Promotor: Roeland M.H. Merks

Microscopic insight on lipid-based nanomedicine in vivo remains limited to the perception of the knowledge that could be obtained: if we interpret only what we see, then we only believe to know. Although believing to know encapsulates an undefined amount of uncertainty in the exploration of lipid-based…

This thesis explores how electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy can be used to investigate key biochemical processes.

Understanding interactions in quantum many-body systems remains one of the most profound and difficult challenges in condensed matter physics.

My work focuses on a class of astronomical objects called protoplanetary disks.

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

The following report discusses a survey on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals that was distributed among researchers at Leiden University in the month of November 2021.

Inactivating mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes predispose to several types of cancer.

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de professionele ontwikkeling van docenten in het beroepsonderwijs in het kader van werkstages. Onderzocht wordt de motivatie, leerervaring en leeropbrengst van docenten tijdens werkstages.

This course provides an insider perspective into the work of international criminal courts and tribunals. You will learn about the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in The Hague.

This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work.

How Perceived (In)Visible Dissimilarity Relates to Feelings of Inclusion at Work

The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…

Migratie is van altijd en overal. In het tweede seizoen van 'Open Geesten' vertellen wetenschappers van de Universiteit Leiden over hun onderzoek naar migratie. Van Afrika tot Nederland, van heden naar verleden.

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-Promotor: B.I. Florea

This thesis investigates how non-genetic factors, such as inflammation and concomitant medication, impact hepatic drug metabolism and subsequent drug metabolizing phenotype predictions.

The overarching goal of this PhD thesis is to investigate the taxonomic and functional diversity of yeasts in the wheat phyllosphere and their interactions with the mycotoxigenic fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum.

Hoe worden nachtruimtes verbeeld, geproduceerd, ervaren en verteld door migrantengemeenschappen in Europa? Dit onderzoeksproject onderzoekt deze vraag in acht Europese steden: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Berlijn, Cork, Galway, Lissabon, Londen en Rotterdam.

In september is de tweede herziene druk verschenen van Leo Lucassen en Jan Lucassen, Winnaars en verliezers. Een nuchtere balans van vijf eeuwen immigratie (Bert Bakker/Prometheus). Deze editie bevat een nawoord waarin de auteurs ingaan op de relatie tussen de aanslagen van Anders Breivik in Noorwegen…

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Nieuw boek van Diederick Klein Kranenburg over de de geschiedenis Haagse Schilderswijk, 1920-1985.

Technologische vooruitgang heeft impact op ons dagelijks leven. Ze zijn ook door regeringen ingezet om de grensbeveiliging te beheren, vooral bij controversiële grensovergangen. Hekken, hittesensoren, hittecamera’s, drones en andere hoogtechnologische apparatuur die momenteel worden getest, produceren…

Our recent excavations have focused on the more recent New Kingdom/Late Period (ca. 1500-332 BCE) material.

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

Met dit project wordt van een evidence-based onderwijsmethodiek (toolkit) ontwikkeld voor docenten van alle vakgebieden in het hoger onderwijs voor het effectief omgaan met controversiële onderwerpen in de les.

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

The mission of our group is understanding how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. We believe better science communication can improve our society and engage many different groups with science, also improving science.

Machine Learning is becoming a more and more substantial technology for industry.

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.

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…

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Schaye & Prof.dr. C. Steidel (California Institute of Technology)

The work described in this Thesis is focused on the assembly of oligosaccharide fragments derived from a fungal polysaccharide, galactosaminogalactan (GAG) and fragments of the exopolysaccharide Pel, generated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Extending our current arsenal of antibiotics is key to staying ahead in the arms race between humans and resistant bacteria.

The main topic of this PhD thesis is the Arakelov ray class group of a number field, an algebraic object that contains both the ideal class group structure and the unit group structure.

The thesis explores how interstellar chemistry evolves as a function of time and changing physical architectures during the formation of stars.

With the rise of multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens, the possibility of a post-antibiotic world is quickly becoming reality.

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

In dit interdisciplinaire onderzoeksprogramma werken onderzoekers uit vijf verschillende disciplines met elkaar samen. Zij stellen zich hieronder (in het Engels) aan u voor.

This thesis describes the synthesis, analysis of various tetrazine bearing compounds and use in bioorthogonal chemistry.

The aims of the project are to: further clarify 'inhibition by safety'; explore and describe all possible sagety factors, with a special focus on the primary human safety source: social connectedness; reviewing prolonged stress responses without stressors.

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…

Op 20 maart 2019 verdedigde Tim Dekkers zijn proefschrift 'Mobility, Control and Technology in Border Areas: Discretion and Decision-making in the Information Age'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. J.P. van der Leun en prof. dr. M.A.H. van der Woude.

Hoe dragen verschillende levensloopfactoren bij aan financiële kwetsbaarheid onder gepensioneerden in Nederland, en hoe kunnen gerichte interventies en beleidsmaatregelen de financiële weerbaarheid van deze groepen vergroten?

Op dinsdag 23 mei 2017 verdedigde Jasmina Mackic haar proefschrift ‘Proving discriminatory violence at the European Court of Human Rights’. De promotor is vice-decaan en hoogleraar internationaal publiekrecht Larissa van den Herik. Hieronder volgt een korte samenvatting van haar proefschrift.

Moritz Jesse, Universitair Hoofddocent Europees Recht aan het Europa Instituut, heeft zijn boek “The Civic Citizens of Europe: The Legal Potential for Immigrant Integration in the EU, Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Universitair docent immigratierecht, Mark Klaassen, zegt in een uitzending van RTL-nieuws dat de voorlopige verkiezingsuitslag weinig directe invloed zal hebben op de asielinistroom. ‘Ongeacht welke partij de grootste wordt, kan Nederland weinig veranderen in hoeverre mensen hier nationale bescherming…