The high velocity tail of the total velocity distribution of stars provides essential insight into fundamental properties of the Galaxy.

Inactivating mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes predispose to several types of cancer.

Promotor: Roeland M.H. Merks

Promotor: A. Kros

Promotoren: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo en Dr. R. Heijungs

Ga jij aan de Universiteit Leiden studeren in Den Haag? Doe dan mee aan de introductieweek de HOP en raak alvast wegwijs in de stad én het studentenleven.

Begin jij aan een master aan de Universiteit Leiden in Den Haag? Kom naar The HOP, de introductieweek voor alle nieuwe Haagse studenten.

How Perceived (In)Visible Dissimilarity Relates to Feelings of Inclusion at Work

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de professionele ontwikkeling van docenten in het beroepsonderwijs in het kader van werkstages. Onderzocht wordt de motivatie, leerervaring en leeropbrengst van docenten tijdens werkstages.

This course provides an insider perspective into the work of international criminal courts and tribunals. You will learn about the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in The Hague.

This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work.

The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…

Webinar met Q&A

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-Promotor: B.I. Florea

The overarching goal of this PhD thesis is to investigate the taxonomic and functional diversity of yeasts in the wheat phyllosphere and their interactions with the mycotoxigenic fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum.

The overarching clinical aim of this thesis was to improve pharmacological pain management by characterizing the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. This promotion has been awarded the predicate cum laude.

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…

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

The mission of our group is understanding how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. We believe better science communication can improve our society and engage many different groups with science, also improving science.

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

Machine Learning is becoming a more and more substantial technology for industry.

Our recent excavations have focused on the more recent New Kingdom/Late Period (ca. 1500-332 BCE) material.

Met dit project wordt van een evidence-based onderwijsmethodiek (toolkit) ontwikkeld voor docenten van alle vakgebieden in het hoger onderwijs voor het effectief omgaan met controversiële onderwerpen in de les.

For questions and suggestions regarding the series, please contact prof. dr. Olaf van Vliet or dr. Max van Lent

The main topic of this PhD thesis is the Arakelov ray class group of a number field, an algebraic object that contains both the ideal class group structure and the unit group structure.

The work described in this Thesis is focused on the assembly of oligosaccharide fragments derived from a fungal polysaccharide, galactosaminogalactan (GAG) and fragments of the exopolysaccharide Pel, generated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Schaye & Prof.dr. C. Steidel (California Institute of Technology)

This thesis investigates how non-genetic factors, such as inflammation and concomitant medication, impact hepatic drug metabolism and subsequent drug metabolizing phenotype predictions.

Extending our current arsenal of antibiotics is key to staying ahead in the arms race between humans and resistant bacteria.

With the rise of multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens, the possibility of a post-antibiotic world is quickly becoming reality.

Wat maakte het vroege islamitische rijk zo succesvol en hebben we het verhaal gemist door cruciaal bewijs te negeren? De Arabische veroveringen in de 7e eeuw veranderden de sociaal-politieke configuraties in het Middellandse Zeegebied en Eurazië voorgoed. Toch weten we niet echt hoe de Arabieren erin…

The thesis explores how interstellar chemistry evolves as a function of time and changing physical architectures during the formation of stars.

Discover the master program Health, Ageing and Scoiety at Leiden University and contribute to a future proof health care system. Read more.

In dit interdisciplinaire onderzoeksprogramma werken onderzoekers uit vijf verschillende disciplines met elkaar samen. Zij stellen zich hieronder (in het Engels) aan u voor.

Dit was het programma van De Kennisboomgaard 2025:

The aims of the project are to: further clarify 'inhibition by safety'; explore and describe all possible sagety factors, with a special focus on the primary human safety source: social connectedness; reviewing prolonged stress responses without stressors.

Corruption, integrity (or a lack thereof…) and public values are near omnipresent elements in public administration and politics of all times. Cases of corrupt public officials and politicians continuously emerge. Strangely enough, however, it often remains unknown what actually occurred, how something…

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

This thesis describes the synthesis, analysis of various tetrazine bearing compounds and use in bioorthogonal chemistry.

Tijdens de Orientation Week Leiden leerden een recordaantal van 1378 nieuwe internationale studenten de stad en elkaar kennen. Van een knallend karaokefeest tot plastic vissen uit de grachten - bekijk de foto's!

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

Zie hier het facultaire werkplan voor diversiteit en inclusie binnen de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid.

In this work we describe three methods to improve the performance of Quantum Field Theory calculations.