118 search results for “geometry of number” in the Staff website
-
‘If you understand the risks, AI is an incredible tool’
Thomas Moerland studied medicine and mathematics in Leiden and has a lifelong fascination with the origins and workings of intelligence. He brought all that together in his popular science book Van IQ naar AI (From IQ to AI).
-
Algebra, activism and asbestos: the curious life of Fred Rohde
As a mathematician, Fred Rohde (1948) explored the world of numbers. As a photographer, he captured demonstrations. And now he’s reconstructing his mother’s wartime story – an extraordinary tale of her stay with an Austrian family, the inventors of asbestos cement.
-
Research Traineeship Programme completed: 'Here you are encouraged to try things'
Discovering while still studying whether work in science might be for you. That is what students get during the faculty Research Traineeship Programme. On Friday 1 September, they presented their results to each other and their supervisors.
-
Digits & Deviations of Dynamical Systems
PhD defence
-
90 years of labour law in Leiden: Evolving with the times
Labour law professors have shaped research and education in Leiden since 1936. From the rise of trade unions to the AI revolution, the field has constantly evolved. Major changes are on the horizon again in 2026. 'Labour law will always be important.'
-
Certainty in uncertain times
Lecture, MI 70 years
-
Mathematics across borders: Peter Stevenhagen in Pakistan
Peter Stevenhagen delivered daily lectures at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering in Lahore, in collaboration with ICTP, a well-known UNESCO institute in Trieste. The aim is to enhance it he knowledge of students from low- and middle-income countries. ‘By teaching here, I can truly…
-
Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’
Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstanding thesis, with great attention to detail. The Mathematics and Physics student worked on a mathematical description of monopoles: hypothetical particles…
-
Maths + match = medals! Leiden students win five medals at international math competition
Two Second Prizes, two First Prizes and even a Grand Grand First Prize. Five Leiden mathematics students and their team leader have performed exceptionally well during the International Mathematics Competition for University Students 2024 in Bulgaria in early August. This even made for a Dutch recor…
-
Alex Tutwiler receives Archol grant to reveal hidden stories of child labor
PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…
-
Francesca Arici wants to raise maths awareness in society
Mathematician Francesca Arici has joined the Raising Public Awareness Committee of the European Mathematical Society. She aims to coordinate and unite the European efforts of communicating and promoting mathematics. ‘We also hope to achieve more recognition for people who do science communication.’
-
Trees and Securitization: The Politics of Afforestation in Israel's Negev/Al Naqab | Research Seminar
Lecture, Research Seminar
-
Central Values of L-Functions of Twisted Modular Forms of Composite Level
PhD defence
-
Explaining a Probabilistic Prediction on the Simplex with Shapley Compositions
Lecture
-
Solving Mathematical Challenges with Symbolic AI
Lecture
-
Orientational Order and Confinement in Biological Tissues
PhD defence
-
Course: Algorithms in Algebra
Course
-
Veni grants for 22 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 22 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).