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Astronomers finally measure polarised light from exoplanet
An international team led by Leiden astronomers has, after years of searching and defying the boundaries of a telescope, for the first time directly captured polarised light from an exoplanet. From this light they can deduct that a disk of dust and gas orbits the exoplanet. In this disk moons are possibly…
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About the programme
The Astronomy Research specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes a wide selection of Astronomy electives and two research projects.
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About the programme
The Astronomy and Instrumentation specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes highly specialized instrumentation courses, a selection of advanced electives and two research projects.
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Career prospects
With a master’s degree in Astronomy you are well prepared for jobs in research, industry and the public sector, including technological, financial and consultancy companies, research institutes, governments and science communication organizations.
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Career prospects
After graduation you have a lot of opportunities: academics are highly sought after in Dutch secondary education or mbo teaching. You can also aim for a management position or work as a researcher within the field of Astronomy.
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Career prospects
With an ever-increasing amount of data generated worldwide, industry, governments and academia highly welcome professionals with specific knowledge and skills to handle big data.
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Hunting for the fastest stars in the Milky Way
The high velocity tail of the total velocity distribution of stars provides essential insight into fundamental properties of the Galaxy.
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Programme structure
The specialisation enables you to understand the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship alongside high quality astronomical research at a world class institute.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy Research at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Programme structure
The Astronomy Research specialisation includes various advanced astronomy courses that you can choose from each year.
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Career prospects
The broad scope of the Astronomy and Instrumentation specialisation provides you with an MSc level training highly sought after by employers, not only in astronomical instrumentation, but also in other areas of high-tech instrumentation development.
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Programme structure
The Astronomy and Science Communication and Society programme trains you in practical and theoretical aspects of science communication alongside high quality astronomical research at a world class institute.
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Contact
Do you have questions about the Master’s specialisation Astronomy and Data Science? Please contact us!
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Contact
Do you have questions about the master’s specialisation Astronomy and Cosmology? Please contact us.
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Contact
Do you have questions about the master’s specialisation Astronomy Research? Please contact us.
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Contact
Do you have questions about the Master’s specialisation Astronomy and Instrumentation? Please contact us.
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Career prospects
With a master’s degree in Astronomy you are well prepared for jobs in research, industry and the public sector, including technological, financial and consultancy companies, research institutes, governments and science communication organizations.
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Contact
Do you have questions about the Master’s specialisation Astronomy and Education? Please contact us.
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Career prospects
With a master’s degree in Astronomy you are well prepared for jobs in research, industry and the public sector, including technological, financial and consultancy companies, research institutes, governments and science communication organizations.
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Contact
Do you have questions about the Astronomy master’s programme? Please contact us.
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Career prospects
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 Astronomy research.
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Jan Hendrik Oort: world-famous yet unassuming astronomer
He discovered how to determine the rotation and centre of our Milky Way, predicted where comets come from and laid the groundwork for radio astronomy: Leiden Professor of Astronomy Jan Hendrik Oort (1900 – 1992). Piet van der Kruit, whose PhD supervisor was Oort himself, has written a biography about…
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Education
Leiden Observatory provides full education programmes in Astronomy both at the bachelor’s and master’s level. We integrate world-class scientific research and excellent education. Read all about our study programmes!
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Royal honour for astronomer Tim de Zeeuw
Leiden astronomer Tim de Zeeuw has been appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. He received the distinction on 14 May to mark his departure as Director General of the ESO European Astronomy organisation. The celebration took place during the 2018 Dutch Astronomers Conference in Groningen.
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Programme structure
The Astronomy and Instrumentation courses go beyond astronomy and space applications to enable you to use your knowledge and skills in adjacent areas of science and technology, including the development of instrumentation for environmental and medical applications.
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Programme structure
The Astronomy and Data Science master’s programme offers a coherent combination of relevant courses from the Astronomy and Computer Science curricula and two hands-on research projects.
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Master's application and admission
Find out how to apply for Astronomy Research at Leiden University by following our step-by-step guide.
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Master's application and admission
Find out how to apply for Astronomy and Instrumentation at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Master's application and admission
Find out how to apply for Astronomy and Education at Leiden University by following our step-by-step guide.
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Master's application and admission
Find out how to apply for Astronomy and Data Science at Leiden University by following our step-by-step guide.
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Master's application and admission
Find out how to apply for Astronomy and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Master's application and admission
Find out how to apply for Astronomy and Cosmology at Leiden University by following our step-by-step guide.
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Admission and application
Find out how to apply for Astronomy and Business Studies at Leiden University by following our step-by-step guide.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy and Education at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy and Business Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy and Instrumentation at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Astronomy and Cosmology at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Societies at the Old Observatory
Four different astronomical societies are active in the Old Observatory. We are very proud of the commitment these associations show to organize activities.
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Spinoza prize for Leiden astronomer Xander Tielens
Leiden astronomer Xander Tielens has been awarded a Spinoza prize, the highest scientific prize in the Netherlands. Tielens is Professor in the Physics and Chemistry of Interstellar Space. He studies large and complex, often organic, molecules found in interstellar space. The Spinoza prize carries a…
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Admission requirements
To be eligible forAstronomy and Data Science at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Research methods
Because we cannot directly ask babies about what they know or what they are thinking about, we must find smart and baby-friendly ways to figure it out! Below you can read about the different methods that we typically use in our studies.
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Resolving the building blocks of galaxies in space and time
We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.
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Revealing the nature of new low-frequency radio source populations
It has now been well established that shocks and turbulent motions in the intra-cluster medium (ICM) generated through cluster mergers can produce large-scale synchrotron emission.
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Near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green in vascular surgery
PhD defence
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An artificial atom as qubit
With a pioneering project like the quantum computer, it’s a good idea not to place all your bets on a single horse. In Leiden’s Quantum Optics research group, instead of working on a Majorana-based qubit, people are working on a qubit based on an ‘artificial atom’. If that becomes the basis of the quantum…
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NestWacht - Citizen Science research with schools and communities on the impact of climate change and urban pollution on birds and their breeding
The NestWacht project is a Citizen Science collaboration between Science Centre Delft, Naturalis, and the Citizen Science Lab of Leiden University to engage individuals, families and primary schools in Leiden and Delft in scientific research on the impact of climate change on nature in their city, and…
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Public Outreach
The Astronomy & Society Group provides the focus for Leiden Observatory’s aim to engage the public with the wonders of the universe and share the scientific, technological, cultural and educational aspects of astronomy with society.
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Colombia
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Science with three universities in Colombia.