The Dutch Michelle Sweering became the best math girl in the world at the International Mathematical Olympiad in South Africa. She is the only girl who won a golden medal.

The SCS courses train you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communication. Internships help you decide whether you want to choose a career in science communication or Mathematics research or a combination.

For admission to LUC's Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges programme you need to meet certain requirements.

The central inquiry of this thesis revolves around how ontology can adequately accommodate the existence of necessary physical relations. Initially, the thesis demonstrates the imperative acknowledgment of necessary physical relations by showcasing the failure of Neo-Humean theories.

The Plant BioDynamics Lab (PBDL) is a laboratory dedicated to experiments designed to develop and validate quantitative mathematical models of dynamical processes in biology. The principal objective of developing these models is to make quantitative predictions about these processes.

The Applied Mathematics specialisation is the excellent preparation to start a career in research. It is a suitable stepping stone for pursuing a PhD degree. The degree also provides job opportunities outside academia in a (international) industrial environment.

With an MSc degree in Mathematics you are well prepared for a broad range of career prospects and ready to operate on the international market. The master’s degree is also an excellent preparation for pursuing a PhD degree.

Connect theory and practice of teaching through the application of your academic knowledge about mathematics to issues of classroom practice.

Roeland Merks is appointed as professor Multiscale Mathematical Biology (0.2 FTE) at the Mathematical Institute as from 15 January 2014.

To be eligible for Mathematics at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Mathematics and Education at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

Combine training in Mathematics research with different aspects of business studies. Learn to build bridges between science and business.

Dr Mark Leiser, Assistant Professor at eLaw, and Wen-Ting Yang, former Law And Digital technologies student, won the Best Paper award at BILETA, the United Kingdom’s largest tech and legal education conference.

Another research line is the development of a spatial CNS drug distribution model, by ultimately including the 3-dimensional anatomical organization of the CNS.

The research of the Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory programme ranges from fundamental mathematical theory to algorithms and applications.

The specialisation combines one year of Mathematics research (60 - 80 EC) with one year of science communication courses, internships and research (40-60 EC).

After graduation you have a lot of opportunities: the field of science communication is very broad. You can also aim for a career in industry or research.

The Mathematical Institute can be found on the first and second floor of the BW-wing of the Gorlaeus building. Follow the link About the location on the right for information about opening hours, accessibility and parking.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Science with Sichuan University in Chengdu.

The Mathematics and Business Studies specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes a one-year mathematics component (60 - 80 EC) and a business component in the second year (40 - 60 EC).

The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship alongside high quality mathematical research.

Many students receive their first job offer during or right after their Business Studies internship. After graduating you can also aim for a career in Mathematics research.

On this page you can learn more about the history of our Faculty Awards and view the previous winners.

Next April, Leiden will host the seventh annual international Survival Analysis for Junior Researchers conference (SAfJR2018). This three-day event is aimed at career-young statisticians with an interest in the application and development of time-to-event analysis and related topics. The conference…

Science, Mathematical Institute (MI)

The Mathematical Institute has a rather liberal management structure. Tasks and responsibilities are distributed among the staff. Important decisions are taken by consensus. Various organisational divisions are featured below.

The four research groups of the Mathematical Institute often organise inspiring meetings, such as lectures, colloquia and symposia.

Below you can read about studies we have carried out in the past.

Promotores: J. Kok, M. Chaudron (Chalmers University)

Do you have any questions about the Mathematics master’s programme? Please contact us!

The Explainatory Data Analysis group develops algorithms and theory that enable domain experts to explain data by finding interpretable patterns and models.

Within the Mathematical Institute, the Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory research group organises several meetings.

Within the Mathematical Institute, the Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory research group organises a seminar.

Disseminating to the future generation of researchers the multidisciplinary working practices, expertise and scientific view that has been developed in research within the Plant BioDynamics Lab over the past years is an important objective in our collaborative efforts. The research papers of PBDL bring…

Artful Mathematics: The Heritage of M. C. Escher

The Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory specialisation is the excellent preparation for a career in research. It is a suitable stepping stone for pursuing a PhD degree. The degree also gives you access to job opportunities outside academia.

Do you have any questions about the master’s specialisation programme Mathematics and Business Studies? Please contact us!

The Applied Mathematics Programme consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points. The programme consists of advanced courses (min 60 EC), a research project (40 EC) and electives (max 20 EC).

The research specialisation offers you the opportunity to spend two full years on training in applied mathematics to become an independent scientist with a strong theoretical basis.

The central aim is to systematically study differences in gendered crime patterns in the records of different types of courts in various Dutch cities in the early modern period.

A multiple isotope approach to human-animal dynamics in the Lesser Antilles across the historical divide

Promotor: P.M. Brakefield

Mathematical models of software systems enable characterizations, abstractions, simulations, and analysis of complex software during its development.

Quantitative biology means exploiting mathematical modelling and computer simulation as a tool to gain additional insights into the meaning of experimental data. Discover in this minor when and how to apply these tools, in a multidisciplinary setting.

There are eight institutes at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences:

Lecturer at Leiden University, Mathematical Institute and Institute of Biology, Leiden - the Netherlands