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The Internationalisation of the Labour Question: Ideological Antagonism, Workers’ Movements and the ILO since 1919
This book connects labour history, global history and the institutional or political history of international organisations.
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A mosaic of scripts : Arabic script in Africa from a comparative perspective
Taught from primary school to the university level – where new courses on the globalization of the Arabic writing system have cropped up (Abdallah 2014) – the Arabic script, with all its orthographic peculiarities and multiple facets, continues to shape languages other than Arabic, their communities…
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Adaptive Streaming Applications: Analysis and Implementation Models
Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Deprettere
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A search for transient reductions in the speed of sound of the inflaton in cosmological data, and other topics
Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Achucarro
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Tlamatiliztli: la sabiduría del pueblo nahua. Filosofía intercultural y derecho a la tierra
The aim of this research is the systematic analysis of the wisdom coined by Nahua people of Mexico, based on the historical sources and archaeological evidence, but also in the knowledge developed by contemporary indigenous communities and the contributions of indigenous scholars.
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PNEC-pro
PNEC-pro is a user-friendly screening tool for professionals dealing with the assessment of surface water quality. The tool calculates local, watertype specific no-effect concentrations (PNEC) of copper, lead, nickel, and zinc based on biotic ligand models (BLMs).
- COGLOSS seminars 2020-2021
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Forces and symmetries in cells and tissues
The way organisms develop from the initial single-cellular state to a complex final assembly like the human body, and how the final body is maintained throughout life, is one of the greatest mysteries and it’s understanding one of the biggest scientific challenges.
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Field projects
In July 2004, a cooperation started between the Faculty of Archaeology and the Museo del Hombre Dominicano and the (University College London, England, Dr. José Oliver), to explore the possibilities to jointly undertake archaeological investigations in the Dominican Republic.
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Discover our master's programmes
Discover the master's programmes of Leiden University. Watch the programme videos to get to know the programmes you're interested in. Do you want to know more about a particular master's after seeing a video? Take part in our information events to really see if that master's programme fits you.
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Key publications
Key publications of the Analytical BioSciences and Metabolomics group
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Plant occurrence in space and time: the importance of land use, habitat structure, and pollination mode
Plant diversity is essential for us and our planet as it sustains the stability of our ecosystems, provides vital materials and food to us and supports many ecosystem services.
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About
A wealth of expertise in the fields of philosophy, (art) history, the arts, literature, film and cultural sciences, religious studies, linguistics and multidisciplinary area studies results in a unique Faculty of Humanities.
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Language policy and practices in the Global North and South: Challenges, opportunities and future directions
A thorough description of the relationships among languages and their social environment in a given context, reflecting an ecological perspective, involves attention to the agency of local actors, and the policies, discourse, and ideologies that surround them.
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Intersections: Yearbook for Early Modern Studies
This series of publications brings together new material on wellconsidered themes within the wide area of Early Modern Studies.
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Museums of themselves: disaster, heritage, and disaster heritage in Tohoku
The 2011 disasters precipitated widespread concern among heritage scholars about the fate of Tohoku’s cultural properties, tangible and intangible. Damage to not only buildings and landscapes but also ‘formless’ heritage, some worried, could weaken social infrastructure and thus slow or undermine re…
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Buddhist Astrology and Astral Magic in the Tang Dynasty
Jeffrey Kotyk defended his thesis on 7 September 2017
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The music of language: exploring grammar, prosody and rhythm perception in zebra finches and budgerigars
Promotor: C.J. ten Cate
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Senior Teaching Qualification
The Senior Teaching Qualification (STQ) is aimed at experienced lecturers who play an active role in the university's educational development.
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Secular-religious self-improvement
Jasmijn Rana demonstrates in the article 'Secular-religious self-improvement: Muslim women’s kickboxing in the Netherlands' that young Muslim women who kickbox develop agentive selves by challenging gender norms and living out their religious subjectivities.
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The noise of the hunt: effects of noise on predator-prey relationships in a marine ecosystem
The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.
