1,447 search results for “open access” in the Public website
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Opening Ceremony of the LL.M. European Law
On Thursday 16 September 2021, the Opening Ceremony of the LL.M. European Law took place in person at Leiden Law School.
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View the Humanities Master’s Open Day presentations
Many thanks for visiting the Master’s Open Day on Friday 2 November! We hope that you enjoyed the day and that all your questions were answered.
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Orrit receives NWO-TTW Open Technology Programme grant
Michel Orrit has received an NWO-TTW Open Technology Programme grant. He will use it to image single molecules without the need for fluorescence.
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Litigation costs orders and access to the courts in IP cases
On I February 2018, at 15.00 hrs, Charlotte Vrendenbarg will defend her PhD dissertation ‘Proceskostenveroordeling en toegang tot de rechter in IE-zaken. Regelingen over proceskosten getoetst aan het EU-recht’ (Litigation costs orders and access to the courts in IP cases. A comparison of litigation…
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Workshop on Access to Justice and the EU’s Remedies System
On 3 and 4 November 2022, Melanie Fink convened a Workshop to bring together the authors of an Edited Volume on ‘Access to Justice and the EU’s Remedies System’, to be published in early 2024 by Cambridge University Press.
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Voermans and Drahmann positive about Advisory Board on public access to government information
Today, the Dutch Advisory Board on public access and government information (ACOI) issued its opinion on how the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) makes documents on Covid policy accessible to the public.
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Prof. Ton Liefaard to speak about access to justice for children in The Hague
On 3 November 2017 in The Hague Institute for Global Justice in The Hague, Prof. Ton Liefaard (Professor of Children's Rights at Leiden University and UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights), will address members and non-members of the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law (KNVIR, link in Dutch)…
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Leiden University to open new Student Centre in The Hague
Leiden University will be opening a new Student Centre in The Hague, in the Orion Building at Turfmarkt. The Centre will have room for social and cultural activities, study workplaces and a fitness room for the growing number of students and staff at the Hague Campus.
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New collaboration project will make the VOC archive of Kerala more accessible
With financial support from the Dutch National Archives, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, as well as the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a new collaboration project will be launched between India and the Netherlands in 2021.
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Open Day: two new English-taught bachelor’s programmes
Two new English-taught Bachelor’s programmes ‘Arts, Media & Society’ and ‘Philosophy’ were presented at the Open Day on 15 October. They start next year. Prospective students tell us why they came to the Open Day.
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Frederik Behre speaks at EUSA Leiden opening lecture
On Friday 29 September 2017, Frederik Behre was invited by the European Union Study Association in Leiden (EUSA) to speak about the Eurocrisis in order to shed light on the undertaken Euro reform steps and to reflect on necessary future reforms.
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The impact of an open society on your security
Our world is constantly changing. Developments in the field of technology, data and society determine how we tackle security. This demands a new vision on security.
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Reijer Passchier appointed as professor at the Open University
On 1 October 2022, Reijer Passchier was appointed as Professor Digitalisation and the Democratic Constitutional State at the Open University. Reijer is also working at Leiden University as Assistant Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law.
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Opening of new DNA-GER research network
On October 26, the Dutch Embassy in Berlin celebrated the opening of a new research network for Dutch academics in Germany. Dutch minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf gave the starting signal for this new initiative.
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Opening Edwin van der Heide's artwork Whispering Wind
Alderman Robert Strijk from the Leiden municipality officially opened the artwork Whispering Wind by Edwin van der Heide on Wednesday November 29.
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Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is now open.
The Leiden Summerschool in Languages and Linguistics, including courses in Papyrology, is now open. BA/MA/PhD students are welcome to attend.
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Inspiring opening lecture Advanced masters by Ms. Yoka Brandt (UNICEF)
The advanced LL.M. programme on international children’s rights was inaugurated Monday August 31st, 2015 at the Leiden Law School, with students from countries as diverse as South Africa, Iceland, France, Israel, Belgium, Romania, Japan and Jordan.
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Pieter de la Court Medal winners talk about accessibility and the conditions of education
During the New Year’s Reception on 11 January 2022, the Pieter de la Court Medal was awarded to two students of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Orestes Kyrgiakis and Claire van den Helder. They tell us about the causes they fight for and what it means for the University to be better.…
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Master’s Open Day: exploring options or decision time
The Master’s Open Day on 16 March was busy at all faculties in Leiden and The Hague. Thousands of visitors from the Netherlands and abroad came to Leiden University. ‘I want to find out more about the curriculum, and taste the atmosphere,’ said Sarah from Groningen.
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Facilities
Some of Leiden University’s facilities are also available to external parties.
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‘Once you really learn to listen, a whole new world opens up’
Marcel Cobussen, professor of Auditory Culture and Music Philosophy, has made listening his speciality. From the sounds of a microwave to chirruping birds, he studies how people treat noise in their environment and what kind of information sounds can give. His mission: to teach people to listen better…
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Eventful opening of academic year: minister in the church, protest on the square
Not one but two openings: the minister who defended her plans and many who emphasised the importance of standing together with the arts and social sciences: the opening of academic year 2019-2020 in Leiden was not without event.
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Open Science Coffee: Experimenting with an open, continuous deployment PhD dissertation
Lecture
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Open Science Lunch - Faculty of Humanities
Debate, Lunch
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Eyes Wide Open for MASCARA in Chile
The new MASCARA-facilty in Chile has achieved first light. This new facility will seek out transiting exoplanets as they pass in front of their bright parent stars and create a catalogue of targets for future exoplanet characterisation observations.
