This volume presents fourteen papers by Roman archaeologists and historians discussing approaches to the economic history of Pompeii, and the role of the Pompeian evidence in debates about the Roman economy.

Have you ever wondered what makes immigrants legally different no matter which legal system they have moved into and no matter what rights have been granted there? Have you ever wondered why immigrants are considered ‘the other’ despite claims that their ‘integration’ and non-discrimination is a top…

This study is an attempt to reconstruct the muted violent past by breaking the monopoly of the Turkish state over the memory of the Armenian genocide.

What is the iconography of propaganda specifically as it relates to the historical development of political ideologies in modern Egypt and how was/is this propaganda disseminated among creative fields such as cinema, art, monuments, architecture, and literature?

Decentralized plug and play systems for energy production are the future picture of our society. Artificial photosynthetic systems are used for this purpose.

This proposal aims at the construction of a comprehensive and authoritative scientific grammar for Dutch and Frisian in the form of a virtual language institute: het Taalportaal/the Language Portal.

A hot topic in educational sciences is whether and how reading medium (paper vs. screen) affects reading comprehension. Especially in the media – but also in schools – their appears to be a preference for texts presented on paper: Paper texts are thought to induce a more intensive reading strategy,…

igraph development focused on improving the most-used interfaces, which are Python, R, and Mathematica. Additionally, the developers aim to make the library and the interfaces easier to maintain, focusing on long-term sustainability. This ensures that igraph continues to be a useful tool for network…

How are the narrative concerns of Nigerian female writers constructed in relation to the structure to their society?

Research into the evolutionary backgrounds of our diets can help us make the right choices in diet, health and lifestyle.

A palaeogeographical reconstruction of Bronze Age West-Frisia (2000-800 BC)

How do humans construct their self?

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Zaanen & Prof.dr. K.E. Schalm

Imagined Voices deals with a form of composition, music with on-screen text, in which the dynamic between sound, words and visuals is explored.

How do Central African refugees navigate through uncertainty in a new and hostile environment in the DR Congo?

This dissertation investigates whether and how gradability is manifested in the nominal domain, as well as the implications this could have for theories of the representation of gradability.

A recent archaeology of Trio movements

Promotores: Prof.dr. C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Prof.dr. V. Meyer (Technische Universität Berlin)

How was FDR's image constructed—by himself and others—as such a powerful icon in American memory?

This thesis presents the systematics, epidermal defense, and bioprospecting of wild orchids.

Large parts of the research described in this Thesis aims at the development of oligopeptide-masked toxins and their in situ immunoproteasome-mediated activation.

Connecting Agriculture, Crafts, Construction, Transport, and Resilience Strategies

This thesis investigates how the assessment of circular economy (CE) at the macro-economic level can be facilitated and promoted⁠.

On 10 January 2013, Quentin Bourgeois (Cum Laude) graduated with his thesis on the origin of barrow landscapes. Side Stone Press published his dissertation

Leiden University is constructing a new building for the Faculty of Science in three phases, featuring state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities. The second phase was completed in 2024 and includes, among other things, a stunning entrance with a mathematical touch. With this development, the…

If, as the works of John Cage suggest, there is “no such thing as silence,” then what are the markers that show us we are experiencing silence? - what are the performative cues during musical silence? - what are the auditory and visual bookends of silence in performance, i.e. what anticipates and…

Artistic research has come of age, and with it the Orpheus Institute. Founded twenty years ago, the Institute’s purpose from the start has been to pursue research through the practice of musicians.

Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying self-concept development in relation to educational decision-making in adolescence

Promotores: Prof.dr. H. S. Overkleeft, Prof.dr. G. A. van der Marel

On the 26th of May Pao-Yi Yang successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

Can Cyanobacteria be engineered to convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the valuable chemical isoprene?

LUCDH presents a lunchtime talk once a month on recent research related to Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence. All Leiden University staff and students are welcome to attend in the Digital Lab, Huizinga 0.09 (or online).

How do crises produce changes in specific European Union foreign policy areas, and how should we conceptualise these policy changes?

In a podcast episode of 'New Books in History' Claire Weeda talks about her book 'Ethnicity in Medieval Europe 950-1250: Medicine, Power and Religion'.

The role of domestic and wild resource exploitation in Bronze Age subsistence

A study of early medieval reopened graves

In this dissertation, a corpus of 595 seventeenth-century letters (mainly private ones) written between 1664 and 1672 is examined from a sociolinguistic perspective.

Development and validation of instruments that can measure different aspects of emotional competence in children with normal and atypical development, and in different cultures

Are you interested in studying Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University? To have an impression of the student life, see the overview of a typical day out of the life of Zofia, first-year student.

This book examines the critical role of information and knowledge in early modern Europe's global pursuits, exploring challenges in trusting distant information, the development of doubt in intercultural encounters, and the impact of misinformation.

The two-year Advanced Computing and Systems programme (120 EC) includes mandatory core courses and electives, as well as a Master's Thesis Research Project.

Read here how to reach the Honours Academy as a student, lecturer or partner organisation.

Late Antiquity is characterized by migration movements, political unrest and religious strife. The way we assess these religious conflicts is often coloured by a post-Reformation understanding of ‘religion’. In my research, I show that late ancient authors understood religion in a way that differs much…

On the 27th of February, Marta Morgado successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Marta on this achievement!

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?