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Numerical exploration of statistical physics
In this thesis, we examine various systems through the lens of several numerical methods.
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Shtuka cohomology and special values of Goss L-functions
Assuming everywhere good reduction we generalize the class number formula of Taelman to Drinfeld modules over arbitrary coefficient rings.
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Do you have a question about student life in Leiden and The Hague, studying at Leiden University or do you want more information about the Political Science master’s programme? You can get in contact with a student from this programme directly!
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Chat with a student
Do you have a question about student life in Leiden and The Hague, studying at Leiden University or do you want more information about the Political Science master’s programme? You can get in contact with a student from this programme directly!
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Chat with a student
Do you have a question about student life in Leiden and The Hague, studying at Leiden University or do you want more information about the Political Science master’s programme? You can get in contact with a student from this programme directly!
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Chat with a student
Do you have a question about student life in Leiden and The Hague, studying at Leiden University or do you want more information about the Political Science master’s programme? You can get in contact with a student from this programme directly!
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Chat with a student
Do you have a question about student life in Leiden and The Hague, studying at Leiden University or do you want more information about the Political Science master’s programme? You can get in contact with a student from this programme directly!
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Hebrew & Aramaic Studies
LIAS aims to advance the globally conscious vision of area studies, both within and outside the academic community. Focusing on Asia and the Middle East, the institute is a meeting place of multiple fields of inquiry, theories and methods, historical periods, and areas.
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Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching
The overarching aim of the ICLON research programme is to improve the quality of teaching-learning situations through a deep theoretical understanding of teaching and teacher learning.
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Master Economie van de Publieke Sector
The new Master’s programme in Public Sector Economics (MSc Economics) prepares you to become the policy economist of the future. The programme enables you to bridge the gap between economic theories, scientific methods, the functioning of Dutch institutions and policy processes, as well as current societal…
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PANCake Seminar 7
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PANCake Seminar 6
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PANCake Seminar 8
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Lockdowns, lethality, and laissez-faire politics. Public discourses on political authorities in high-trust countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study looks at population response to government containment strategies during initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in four high-trust Northern European countries–Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden–with special emphasis on expressions of governmental trust.
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Discover More HyperVelocity Stars to shed light on the Galaxy
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Negotiating Peace with Your Enemy: The Problem of Costly Concessions
Why do some parties fail to settle conflict, even after long periods of fighting? ISGA PhD candidate Valerie Sticher suggests that costly concessions often stand in the way of a negotiated agreement. Conflict party members not only care about their in-group's welfare, but also want to avoid rewarding…
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Cultural Translation and Reception
A core interest of our cluster members concerns processes of reception, transformation and (interlingual and intermedial) translation in medieval and early modern art, literature and media from diachronic and synchronic perspectives (in time, space, and between media).
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Sovereignty as a Vocation in Hobbes's Leviathan
Hoye proposes that concerns about virtues of the sovereign are essential for understanding Hobbes's both his political thinking and his political critique.
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Motivational signals in public sector job advertisements and how they relate to attracting and hiring candidates
This article examines how motivational signals in job advertisements relate to public employers’ recruitment success.
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Ana Achúcarro Group - The Early Universe
We explore the particle physics and quantum world at the time of the big bang.
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Matching, entropy, holes and expansions
In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.
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The holographic glass bead game: from superconductivity to time machines
Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Zaanen & Prof.dr. K.E. Schalm
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Theoretical Chemistry
The main goal of the THEOR CHEM group, headed by Prof. Geert-Jan Kroes, is to characterize, and to accurately predict the outcome of chemical reactions at gas-solid and liquid-solid interfaces. Here the solid surface is typically a metal or an ice surface. These goals are important to many areas in…
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Political discourses and the securitization of democracy in post-1991 Ethiopia
This thesis attempts to interrogate post-1991-2015 political development in Ethiopia, focusing on the political discourses espoused by the government and opposition, using the discourse analysis method and securitization theory.
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X-ray spectroscopy of interstellar dust: from the laboratory to the Galaxy
In this thesis, we present new laboratory data of interstellar dust analogues.
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Making Archaeology Public. A View from the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and Beyond
The sixth issue of Ex Novo explores how ‘peripheral’ regions currently approach both the practice and theory of public archaeology placing particular emphasis on usually underrepresented regions of Eastern and Central Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond.
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Lights in a sea of darkness: constraining the nature and properties of dark matter using the stellar kinematics in the centres of ultra-faint
Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries of the Universe. Its properties cannot be explained with the known laws of physics and elementary particles.
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A day in the life
Are you interested in studying Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University? To have an impression of the student life, see the overview of a typical day out of the life of Zofia, first-year student.
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Extra-curricular
Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.
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Acta Politica
Acta Politica is the official journal of the Dutch Political Science Association.
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Study programme
The IEG specialisation prepares you with knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and theories of management, decision-making processes and implementation in EU and international institutions.
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Applied Mathematics (MSc)
The master's specialisation Applied Mathematics at Leiden University focuses on both computational and fundamental aspects of analysis and probability. It’s also an ideal basis for a PhD degree. Applied Mathematics is an excellent choice if you have the aspiration to pursue a PhD degree
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Dynamics of the Oort Cloud and Formation of Interstellar Comets Santiago Torres Rodriguez
The solar system was formed approximately 4.56 billion years ago. Despite the numerous theories that have been developed over the years, the formation and evolution of the solar system still remain unclear.
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Sonic peripheries : middling with/in the event
The basic concern that informs every part of the research is in wonder of what happens when sound happens as an aesthetic force. The emphasis of each query lies on the active occasion, the radical empiricism, the moment of encounter, how the sonic event comes to pass as aesthetic force.
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About the programme
Learn about the newest research from the researchers who are performing it.
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Film and Photographic Studies (MA)
The master’s programme in Film and Photographic Studies at Leiden University covers the history and theory of film and photography within the broad context of visual and other media.
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Alessandra Silvestri Group - The Late Universe
We are cosmologists, in other words we use physics to study the Universe, how it started and evolved into the structure that we observe around us.
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Dutch Grammar in Japanese Words
On the 12th of September, Lorenzo Nespoli successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Lorenzo on this achievement!
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Programme structure
Learn how to conduct policy-oriented research, join one of our field schools and gain relevant working experience.
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About us
The Mathematical Institute is one of the eight institutes of the Faculty of Science. The institute operates as a single unit defined by the activities of its members.
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Media Studies (MA)
The MA Media Studies consists of four different programmes in the fields of Journalism and New Media (Dutch taught), Book and Digital Media Studies, Film and Photographic Studies and Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory.
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Auxin
Mathematical and computational analysis of the dynamics of polar transport of the plant hormone auxin.
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Key Publications
Here’s a selection of key publications by members of the CPP:
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Governance and Data Science Group
The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…