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Open Science Lunch at Leiden Law School
Debate, Lunch
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Melanie Fink on Frontex’s Joint Operation in Albania and Access to Justice
On 8-9 October 2020, ACES and the T.M.C. Asser Instituut organised an interdisciplinary online conference ‘Migration deals and their damaging effects’ on the implications of the increasing use of informal (non-binding) instruments in the field of migration.
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Master's Open Day: from initial orientation to final choice
Bachelor's students from all different disciplines came to the Master's Open Day to explore the options for their next programme. Some of them visited several different programmes and still have all their options open, while others wanted answers to very specific questions before making their final…
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Queen Máxima opens renovated tropical greenhouse at Leiden's Hortus
On Wednesday 4 September, Queen Máxima opened the renovated tropical greenhouse complex of the Leiden Hortus Botanicus, an event that attracted wide public interest. Thanks to this renovation, the greenhouses are even better equipped for scientific research.
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View the Humanities Master’s Open Day presentations
Many thanks for visiting the Master’s Open Day on Friday 15 March! We hope that you enjoyed the day and that all your questions were answered.
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King opens new wing of Leiden Instrumentmakers School
King Willem-Alexander visited Leiden on 6 December to open the new wing of the Leiden Instrumentmakers School. Students of this vocational programme make instruments needed for scientific research.
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NWO Open Competition funding for research into distracted consumption
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded 400.000 euros in funding to Lotte van Dillen, associate professor at the unit of Social, Economic and Organizational Psychology. With this grant, Lotte van Dillen will investigate how daily distractions influence our dietary consumption habits and glucose…
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Honours year opened with VR glasses and mindfulness
The academic year of Leiden University's Honours Academy opened on 9 October. The opening ceremony was held in the Hooglandse church in Leiden.
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Registration is open for ACPA courses 2nd semester
ACPA offers students from both the Leiden University and the University of the Arts The Hague elective courses in visual art and music.
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Registration for the Science Based Business specialisation is now open
The registrations for the Science Based Business specialisation of the Fall 2017 (Management track, starting in September) has now been opened, and it is thus now possible to apply. The ability to apply for the New Technology Ventures track will also follow soon.
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Wild versus domestic prey in the diet of tigers
A recent study on reintroduced tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in India reveals that risks from tigers increased more because of human behaviour and people's livestock husbandry practices.
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NL ARMS Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies 2020
This open access volume surveys the state of the field to examine whether a fifth wave of deterrence theory is emerging. Bringing together insights from world-leading experts from three continents, the volume identifies the most pressing strategic challenges, frames theoretical concepts, and describes…
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MAPHSA - Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage in South America
The archaeological heritage of South America is facing increasing threats due to the expansion of agricultural activities, infrastructure expansion, illegal wood harvesting, and the current fire emergency plaguing the Amazon and other biomes of the continent.
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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Book publication Saskia Gras on the Hague Open Academy
Saskia Gras, PhD graduate from the Dual PhD Center, presents her book on Wednesday 6 June:
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Rijksmuseum Boerhaave opens exhibition with major role for corona crisis
The ‘Contagious!’ exhibition was set to open at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in April but had to be postponed because of the corona crisis. The museum hasn’t been twiddling its thumbs in the meantime. The exhibition will now open on 16 July, and the corona crisis has a major role.
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Verified Reowolf
Using formal methods, we rigorously validate and verify functionality and security properties of essential Internet protocols. In this project, we unambiguously specify Internet protocols (i.e. IP, TCP, UDP, BGP, DNS) using Reowolf's Protocol Description Language (PDL).
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NWO Open Competition grant for two FGGA researchers
JSixty researchers have received a grant of approximately 50,000 Euros during round 3 of the NWO Open Competition SSH-XS pilot programme. Two of them are working at FGGA: Jolien van Breen and Honorata Mazepus. The sixty researchers received the grant to start working on a promising concept or an innovative…
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Registration open for LeidenGlobal lecture series 'Discipline & Place'
‘Discipline and Place’ is a lecture series offered by LeidenGlobal to PhD and Research MA students in the Fall of 2020. It gives students an opportunity to reflect on the broader field of the Social Sciences and the Humanities – including Archaeology and Law – and to position their own research accordingly.…
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New MOOC on Arbitration of International Disputes open for enrolment
On 29 January 2018, the new “Arbitration of International Disputes” MOOC (massive open online course), taught by Prof. Eric De Brabandere and Dr. Giulia Pinzauti, will start on Coursera.
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of Ministers give green light for Democratic Republic of the Congo accession
On November 22 in Arusha, Tanzania, the Council of Ministers of the East African Community (EASC) endorsed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as its seventh Partner State.
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of Ministers give green light for Democratic Republic of the Congo accession
On November 22 in Arusha, Tanzania, the Council of Ministers of the East African Community (EASC) endorsed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as its seventh Partner State. This meeting, chaired by Kenya’s EAC Affairs and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed, represents one of the…
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Nose of E. coli zips open and shut
PhD student Wen Yang discovered how certain cell receptors in E. coli bacteria signal 'smells'. With the use of ice-cold electron microscopy microbiologists from Leiden gain more insight into how bacteria respond to their environment. Publication in mBio.
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Open University and Leiden University start Joint Legal Technologies Program
The Open University and Leiden University will join forces to offer a (Dutch-taught) Joint Legal Technologies Program for professionals. In doing so, they can provide the advanced legal informatics training that is necessary in our rapidly digitising society. The joint program is a further development…
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Master’s Open Day at the Faculty of Humanities
On Friday 15 March, more than 750 students from the Netherlands and abroad visited the Master’s Open Day at the Faculty of Humanities to explore their options.