Doorstroomprogramma speciaal voor tweedegraadsbevoegde docenten Duits.

Doorstroomprogramma speciaal voor tweedegraadsbevoegde docenten Engels.

Prof.dr. P. Stevenhagen, Prof.dr. K. Belabas (Universite Bordeaux I)

Promotores: H.W. Lenstra, A. Lucchini

This thesis is dedicated to the exploration of the primordial dark ages: unknown physics during the earliest stages of the Universe’s expansion that have not yet been directly probed by observations. Cosmic inflation is a burst of exponential expansion of space after the “Big Bang”.

De vakken die het VVI aanbiedt zijn onderdeel van het bredere onderwijsprogramma van de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, dat programma’s aanbiedt op bachelor- (LLB) en masterniveau (LLM, Advanced Studies, PhD). Het instituut geeft een in Europa uniek MSc programma Law and Society: Governance and Global…

To contribute to the body of knowledge aiming at a better coverage of ecosystem service assessment in LCA studies, this thesis dives into the challenges of incorporating existing ecosystem service methods within the impact assessment phase of the conventional LCA framework.

When a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, it is torn apart by strong tidal forces in a tidal disruption event (TDE).

This dissertation presents the synthesis and evaluation of antibody recognition for various capsular polysaccharide (CP) fragments of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).

Promotor: J. N. Kok, Co-promotor: A. J. Knobbe

In astronomy, the interpration of observations and measurements plays a crucial role: we rely purely and fundamentally on the information that reaches us as observers. And 80% of all matter in the universe is undetectable directly.

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.

If X is a locally compact Hausdorff space, then a representation of the complex C* algebra C_0(X) on a Hilbert space $H$ is given by a spectral measure that takes its values in the orthogonal projections on $H$.

All crested and marbled newts (the genus Triturus) suffer from an unusual genetic abnormality, called a balanced lethal system, that kills exactly half of their offspring. How can a trait so disadvantageous have survived millions of years of natural selection?

Streptomyces are filamentous bacteria that produce more than two-thirds of known antibiotics.

The ability to count is a property not often attributed to materials, despite the abundance of memory in materials. Regardless of how a material stores information, it is often difficult to retrieve exactly ‘what’ a material remembers.

Galaxies are environments where gas coalesces, cools, and is converted into stars. However, it remains unclear the exact mechanisms through which galaxies acquire, redistribute and lose their gas.

Biological cells, the basic building blocks of all life forms, are surrounded by a lipid membrane. More than half of the membrane is occupied by membrane proteins, which can regulate the cell functionality through specific arrangements.

Promotores: E. van Dijk, G.R. de Snoo. Co-promotor: H. Staats

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

This thesis discusses the physical and chemical processes than influence the composition of forming planets.

The increasing resistance of pathogenic bacteria to antibiotics necessitates the discovery of new medicines.

This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

β-Lactamases are enzymes that can break down β-lactam substrates, such as antibiotics, preventing the use of these antibiotics for the treatment of various infectious diseases. However, some compounds, β-lactamase inhibitors, can block these enzymes allowing for possible treatments using a combination…

This dissertation presents new cryptographic protocols, which can be divided into two families.

Solar energy is used by photosynthetic organisms to drive energy required cellular processes. Is absorbed by two groups of pigments, located in the LHCs.

Plants, are sessile organisms, have developed strategies to adapt to changes in their environment, in part by altering their growth and development.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotores: L.T.M. van der Ven, A.S. Kienhuis

Pulsars were first discovered in 1967 and since then the population has grown and expanded over several wavelengths.

The physical origin of the dozens of stellar-mass binaries, the mergers of which have been detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration via gravitational waves, is still unknown.

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…

Investigating the intercultural connections that shaped practices of knowledge production in colonial Dutch Brazil.

Binnen de Life in Custody Study wordt grootschalig onderzoek gedaan naar het leefklimaat in Nederlandse penitentiaire inrichtingen (PI’s).

Azië en Europa hebben in toenemende mate met elkaar te maken. Om een duurzame samenwerking te bevorderen is het belangrijk elkaar op economisch, sociaal-cultureel, historisch, en juridisch gebied beter te begrijpen. Leidse wetenschappers leveren al decennia een belangrijke bijdrage aan de verwerving…

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

The main aim of this project is to reveal and unravel the invisible histories of the UN, transcending the dominant Western perspective to recover the historical agency of Global South actors. The research will investigate how the UN has both facilitated and limited their role in shaping global order…

Promoter: Ed F. Deprettere, Co-promoter: Todor P. Stefanov

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria that have a complex multicellular life cycle and are well known for their ability to produce a wide range of bioactive natural products (NPs).

Promotor: B. van de Water

In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.

Promotores: H.S. Overkleeft, G.A. van der Marel, Co-Promotor: R.G. Boot

The intradermal administration route is attractive for vaccine delivery, because of the highly populated antigen-presenting cells in the skin. However, the skin’s main physical barrier, the stratum corneum, prevents vaccines from entering the skin.

Wat kan Nederland leren van Zuid-Korea? Die vraag beantwoordt hoogleraar Remco Breuker in zijn nieuwe boek ‘De Koreaanse golf’. In NPO 1-podcast De Nacht van vertelt hij meer over zijn boek en Zuid-Korea.

Students Practicing Citizen Journalism

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

Promotor: D. Bouwmeester, Co-promotor: D. Kraft

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. S. Haring

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are used as a current carrying substrate in investigation of current-induced forces in a low-temperature STM (chapter 2).