283 search results for “edwin bakker” in the Public website
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’ISGA is an innovative hub for tackling global security challenges’
Joachim Koops has been appointed as scientific director of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University in The Hague. ‘ISGA is in the position to connect research to policy in the field of security and global affairs, a remarkable combination for this young and creative institute.…
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Simone Buitendijk: ‘MOOCs are no hype’
Vice-Rector Simone Buitendijk doesn’t believe for a single moment that Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are just hype. This is what she said on 13 March at Campus the Hague’s InspirationLab on ‘Open Education’. Buitendijk wants Leiden University to be at the leading edge. ‘MOOCs and online innovation…
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MOOCs more than online education
Leiden University now offers almost 20 Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs). The enthusiasm displayed by participants makes it rewarding to develop and teach such courses, say MOOC lecturers Marlies Reinders and Edwin Bakker. But that is not all, ‘You bring together a global community.’
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ProParte Leesclub
The Reading Club is a ProParte sub-club.
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‘International isolation is not an option’
Security in the broadest sense of the word was the key focus in the Interfaculty Conference on 4 April in Leiden. With almost 200 attendees and such well-known speakers as Dick Schoof, Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ad Verbrugge, the first conference was a success.
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Over 3 million euros in funding for Surveillance & Protection research project
A research team from the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) has received over 3 million euros in funding from the Knowledge Centre Surveillance and Protection, a partnership between the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security, the Public Prosecution Office, the police,…
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Media Technology
Are you thinking about studying Media Technology? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Whispering Wind
Whispering Wind (Fluisterende wind), a sound artwork by Edwin van der Heide, is situated in the passage that cuts right under the P.J. Veth building of Leiden University.
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BSc Security Studies
On this page you will find all information about the Bachelor of Security Studies that you need as a first-year student.
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PhD Candidate: Strategic Violence by Non-State Actors (1,0 FTE)
Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs
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The Skandapurāṇa Project
Uniting an international consortium of scholars, the Skandapurāṇa Project comprises a team of researchers working in fields across the Humanities. We are creating a critical edition of a foundational work of purāṇic literature and, in doing so, tracing the dynamics of a textual tradition to better understand…
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Alumni
Former PhD, Bachelor and Master students of the Van Exter Lab
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No more sleeping in lectures
How do you keep students’ attention when you have to compete with digital distractions like Facebook? What skills do you need in today’s rapidly changing world? Teachers attended a congress on innovative teaching on 23 November.
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Intensified cooperation to strengthen cross-fertilisation Leiden University and the Academy of Defence
Intensify cooperation between the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) and the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA). This is the purpose of the agreement that will be signed on 16 November at the Campus The Hague. On that day, Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld will also give a lecture in Wijnhaven…
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Core team of the LHSC
Within the FSW, we have put together a core team with contacts in the individual Institutes and at the Faculty level.
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Exploring charge transport properties and functionality of molecule-nanoparticle ensembles
Promotor: J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Co-Promotor: S.J. van der Molen
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Honours Education
Education for curious and ambitious students who want to get more out of their study!
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APL 9 - Collection of Papers
Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia is the annual journal of the Faculty of Archaeology (formerly the Institute of Prehistory), Leiden University.
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Publications
This is a list of scientific publications by students and staff of the Media Technology MSc programme.
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Looking Beyond Our Similarities
How Perceived (In)Visible Dissimilarity Relates to Feelings of Inclusion at Work
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Berichtigungsliste der Griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten (BL)
Anybody can imagine how difficult it is to read a 2000 years old text for the first time. It is almost inevitable that at first mistakes are made in deciphering and interpretation. This is why revision and correction of published texts play an important role within Papyrology.
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Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 40
Between foraging and farming: an extended broad spectrum of papers presented to Leendert Louwe Kooijmans.
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Masterclass: Inclusive leadership for Depolarisation
Inclusive leaders contribute to organisations where individuals feel welcome and where they can be themselves.
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The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek
This is the first full-scale reference grammar of Classical Greek in English in a century.
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Discovery of antibiotics and their targets in multidrug-resistant bacteria
Global healthcare is on the verge of an antibiotic availability crisis as bacteria have evolved resistance to nearly all known antibacterials. Identifying new antibiotics that operate via novel modes-of-action is therefore of high priority.
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Cavity quantum electrodynamics with quantum dots in microcavities
Promotor: Prof.dr. D. Bouwmeester, Co-promotor: M.P. van Exter
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The Discovery of El Greco: The Nationalization of Culture Versus the Rise of Modern Art (1860-1915)
The Discovery of El Greco: The Nationalization of Culture Versus the Rise of Modern Art (1860-1915)
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Cyber Security
Cyber security is one of the critical challenges in our inter-connected world. Organizations are being constantly targeted by adversaries. Various critical systems become exposed on the Internet. Users can find that their data has been stolen from a company that they were not even aware of.
