3,215 search results for “disease prevention” in the Public website
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Multi-functional urban Green space planning based on transdisciplinary learning (MultiGreen)
Green infrastrucuture (GI) like urban farm and green roofs could provide many beneficial functions in cities. These include for example food production, flood prevention or increasing biodiversity. MultiGreen project aims at developing an integrated modelling tool to support…
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Centre for Professional Learning
The Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) develops in-depth and challenging programmes for higher educated professionals.
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Sustainable campus
Leiden University is working on a green, circular campus, with a significant reduction in energy consumption by 2050 as its goal, as elaborated in the Route Map Energy Transition Buildings, published in 2022.
- Conflict, Peace and Security
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About Healthy Society
The research area "Health and well-being in a healthy society" studies the institutional and behavioral factors that play a role in health and well-being for people of all ages.
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Child victims and domestic violence
The judge as a problem-solver in domestic violence cases involving child victims.
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Eduard Meijers
Jewish Professor Eduard Meijers (1880-1954), along with 29 other Jewish members of staff, was dismissed by the Nazis in November 1940.
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Conflictoplossende Instituties
Institutions for Conflict Resolution in Leiden focuses on how the judiciary is able to prevent and solve problems.
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Psychology
The Institute of Psychology is responsible for innovative and interdisciplinary research and education within psychology and related disciplines.
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Violence Studies
In this minor programme, students will become familiar with the nature and scope of violence; the ways in which it impacts public order, and the ways in which society can respond to and, ultimately, prevent violence.
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CANCELLED: Disease and Violence in Shift from Omurano to Urarina on the Urituyacu River in Peru
This lecture is cancelled due to the train strike!
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Lecture Series | Novel approaches to delay ageing and age-related diseases
As part of the EUniWell Open Lecture Series, Prof.dr. David Vilchez will be speaking about
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Macrophages as drivers of an opportunistic infection
The opportunistic bacterium Burkholderia cenocepacia is feared by cystic fibrosis patients and is emerging in hospital-acquired infections. An international study sheds new light on the infection mechanism of this opportunistic pathogen that may have large implications for treatment strategies.
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Taking a closer look at resistance to tuberculosis bacteria
Though tuberculosis can be cured today, new resistant strains of the bacteria are becoming a growing problem in the medical world. Biologist Annemarie Meijer and her colleagues are studying resistance to this disease. Their research is already yielding several interesting clues that could help the development…
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How Finland managed to halve its suicide rate
Finland reduced its suicide rate from 30 deaths per 100,000 citizens. Marieke Liem and Leah Prencipe discuss this in The Conversation.
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Osteoarchaeologist Maia Casna interviewed on a podcast
PhD candidate Maia Casna was a guest on the new episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. In it, Maia discusses her research on urbanisation and respiratory diseases while uncovering the intricacies of studying the human past and bones.
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A quick call with Nadine Akkerman about the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘I feel a connection with Annie’
Each year on or around International Women’s Day, the university hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. You are welcome to attend − even if you wouldn't call yourself a feminist, says professor and organiser Nadine Akkerman. ‘You get the best discussions with a diverse audience.’
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Research
The Faculties of Leiden University have developed several themes for research cooperation between Leiden University and its Indonesian partners.
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Conference 2023: Towards just institutional approaches to conflict prevention and resolution
Conference
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Why Leiden University?
The Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) offers a unique tailor-made programme in Chemistry. You can customize the programme to your own interests and ambitions with the help of your own personal mentor. Your study will focus on either Chemical Biology or Energy & Sustainability. During the Master's…
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Environmental and genetic drivers of wood and lignin formation in flowering plants
In this project, we will study the genetic and environmental drivers of woodiness and stem lignification at the level of plant‐to‐gene‐to‐molecule.
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Government pledges millions for economic growth
The government is investing 646 million euros and has set aside a further 3.5 billion to drive economic growth in the Netherlands. Much of the National Growth Fund will be used for scientific innovations. Leiden University is involved in three of the projects.
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LUCIR/Grotius Centre roundtable: Preventing ‘repeat mistakes’ in war
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microbiota transplantation and dietary interventions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; efficacy and challenges for the future
PhD defence
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Multimodality Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease: Plaque Characterization, Computational Haemodynamic Simulation and Risk Stratification
PhD defence
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Targeting autoimmunity in renal diseases: focus on neutrophil extracellular traps and autoreactive B-cells
Prof. A.J. Rabelink Prof.dr. C. van Kooten
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Genetic and clinical pharmacology studies in GBA1-associated Parkinson's disease
Prof. G.J. Groeneveld Prof. J.J. van Hilten
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Aortic valve disease: multimodality imaging for risk stratification and evaluation of therapy
Prof. J.J. Bax
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Unravelling the Developmental Origins of Disease: The Power of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Monochorionic Twins
PhD defence
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autoantibody-positive and autoantibody- negative rheumatoid arthritis during the disease course
Prof. A.H.M. Van der Helm - van Mil Prof. T.W.J. Huizinga
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Multi-modality imaging in ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia and cardiac-mechanics
Prof. J.J. Bax Prof. J.W. Jukema
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Insight into the Pathophysiology of Cardiometabolic Diseases using multiple Omics Approaches
PhD defence
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closer look: Non-invasive tools for in-depth characterisation of vulvar diseases
PhD defence
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Urbanization in Indonesia and Its Impact on Non-communicable Diseases
PhD defence
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A joint evaluation of local and systemic disease activity in treated-to- target rheumatoid arthritis
PhD defence
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Therapeutic neovascularization for peripheral arterial disease; in vivo models and potential therapeutic factors
PhD defence
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Non-invasive biomarkers for inflammatory skin diseases: towards systems dermatology
PhD defence
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pharmacology of antimicrobials, towards optimized treatment of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients
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Remodeling, Myocardial Function and Risk Stratification in Cardiovascular Disease
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metabolic features of stromal cell subtypes in inflammatory bowel disease
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miniaturised assays for structure-resolved lipidomics in metabolic disease
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Advanced tools and methods for modeling cardiovascular disease using human pluripotent stem cells
Prof. C.L. Mummery
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Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography and Characterization of Cardiac Disease
PhD defence
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Optimising neonatal management of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn
Prof. E. Lopriore Prof. M. de Haas
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to predictive modeling: cerebrovascular events and chronic kidney disease
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Unraveling the broad NOTCH3-associated small vessel disease spectrum: from CADASIL to non-penetrance
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Based Pituitary Care, implementing Value Based Health Care in a rare disease
Prof. W.C. Peul Prof. N.R. Biermasz