Institute of Biology Leiden
E339713
The Institute of Biology Leiden is a major research and teaching institute at Leiden University focused on fundamental and applied biological sciences, including ecology, evolution, molecular biology, and biodiversity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Institute of Biology Leiden canonical | 2 |
| Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3243316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institute of Biology Leiden Context triple: [Faculty of Science (Leiden University), hasDepartment, Institute of Biology Leiden]
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A.
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences is a major research institute at the University of Amsterdam focused on fundamental and applied research in molecular and cellular life sciences.
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B.
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics is a research institute of the University of Amsterdam focused on understanding the diversity of life and the processes that shape and sustain ecosystems.
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C.
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences
The Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences is a research institute in Amsterdam focused on fundamental and applied molecular sciences, including chemistry, physics, and related interdisciplinary fields.
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D.
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden University Medical Center is a major Dutch academic hospital and biomedical research institution that combines patient care, medical education, and scientific research in Leiden, the Netherlands.
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E.
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is a leading Dutch research center specializing in the taxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation of fungi and yeasts, maintaining one of the world’s largest fungal culture collections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institute of Biology Leiden Target entity description: The Institute of Biology Leiden is a major research and teaching institute at Leiden University focused on fundamental and applied biological sciences, including ecology, evolution, molecular biology, and biodiversity.
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A.
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences is a major research institute at the University of Amsterdam focused on fundamental and applied research in molecular and cellular life sciences.
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B.
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics is a research institute of the University of Amsterdam focused on understanding the diversity of life and the processes that shape and sustain ecosystems.
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C.
Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences
The Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences is a research institute in Amsterdam focused on fundamental and applied molecular sciences, including chemistry, physics, and related interdisciplinary fields.
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D.
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden University Medical Center is a major Dutch academic hospital and biomedical research institution that combines patient care, medical education, and scientific research in Leiden, the Netherlands.
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E.
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is a leading Dutch research center specializing in the taxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation of fungi and yeasts, maintaining one of the world’s largest fungal culture collections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biology research institute
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | life sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation |
University of Leiden
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surface form:
Leiden University
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| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| employer |
academic staff
ⓘ
research staff ⓘ support staff ⓘ technical staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal biology
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biodiversity ⓘ biology ⓘ biophysics ⓘ cell biology ⓘ conservation biology ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ ecology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ evolutionary genetics ⓘ microbiology ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ plant sciences ⓘ systems biology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
field research facilities
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laboratories ⓘ research groups ⓘ teaching programmes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leiden
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Faculty of Science of Leiden University ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University Faculty of Science
South Holland ⓘ |
| missionStatement |
to conduct fundamental and applied research in the biological sciences
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to provide academic education in biology at bachelor, master and PhD levels ⓘ |
| offers |
PhD programmes in biology
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bachelor programmes in biology ⓘ master programmes in biology ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Leiden
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surface form:
Leiden University
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| researchFocus |
applied biological sciences
ⓘ
biodiversity and ecosystems ⓘ evolution and adaptation ⓘ fundamental biological processes ⓘ molecular and cellular mechanisms ⓘ |
| studentBody |
PhD candidates
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bachelor students ⓘ master students ⓘ |
| website | https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/biology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Institute of Biology Leiden Description of subject: The Institute of Biology Leiden is a major research and teaching institute at Leiden University focused on fundamental and applied biological sciences, including ecology, evolution, molecular biology, and biodiversity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Science (Leiden University)
subject surface form:
Faculty of Science (Leiden University)
this entity surface form:
Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL)