The primary goal of this research is to deepen our understanding of substrate-enzyme interactions in Glycoside hydrolases. For this purpose, Bacillus circulans xylanase (BcX) has been selected as a well-established model to examine the Michaelis complex and glycosyl-enzyme adduct.

There is no human society that does not employ a rich and diverse language. This course introduces you to linguistics, featuring interviews with well-known linguists and with speakers of many different languages. Join us to explore the miracles of human language!

The minor Artificial Intelligence & Business (previous name Science, Business, and Innovation) will provide you with knowledge and skills in the area of management and entrepreneurship, with a focus on issues in technology-driven companies.

This joint Master with the Autonomous University of Barcelona will the equip you with the necessary competences to play a key role in the emerging field of transfusion medicine. The programme includes both transfusion of blood components and hematopoietic transplants, cellular and tissue therapy, and…

Het Tyndall Centre for Climate Change research (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) organiseerde van 6 tot april een conferentie over uitdaging rond klimaatverandering.

Onderzoeksproject naar mensenhandel binnen het instituut voor Strafrecht en Criminologie, Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, bij de Universiteit Leiden.

Computational thinking, programming, and algorithms form the basic of many of the things that are shaping our world, the way we work, interact, organize ourselves, and even spend our free time with social networks, streaming media, and games. And this transformation is far from being complete, it is…

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The Leiden Institute of Advance Computer Science (LIACS) in collaboration with the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) have developed the minor Cyber Security Governance Essentials to provide students with a mixture of technical and governance knowledge to set them on a path towards understanding…

Het belangrijkste doel is het onderzoeken van de mogelijkheid om het lichaam te leren een soortgelijke fysiologische (autonome, neuro-endocriene of immuunsysteem) en fysieke (b.v. desensibilisatie van hardnekkige lichamelijke symptomen) reactie te laten vertonen op placebomedicatie als op actieve medicatie…

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Workshop

Ontdek het studentenleven bij de MSc Political Theory: Legitimiteit en Rechtvaardigheid aan Universiteit Leiden: studieverenigingen, activiteiten, academische gemeenschap en wonen in Leiden en Den Haag.

Metal-based prodrugs based on ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes have proven to be very suitable for application in both photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photo-activated chemotherapy (PACT).

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

This thesis aimed to investigate the impact of exposure dynamics, relative contributions of ENPs(particle) and ENPs(ion), and dosing regimens on the toxicity of ENPs varying in different physico-chemical properties, on the composition and functioning of soil microbial communities.

This thesis presents the systematics, epidermal defense, and bioprospecting of wild orchids.

In the Schouwburgstraat, LUGO is currently redesigning the back-garden in order to increase biodiversity and make it a more beautiful space. Throughout October 2023 until March 2024, we will be making changes to the garden with our team of volunteers.

This thesis investigates how galaxies form and what diversifies the evolutionary histories of galaxies.

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.

Synthetic hydrogels that mimic the natural extracellular matrix in the biophysical and biochemical cues it provides to cells are in high demand, however the cell phenotypes as they are observed in vivo in numerous cases have yet to be attained.

This thesis describes the synthesis and biochemical evaluation of a variety of cyclophellitol based activity-based probes and inhibitors targeting various endo- and exo-acting retaining glycosidases. In the last two decades a variety of probes and inhibitors for (hemi)cellulose degrading enzymes have…

Chapter 2 describes a post-synthetic methodology to introduce a fluorescent label in highly lipophilic, Pam3Cys based conjugates.

The development process of any software has become extremely important not just in the IT industry, but in almost every business or domain of research.

Detecting planets during their formation stages is crucial for understanding the history and diversity of fully developed planetary systems like our own. However, observing young planets directly is challenging because they are often deeply embedded within their host protoplanetary discs, rich in gas…

This thesis takes steps toward understanding the interaction between gas-phase and solid-state molecules in star- and planet-forming regions.

Although plant domestication has significantly altered crop genetics and phenotypes, its effects on the taxonomic and functional diversity of plant-associated microbiomes are not well understood.

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Participants in this course will learn to support student teachers and new colleagues in their professional development as teachers, with particular emphasis on the context of bilingual or international education, as in the ICLON World Teachers Programme (WTP).

'Let's make this a twice-yearly tradition!'– a feeling shared by many after the vibrant Research Day. Engagement started early, with participants connecting informally over good coffee before the formal start of the event on 19 November.

Kevin speelt hedendaags repertoire dat zich onderscheidt doordat de lichamelijk handelingen die nodig zijn om deze muziek uit te voeren in de notatie van elkaar losgekoppeld zijn. Dit heet ook wel physical polyphonic notations, een unieke en relatief recente trend in de muziek waarbij naast de noten…

Eind maart heeft Jeanette Satink het Beijing Children's Legal Aid and Research Center (BCLARC) bezocht. Het in 1999 opgerichte BCLARC was de eerste Chinese NGO die zich specialiseerde in kinderrechten en heeft een belangrijke rol gespeeld bij de bevordering van het welzijn van minderjarigen door advocaten…

Op vrijdag 2 december vindt in Leiden een internationale, multidisciplinaire conferentie plaats gecentreerd rond onderzoek over burgerlijk recht en marktregulering. De conferentie draagt de titel “Private law and market regulation – interaction, interference or inconsistency?” en wordt georganiseerd…

Een van de speerpunten van het onderzoek van Andrea Evers is interdisciplinariteit. Samen met De Jonge Akademie biedt de Leidse gezondheidspsycholoog concrete handreikingen, in ‘Grensverleggend: kansen en belemmeringen voor interdisciplinair onderzoek’. Een verkenning van wetenschapsbeoefening die vakgebieden…

On January 8 and 9, a conference will take place at Leiden University, titled: "The Plurality of Early Modern Media: 21st-Century Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities". This conference marks the 25 years anniversary of the Intersections series (published by Brill) and reflects…