The Department of History at Amherst College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in medieval and early modern European history, beginning July 1, 2024. The area of specialization is open, but we particularly seek candidates who will offer a…

The University of Groningen is looking for an assistant professor in Medieval history for 1,0 FTE. Deadline for applications: 23 March 2025.

Exploring metabolomics-based biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment response monitoring of community-acquired pneumonia

The overarching clinical aim of this thesis was to improve pharmacological pain management by characterizing the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. This promotion has been awarded the predicate cum laude.

De onderzoeksgroep Cyber Security Governance bestudeert de impact van moderne technologie op governance, soevereiniteit, wetshandhaving en internationale betrekkingen, en levert toonaangevend academisch onderzoek en beleidsinzichten.

Ieder jaar organiseren het Nederlandse Rode Kruis en Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen de Frits Kalshoven IHL Competitie. Deze competitie heeft als doel om studenten praktisch bezig te laten zijn met het humanitair oorlogsrecht door lezingen en workshops van experts te volgen, deel te nemen aan real-life simulaties…

The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professorship in economic history

Despite the fact that gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are one of the most studied nanoparticles, there is still a necessity for new approaches allowing for effective protective coating to enable wider use of GNPs in biomedical applications.

Is het mogelijk om oxytocine reacties bij gezonde personen farmacologisch te conditioneren en de neurale circuits te identificeren die aan deze conditionering ten grondslag liggen?

ISGA in Den Haag biedt bachelor- en masteropleidingen, minoren en onderzoek in security studies, cybersecurity, terrorisme, diplomatie en actuele veiligheidsvraagstukken. Focuspunten: bachelor, master, minoren, onderzoek, security studies, cybersecurity, terrorisme, diplomatie, veiligheidsvraagst…

Tijdens een crisis bestaat de behoefte om onmiddellijk humanitaire assistentie te verlenen. Bij het verlenen van assistentie komen veel juridische en politieke uitdagingen kijken, waardoor het onthouden van hulp helaas veelvoorkomend is. Op 25 november 2015 promoveert mw.mr. E.E. Kuijt op haar proefschrift…

Helen Duffy, hoogleraar internationaal in Leiden, is de internationale advocaat van Abu Zubaydah en gaf commentaar op de zaak voor de BBC en andere media.

Hoe kan ‘Big Data’ worden ingezet bij ontwikkelings- en humanitaire hulp en wat zijn de risico’s daarvan? De Universiteit Leiden en United Nation’s Global Pulse organiseren hierover op 23 oktober in Den Haag een internationale expert meeting.

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

Security and safety challenges rank among the most pressing issues of modern times. Challenges such as cyber-crime, terrorism, and environmental disasters impact the lives of millions across the globe. The course will introduce you to this broad theme in an increasingly complex world.

Promotor: J. Kuiper

Het Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) biedt onderwijsprogramma’s aan op bachelor- en masterniveau. Tevens zijn er minoren, wordt er online onderwijs aangeboden en is er onderwijs voor professionals.

We verwelkomen gastwetenschappers wier onderzoek aansluit bij onze uiteenlopende expertisegebieden. De tekst gaat verder in het Engels.

Cardiovascular disease is a major global burden and atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathological process.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Co-Promotor: J. de Jongh

A neurocognitive investigation of the development of social performance monitoring in youth growing up in stressful versus non-stressful environments

Nanoparticles can be used as delivery systems for both small molecules and macromolecules such as proteins, peptides or oligonucleotides. This thesis focuses on the use of liposomes, nanometric vesicles formed by a lipid bilayer enclosing an aqueous core. Liposomes are highly versatile delivery syst…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.F.A. Kersten, W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: J-P. Amorij

Promotor: P. J. J. Hooykaas, Co-promotor: R. Offringa

Anthropogenic noise has been shown to affect marine animals in various ways, this may have fitness consequences at individual and population level. This thesis aims to increase insight into the quantification of sound-induced behavioural responses that are relevant to fitness, and into factors that…

Promotor: G.F.A. Kersten, W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: B. Metz

In previous studies at our laboratory it was demonstrated that drug exposure of HepG2 cells can lead to an altered TNFα-induced NF-κB oscillatory phenotype, concurrent with a synergistically increased sensitivity for TNFα-induced apoptosis.

Promotor: P.M. Brakefield

Promotores: J.C. van Houwelingen, S.A. van de Geer

Pharmaceutical companies, governments and the general public have become increasingly aware that animal models used in drug testing lack vital aspects to serve as an accurate representation of human biology. As models of the human body should become more physiologically relevant, animal models no longer…

Promotor: H.P. Spaink, Co-Promotor: A.H. Meijer

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper

The soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria of the genus Streptomyces are renowned for their production of useful secondary metabolites including antibiotics. The work described in this thesis provides new insights on the role and regulation of antibiotic production and resistance in these bacteria.

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

Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone, which is involved in the defense responses to pathogens and to abiotic stress, and in the regulation of plant growth and development.

Het World Food Programma (WFP) zet mobiele technologie in om een potentiële hongersnood sneller te voorspellen. Het Centre for Innovation van de Universiteit Leiden ontwikkelt een online cursus voor professionals om de techniek te leren.

Bacteria are highly complex and diverse organisms that have adapted to survive in ecological niches ranging from the most extreme to the most heterogeneous environments.

The aim of this thesis was to develop novel treatment strategies for different types of eye melanoma utilizing zebrafish models. We first establish orthotopic and ectopic xenograft models for uveal and conjunctival melanoma by engraftment of the immortalized cells derived from these tumors into zebrafish…

The aim of this thesis was to study phage infection in Streptomyces, focused on cell wall-deficient cells. Bacteriophages (or phages in short) attach to the cell wall of bacteria after which they replicate and lyse the host cell.

In the traditional theory of linear elasticity, superposition dictates that the response of a material does not depend on the sequence of the applied mechanical actuations.

In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…

Na een reeks schokken die een existentiële bedreiging vormen voor onze bestaanszekerheid, zijn onze samenlevingen steeds meer gepolariseerd geraakt. Gepolariseerde Samenlevingen Besturen (afgekort als GPS naar de Engelstalige naam Governing Polarized Societies) is een onderzoeksprogramma van onderzoekers…

This problem analysis raises the importance of a two interlinked questions: (1) what are important digital skills in the public sector? and (2) how well do different organizational and individual factors explain differences in skills levels?

Dit project combineert een uitgebreide nieuwe open database over taalkundige distributies, ruimtelijke modellering en areale taalkunde om de rollen van sociale en omgevingsfactoren bij het ontstaan van taalkundige diversiteitspatronen in Zuid-Amerika te ontrafelen.

In deze minor leer je hoe Nederland crises en rampen organiseert en beheerst. Je combineert multidisciplinaire theorie met praktijkervaring met hulpdiensten, ontwikkelt vaardigheden in analyse, leiderschap en teamwork, en ervaart zelf hoe je effectief kunt handelen in complexe en onzekere situaties.

Speeches en toespraken zijn cruciaal geweest bij het oplossen van de vraag die centraal staat in elk politiek debat: wie krijgt wat, wanneer en waar?

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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.

Women Writing Mexico (WWM) is a network of women and men concerned with the human rights crisis in Mexico and more specifically, with the impact of structural forms of poverty, everyday violence, and discrimination based on gender, race, social class, and ethnicity, that particularly have an impact…