Text Mining and Retrieval Leiden (TMRL) focusses on text mining and retrieval problems in complex domains.

Collecting data in sports increased in importance the last few years.

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

Our staff and students serve on task forces that aim to translate key Una Europa themes into concrete actions.

The goal was to work towards the implementation of of one weekday where all the PURE restaurants serve solely vegetarian meals.

The centralized LUMC biobank department helps to implement rules and regulations regarding informed consent, collection, storage and distribution of biomaterials and data for biobanking.

Hot rocky exoplanets are planets that orbit so close to their host star that they possess a molten surface.

The goal was to work towards the implementation of of one weekday where all the PURE restaurants serve solely vegetarian meals.

Here you can find an overview of the past projects of the Leiden Leadership Centre.

The organisations and people who implement government policy face many different types of change. Academics from Leiden University research how they deal with these and advise them on how best to meet the needs and wishes of society.

The Zmapp medicine has been developed with funding from the US government within the framework of the Small Business Innovation Research programme. The European Commission tried to emulate the success of this programme within the EU. Has its effort been adequate and sufficient? Is procurement of research…

How can we promote social cohesion in a society that is culturally and religiously diverse?

How do processes of coalition-formation influence patterns of decision-making in the European Union?

Curious about how sustainability fits into our university's strategic plan, or how much energy and water we consume? Read about it here.

The members of LUXs develop and validate new methods and algorithms for analysing data, and apply these in a wide range of problems. Their research ranges from multidisciplinary applications to proving mathematical theorems.

The Law School Green Team is the very first Green Team created by LUGO. We work on making our faculty as sustainable as possible. We’re dedicated to promoting a greener and more eco-friendly faculty, so we can all contribute to a better environment! In addition to our green initiatives, we also organize…

The ambition of the Metabolomics and Analytics Centre led by Thomas Hankemeier is to develop innovative analytical strategies for metabolomics-driven health monitoring and systems biology studies. Understanding the intricate balance between health, disease and adaptation to challenges relies on the…

How can we connect quantum technology and society for an open debate on its future implications and applications?

William Lippert investigates the effect of delegation to an agreement executor on success of conventional arms control agreements in Europe.

AI MAPS adopts a freedom and social well-being perspective and focuses on three themes to address key security challenges; Social disorder and public nuisances in neighbourhoods, High-impact crime, and Crowds and events.

We aim to conduct as few animal experiments as possible. We are continually exploring methods to Replace, Reduce, and Refine animal experiments, commonly referred to as the three Rs. Additionally, we assess each study to ensure the implementation of the 3Rs has been maximised. The Animal Welfare Body…

The thesis is part of a bigger project, the HEPGAME (High Energy Physics Game). The main objective for HEPGAME is the utilization of AI solutions, particularly by using MCTS for simplification of HEP calculations.

A three-volume standard work on galls in Europe. Author Johannes C. (Hans) Roskam is associate professor emeritus in Evolutionary Biology and currently guest at Leiden University.

The effect of the pilot Teen courts will be evaluated by means of a programme, process and effect study based on qualitative research methods.

This dissertation aims to provide a critical view of Vietnamese secondary school stakeholders’ awareness of democratic education regarding the core educational democratic values and democratic acts within either the ‘physical’ or digital learning environment.

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Research and design are becoming more and more important in international science education. In The Netherlands, two recently introduced subjects focus on research and design activities in the classroom: O&O (research and design) and NLT (nature, life and technology). This research aims to look at what…

In the ‘Cool Little Kids’ research project, we investigate a parenting program that focuses on the prevention of the development of anxiety problems in young, anxiety-prone children.

Recent publications in the BLRN book series can be found below.

This strategic plan determines the future course and direction for our faculty. Our faculty has undergone strong growth over the past ten years, which also derives from a world around us that is changing rapidly. There is a continuing demand from society for knowledge and expertise from the science…

Mathematical models of software systems enable characterizations, abstractions, simulations, and analysis of complex software during its development.

Promotores: Prof.dr. C.U. Keller, Prof.dr. H.C. Gerritsen

This thesis advances automata learning, a key area in computer science, with applications in software verification, biological analysis, and autonomous technologies. It explores three main themes: first, it introduces a passive learning algorithm for generating compact probabilistic models from positive…

More than 500,000 students and nearly 100,000 university employees across Europe are part of our Una Europa community.

This study presents an agent-based simulation model exploring the patterns of presence and absence of Late Pleistocene Neanderthals in western Europe.

The Public Policy and Innovation department of the Institute of Public Administration focuses on shaping, implementing, and evaluating policy through innovative approaches. Our goal is to tackle complex societal challenges by exploring technological advancements and creative policy tools.

The authors examine the efforts towards implementing minimum labor standards in global supply chains through the lens of corporate social responsibility

Data theory research on the analysis on the multidimensional data

Book by Soledad Valdivia Rivera

Take a view on the slides of the presentation and read what the event of Sustainable Travel was about.

This book rigorously investigates the contemporary state of children's rights and the multifaceted challenges facing children, uncovering the complexities at their core.

The correctness of computational systems is of great importance to our society, since it becomes ever more reliant on the benefits of computing.

The cry for decolonization has echoed throughout the museum world. Although perhaps most audibly heard in the case of ethnographic museums, many different types of museums have felt the need to engage in decolonial practices. Amidst those who have argued that an institution as deeply colonial as the…

Methods for accurately computing the interaction of molecules with metal surfaces are critical to understanding and thereby improving heterogeneous catalysis.

This research will focus on the relationship between the musical structure and musical time in the performance of 19th century music.

The Diversity and Inclusion Expertise Office advises the Executive Board and works in close collaboration with the faculties, expertise centres and policy administrations to promote diversity and inclusion

The thesis describes terrestrial field trials aimed to detect side-effects of pesticides within the framework of pesticide registration procedures. Field trials were developed using vascular plants Brassica napus and Poa annua, caterpillars Pieris brassicae and effects on decomposition were studied…

This thesis introduces the concept of

Latest since Rutger Bregman’s “Utopia for Realists”, Universal Basic Income (UBI) has caught public attention again as a possible solution for many societal issues. Watch the event back via the video below.

How do educational philosophies, discourses and practices spread around the globe, and how are they transformed and adapted locally?