The energy system is at the heart of two of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: decreasing CO2 emissions to meet the ambitions of the Paris agreement while fulfilling the growing energy demand associated with the economic aspirations of a growing world population.

The haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) comprise about 4000 species distributed over a wide range of habitats, with great gametophytic and sporophytic morphological variation. Their monophyly is well supported by the results of several molecular phylogenetic studies, which shed light on their relationships…

In this thesis, we study different curved single crystals because of the diversity of surface structures across their curvature.

What Determines Perceptions of Bias toward the International Criminal Court? Evidence from Kenya. In dit artikel, gepubliceerd in op de website SAGE Journals in het Journal of Conflict Resolution, onderzoeken de auteurs Geoff Dancy, Yvonne Marie Dutton, Tessa Alleblas, Eamon Aloyo de houding ten opzichte…

Om de klimaatcrisis het hoofd te bieden, kan een bepaalde nederigheid van de mens ten aanzien van de natuur van groot belang zijn. Tegelijkertijd kan nederigheid ook politieke overheersing in de hand werken. Hoe kunnen mensen zich op een bescheidener manier tot de natuur verhouden zonder hun vrijheid…

Het WARN-project heeft als doel te begrijpen waarom sommige waarschuwingen niet effectief genoeg zijn of niet tijdig de juiste besluitvormers bereiken om een crisis af te wenden.

Jaroslaw Kantorowicz and Rok Spruk onderzoeken de bijdrage van institutionele hervormingen aan economische groei.

This thesis presents pioneering work on the panchromatic emission of some of the most luminous galaxies in the early Universe: star forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei.

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Carbohydrates are present on the surface of bacteria making them suitable antigen candidates for vaccine development. This thesis deals with the synthesis of two carbohydrate-based components; the capsular polisaccharide of S. aureus type 5 and teichoic acids from staphilococci and enterococci speci…

In our research protein translocation from Agrobacterium into yeast and plant cells is studied to obtain fundamental insights in the translocation process

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This thesis advances automata learning, a key area in computer science, with applications in software verification, biological analysis, and autonomous technologies. It explores three main themes: first, it introduces a passive learning algorithm for generating compact probabilistic models from positive…

The LUGO Press is a student publication forum, rooted in academia and journalistic practices and published by the Leiden University Green Office.

The aim of this thesis is to expedite and ensure the systematic accuracy of clearance scaling from adults to paediatric patients, with a special focus on drugs undergoing hepatic metabolism.

This dissertation investigates the energy and material related impacts of the transition towards a low-carbon heating system in the Netherlands, in the context of its 2050 climate and circular economy policy goals.

Emma de Vries, promovenda bij de afdeling Europees recht van de Universiteit Leiden, schreef voor EHRC-updates een annotatie bij de uitspraak van het EHRM in de zaak Suprun e.a. t. Rusland (18 juni 2024, zaaknummer 58029/12).

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-promotor: Y.H. Choi

Glycoconjugate vaccines are composed of microbial poly- or oligosaccharides covalently linked to a carrier protein.

Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

The International Course on Water Use and Management in Cagayan Valley The Philippines (2011-2015)

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…

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

The expedition commanded by Nicolas Baudin to Tenerife, Mauritius, Australia, Timor and South Africa in 1800-1804 is fully researched in regard to ornithology.

This thesis explores the theoretical and observational properties of distant massive galaxies that harbour active black holes in their centres and shine brightly at radio wavelengths.

This thesis is about augmented reality (AR). AR is commonly considered a technology that integrates virtual images into a user’s view of the real world.

IoT technology poses serval opportunities to supply chains. This thesis employs grey correlation and forecasting models, system dynamics, agent-based modeling, and ex-ante LCA to investigate and quantify the opportunities and risks of IoT-enabled sustainable supply chain operations from both industrial…

In this thesis, we consider various (electro)chemical phenomena at surfaces and nanoparticles and their underlying atomistic processes, which we studied using first-principles methods such as density functional theory.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck, Co-Promotor: G.J. Herczeg

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.

Circumstellar discs are the reservoirs of gas and dust that surround young stars and have the potential to become planetary systems.

Op 16 december 2021 verdedigde Lisanne van Houten het proefschrift 'Flexing the Slot Regime'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. P. Mendes de Leon en prof. L. Pierallini (Luiss University Of Rome).

Although nanoparticles are extensively used in various applications like consumer products and have most probably entered the environment, little is known about the effects of these particles on living organisms.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Dr. M. van der Zee

Op 14 februari jl. is de tweede studentenuitgave van Mediaforum, tijdschrift voor media- en communicatierecht, feestelijk gelanceerd met een symposium in het Leidse Academiegebouw. Tijdens het symposium presenteerden de studentenauteurs, waarvan enkele uit eigen gelederen (Roosmarijn Altink, Roosmarijn…

Every organisms in the tree of life faces the same challenge: the length of its DNA exceeds the volume of the cell it needs to fit in. Several strategies have evolved to solve this problem, one of them being the expression of proteins that bind and organize the DNA.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Prof.dr. J.C.T. Eijkel (Twente University)

This thesis is a (biased) journey through very different topics in astrophysics: quasars and new populations of active galactic nuclei, gravitational waves from merging black holes, and protoplanetary discs around young stars.

In this thesis, the role of mast cells in atherosclerosis and novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit atherosclerosis progression are discussed. The first part of the thesis specifically focuses on the relation between mast cells and advanced human atherosclerotic plaque characteristics.

Classical statistical methods, such as p-values, are difficult for researchers to apply correctly. They for example do not allow drawing conclusions from a study early, or for extending a study with extra research groups that want to make their data available later.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Heck, Co-Promotor: B.P. Tighe

De beloning van topbestuurders leidt in Nederland vaak tot hevige commotie. Ministers worden opgetrommeld in de Kamer, waar ze het ‘gegraai’ aan de top van het bedrijfsleven dan hartgrondig plegen te veroordelen. Daar blijft het dan ook bij. De aanpak van miljoenensalarissen lijkt een taboe. 'Al is…

Welke jonge wetenschappers kunnen hun onderzoek het best uitleggen aan een breed publiek? Tijdens FameLab op 7 maart gingen twaalf wetenschappers de strijd aan. De twee winnaars gaan naar de landelijke finale.

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo

In this thesis, I focused on studying the above- and belowground interactions of J. vulgaris from a plant-soil feedback (hereafter, PSF) perspective. I investigated the temporal variation of negative PSF and examined the effects of root-associated bacteria on plant performance and aboveground herbiv…

Streptomyces are multicellular, Gram-positive bacteria in the phylum of actinobacteria which produce a high amount of bioactive natural products of which the expression is tightly coordinated with the life cycle.

A single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dot in a high-finesse optical microcavity - the subject of this thesis - is an interesting quantum-mechanical system for future quantum applications. For instance, this system allows trapping of an extra electron and thus can serve as a spin quantum memory,…