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Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan Research output
Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts Volume 87 in the series Religion and Society
Social Resilience and Security Research project
As our society becomes increasingly complex, it is critical that we better understand how we can deal with fundamental issues such as societal and personal security, and resilience against threats to our security.
The Historiography of Landscape Research on Crete Research output
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Mochica: grammatical topics and external relations Research output
On the 12th of May, Rita Barrera Virhuez-Eloranta successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Rita Barrera Virhuez-Eloranta on this achievement.
Noradrenergic control of human cognition Research project
What is the role of the noradrenergic system in human cognition?
Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka Research output
For hundreds of years, the island of Sri Lanka was a crucial stopover for people and goods in the Indian Ocean. For the Dutch East India Company, it was also a crossroads in the Indian Ocean slave trade. Slavery was present in multiple forms in Sri Lanka—then Ceylon—when the British conquered the island…
Behavioral implications of Neandertal energetics Research project
Recent studies of Neandertal body mass and skin surface indicate raised energetic requirements in this lineage compared to anatomically modern humans.
The Confluence of Water and Power Research output
On 27 January 2022 Tjahjono Prasodjo successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
Documentation and analysis of !Ora and !Ui languages Research project
This project aims at describing the Khoisan languages !Ora (Korana/Griqua) and !Ui of South Africa.
From respected hermits to ordinary citizens: The conversion of the Baduy, ethnicity, and politics of religion in Indonesia (1977 - 2019) Research output
Mr. Ade Jaya Suryani defended his thesis on 28 January 2021
Geometry of Vegetation Pattern Research output
One of the effects of climate change is the phenomenon of desertification, a process that occurs in semi-arid and arid areas and causes land degradation as well as vegetation loss. Due to the lack of resources, vegetation self-organizes to sustain itself by forming large-scale spatial patterns.
Institutes Faculties
Leiden University research institutes based in Leiden and The Hague.
Transitie tussen de Romeinse periode en de vroege middeleeuwen in een perifeer gelegen microregio van Noord-Francia Research output
De Pagus Renensis van de 4de tot de 8ste eeuw na Chr.: Een archeologische synthese
Art History Book Launches Event
About Centre for the Study of Religion
The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR) is part of the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS).
The Archaeology of Syria – From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (ca. 16,000 -300 BC) Research output
This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC.
History of Cultures, Knowledge and Ideas Medieval and Early Modern Studies
It is integral to many cluster members’ research to use Medieval and Early Modern Arts as a lens for studying the medieval and early modern periods at large:
Bronze Age Settlements in the Low Countries Research output
Edited by Dr. S. Arnoldussen and Prof. dr. H. Fokkens
Cotton, control, and continuity in disguise: The political economy of agrarian transformation in lowland Tajikistan Research output
Irna Hofman defended her thesis on 10 January 2019.
State Monopoly, Chinese Style: A Case Study of the Tobacco Industry Research output
Yi-Wen Cheng defended her thesis on 28 May 2015
From socialism via anti-imperialism to nationalism Research output
This dissertation explores how domestic political power struggles in Greece and Turkey during the Cold War engaged with the ongoing conflict in Cyprus and aims to demonstrate how socialist parties in Greece and Turkey struggled with the concept of the “nation” in battling for power and political positioning…
Beyond the caves Research output
The central question of this thesis is: What drives late Middle Paleolithic stone artifact variability? In its attempt to answer this question, this thesis is a contribution to understanding variability within and between late Middle Paleolithic assemblages of the European Plain.
Hieratic, Demotic and Greek Studies and Text Editions. Of Making Many Books There Is No End: Festschrift in Honour of Sven P. Vleeming Research output
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Methods PLATO
Below you can read about 4 methods of PLATO.
