261 search results for “wij zijn geesteswetenschappen” in the Public website
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Inequity and Spondyloarthritis
PhD defence
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Multimessenger astronomy to study the structure of Milky Way
For centuries, astronomers have studied the universe by collecting light signals. Since 2015, the confirmation of an important prediction of Einstein allows us to explore the universe in a new way: through gravitational wave radiation. Astronomy PhD candidate Valeriya Korol proposes to use these gravitational…
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Funding for Further Developing Image Processing Software Elastix
Marius Staring, Associate Professor at the LUMC has been awarded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding for further development of image processing software Elastix
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Special lecture Jan Vleggeert: 'A citizen's perspective on conflicts of interest'
When Professor of Tax Law Jan Vleggeert delivered his inaugural lecture in Leiden University’s Academy Building on 30 October 2020, only 30 people were allowed to attend due to coronavirus measures. On 10 June 2022, Vleggeert was therefore given the opportunity to deliver a lecture to a much larger…
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Wetenschappers ontdekken hoe darmbacterie resistent wordt
Een minuscuul cirkelvormig stukje DNA zorgt ervoor dat de darmbacterie Clostridioides difficile resistent raakt tegen een veelgebruikt antibioticum. Dat ontdekten wetenschappers van het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) nadat artsen hen attendeerden op een patiënt met een moeilijk behandelbare…
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First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.
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Mapping Historical Leiden: A Dynamic and Digital Atlas (Phase 1 & 2)
The map application includes information from old and new buildings archaeological projects. This makes it possible to investigate whether water facilities (wells, cisterns) and waste facilities (cesspits, sewers) were the privilege of Leiden’s wealthy elite in the late 16th and 17th centuries or whether…
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Finding resolution for the Middle to Later Stone Age transition in South Africa
This project investigates the causes of the major archaeological change in the period of 40.000-20.000 BC in South Africa.
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Scholarly publications
Below are some of the scholarly works published within the context of the Institutions for Conflict Resolution programme.
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Topic: The placebo and nocebo effects of communication
We study how communication can heal and harm when patients are confronted with an illness. Most of our studies focus on serious illnesses such as advanced cancer. Communication lies at the heart of medicine, yet we do not always know which specific communication helps patients. Moreover, many complaints…
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Functional analysis of genetic variants in PALB2 and CHEK2
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The input pathways to the circadian clock: from nocturnality to diurnality
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Exhibition on Suriname reveals a hidden history
Who still remembers that Leiden attracted a lot of reds from Suriname during the 1970s? The exhibition ‘Dynamic Suriname’ offers a number of surprising insights on the links between Leiden University and Suriname, which is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its independence this year.
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Reproductive and sexual health care in oncology
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Symposium over Sint Franciscus
Lecture
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Safety of the Artisan iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens
PhD defence
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On-Campus Master's Experience Day Educatieve Master: Proefcollege en Q&A
Study information
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Twentieth anniversary of the Lorentz Center: developing ideas in a scientific bubble
The 20th anniversary of the Lorentz Center will be celebrated on 28 June 2017 with the opening of an exhibition in the Oude UB. For two decades already, the Center has been a place of retreat for groups of international academics who want to explore a single issue.
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Vacancies: four PhD positions in History
The Institute for History announces vacancies for three PhD positions on Rethinking Disability: the Global Impact of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) in Historical Perspective and one PhD position to conduct research on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).
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Leiden University strengthens ties with China
Op 26 april 2012 kwamen ze samen om ervaringen te delen met Leidse staf: twaalf Chinese promovendi die in Nederland zijn in het kader van het beursprogramma van de China Scholarship Council. Tien dagen eerder, op 16 april, ontving de Universiteit Leiden een delegatie van Peking University.
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‘I aim to cultivate critical minds’
Inviting a navy officer to talk about piracy, inspiring critical thinking and offering to help with finding internships. Students appreciate that and therefore nominated Anita van Dissel, who teaches Maritime History, for the Lecturer of the Year Award.
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Minors in AI, Data & Digitialisation in Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam
The universities of Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam are working together to show their students what artificial intelligence (AI) means for their own field. Three AI minors will start in the 2022 – 2023 academic year and will answer questions such as: ‘How best can you use AI in your research discipline?’…
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Hoe felgekleurde pilaren eenzaamheid bij studenten verminderen
Sinds vorig jaar staan er gekleurde pilaren op de universiteitscampus. Met deze ‘Act of Kindness Pillars’ wordt eenzaamheid bij studenten tegengegaan.
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Clinical outcomes and graft survival after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
PhD defence
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Risk stratification of outpatient management in acute venous thromboembolism
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Role of metabolic pathways and sensors in regulation of dendritic cell- driven T cell responses
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Is thyroid status a common denominator of age-related disease?
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GLP-1 receptor agonism to improve cardiometabolic health
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Insight in the role of lipids and other systemic factors in hand and knee osteoarthritis
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Immuno-photodynamic therapy of cancer
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Bevrijdende verweren
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How T cells talk to the neighborhood
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The two faces of MuSK antibody pathogenicity and their cause and consequences in myasthenia gravis
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Tumor-specific targets for imaging in vulvar cancer
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Percutaneous mitral valve plasty in secondary mitral regurgitation
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Perspectives on shared decision-making for depression and anxiety disorders in clinical practice
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Phakic intraocular lens implantation: A life-long patient journey
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Leren door te doen? Ervaringen van nieuwsgebruik en de ontwikkeling van mediawijsheid bij jongeren
Lecture, Journalism Studies Seminars
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Meeloopdag - Child & Adolescent Psychology
Study information
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Inherited retinal degenerations: clinical characterization on the road to therapy
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The battle against antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections - next stage development of antimicrobial peptides
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Small regulatory RNAs in Vascular Remodeling and Atherosclerosis
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Applied Machine Learning in Neurosurgical Oncology
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Mechanistic Early Phase Clinical Pharmacology Studies with Disease
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The Duty to Investigate in Situations of Armed Conflict
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Intelligent Workflows for Automated Analysis of Mass Spectrometry- based Proteomics Data
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Metagenomic sequencing in clinical virology: advances in pathogen detection and future prospects
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- Seminar 3: Emotionality and Late Medieval Self-Transformative Processes
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