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Onderzoekers aangesloten bij het Leiden Leadership Centre zijn actieve leden van het PUPOL netwerk. PUPOL is een internationaal academisch netwerk voor publiek en politiek leiderschap. Dit netwerk stimuleert de uitwisseling van ideeën en bevordert gezamenlijk onderzoek tussen wetenschappers gericht…

Feedback van medestudenten op schrijfwerk is net zo leerzaam als die van docenten.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

Traditionally, vaccines are administered intramuscularly using conventional hypodermic needles, which cause pain and distress. Microneedles are very short needles (smaller than 1 mm) that are practically invisible to the naked eye.

We are very excited to announce our Sustainability Series for 2023-2024. Each month an interactive workshop will be organised that discusses a specific theme of sustainability. Interested about sustainability? Do not hesitate to sign up to our events !

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

Quantum position verification (QPV) - the subject of this thesis - is a novel way to authenticate unknown nodes in a quantum network without the need to physically meet up.

Breeding for resistance becomes more and more important because we want to reduce the use of pesticides. A fast and cheap alternative can be to make use of morphological or chemical markers.

Adenosine diphosphate ribosylation (ADP-ribosylation) is a fascinating post-translational modification (PTM) that plays a role in a variety of cellular processes and is associated with several diseases, including cancer and viral infections.

Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich

In dit proefschrift staan de verschillende vormen centraal die de verwevenheid van onderzoek en onderwijs kan innemen binnen de universiteit, meer specifiek in de faculteit Geesteswetenschappen. Algemeen wordt erkend dat een sterke verwevenheid van onderzoek en onderwijs belangrijk is, maar het was…

Students with learning problems experience difficulties in reading, writing, and content-area learning into and throughout their secondary-school years

Op 3 september promoveert Adrian Stenton. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Adrian!

Onderzoekers van Leiden University en Solid Sustainability Research hebben een nieuwe studie gepubliceerd in PLOS Climate over de banden tussen Nederlandse universiteiten en de tabaksindustrie. Met dit onderzoek willen zij bijdragen aan de lopende discussie over relaties met de fossielebrandstoffens…

Prof.dr. J. Memelink

The overarching goal of this thesis is to set the foundations, but also make the first essential steps towards establishing a comprehensive, mesoscopic, hydrodynamic theory of epithelial tissues. The stage is set by an exhaustive study of topological defects in passive p-atic liquid crystals, singularities…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-promotor: A. Kros

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Religious Studies at the University of Amsterdam organises a postgraduate seminar on current issues in religious studies and western esotericism. You can find the programme for the year 2023-2024 below.

Het schrijven van het profielwerkstuk is voor de meeste leerlingen op de middelbare school een grondige kennismaking met het doen van onderzoek. Maar hoe pak je dit nu aan? En vooral als je dit ook nog in het Engels moet doen omdat je tweetalig onderwijs volgt of een extended essay maakt voor je International…

Tijdens de najaarsconferentie van INSOL Europe Academic Forum in Berlijn is Anthon Verweij, promovendus bij de afdeling Bedrijfswetenschappen, benoemd tot secretaris van het INSOL Europe Academic Forum. Anthon heeft daarbij de werkzaamheden overgenomen van professor Paul Omar van Nottingham Trent Un…

Promotores: W.T. de Groot, M. Tchuenté, Co-promotor: J.P. Cheylan

In deep reinforcement learning, searching and learning techniques are two important components. They can be used independently and in combination to deal with different problems in AI, and have achieved impressive results in game playing and robotics. These results have inspired research into artificial…

In dit artikel bestuderen de auteurs hoe individuele variabelen en variabelen op landelijk niveau op elkaar inwerken bij het beïnvloeden van politieke genderattitudes in Europa.

Ontdek de cursus Communicating in Legal English van de Leiden Law Academy en verbeter uw juridisch Engelse vaardigheden. Lees hier meer!

Nederlandse kennisinstellingen gaan samen met de farmaceutische en biotechindustrie het ontdekken en ontwikkelen van medicijnen versnellen. Om de ‘lab-to-life’-kloof te dichten hebben de Universiteit Leiden en het LUMC als penvoerders een aanvraag ingediend bij het Nationaal Groeifonds.

Leiden University offers a unique range of summer courses where you can broaden or deepen your knowledge or share your expertise with fellow students. The choice of academic courses is very diverse, ranging from Law, Big Data, Languages and Linguistics to Maths and Natural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical…

In this thesis, we developed new ways to use a technique called electroextraction (EE) to extract charged molecules from one liquid into another using an electric field.

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

Every day, the intestines face an enormous challenge. They must absorb nutrients, medicines, and other substances we consume, while keeping harmful compounds out.

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Hawe

Healthy aging is one of the prime goals in today's society and atherosclerosis is among the greatest causes of morbidity in elderly. Cardiovascular disease patients receiving treatment are often of advanced aged and have an aged immune system, which limits translating experimental findings to the pa…

Obesity may alter how a person absorbs, distributes, metabolizes or excretes medication. This thesis describes how obesity affects drug levels in the blood for antimicrobial agents, such as ciprofloxacin and fluconazole.

This collection of papers was compiled in celebration of the remarkable academic career of Professor Wil Roebroeks, who has established himself as one of Europe’s leading figures in Palaeolithic archaeology over the past three decades and founded the Human origins research group at Leiden University…

On 5 February, Dr Kosta and Dr Ceran spoke at the high-level conference entitled ‘Perspectives on academic freedom in Europe and beyond’, organised in Brussels by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA).

Promotor: F.J. van Lunteren, E. Jorin

The present thesis focuses on the pharmacological concept of drug-target interaction, which dates back to the beginning of modern pharmacology.

Promotores: A.P. IJzerman, H.W.T. van Vlijmen

Tuberculosis is a major global health problem caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, claiming more than a million lives annually.

In this thesis, single-cell approaches were applied to characterize the impact of aging on the immunological B cell landscape in different models of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with the goal to identify and study new B cell-associated biomarkers and therapeutic targets to halt atherosclerosis…

Sinds de oprichting is LUC een college voor onderwijsontwikkeling en experimentatie. In de missie van het college wordt LUC beschreven als "een plek van innovatie op het gebied van didactiek, curriculumontwerp en studentwelzijn." Deze visie wordt toegepast via een studentgerichte benadering in het onderwijs…

Cardiovascular disease is a major global burden and atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathological process.

Fungal infections pose a significant threat to individuals with compromised immune systems and despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, they continue to jeopardize patient’s health.

Promotores: Prof.dr. C.A.J. Knibbe, Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Prof.dr. K. Allegaert (Leuven)

Lipid formulations have demonstrated strong potential for nucleic acid delivery,particularly with the success of COVID-19 vaccines. Despite these advances, manyaspects of lipid formulations remain unclear.

Promotores: Wim Jiskoot; Ferry Ossendorp

Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotor: J.J. Boelens, R.G.M. Bredius

Heart failure is a major health care problem with high mortality.

Drug induced organ toxicity is the main problem of the drug development and drug usage in the clinic. The liver and kidneys are the most sensitive organs towards drug induced toxicity.