In this project of the Center for Public Values & Ethics (CPVE) ongoing research is conducted on the history of advice to Dutch central government by so-called State committees from 1814 to 2014. State committees have been installed by Dutch central government since 1814 to provide expert advice, research…

CONSENT (Consumer sentiment regarding privacy on user generated content services in the digital economy) is a research project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme. The question central to this research is whether recent changes to consumer and commercial practices developed…

Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie in Leiden staat bekend om haar internationaal georiënteerde expertise. Met een breed scala aan theoretische, methodologische en regionale onderwerpen, biedt de opleiding een sterk gefundeerd en verdiepend programma.

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

Wetlands provide many ecosystem goods and services which include fish production. The sustainability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has received considerable attention in recent years because fish is one of the major sources of animal protein to a considerable fraction of the global population which…

Groeiende gezondheidsverschillen, toenemende zorgkosten, de vergrijzing en het tekort aan zorgpersoneel zijn slechts enkele voorbeelden van uitdagingen waar de gezondheidszorg voor staat, zowel in Nederland als daarbuiten. Deze vraagstukken overstijgen de grenzen van de medische sector en raken aan…

Dit thematische gebied richt zich op uitdagingen voor, en innovaties rondom, democratie en burgerschap in het licht van hedendaagse wereldwijde transformaties. Gelieerde onderzoekers onderzoeken deze vragen op verschillende schaalniveaus (lokaal, nationaal, regionaal, wereldwijd) en vanuit verschillende…

Overzicht van economische vakken per opleiding, zoals aangeboden door de Afdeling Economie.

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Publicaties die verschijnen in het kader van het onderzoeksproject Zelfredzaamheid en sociale bescherming over de levenscyclus.

The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

This research delves into a region of space known as the interstellar medium (ISM), which is essentially the area between the stars filled with gas and dust.

Promotor: Koen Kuijken Co-promotor: Henk Hoekstra

Promotor: R. Gill, Co-promotor: P. Massart

In this thesis, we use low-frequency and high-frequency radio observations to address the following questions regarding quasars: is the radio loud/quiet quasar dichotomy real?

This thesis focuses on the X-ray spectral analysis of merging galaxy clusters and the plasma code development for future high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy observations.

This ecological community has long been known to affect host biology, and their diverse roles have been further clarified in recent years following numerous studies of animal:microbiota interactions in diverse systems.

Promotor: J. Schaye

Promotor: K. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H. Hoekstra

The bacterial cell wall is a nearly universal structure that offers protection and gives the cell its shape. However, environmental stressors, such as cell wall-targeting antibiotics and hyperosmotic conditions, can induce bacteria to shift to a wall-deficient state. It is unknown whether the lack of…

Nowadays, it is well known that hydrogen and helium (and small traces of lithium and beryllium) were created shortly after the Big Bang, while the heavier elements are created in the cores of stars at different evolutionary stages. When these stars explode as supernovae, they expel metals synthesised…

Promotor: Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: V. Sidoravicius.

We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.

To study how planetary systems come into existence we study much younger systems still in formation.

Stellar feedback is a crucial ingredient in the evolution of galaxies.

In this thesis, the research focuses on the properties of dark matter and dark matter haloes and how they connect with the galaxies we can observe in the Universe.

Producing green energy has become the main goal in our society in the search of reducing or eliminating the carbon emission from fossil fuels.

This thesis is about the study of hydrocarbons via infrared spectroscopy.

Low-mass main-sequence stars like our Sun are continuous sources of outflowing hot magnetised plasma. In the case of the Sun, this is known as the solar wind, whereas for other stars they are called stellar winds.

High-angular-resolution observations of the circumstellar material have uncovered numerous and very diverse substructures in protoplanetary discs, raising the question of whether they are caused by forming planets or other mechanisms.

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

Promotor: Prof.dr. S.F. Portegies Zwart

Promotor: M.K. Richardson, Co-Promotor: F. Witte

This thesis utilises the exceptional sensitivity and resolution of LOFAR to explore the low-frequency Universe, while simultaneously advancing the telescope's capabilities to enable new scientific discovery.

I have studied the hot, diffuse gas around and between galaxies. Specifically, I have used the EAGLE numerical simulations of galaxy formation to predict the properties of this gas, and I have used those properties to predict specific observables: soft X-ray absorption and emission lines.

Understanding the formation and evolution of planetary systems is one of the most fundamental challenges in astronomy. To directly image and study young exoplanets and the circumstellar disks they form from, dedicated high-contrast imaging instruments are built.

Promotor: Prof.dr. F. den Hollander, G.Maillard

Multiple stars, that is two or more stars composing a gravitationally bound system, are common in the universe.

Promotor: E. F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: C. Walsh

This dissertation presents the results of the importance of creativity for ICT-students of Dutch universities of applied sciences (in Dutch: hogescholen), and the functioning of training courses that aim to promote creative abilities is highlighted.

Protein–protein complexes are formed via transient states called encounter complexes that greatly influence the formation of the stereospecific complex.

The increasing competition in the automotive industry requires the tailored, swift development of technologically sophisticated vehicles. Therefore, the computationally expensive state-of-the-art simulation technologies are combined with optimization algorithms. An example of a real-world optimization…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.W. Canters, Prof.dr. T.J. Aartsma

The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics states that a measurement collapses a wavefunction onto an eigenstate of the corresponding measurement operator.

Antimicrobial drugs constitute a fundamental part of modern medicine. The global rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to global health.

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

Promotores: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. L. Kaper (UvA)

Why do black holes emit thermal radiation? And how does a closed quantum system thermalize?