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Inclusive leadership for Depolarisation at Leiden University
Course, Course
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MOOC – The Importance and Power of Music in Our Society
Launched in 2017, The Importance and Power of Music in Our Society is an open online course, taught by Professor of Auditory Culture Marcel Cobussen and music philosopher Hafez Ismaïli M’hamdi and accessible to anyone with an internet connection.
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Design and evaluation of video portfolios: reliability, generalizability, and validity of an authentic performance assessment for teachers
The research study presented in this dissertation focuses on issues pertaining to the reliability, generalizability, and validity of authentic performance assessments of teachers.
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Prof. dr. J.D. Speckmann prize
Annually the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology awards the Speckmann prize for the best Fieldwork NL report, as well as the most accomplished master’s thesis.
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Application & selection
Are you interested in participating in a PRE-Class? Then you need to write a motivation letter and complete an application form. Make sure you have permission from your school to participate.
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Public Purpose
Implementing all kinds of change and introducing new structures, far-reaching rules and administrative systems may sometimes seem to distract an organisation from its purpose. Furthermore, there is growing recognition of the need of staff of public organisations to find more meaning in their work: the…
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Acta Politica
Acta Politica is the official journal of the Dutch Political Science Association.
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Master Education Committee
The main goal of the LIACS Masters Programme Committee is to assess and provide oversight for the course evaluations from the students. Specifically, we discuss the student evaluations of the courses and decide on comments to be given to the program directors and teachers as well as followup plans.…
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Wasted: Exploring Food Citizenship as a Form of Urban Resilience. A case study of food waste perceptions and practices in The Hague.
How do different communities of residents in The Hague perceive and manage food waste in relation to citizenship (rights and responsibilities)?
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Wolfgang Löffler Lab - Solid State and High Dimensional Quantum Optics
Advancing the understanding of the interaction of light and matter on the single-quantum level is important for near-future quantum technologies but also to answer fundamental questions.
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Pursuing new anti-cancer therapy as a team
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the Netherlands, and, with over 100 different types of cancer, it’s not a simple disease. Today, skin, breast, lung, prostate and colon cancer are the most diagnosed forms. Therefore, the discovery and development of new drugs has the ability to significantly…
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Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management
This research cluster is a part of the Institute of Political Science’s research programme ‘Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour’. Its members investigate the drivers of political conflict and various types of crises. They study how citizens, political institutions and international organizations…
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Awards and Grants 2018
An overview of awards and prizes granted to our staff and students in 2018, as well as special appointments and royal distinctions.
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Awards
These honors and distinctions were given to work that was done within the Media Technology program by both students and staff.
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Media & Interaction
Media & interaction is where artificial intelligence and machine learning meet philosophy, cognitive science, and the creative arts. Examples of research questions in this domain are: 'Can an algorithm be creative by human standards?', 'Can creative processes, such as composing music or writing poetry,…
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A piece of the Universe in the computer
Simulations of galaxies help researchers understand astronomical observations better. The EAGLE simulation, a large project in which Leiden astronomers play a leading role, shows the evolution of the Universe, from just after the Big Bang to the present day.
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Our People
The Leiden Leadership Centre is an interdisciplinary network organisation branching out from its place within the Institute of Public Administration, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (Leiden University in The Hague). The LLC functions as a platform by connecting students, practitioners, and…
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Criminal legislation - criteria for criminalization
One of the recurring points of discussion within the Criminal Justice research program is the question of which behaviors should and should not fall within the scope of criminal law. This question is examined from a legal- dogmatic and social-scientific perspective.
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A new building block for the quantum computer
The race to build the first quantum computer is still ongoing, but Morten Bakker has made big step forward in that process with qubits. A qubit is a unit of quantum information that can be produced in large numbers on chips. Qubits capable of exchanging photons (light particles) could be used in the…
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Key components of a didactical approach for encouraging religious identity development in Religious Education
This study investigates and analyses didactical approaches in theory and practice of both scholars and expert teachers in Religious Education/Life World Orientation (for secondary level) in their role as Identity Agents in order to discover and develop didactical key components contributing to religious…
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eLaw
eLaw examines the role of law in the information society: how can law contribute to the proper functioning of information and communication technologies, and their use by citizens, businesses and governments?
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Promotores
During the pre-PhD phase the Dual PhD Centre collaborates with the candidate to find a suitable doctoral supervisor (Dutch: promotor) and graduate school. The doctoral supervisor has a critical role in the dissertation research process. Under his/her supervision, the candidate develops a dissertation…