Read more about working at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS).

Promotores: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. K. Sailer (Munich University)

As leading cause of death worldwide, cancer is responsible for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 according to World Health Organization (WHO). Cisplatin and its derivatives are commonly used chemotherapy agents for current cancer treatment in the clinics.

Many internal and external parties are involved in the expansion of the Gorlaeus Building.

Measurement of brain activity by external electrodes (EEG).

This article explores the concept of issue prioritisation within the context of public administration research, focusing on decision-making processes.

As a PhD candidate you can declare costs that are related to the graduation formalities.

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The main methodological aspects of the use of stepwise LCA estimators under different circumstances.

The University’s Vision on Student Well-Being outlines how the University plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.

It is the aim of this project to better understand how the physical properties of lipids influences the structure and overall barrier function of the skin.

The use of increasingly large and diverse datasets to guide urban climate action has implications for how, and by whom, local governments are held accountable.

As a PhD candidate, you can experience problems in the relationship with your supervisor or co-supervisor, with your immediate superior, colleagues or other PhD candidates. If you are unable to solve these problems, you can turn to a confidential advisor for PhD candidates.

Our cantilevers have a low intrinsic damping rate: this enables us to measure with low noise, since damping is proportionate to noise. However, when the magnet is close to the surface of a sample we want to study, we measure a much higher effective damping rate. This is caused by magnetic interaction…

This book presents a comprehensive description of the grammar of Logba, one of the fourteen Ghana-Togo Mountain (GTM) languages spoken by approximately 7,500 speakers on the South-Eastern frontier of the Ghana-Togo border. It is the outcome of fifteen months research in Logba speaking communities.

The institute is lead by the Scientific Director, prof.dr.ing. Martina G. Vijver, Director of Operations: Drs. Paul C. de Hoog and Director of Education Dr. Stefano Cucurachi in collaboration with the Management Team.

The mission of Printeger is to enhance research integrity by promoting a research culture in which integrity is part and parcel of what it means to do excellent research, and not just an external and restrictive control system.

On the first day at a new job, you have sweaty palms, nerves race through your system, and you feel insecure. Now, a couple of months later these feelings have left. You know what to do in your new role and have become part of the organization. The process leading to this result is called organizational…

On these pages you will find information on the research that is being conducted at each of the participating universities as well as the funding programme set up by the Research School.

Our world is shrinking, or at least our electronic devices are. From PCs to mobile phones: everything is smaller and thinner. The smaller the chip, the better it can conduct electricity and pass on information.

In theory, states can gain security by acquiring internal arms or external allies. Yet the empirical literature offers mixed findings: some studies find arms and allies to be substitutes, while others find them to be complements. Political scientists Matthew Digiuseppe (Leiden University) and Paul Poast…

Promotor: T. H. Oosterkamp

A plasma is an ionized gas with very low electrical resistivity. As such, magnetic field lines are 'frozen in' and move with the fluid. Magnetic field lines that are linked, knotted and tangled, cannot be undone by the fluid motions.

This study explores public leaders’ organizational learning orientation in the wake of a crisis. More precisely, we study the association between public leaders’ public service motivation and their learning orientation (instrumental versus political).

All PhD candidates must be admitted to the Graduate School.

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Strategic direction of the Europe Hub lies with a Steering Committee, composed of members from several Leiden University faculties.

On this page you can find out more about applying for a PhD position at the Faculty of Humanities.

One of the recurring points of discussion within the Criminal Justice research programme is the question of what behaviour should or should not fall within the scope of criminal law. This research theme is examined from a legal-dogmatic and social-scientific perspective.

The Executive Board is responsible for the management and administration of the entire University.

This reflection for Critical Studies on Terrorism, explores two decades of the 'War of Terror' and what it means today.

Healthy University Leiden aims to promote a working environment where staff and students can do their jobs responsibly, healthily and in positive surroundings, and where they can achieve their potential.

This thesis presents the results of a study on the interfaces of insulating oxides with and without the insertion of a magnetic layer.

As a contribution to the changing legislation and evolving societal attitudes concerning environmental issues, this project aims to enhance and manipulate the plants’ own natural defense mechanisms against western flower thrips (WFT).

What should the EU do to support Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova? How can the European Union adapt its policies towards these countries in a very difficult and challenging geopolitical context?

The work described in this dissertation contributes to a better mechanistic understanding of nanoparticles in vivo. To achieve that goal, we used the zebrafish as a highly predictive pre-screening model of nanoparticles.

This study examines how European state administrations responded to transboundary crises over the past 30 years and the extent of their successful adaptation.

This article examines how motivational signals in job advertisements relate to public employers’ recruitment success.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences brings together high-quality research and outstanding teaching in the disciplines of cultural anthropology, education and child studies, political science, psychology, science and technology studies, as well as in multidisciplinary approaches.

How new media shape the communication strategies of the PRC’s official news agency Xinhua?

The Board of Examiners of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) consists of scientific staff members that are appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Science and acts independently from the research institute.

We are interested in understanding the mechanics of soft materials, of which biological materials are prominent examples.

Research at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is primarily carried out under its Research Programme ‘Exploring the Frontiers of International Law’.

Indirect Method, Critique, and Responsibility in Derrida, Hegel, and Heidegger. Explores why Derrida, Hegel, and Heidegger conceive of their thought as a “movement” rather than as a presentation of results or conclusions.

Legitimacy is generally a term that is associated with the state. The term surfaces when there are problems with state legitimacy—when it is lacking or absent. This present volume attempts to think through the relevance of the concept of legitimacy for other political actors than the state.