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Feel at Home Fair
If you've only just come to live in the Netherlands, life can at times be both exciting and difficult. To help you feel at home more quickly, a Feel at Home Fair is being organised in city hall, The Hague on 3 February. Leiden University will be present at the fair. It's a good opportunity to attend…
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Ecology and conservation of spotted hyena in human dominated landscapes in northern Ethiopia
Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. H. Leirs (Univ. Antwerpen), Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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Conspiracy, legitimacy and violence
Can conspiracy constructions explain for hatred of the system? And if so, should conspiracy constructions be considered to be a risk in terms of national security?
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Leiden Bio Science Park
At Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP) Leiden University works together with the business community, the LUMC and the Municipality of Leiden.
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Phase separation in lipid-based nanoparticles: exploring the nano-bio interface
This doctoral thesis is an effort to understand how lipid phase-separation induced by diacylglycerol analogues in lipid-based nanoparticles affects their in vivo behavior, leading to specific nanoparticle-protein communications and selective cell targeting.
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Educational vision
Read here what we find important in our education.
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(Bio)diversity and sustainability
Conservation of biodiversity is one of the main challenges today. A higher degree of biodiversity results in ecosystems that can withstand adverse conditions and better provide essential ecosystem services. This is the case for both agricultural and natural systems.
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Crime and Migration in an Age of Transformation
The nineteenth century truly was an age of transformation. Throughout Europe processes of industrialization and urbanization, nationalization and centralization, changed the structures of society. It was an age in which the number of people living in urban communities grew substantially.
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Lab facilities Economic Decision Making
How do individuals make decisions? What determines the quality of group decisions? When and why do people cooperate with others? How does intergroup competition evolve?
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Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context
An interdisciplinary collection of the best international scholarship on Muslim youth.
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Feeling safe at the university
Our university community is the heart of our academy. It is very important for Leiden University that our staff and studentsenjoy coming here to work and study and are able to carry out their activities without any hindrance.
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Imagining Justice for Syria: Water Always Finds Its Way
On 29 april 2020, Beth Van Schaack defended her thesis 'Imagining Justice for Syria: Water Always Finds Its Way'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. C. Stahn.
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Outreach
In developing cooperation with Indonesia, Leiden University focuses on projects that benefit culture, nature, society and economy, in Indonesia as well as in the Netherlands.
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Design and development of a comprehensive data management platform for cytomics: cytomicsDB
Promotor: J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: F.J. Verbeek
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Memory Contested, Locality Transformed
Representing Japanese Colonial 'Heritage' in Taiwan
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Self-reliance crowds out group cooperation and increases wealth inequality
How does self-reliance lead to a decrease in collaboration for public goods?
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Merenungkan Gema, Pemjumpaan Musikal Indonesia-Belanda
Indonesian translation of the book Recollecting Resonances from authors Bart Barendregt and Els Bogaerts.
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Aria of the Dutch North Sea
Promotores: C. J. ten Cate; M. A. Ainslie. Co-promotor: W. Slabbekoorn
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Global distribution patterns of mycorrhizal associations
Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between soil fungi and most plant species.
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Exile memories
This subproject examines how memories of flight and persecution shaped new social and religious identities in the Netherlands.
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Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
Together@FGGA – Together towards a safe, inclusive and balanced work environment
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Statistical modelling of time-varying covariates for survival data
This dissertation focuses on developing new mathematical and statistical methods to properly represent time-varying covariates and model them within the context of time-to-event analysis.
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Myth and Philosophy on Stage in Platonic Dialogues
In this thesis the most dominant academic perspectives pertaining to the relationship between myth and philosophy are questioned and repositioned and Plato’s use of myth is analyzed to demonstrate this reevaluation.
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The Cinematic Santri : Youth Culture, Tradition and Technology in Muslim Indonesia
The Cinematic Santri explores the rise and course over the last ten years of cinematic practices among a younger generation of NU associates (Nahdlatul Ulama), the largest traditionalist Muslim group in Indonesia and elsewhere.
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Parties concerned
Many internal and external parties are involved in the expansion of the Gorlaeus Building.
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Let us Live as Hindus
Priya Swamy defended her thesis on 27 October 2016
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Who is Afraid of More Women in Politics, and Why? An Analysis of Public Opinion in 28 European Countries
In this paper, the authors study how individual and country-level variables interact in affecting political gender attitudes in Europe.
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English Grammar through Dutch Eyes
A contrastive English grammar with the focus on the differences with Dutch.