Discover our master's programmes
Looking for a master's degree to follow up your bachelor's degree? With a choice of over 80 master's programmes and 200 specialisations, you will always find a master's degree that suits your area of interest at Leiden University. During your master's porgramme, you will be educated to become a committed…
Roman Republican Colonization Research output
New perspectives from archaeology and ancient history
Evaluating the dietary micro-remain record in dental calculus Research output
And its application in deciphering hominin diets in palaeolithic eurasia
Rethinking Markets in Modern India: Embedded Exchange and Contested Jurisdiction Research output
Published on 26 February 2021.
Short stay living space in development Dossier: Building projects
Leiden University is developing new short stay living space for foreign guests and employees. De Kloksteeg is currently the last of four projects that has been renovated by the Leiden University Real Estate directorate since 2017. The Service Centre International Staff (SCIS) is responsible for rental…
Legal Perspectives on the Cross Border Operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research output
On 14 November 2019, Luis Fiallos Pazmino defended his thesis 'Legal Perspectives on the Cross Border Operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. P.M.J. Mendes de Leon and Prof. E.C.P.D.C. De Brabandere.
Towards a Sustainable World Trade Law? The Commercial Policy of the European Union after Opinion 2/15 CJEU Research output
Dr. Gruni published an article on the impact on sustainable development in the EU Common Commercial Policy of recent Opinion 2/15 CJEU on the Global Trade and Customs Journal.
A monograph of the plant genus Trigonostemon Blume Research output
Trigonostemon Blume is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae comprising 59 species.
All structures great and small: on copular sentences with shì in Mandarin Research output
On the 2nd of September, Hang Cheng successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Hang on this achievement!
Beyond the Doors of the Synagogue: Self-Perceptions of Jewish Identity in a Modern Canadian Society Research output
Noah Millman defended his thesis on 26 May 2015
Centre for Science and Technology Studies
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) is a research institute at Leiden University working on improving how science is practiced and governed and how it serves society.
Structures of Power: Law and Gender Across the Ancient Near East Research output
This volume publishes the proceedings of the eleventh annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute Seminar. It uses the sphere of legal institutions as a prism through which to consider gender relations in the ancient world, both in the Near East and beyond. It examines how similar issues were manifested…
Language and self-regulation in XXY Research project
The role of language in self-regulation and social behavior in children with an extra X chromosome
Children's Response to Humor in Translated Poetry Research output
On the 12th of December, Alice Ross T. Morta successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Alice on this achievement!
A Grammar of Mualang: An Ibanic Language of Western Kalimantan, Indonesia Research output
This study presents a full descriptive account of the grammar of Mualang, covering the major features of phonology and morphosyntax as well as issues related to pragmatics.
Stepwise latent class analysis Research project
The main methodological aspects of the use of stepwise LCA estimators under different circumstances.
Words and Laments: A Narratological Analysis of Esmāʻil Fasih’s War Novel, The Winter of 1983 (Zemestān-e 62) Research output
Saeedeh Shahnahpur defended her thesis on 13 September 2016.
Nubian Voices II Research output
New Texts and Studies on Christian Nubian Culture
Contributions to Chibchan Historical Linguistics Research output
On December 5th, Matthias Pache succesfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Matthias on this great result.
Political legitimacy in Chinese history : the case of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535) Research output
Liu Puning defended his thesis on 25 April 2018.
Negotiating Power and Constructing the Nation: Engineering in Sri Lanka Research output
Bandura Witharana defended his thesis on 27 September 2018
The Early and Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Record of Greece Research output
Current status and future prospects
Interested in financial governance and economic policy?
Are you curious about how economics, law and governance shape our society? At Leiden University, you’ll explore financial systems, public administration, international relations and legal frameworks. From international law to public policy, from global diplomacy to financial regulation: you’ll learn…
About the programme Physics and High-Tech Innovation
The Physics and High-Tech Innovation specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes a physics component (60 EC), mostly in the first year, and a High-Tech Innovation component, mostly in the second year (60 EC).
Interactional sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics and Discourse studies
How do social and political developments influence the process of meaning-making in different parts of the world? Why is a particular discourse interpreted in numerous ways depending on the context it is produced and propagated? And how are culture, politics, history, and language intertwined?