3,087 search results for “citizen science” in the Public website
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Educational Science (MSc)
The Master’s specialisation Educational Science offers students cutting-edge insights into how individuals develop and learn and how education can be optimized to include every learner.
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Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
PhD candidates carry out a programme of independent research and additional limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.
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Education
The group is involved in training in areas of diagnostic skills, treatment/prevention/intervention, neuropsychological assessment, behavioral observations, clinical interviewing, knowledge of intellectual disability, autism, ADHD, psychosis and aggression.
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Biomedical Sciences (BSc)
If you wish to know exactly what is going on in a healthy or sick human body, and at various levels such as molecule, cell, tissue, organ, larger systems and a person as a whole? Do you wish to learn how to do research which contributes to diagnoses, treatment and prevention of diseases? Then the bachelor…
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Quantum Information Science & Technology (MSc)
Quantum Information Science & Technology (QIST) encompasses the understanding, design, construction and investigation of quantum information processing systems, such as quantum computers, quantum communication networks, and quantum sensors.
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Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSc)
As a student of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, you have a strong interest in drug development: from the onset of diseases to the effects of individual drugs in the body. Is that true for you? Then, Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences might be the right study programme for you!
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens
It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with government agencies work better than others? These questions will be discussed at the Crafting Resilience conference (working language is English) on…
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Paolo Graziano on the research potential about ‘food citizens’.
A political science perspective on our project’s comparative ethnography. I truly enjoyed the one-day conference on February 4th where the research results have been shared with the members of the Advisory Board. The work conducted so far is impressive, and the case studies are very useful in understanding…
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We Are Science in 2023
What we did this year? Well, we ran for charity, moved a 2,000 kilo electron microscope and ate poffertjes in the garden. Oh yes, and together mapped out a strategy for the next five years. Warm up the fingers and get ready to scroll through the year of Leiden Science in 2023.
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Computer Science at Leiden University
Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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Slice of Science
The first photo of a black hole and measuring anxiety in the brain... From 13 until 22 May we're serving a free slice of science with your pizza.
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Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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Wouter van Loon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.s.van.loon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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SAPPAO - Optimizing the flight times of airplanes using data science
The SAPPAO project aims to optimise the accuracy and reliability of predicting scheduled flight times. The full name of the project is 'A Systems Approach towards Data Mining and Prediction in Airlines Operations'.
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Master Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
This page provides information to support your application for the Master's programme of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences Leiden University
The group Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences has expertise in individual differences in child development, in particular the development of psychopathology, ranging from mild to severe neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Psychology Science day 2024
Festival
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Molecular Science & Technology
This programme video is presented in Dutch
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Life Science & Technology
This programme video is presented in Dutch
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Leiden Science Young Talent Award
The Leiden Science Young Talent Award is awarded yearly to a student who completed their bachelor’s degree with an excellent thesis.
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Evolution & Biodiversity in Microbial Sciences
Microbial Sciences' contribution to the Evolution & Biodiversity research theme focuses on understanding how bacteria sense and respond to their environment, and how bacterial diversity and evolution is influenced by cooperative and antagonistic interactions taking place between microbes.
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Development & Disease in Microbial Sciences
Microbial Sciences'contribution to the Development & Disease research theme is to perform world-class research to understand cellular morphogenesis, growth, development and virulence of microbes.
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Science, Management and Innovation (SMI)
The Science, Management and Innovation (SMI) group examines organisational dynamics governing the management of complex R&D projects and technology commercialisation.
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Paul Wouters
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
p.f.wouters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jian Wang
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.wang@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Creativity in science and innovation
How to stimulate novel research in science and innovation
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Citizens, Elites, and the Legitimacy of Global Governance
On 13 December 2022, Jan Aart Scholte and Soetkin Verhaegen presented to the German Institute of Global and Area Studies on 'Citizens, Elites, and the Legitimacy of Global Governance'. Click here to find out more about the event.
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Ethical standards for data science
Computers are becoming so smart that in the future they will perhaps take over the role of judges. In the meantime, experts at Leiden University are examining the question of which standards responsible data science should meet.
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Bioactive Molecules in Plant Sciences
Plant Sciences' contribution to the Bioactive Molecules research theme is to identify new plant bioactive molecules, and unravel their mechanisms of action in plant development or health, and the regulatory networks and (bio)synthetic pathways required for their production.
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Research
The aim of the research programme is to provide insight into the cognitive processes and brain mechanisms that underlie reading, arithmetic and learning in general.
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FluidKnowledge – How evaluation shapes ocean science. A multi-scale ethnography of fluid knowledge
FluidKnowledge will investigate the past, present and future of evaluating ocean science. Regarding the past, it will ask how research priorities in ocean science evolved until now. Which lines of inquiry became hot topics, and which died out? Who became global players, who ended up in the periphery?…
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Repatriating Stranded Dutch Citizens: Scattered across the Globe
Jan Melissen discusses the political side of the repatriation operation for Dutch citizens stranded abroad in Dutch newspaper 'de Volkskrant'.
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Emancipation in Postmodernity: Political Thought in Japanese Science Fiction Animation
Mari Nakamura defended her thesis on 14 March 2017
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Science Communication and Society Specialisation
Are you interested in combining your master programme with the Science Communication and Society specialisation? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Educational Sciences lab
Cognitive processes of learning with a focus on reading comprehension and the development of mathematical skills.
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Public Administration Science (BSc)
Our society has many complicated problems. If you enjoy thinking about administrative solutions to social issues, then Public Administration is the right study for you.
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Food Citizens? at the EuroScience Open Forum 2020 Trieste
Image from ESOF Forum programme page.
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Science for Sustainable Societies (BSc)
How do you involve a local community to tackle biodiversity loss? How do you create awareness and political movement on climate change? And how do you find a balance between environmental impacts and economic needs when it comes to pollution? These are examples of core questions at the heart of a new…
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Winter School Food Citizens? a success!
The Winter School of the Food Citizens? project has been a success! Running from Monday 24th January to Friday 4th February 2022, with this milestone we handed down the project’s methodological toolkit as a team. Nine participants attended in Leiden, coming from Belgium, Ghana, Italy, Lithuania, the…
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Research
The mission of our group is understanding how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. We believe better science communication can improve our society and engage many different groups with science, also improving science.
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PhD thesis on citizen participation nominated for public administration prize
Citizens and government collaborate increasingly, for exampe in neighborhood prevention teams. Assistant professor Carola van Eijk looks into these kinds of cooperation. Today she will hear if she will be awarded the important prize in the public administration field.
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Eleven Leiden scientists receive funding for science communication
The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ fund.
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'Unwanted Citizens of EU Member States' conference in Liverpool
A PhD candidate from the Van Vollenhoven Institute, Maryla Klajn, was recently invited as one of the speakers to the 'Unwanted Citizens of EU Member States’ conference, which took place in Liverpool on August 27th, 2019.
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Data science for tax administration
In this PhD-thesis several new and existing data science application are described that are particularly focused on applications for tax administrations.
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Development & Disease in Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences’ contributions to the Development & Disease research theme include the mechanisms and evolution of embryonic development, the development of cognitive mechanisms, and animal models for understanding mechanisms of human disease.
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Bioactive Molecules in Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences’ contribution to the Bioactive Molecules research theme includes research on molecules from natural sources, such as plants, insects, and snake venom, with the aim to identify novel anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-diabetic agents.
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Surface and Interface Science
The nanoscale structure of a catalyst under reaction conditions determines its activity, selectivity, and stability. For the production of sustainable energy and materials, new catalysts are needed. By understanding the structure-activity relationships of catalysts under reaction conditions, insight…