651 zoekresultaten voor “discover of the year” in de Publieke website
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Structural changes in single chromatin fibers induced by tension and torsion
Promotor: T. Schmidt, Co-promotor: S. J.T. van Noort
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Counting points on K3 surfaces and other arithmetic-geometric objects
This PhD thesis concerns the topic of arithmetic geometry. We address three different questions and each of the questions in some way is about counting how big some set is or can be.
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The ins and outs of ligand binding to CCR2
Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman
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Photocleavable activity-based acid glucosylceramidase probes
Lysosomal acid glucosylceramidase (GBA1) is a lysosomal enzyme that degrades glucolipids with its main substrate being glucosylceramide (GlcCer). Defects in the GBA1 gene lead to glycosphingolipidosis Gaucher disease (GD), in which the hydrolysis of GlcCer is impaired and therefore, it accumulates in…
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Impact of low-carbon electricity development on carbon emissions in China
Low-carbon (LE) technologies have a significant potential to reduce the total carbon emissions in China.
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Beyond random and forbidden interactions : how optimizing energy gain results in morphological matching among subalpine Asteraceae and their
Plants and their pollinators form complex interaction networks. Within these networks, species differ widely in the number of species they interact with.
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Novel Immune Cell-Based Therapies for Atherosclerosis
Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper
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Predicting the future: Predictive control for astronomical adaptive optics
The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.
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Design, implementation and evaluation of transnational collaborative programmes in astronomy education and public outreach
Promotores: Prof.dr. G. Miley & Prof.dr. J.M. van den Broek
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Visual Revolutions in the Middle East
Special Issue in: Visual Anthropology, Volume 29, Issue 3, 2016
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Exploring charge transport properties and functionality of molecule-nanoparticle ensembles
Promotor: J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Co-Promotor: S.J. van der Molen
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North Sea noise in the Anthropocene: an impact study of human-made impulsive sounds on free-ranging cod
Sound is everywhere in the marine environment and hearing is therefore a very important for stimuli for fish. They use sound for orientation and communication, during migration, aggregation and spawning, but also for detection of prey and predators.
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Shining Light on Interstellar Matter
Promotor: H.V.J. Linnartz
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Advanced in vitro models for studying drug induced toxicity
Promotor: B.van de Water, Co-promotor: L.S.Price
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Design, synthesis and application of paramagnetic probes for protein structure studies
The main subject of this thesis is the design and synthesis of paramagnetic molecules for protein studies with NMR and EPR spectroscopy.
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Neutrinos From the Milky Way
Promotor: Prof.dr. M. de Jong
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Orchestration of Distributed LOFAR Workflows
The LOFAR radio telescope produces petabytes of data every year. Radio Astronomers use complex multi-step pipelines to process this data and produce scientific images.
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Empirical Legal Studies Leiden
Empirical Legal Studies in Leiden focuste op het bouwen van een interdisciplinaire gemeenschap van rechtsgeleerden en sociale wetenschappers die samen juridische vraagstukken onderzochten op het snijpunt van recht en gedrag, waarbij diverse soorten methoden werden gebruikt.
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Biomimetic models of [NiFe] hydrogenase for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
The growing demand of energy indicates that global energy resources in the form of fossil fuels will not be sufficient in the future. In order to solve potential future energy problems development of a sustainable hydrogen economy is highly desirable.
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Dynamics of coupled quantum systems
Thermodynamics is one of the founding scientific pillars that has helped us better understand heat engines, biology, ecosystems, and even black holes. While it fundamentally describes large systems by examining the bulk behavior of their constituents, it is anchored in the statistical equivalence of…
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Gut Microbial Metabolomics to Understand Allergies in Early Life
In this thesis the links between allergy and intestinal health, the gut microbiome (GM), and external factors were studied by exploring the metabolome in longitudinal clinical studies and in vitro models.
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Programma
Dit was het programma van De Kennisboomgaard 2025:
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The Nuance Project: Respectvolle gesprekken over gevoelige thema’s geven studenten hoop
Studenten van de Universiteit Leiden hebben in Den Haag het platform The Nuance Project opgezet voor open en respectvolle gesprekken over gevoelige thema’s. Het doel is elkaar echt te begrijpen en te verbinden, ook al heeft iedereen een andere mening.
