Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Did you know that Arabic was for centuries the lingua franca in an area stretching from the south of Spain to the Chinese border? And that the Middle East under Muslim rule was the world’s beating heart of trade, but also of science and scholarship?

Long-distance Trade in Early Medieval Landscapes (ca. 6th-12th centuries)

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Our ambition to contribute to society and the world, searching to solutions to the global challenges of our time, can only be achieved with solid relationships worldwide.

You can make some astounding images using just a box with a hole. Inspired by the celebration of Leiden as the European City of Science, Professor Matthew Kenworthy left several pinhole cameras across the Observatory over the course of 2021. This is how the simplest devices may uncover the greatest…

This September, Adina Akbik received the Political Science Teaching Award at Leiden University. Created by student members of the Bachelor's and Master's Programme Committees (OLC), the award recognises remarkable teaching at the Institute. Akbik was chosen from five finalists after receiving several…

Our constitutional democracy is under pressure. Politicians are increasingly bending rules and institutions to their will, often in small steps. PhD candidate Jorieke Manenschijn warns that through a combination of subtle changes we can cross a line without realising it.

Wenxuan Peng is PhD candidate at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Rint Sybesma is a professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) and the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL).

Shi Yuanping is a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Philosophy at the Institute for Philosophy of Leiden University since the September 2020.

Zijian Fan is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Area Studies.

Wenbin Liu is an PhD candidate at the Institute for Area Studies.

Jian Sun is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Linguistics.

Hana Nurul Hasanah is a PhD student at the Centre for Linguistics.

Zhuoyi Luo is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Linguistics.

Vincent Brussee’s research focus is on the application of data science for contemporary China Studies, looking specifically at domestic policy and governance. In addition, he is interested in surveillance and censorship in China and worldwide. He has been a regular media commentator, having appeared…

Tianmu Hong is a PhD candidate at the LIAS

My research focuses on Israeli Studies and China–Israel relations. I hold an MRes in Middle East Studies from the University of Exeter (UK) and an MA in Diplomacy from Shanghai International Studies University (China), and have served as a conference secretary for the International Forum on Asia and…

This thesis explored the molecular pharmacological mechanisms of targeting CB2R via investigation of novel drug discovery concepts such as target binding kinetics, allosteric modulation and biased signaling.

Dr. Nikki Ikani challenges binary views of intelligence warnings, proposing a multidimensional typology to evaluate warning effectiveness.

Curso de lengua mixteca (variante de Ñuu Ndeya)

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-Promotor: R. T. Dame

The individual in the EU: The application of insights from social psychology to improve the legitimacy and conflict-solving capability of the EU

This MA explores contemporary literature and culture—art, film, pop music—through critical and theoretical lenses, including feminist theory, phenomenology, and ecocriticism. Key themes include diversity, interculturality, popular culture, and the intersection of culture, politics, and justice.

Attitudes towards cultural heritage have long been characterised by an ‘endangerment sensibility’ concerned with preventing losses. Recently, however, critical heritage scholars have argued that loss can be generative, facilitating the formation of new values and attachments. Their arguments have focused…

Lexicographical description of Greek; production of Greek-Dutch dictionary

This study presents a re-evaluation of Malay adventure stories.

This book provides an overview of critical scholarly reflections on the history of Dutch slavery and colonization, as well as how this translates into critical cultural practices.

What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice.

Bacteria are highly complex and diverse organisms that have adapted to survive in ecological niches ranging from the most extreme to the most heterogeneous environments.

Main challenges in skin vaccination are overcoming the stratum corneum (SC) barrier and targeting the antigen presenting cells (APC) in the epidermis and the dermis.

This research intents to redefine the limits of the electric guitar.

Promotor: G. A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D. V. Filippov

Despite the fact that transnational movement and intercultural encounter are the signs of our present time, questions of belonging and legitimation of citizenship in most West-European countries still largely depend on monolingual norms and the problematic conflation of the idea of a national language…

How interest groups, differences in policy issues and institutional differences between countries affect whether public opinion is translated into policy?

In this theme you will be supplied with a firm background in the core of current computational linguistics and a solid comprehension of its neighboring fields.

Nonadiabatic energy transfer from the translational motion (T) of a molecule impinging on metal surface to the metal’s electrons may determine whether the molecule can lose enough energy to adsorb or react.

The infinite is endlessly fascinating. As finite beings, we will never be able to fully grasp the infinite. Yet the topic keeps resurfacing in philosophy – apparently, we cannot escape it either. Philosopher Victor Gijsbers guides the reader through the most important questions about the infinite in…

The project “Optimizing the responsible researcher” (see below) has enriched the knowledge base about the shared values of responsible biomedical research and the various ways in which these ideals are (or are not) put into practice.

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