Wij bestuderen de dagelijkse praktijk van individuen, groepen en gemeenschappen - zowel in Nederland als wereldwijd - om ze te plaatsen binnen de complexe processen van sociale en globale ontwikkeling. In Leiden zijn we gespecialiseerd in de gevolgen van globalisering op het milieu, de sociale verhoudingen,…

Locatie

Ben jij nieuwsgierig naar landen als India, Indonesië, Nepal of Thailand? Wil je een taal leren zoals Hindi of Indonesisch, en je verdiepen in de rijke culturen, geschiedenis en actualiteit van deze fascinerende regio? Dan is de (Engelstalige) opleiding South and Southeast Asian Studies aan de Universiteit…

De Mozambikaanse oud-politica en kinderrechtenactiviste Graça Machel ontvangt een eredoctoraat van de Universiteit Leiden vanwege haar inspanningen voor de rechten van kinderen en vrouwen in Afrika en daarbuiten. Machel krijgt het eredoctoraat uitgereikt tijdens de dies natalis op 8 februari.

Bij de nieuwe tentoonstelling 'Paestum – Stad van godinnen' maakt het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden een zesdelige podcastserie.

Nederland telt een achttal echte eilanden, of negen als ‘Rottum’ (Rottumeroog en Rottumerplaat) voor twee wordt gerekend. Daarnaast zijn er zeventien voormalige eilanden, waar de sfeer van vroeger nog voelbaar is. Jan Bank en Doeko Bosscher, fervente eilandliefhebbers, onderzoeken de geschiedenis van…

Het doel van de onderzoekers aan het LUCL is om bij te dragen aan een alomvattend en deskundig perspectief op het menselijk verleden.

Bestuursprocesrecht in constitutioneel-rechtsvergelijkend perspectief.

Tijdens de ontwikkeling van de Humanities Campus komen veel aspecten van duurzaamheid samen. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan:

Om beter om te kunnen gaan met de druk van het moderne leven doen Koreanen aan GiCheon: intensieve oefeningen voor lichaam en geest. Rondom deze bewegingsleer is de uitgevonden traditie van bergasceten ontstaan, maar GiCheon is vooral een modern stedelijk fenomeen. Dat concludeert promovendus Victoria…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon & Prof. dr. H.H. de Iongh

Promotor: Huub J.M. de Groot, Co-promotor: Francesco Buda

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen (Università degli studi di Milano), Co-Supervisor: Ronald M. van Luijk

Plant architecture has distinct forms in different plant species, but also within a species the finalarchitecture of a plant is determined by its gradual development and changes therein induced by environmental conditions during the plant’s life cycle.

This thesis attempts to interrogate post-1991-2015 political development in Ethiopia, focusing on the political discourses espoused by the government and opposition, using the discourse analysis method and securitization theory.

This dissertation presents a new perspective on the life, work and character of the Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff, first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and one of the most important and colourful scientists in Dutch history. The image of Van ’t Hoff that emerges from…

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: J.W. van Holten

Promotor: P. J. J. Hooykaas Co-promotor: B. S de Pater

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Prof.dr. A.H. Meijer

Promotores: Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn & Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink Co-promotor: Dr. B.E. Snaar-Jagalska

A single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dot in a high-finesse optical microcavity - the subject of this thesis - is an interesting quantum-mechanical system for future quantum applications. For instance, this system allows trapping of an extra electron and thus can serve as a spin quantum memory,…

Artin L-functions associated to continuous representations of the absolute Galois group G_K of a global field K capture a lot of information about G_K as well as arithmetic properties of K.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman

The major and ultimate aim of metabolomics is to obtain an answer to a specific biological or clinical question.

Synthetic microswimmers take an important place within the interdisciplinary field of active soft matter.

Multi-objective evolutionary computation aims to find high quality (Pareto optimal) solutions that represent the trade-off between multiple objectives.

How can we bridge the gap between experts and the general public?

The solar system was formed approximately 4.56 billion years ago. Despite the numerous theories that have been developed over the years, the formation and evolution of the solar system still remain unclear.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman

The complexity of an intelligence problem determines to a great extent the certainty that can be provided by intelligence and security services.

The origin and evolution of galaxies are closely tied to the cyclic feedback processes between stars and the interstellar medium (ISM).

On a structural level, the properties featured by a majority of mechanical metamaterials can be ascribed to the finite number of soft internal degrees-of freedom allowing for low-energy deformations.

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.

In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…

In this thesis, we extend the concept of null models as canonical ensembles of multi-graphs with given constraints and present new metrics able to characterize real-world layered systems based on their correlation patterns.

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).

Promotor: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Co-promotor: Sandra de Weert

Learning from small data sets in machine learning is a crucial challenge, especially when dealing with data imbalances and anomaly detection. This thesis delves into the challenges and methodologies of learning from small datasets in machine learning, with a particular focus on addressing data imbalances…

Synthetic hydrogels that mimic the natural extracellular matrix in the biophysical and biochemical cues it provides to cells are in high demand, however the cell phenotypes as they are observed in vivo in numerous cases have yet to be attained.

Promotor: F.S. de Boer, Co-promotor: M.M. Bonsangue

CML-IA is a database that contains characterisation factors for life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and is easily read by the CMLCA software program.

The upscaling of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data is recognized as one of the main challenges in the ex-ante LCA of emerging technologies. This challenge arises since industrial-scale system specifications for these technologies are unknown and industrial data is lacking.

Multicopper oxidase, laccase, can efficiently reduce oxygen to water and are mostly used in the enzymatic biofuel cells.

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

This thesis describes the synthesis and biochemical evaluation of a variety of cyclophellitol based activity-based probes and inhibitors targeting various endo- and exo-acting retaining glycosidases. In the last two decades a variety of probes and inhibitors for (hemi)cellulose degrading enzymes have…

Promotor: M. Franx, Co-Promotor: I.F. Labbé

Microbial rhodopsins are photosensitive pigments implemented in the growth and adaptation of a large population of microorganisms.