300 search results for “theory” in the Staff website
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Non-Abelian Metamaterials: Emergent computing and memory
PhD defence
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Wanted: Educational innovations for the Comenius Leadership Fellowship or Dutch Education Award
Education
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‘Jasper is the dean Leiden Science needs’
Two deans: one leaving and one just arriving. Paul Wouters was deputising at the Faculty from March up to December. As of January he returns to his 'ordinary' role as dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Jasper Knoester is taking over from him, as he will be leaving Groningen for Leiden. How did…
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The quest for the magic angle
Stack two layers of graphene, twisted at slightly different angles to each other, and the material spontaneously becomes a superconductor. Science still can't explain how something so magical can happen, but physicists use special equipment to reveal what is taking place under the surface.
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Wanted! Educational innovations for the Comenius Leadership Fellowship and the Dutch Higher Education Award
Education
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A call about: Scholars Programme Europaeum
On 28 October 2021 there is an online information session about the two-year Scholars Programme of Europaeum. This network brings young researchers and leaders together to discuss developments in Europe and to promote pan-European thinking. Does that sound interesting to you? Would you like to know…
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‘Looking back, this past year will be a very important period in my life’
At the Faculty of Science, forty per cent of the employees are of a non-Dutch nationality. Amongst PhDs that is even sixty per cent. How are they doing in a time of working at home in a different culture, when travelling is not possible? Clinical pharmacologist Lu Chen is the third in this series to…
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Interdisciplinary minor ’Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits from this approach? Students and lecturers evaluate: ‘This minor’s a goldmine’.
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…
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Planetary Atmospheres and the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth
Lecture
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with David Schoch
Lecture
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R introduction
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POPNET connects with Padraig Maccarron and Shane Mannion
Lecture
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Blended Learning: Using digital tools for teaching
Didactics
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with Ágnes Backhausz
Lecture
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Ethnicity and endogeneity in the welfare state
Seminar
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R: Introduction (modular)
Career development, Working effectively
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Supervising PhD candidates
Management
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Managing group work
Didactics
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Panel discussion Bias in AI, algorithms, and the tech sector - Young Alumni Network
Alumni event
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Leiden Research Support Conference
Conference
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Statistical analysis in R
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IBL Spotlights - Evolution& Biodiversity
Lecture
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Zooming in on Black Holes with a telescope the size of planet Earth
Lecture, Kaiser Spring Lecture
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CANCELLED: LCN2 Seminar: Algorithms for Network Visualization and beyond
Lecture
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Student Talk: Venus as Potentially Habitable Planet
Lecture
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Legal Methodology
Research
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Florence Nightingale Colloquium
Lecture, colloquium
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Teaching in Practice (UTQ module)
Didactics
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
Lecture, Seminar
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R introduction
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Kloosterman lecture 2024
Lecture
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Active learning
Didactics
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Secure and Efficient Computing on Private Data
Lecture
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Submit your educational innovations for the Comenius Leadership Fellowship or Dutch Education Award 2025
Education
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’
Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee backgrounds were eager to study at Leiden University. How does the University help young people from various backgrounds find their way around the Dutch…
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Why you (won’t) vote – A reading list
In November, the Dutch will elect a new parliament. Not all eligible citizens will go out and vote, however. How can this be explained, and how big of a problem is it? International research into voter turnout can shed new light on this issue – and offer possible solutions.
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Ten lecturers receive Senior Teaching Qualification
On 28 June, ten dedicated lecturers received their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO). Rector Hester Bijl congratulated them in an online meeting. We asked some of them what this qualification means to them, what they believe ‘good teaching’ entails and what makes them so passionate about education…
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PhD training Case Study and Comparative Methods
Course
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Symposium on interdisciplinary collaboration: How do we foster connections?
Conference
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PhD training Case Study and Comparative Methods
Research
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards offer promising young researchers the opportunity to further develop their own ideas over a period of three years.
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CEO of Tata Steel: ‘We have a debt of honour as a company’
Hans van den Berg, CEO of Tata Steel NL, is in the eye of the storm. He continues to believe in connection, debate and knowledge that will make green steel possible.
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis (Advanced)
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PhD Candidates: Get more success with less stress
Personal development, Working effectively
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We are Science Week
Festival
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Activities
On this page you will find an overview of the activities organised by the Leiden Research Support Network.
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Inclusivity with Law: What does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective?
Conference, D&I Symposium
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Staff symposium on student well-being – A shared path to well-being: students and staff
Conference