The research profile ‘Asian Modernities and Traditions’ (AMT) aims to raise the strength and visibility of research, teaching and dissemination of Asian studies at Leiden University.

Op 9 september vindt met een symposium de feestelijke presentatie plaats van het Leidse universitaire onderzoeksgebied Asian Modernities and Traditions (AMT). Keynote-spreker is prof. Prasenjit Duara, directeur van het Asia Research Institute van de Singapore National University. De titel van zijn voordracht…

Announcement of the publication of Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities, the first book-length study of women, modernity, and popular music in Asia (University of Hawai'i Press, 2017).

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Solar energy harnessed by plants and algae has great potential to be converted into biofuels for future generations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.K. Richardson

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.J.M. de Groot, Prof.dr. J. Matysik (Universitaet Leipzig)

Protoplanetary disks are the gas and dust environments where planetary systems form around young stars. Using observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) this thesis analyses the gaseous molecular reservoir, using multiple tracers to resolve the 3D structure of protoplanetary…

This thesis focused on the exploration of monolayer graphene as a membrane in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications, with improvements achieved through plasma exposure or damage- free chemical functionalization.

Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of orphan diseases characterized by lysosomal dysfunction or impaired lysosomal catabolism and affect collectively about 1 in 5000 live births.

Dit artikel analyseert de transnationaliteit van terroristische organisaties, waaronder fondsenwerving, communicatie, alliantievorming en doelselectie.

Hoye stelt dat het fundamentele fundament van Hobbes' Leviathan grootmoedige staatkunde belichaamt, waarin soevereinen natuurlijke rechtvaardigheid nastreven, die zich manifesteert als eminente

Een interdisciplinaire culturele analyse van de manier waarop de Hindoestaanse dubbele migratie hedendaagse identificatieprocessen beïnvloedt en de juxtapositie van traditie en moderniteit problematiseert.

Studievoorlichting

Cardiovascular syndromes are the major cause of death in Western societies.

Cyclic peptides are investigated as a platform to induce different orientations between various ligands.

In this thesis, we used genetically engineered mouse models and a variety of cell-culture based assays to identify genes and pathways that are involved in the development and treatment of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC).

Barrier function is the natural role of the skin. The lipid matrix present in the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum is important for this function.

Humans can see the world through the eyes of other humans and imagine what they know, want, and intend. This competence is known as Theory of Mind.

The Vallesian, 11.1-9 Ma, was a special time in the Vallès-Penedes basin near Barcelona, where a biodiversity hotspot existed. Europe had a subtropical climate, with rhinos, forest giraffes, lions, hyenas, flying squirrels and primates.

Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory drugs widely used clinically to treat various inflammatory and immune conditions. However, two main clinical problems limit their use. GCs trigger severe side effects and they induce acquired glucocorticoid resistance, especially during chronic systemic treatment…

Streptomyces are bacteria abundant in soil that participate in diverse and complex interactions. These bacteria are the main producers of the antibiotics we currently use in the clinic.

This Thesis describes the design, synthesis and evaluation as glycoprocessing enzyme inhibitors of focused libraries of iminosugars.

Promotor: T. H. Oosterkamp

In this dissertation, the synthesis and characterization of a series of iron complexes based on different ligand platforms are described.

In this book liposomes are explored as delivery system for allergen-specific immunotherapy. Both cationic and anionic formulations are prepared with Bet v 1, one of the allergens in birch pollen.

Studievoorlichting

Beleid dat erop is gericht radicalisering tegen te gaan, ondermijnt het vertrouwen en de sociale cohesie binnen onze samenleving.

Vitamin A or retinol is essential in embryonic development, the visual cycle and the immune system.

Het VVI beoogt kennis te bevorderen over het ontstaan en functioneren van juridische systemen in hun sociale context, de impact van deze systemen op de samenleving en vice versa, hun effectiviteit in bestuurlijke context en hun bijdrage aan ontwikkeling.

One of the most important puzzles in modern astrophysics is the nature of dark matter.

Op 9 april 2019 verdedigde Yudan Tan haar proefschrift 'The Rome Statute as Evidence of Customary International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. W.A. Schabas.

Dit project onderzoekt de professionalisering van universiteitsbibliotheken in de negentiende en vroege twintigste eeuw, door de lens van het middeleeuwse handschriftenbezit. Met de Leidse Universiteitsbibliotheek als uitgangspunt werpt het licht op de veranderende praktijken rond het conserveren, behandelen…

Linde Desmaele onderzoekt de rol van Amerikaanse tactische kernwapens in Europa. Zij stelt dat deze wapens voornamelijk dienen als instrumenten voor bondgenootschapsbeheer.

In this article, Eamon Aloyo argues that university supervisors should not use student evaluations of teachers as a measure of teaching effectiveness.

Op 18 maart 2020 verdedigde Hoko Horii haar proefschrift 'Child Marriage as a Choice: Rethinking agency in international human rights'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. A.W. Bedner en prof.dr. G.A. van Klinken (UvA).

In dit artikel vatten Kristin Makszin en Achim Kemmerling bewijs samen over hoe het VK en de VS leren van het Chileense pensioenmodel, maar beide landen slagen er niet in krediet toe te kennen of de lessen te vervormen.

Dit proefschrift beschrijft de ontwikkeling van een beoordelingsprocedure voor docenten, toegespitst op beginnende eerstegraads docenten Engels.

Het onderwerp van deze studie is het portfolio dat wordt gebruikt bij een lerarenopleiding als instrument om bij docenten in opleiding reflectie op hun ontwikkeling als docent te stimuleren.

Microglia support the central and peripheral nervous system by forming the first line of defense against hazardous events. Microglia are increasingly acknowledged as critical players in neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting them as potential therapeutic targets.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.A.G. Wijshoff

In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

Promotor: J. Kuiper

Promotor: J. Aarts

Understanding interactions in quantum many-body systems remains one of the most profound and difficult challenges in condensed matter physics.

This thesis has described novel synthetic methods to produce a variety of (glyco)peptides and their application in the study of various immunological processes.

The deadline for the conference "The Fantastic and the Supernatural in the Medieval Germanic Traditions" has been extended to June 30.