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Plant-microbe interactions
Which microorganisms live near and inside plant roots? How do they contribute to plant health? Can microorganisms be employed in plant protection?
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Functions of autophagy in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger
What are the functions of autophagy in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger?
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Statement on collaboration with the fossil fuel industry
Leiden University will not enter into any new research partnerships with companies in the fossil fuel industry that are not intensively and demonstrably committed to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Computational Approaches to Disease, Signaling and Drug Targets
The Minor Computational Approaches to Disease, Signaling and Drug Targets (CADSDT) is focused on fundamental scientific research required for discovery of new drug targets and development of new drugs.
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Programme structure
The research master's specialisation Cognitive Neuroscience consists of five main parts: the general courses, the specialisation-specific courses, the elective courses, a research internship and a thesis.
- Career prospects
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Sectoral Income Inequality Dataset
The Leiden LIS Sectoral Income Inequality Dataset, assembled by Chen Wang, Stefan Thewissen and Olaf van Vliet (Version 1.1, March 2014), contains information on multiple indicators of earnings inequality and employment within 9 sectors and 12 subsectors, drawing upon micro data from Luxembourg Income…
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The Unification of the Mediterranean World 400 BC - 400 AD
The Leiden Ancient History specialization concentrates on the study of the economies, societies and cultures of the large empires of the Graeco-Roman world, starting with the empires of Alexander the Great and his successors. The appearance of these empires led to the development of an interaction network…
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Remembering Dissent and Disillusion in the Arab World
This project investigates generational dialogues about the legacies and memories of labour, student and communist movements in the Arab world. The research focuses in particular on video and installation art by young makers born in the 1980s that address the generation of their parents and the events…
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Panel discussions
At our regular panel discussions we bring together scholars and other experts to discuss a current topic that captures the interest of the general public as well as academics.
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Flexible learning pathways
The ambition to have flexible learning pathways is about creating possibilities to improve the content and form of students’ learning process, and to link learning to students’ needs. Students who have access to a flexible range of learning pathways can align their university career with their own personal…
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Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence general programme
On this page you will find information on the general programme of Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence and some of the various fields of research that you can study here.
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
Explore global cultural differences with our International Bachelor's in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Delve into gender issues, social media trends, food habits, social justice movements, and more.
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Book presentation 'Phanta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid'
On 15 June 2023, the book presentation for the ‘Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid’ (Panta Rhei: law and sustainability) was held at the Oude Sterrenwacht in Leiden. The book provides an overview of research in the field of sustainability conducted at Leiden Law School and was compiled by Yvonne Erkens,…
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Child labour in the cocoa producing area of Gomoa Ofaso, Winneba district, Ghana
PhD defence
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Researching global inequality in the garment commodity chain
A consortium, led by Erik de Maaker (CADS, Leiden), has under the NWA scheme (Dutch National Science agenda) been awarded 98k€ for Localizing Global Garment Biographies, a two-year project to research the different ways by which users and producers attach value to garments.
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Mayo: The Irish Revolution, 1912–23
The land question had a crucial formative influence on Mayo politics in the decades before the First World War and this book shows the part played by many prominent nationalist figures such as Davitt, O’Brien, Dillon and MacBride in shaping the political landscape in Mayo.
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Social Justice Expertise Center (SJEC)
Developments in globalization and industrialization continuously push governments, international organizations and NGOs to reexamine the opportunities available to people at all levels of society to attain basic socioeconomic necessities. Research into existing social justice initiatives has shown a…
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New book: “Nederland pensioenland: What you want to know about pensions”
What are the arrangements for your pension? What are you entitled to? Until what age do you have to continue working? And can you decide for yourself how your pension contribution is invested?
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The emergent artistic object in the postconceptual condition
This dissertation investigates the fabric and the infrastructure of contemporary artistic production.
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Career Guidance
The post-PhD phase is discussed during the many formal and informal meetings PhD candidates have with their supervisors.
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ACCESS DENIED! – Girls’ Equal Right to Education in a global context, with a focus on Pakistan
Which challenges exist for girls to effectuate their right to education and specifically getting access to education?
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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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Cultural interaction between Assyria and the northern Zagros
Dlshad Marf defended his thesis on 4 July 2016
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Sustainability in Research
duurzaamheidsthema's onderzoek
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Access to remediation
When companies violate women’s human rights.
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Politicians
Lizzy van Dorp enrolled at Leiden University in 1893 to study Literature. But the ambitious student changed path and became the first woman in the Netherlands to study law.
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Future career orientation
You should think about job perspectives well before the defence of your thesis.
- Publications
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Core members taskforce
Aside from the chair, project guidance and support, the taskforce also consists of a number of core members. These core members are also the chairs of several teams.
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Ikat from Timor and its outer islands: insular and interwoven
This dissertation investigates ikat from the eastern Indonesian islands from a uniquely technical perspective, including design analysis of asymmetry and microscopy.
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Towards a Sustainable World Trade Law? The Commercial Policy of the European Union after Opinion 2/15 CJEU
Dr. Gruni published an article on the impact on sustainable development in the EU Common Commercial Policy of recent Opinion 2/15 CJEU on the Global Trade and Customs Journal.
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‘Being a slave’ Indian ocean slavery in local context
What did it mean to be enslaved in in the Indian Ocean world in the 18th and 19th centuries? Over the last decades, historians have mined French, British, Portuguese and Dutch records for quantitative data on the European slave trade. This project focuses on the experience of being a slave and seeks…
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Migration and Mobility in the Early Roman Empire
Migration and Mobility in the Early Roman Empire by Luuk de Ligt and Laurens E. Tacoma (Eds.)
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Judeans in Babylonia: A Study of Deportees in the Sixth and Fifth Centuries BCE
Tero Alstola defended his thesis on 21 December 2017
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
- Why Leiden University
- Why Leiden University
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
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Career preparation
During the CSM programme, you will have interactive guest lectures with professionals active in the security domain. The guest lecturers will speak about their career (development) and how they reached their goals.
- Meet our staff
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Silkscreening (every other week)
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Skills
It is generally accepted that a university education is about more than knowledge transfer alone. Alongside knowledge and understanding, students should develop the skills required to apply this knowledge and understanding.
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Slavery Memorial Year
During the Slavery Memorial Year, from 1 July 2023 to 1 July 2024, the Kingdom of the Netherlands reflected on its colonial and slavery history.
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Step 3. Explore
Have you found a few programmes that interest you? Take the time to find out all there is to know about them.
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Get to know Public Administration
Across the globe our governments and societies are confronted with enormous challenges that raise new organisational, policy, and ethical issues. How do we address these society’s most pressing issues through governance? The Master of Public Administration gives you a unique research-led multi-level…