In theory, states can gain security by acquiring internal arms or external allies. Yet the empirical literature offers mixed findings: some studies find arms and allies to be substitutes, while others find them to be complements. Political scientists Matthew Digiuseppe (Leiden University) and Paul Poast…

In welke mate hebben de Nederlandse en Britse strijdkrachten geleerd van hun counterinsurgency-operaties in Zuid-Afghanistan tussen 2006 en 2020?

In the thesis the dynamics of strategies is studied from two perspectives.In the first part of the thesis strategies are considered to be opinions present in a community.

De onderzoeksgroep Corporate Governance en Strategie onderzoekt hoe, met wie en voor wie een onderneming waarde creëert/vastlegt, met als doel de praktijk en beleidsmakers te informeren over kwesties rondom bestuur. De onderzoeksgroep focust zich op het duale karakter van de onderneming. Namelijk als…

Arco Timmermans' handboek brengt experts samen om het vakgebied public affairs, de uitdagingen ervan en de relatie met democratie te verkennen.

Lipid signaling is an essential biological event/process in a plethora of pathophysiological conditions. The underlying idea of this thesis is that many of the roles and the complex interplay of the individual signaling lipids in inflammatory processes and related conditions in health and disease is…

Cytotoxic T-cells (CTLs) are involved in the clearance of viruses and killing of tumor cells.

Dit onderzoek presenteert een vijfstappenplan voor de ontwikkeling van een effectieve gedragsgerichte cyberveiligheidsstrategie.

Een verhaal van Twee Mosuls, De wederopstand van de Irakese strijdkrachten en de militaire nederlaag van ISIS. In dit artikel, gepubliceerd in het Journal of Strategic Studies, bespreken de auteurs Maarten Broekhof, Martijn Kitzen en Frans Osinga de militaire aanpassing door de Iraakse strijdkrachten…

Op 23 juni 2020 verdedigde Santy Kouwagam haar proefschrift 'How lawyers win land conflicts for corporations: Legal Strategy and its influence on the Rule of Law in Indonesia'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. A.W. Bedner en prof.dr. C.E. von Benda-Beckmann.

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

By training with virtual opponents known as computer generated forces (CGFs), trainee fighter pilots can build the experience necessary for air combat operations, at a fraction of the cost of training with real aircraft.

Sinds 1 januari 2015 is Frank Bethlehem als promovendus verbonden aan het Instituut voor Geschiedenis. Onder supervisie van prof. dr. Ben Schoenmaker doet hij onderzoek naar de geschiedenis van de grensbewaking in Nederland in de periode 1914-2000.

In light of climate change, it is crucial to determine whether plant species can adapt to future climates to avoid extinction. Plants adapt to various conditions by altering their functional traits, such as leaf size or photosynthetic rate. Some traits appear linked and vary together between species,…

Om de kwaliteit van ons onderzoek te waarborgen, beoordeelt een commissie van externe experts onze instituten.

Terwijl NAVO-landen hun defensiebudgetten fors verhogen, ontstaat ruimte voor start-ups om innovatieve technologie te leveren. De flexibiliteit en snelheid maken hen aantrekkelijk voor defensie, maar de opmars brengt ook risico’s met zich mee, waarschuwt Louisa Handel-Mazzetti, promovenda bij Lucht…

Onze medewerkers en studenten maken deel uit van de taskforces van Una Europa. Deze taskforces vertalen de kernthema’s van Una Europa naar concrete acties.

This thesis describes the antimicrobial discovery strategy developed in our group, the den Hertog Group at the Hubrecht Institute. It includes a cultivation-based screening approach for novel antimicrobial agents from the source of fungi, and a bacterial time-lapse imaging approach for antimicrobial…

With the advent of multicore processors and data centers, computer hardware has become increasingly parallel, allowing one to run multiple pieces of software at the same time on different machines. Coordination of these pieces is best expressed in a coordination language as an explicit interaction protocol…

Organisms often need to adapt more efficiently and devise new strategies for surviving difficult ecological circumstances.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

In this thesis, the researcher developed a nanosystem based on the metallophilic Interaction between cyclometalated complexes.

Het primaire doel van de leerstoel is het uitvoeren en bevorderen van wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de rol van het militaire instrument in hedendaagse conflicten en het verhogen van de kennis daarover in de Nederlandse maatschappij.

What is the optimal design of sandy solutions for sustainable climate change adaption, from an ecological, biophysical and societal point of view?

Ons onderwijsaanbod is breed en divers. Hieronder vindt u alle informatie over de vakken die door de afdeling Bedrijfswetenschappen worden verzorgd. Als u op een vak klikt, wordt u doorgeleid naar de studiegids.

De Una Europa Clusters brengen vooraanstaande deskundigen en ervaren personeelsleden van de talrijke academische en professionele diensten van de Una Europa -partners samen.

De Business Studies Seminar (BUSS) Series biedt seminars van uitgenodigde wetenschappers over organisatorisch, juridisch en technologisch onderzoek. In 2024 zullen de onderzoeksgroepen Organizational and Entrepreneurial Behavior, Technology and Innovation en Corporate Governance and Strategy diverse…

De onderzoeksgroep Organizational & Entrepreneurial Behavior onderzoekt het gedrag van individuen en groepen die in organisaties werken, organisaties starten, of organisaties leiden, met als doel om organisatorische praktijken te informeren. Door zich te concentreren op het gedrag van (groepen) werknemers,…

The first steps are made in personalised cancer vaccination strategies, which aim to induce a more specific immune response with fewer side effects. The activation of cytotoxic T cells is crucial for an effective immune response.

Single-layer graphene (SLG) has attracted considerable interest as a proton exchange membrane for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), owing to its atomic thickness, mechanical robustness, and unique proton permeability.

The progressive loss and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). The onset and progression of PD can be triggered by multiple risk factors, for instance, genetic mutation, environmental exposure, and aging.

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

Understanding DNA repair mechanisms is essential for advancing plant biotechnology and crop improvement. This study investigates how double-strand breaks (DSBs), induced by CRISPR/Cas systems, are repaired in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and how these processes influence Agrobacterium tumefaciens…

Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk

Cancer is considered the silent pandemic of the 21st century and the second leading cause of death worldwide.

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

This dissertation explores new chemical strategies for the synthesis of self-adjuvanting peptide conjugates and immunomodulatory ligands aimed at targeted activation of the immune system.

The chemical and structural heterogeneity of toxoid vaccines makes their analysis challenging. However, detailed insights on a molecular level can be obtained by mass spectrometry.

Promotor: J.A. van Veen, Co-promotor: E.E. Kuramae

The adenosine receptors are proteins that reside in the extracellular membranes of cells. Activation of adenosine receptors plays a role in many physiological and pathological processes, such as immune responses and cancers.

Promotores: J. Jonkers, K.E. de Visser

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…