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Lezing 'What is the role of the European Union in the world?' door Federica Mogherini
Donderdag 16 april jl. verwelkomde Campus Den Haag een belangrijke gast. De Italiaanse Federica Mogherini, Hoge Vertegenwoordiger van de Europese Commissie op het gebied van Buitenlandse Zaken en Veiligheidsbeleid bezocht Den Haag.
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Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context
An interdisciplinary collection of the best international scholarship on Muslim youth.
- Special Lecture: Making Sense of the Universe
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Student projects
To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.
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Een gedreven buitenstaander: J.H. van 't Hoff de eerste Nobelprijswinnaar voor Scheikunde
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…
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Activity-Based Proteasome Profiling
Promotor: Prof.dr. H.S. Overkleeft
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Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era: Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration
Op 11 juni 2020 verdedigde Sabine Witting haar proefschrift 'Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era: Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr.mr. S. van der Hof.
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IOnderzoeksgroep ntelligence and Security
De onderzoeksgroep Intelligence and Security houdt zich bezig met inlichtingen en veiligheid binnen de Europese Unie. De aanpak is interdisciplinair en weerspiegelt de brede benadering van het ISGA. Inzichten uit onder meer ethiek, geschiedenis, recht, politicologie, psychologie en sociologie worden…
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CONSENT
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…
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Gratis grootschalig online onderwijs: MOOCs
De gratis online academische cursussen van de universiteit zijn voor iedereen over de hele wereld te volgen.
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Bedrijfswetenschappen
De afdeling Bedrijfswetenschappen houdt zich bezig met vraagstukken op het gebied van ondernemerschap, organisatiepsychologie en insolventie. Op de afdeling werken docenten en onderzoekers uit verschillende disciplines, zoals marketing, economie, finance, strategie en de gedragswetenschappen.
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Studentenleven
Leiden is een echte studentenstad. Meld je aan voor een studievereniging of studentenvereniging om van jouw studietijd een onvergetelijke tijd te maken!
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Onderwijs
Religious Studies at Leiden University allows you to study a broad spectrum of religions and their manifestations.
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Waarom Universiteit Leiden?
De masteropleiding International Organisation wordt aangeboden door de Universiteit Leiden in Den Haag. Op deze pagina wordt uitgelegd waarom studenten voor deze opleiding en locatie kiezen.
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Pelagic fish and harbour porpoise at North Sea wind farms Acoustic investigation and science communication
This thesis was embedded in the APELAFICO project and focussed on investigating effects of sound from North Sea offshore wind farms on pelagic fish and harbour porpoise.
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Vacatures
Overzicht van de vacatures bij de afdeling Economie.
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Make Your Own Junk Journal: From Paper to Personal Treasure
Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd
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Bliksembezoek van hoge Chinese delegatie
Een hoge delegatie uit China bezocht op 6 november de Universiteit Leiden. Het gezelschap van ongeveer 25 leden van de CPPCC – een Chinees adviesorgaan vergelijkbaar met de Eerste Kamer – bezocht de Oude Sterrewacht, de Hortus botanicus en de Asian Library.
- Course: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Book
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Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Een lijst met wetenschappelijke publicaties samengesteld door het team van het TRIXY Expertisecentrum.
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Sustainability Series
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 !
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Onderwijs
Leids rechtshistorisch onderwijs
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Assyriërs waren ‘huiselijker’ dan gedacht
Archeoloog Victor Klinkenberg onderzocht een oude Assyrische nederzetting in Syrië, dichtbij IS-bolwerk Raqqa. ‘Al met al speelde het sociale leven een veel grotere rol dan het militaire.’ Promotie op 27 oktober.
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New Foundations for Separation Logic
The research presented in this thesis concerns one of the most important questions in software engineering of our time: how can we make sure that software is free from memory safety bugs?
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Corruption & Integrity in the Netherlands (1945 - present)
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…