Independence and Impartiality'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. N.M. Blokker en prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik.

In this special edition of Information Polity there is a focus on the transparency challenges of using algorithms in government in decision-making procedures at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels.

This thesis contains results on the arithmetic and geometry of del Pezzo surfaces of degree 1.In Chapter 1 we give the necessary background, assuming the reader is familiar with algebraic geometry.

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.

This thesis focuses on addressing four research problems in designing embedded streaming systems.

Promotor: Richard D. Gill

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.

BioSolar Cells is a five-year research project in which ten knowledge institutions and 45 private industries work together.

When you have decided to participate in a Summer School of Leiden University, there are some matters you need to know before arrival. Please take a few minutes to read through the information here to find out what you can do from your side to smooth the process.

Some examples of research questions include: What framework of circular strategies should local practitioners use? How should practitioners organize their monitoring of the circular economy activities in the region of interest? What are the main products that have the most circular potential in the…

Using the principles of Industrial Ecology in Environmental Policy making in two cases: transition to a hydrogen economy and chlorinated compounds.

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

Did the Jochids leave their mark on the Grand Duchy, taking into account that the Lithuanian state was one of the main successor states of the Great Horde in the 16thCentury?

On the 7th and 8th of November, Radboud University and Utrecht University are jointly organising a masterclass for (Re)MA students and PhD candidates on the life and times of those lay people dependent on monasteries.

Promotores: S.J. Edixhoven, P.Parent

What is movements and corridors of the Bornean pygmy elephant in Sebuku forest? What is the nature of human-elephant conflict in Nunukan District in time and space? What are the diets of the Bornean elephants related to crop raiding?

What are the life-cycle environmental impacts and risks to human health and ecosystems of a III-V/Si PV system? How can these be expected to change when the system is deployed at industrial scale? What are the most favourable recycling scenarios?

To deliver a Virtual Sensor tool optimised to exploit the synergy between Sentinels 2 and 3 to allow the consistent retrieval of land surface parameters (Albedo, LAI, and LST); To extend the existing capabilities of land EO data assimilation tools to add capacity to handle data in the thermal domain…

Onderzoek aan het Leids Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Natuurkunde (LION) is fundamenteel en nieuwsgierigheids-gedreven. Al onze wetenschappers delen de wens om de kennis van de wereld om ons heen te vermeerderen, in een open, nieuwsgierige sfeer, waarin innovatieve ideeën ontstaan die toepassingen…

What is the optimal design of sandy solutions for sustainable climate change adaption, from an ecological, biophysical and societal point of view?

En dan ga je als afgestudeerde Geschiedenis aan de slag! Hou je ervan om te onderzoeken, te adviseren en te communiceren? Schrijf en redigeer je graag? Of geef je liever les? Onze alumni Geschiedenis vinden werk waar ze deze taken in de praktijk uitvoeren.

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.

Wil je meer weten over globalisering? In de Engelstalige bachelor International Studies van Universiteit Leiden kies je een wereldregio en bestudeer je hoe regionale thema’s en gebeurtenissen in een mondiale context geplaatst kunnen worden. Hiervoor gebruik je kennis en vaardigheden uit de disciplines…

Leer alles over de rijke geschiedenis van navigatie in de cursus ‘Navigation Through the Ages’, van het oude Griekenland tot Europa’s Gallileo programma. Deze cursus is de tweede Space Awareness MOOC en richt zich op docenten; de registratie is nu geopend.

“Het is niet genoeg dat Amerika aanwezig is in de ruimte. Amerika moet domineren”, zegt Donald Trump tijdens een bijeenkomst met de Nationale Ruimteraad. Zodoende wil hij naast de land-, zee-, en luchtmacht een nieuwe militaire kracht oprichten: de Space Force. Ruimterecht deskundige Tanja Masson denkt…

Big celebration upcoming weekend: MIRD's 20th anniversary is on the cards. Four alumni from different periods tell what this unique two-year master's in International Relations and Diplomacy has brought them.

Hoe kan je iets zien dat onzichtbaar is? Nou, met Euclid! Deze toekomstige ESA-telescoop gaat de structuur van het heelal in kaart brengen en zal ons meer leren over de onzichtbare donkere materie en donkere energie. Wetenschappelijk coördinator van Euclid en Leids sterrenkundige Henk Hoekstra legt…

GLOBOX is a spatially differentiated multimedia fate, exposure and effect model. It is used for the calculation of spatially differentiated LCA characterisation factors on a global scale.

De Europese commissie heeft twee miljoen Euro ter beschikking gesteld voor EU Space Awareness, een project dat kinderen en tieners laat zien welke mogelijkheden er liggen in ruimtevaarttechnologie en basisschoolleerlingen inspireert op een leeftijd dat hun nieuwsgierigheid maximaal is en hun normen…

Drie Leidse astronomen hebben een handvol sterren ontdekt die van buiten onze Melkweg lijken te komen. Ze deden hun vondst toen ze de database van de Gaia-missie van de ESA doorzochten. Eigenlijk waren ze op zoek naar sterren die uit onze Melkweg proberen te ontsnappen. Die vonden ze ook, maar de indringers…

Uniting an international consortium of scholars, the Skandapurāṇa Project comprises a team of researchers working in fields across the Humanities. We are creating a critical edition of a foundational work of purāṇic literature and, in doing so, tracing the dynamics of a textual tradition to better understand…

De YAL laat zich horen over beleidskwesties.

Het SpaceEU-project, dat de Universiteit Leiden coördineert, komt met een online toolkit vol ruimtevaartactiviteiten die mensen betrekken bij de wonderen van de ruimte. De toolkit is gericht op meisjes en achtergestelde gemeenschappen en kan worden gebruikt door scholen, musea, NGO's en universiteit…

Deze zomer staan Leiden, Den Haag, Noordwijk en Delft in het teken van de ‘Sizzling Summer of Space’. Het internationale Space Studies Program vindt hier plaats, en daarom worden allerlei activiteiten over ruimtevaart georganiseerd. Van filmvertoning tot Science Café en van een tentoonstelling met satellieten…

The aim is to develop methods to assess environmental and occupational exposure to (individual) pesticides, to be applied in epidemiological studies investigating pesticide exposure and human health. Furthermore, we aim to investigate the potential association between exposure to pesticides and Parkinson’s…

We have examined sequences from the ligand-binding domain of the nicotinic acetyl choline receptor (nAChR) in 148 vertebrate species. We are in interested in this receptor because the α-neurotoxins of many venomous snakes binds to this receptor in its location at the neuromuscular junction in all ve…

How are links between macro-invertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning influenced by anthropogenic pressures?

A critical look at the impact assessment modelling of metals in Life Cycle Impact Assessment and improvement options.