This dissertation consists of two parts, each of which considers a different research area related to random interval maps. In the first part we are interested in random interval maps that are critically intermittent.

Humans and songbirds learn their vocalizations early in life by exposure to the vocalizations of adult conspecifics. Often, better learning outcomes are achieved with live, social, tutors than with audio-only exposure to vocalizations.

This dissertation advances automated negotiation by developing agents that can learn and adapt across diverse negotiation settings through three increasingly sophisticated approaches: automated algorithm configuration, portfolio-based strategy selection, and end-to-end reinforcement learning with graph…

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: R.S. de Jong

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

The way organisms develop from the initial single-cellular state to a complex final assembly like the human body, and how the final body is maintained throughout life, is one of the greatest mysteries and it’s understanding one of the biggest scientific challenges.

Breast cancer (BC) is a clinically and biologically heterogeneous disease.

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Het Instituut voor Geschiedenis feliciteert Alicia Schrikker met het verkrijgen van een VIDI-subsidie voor haar onderzoek naar institutioneel geheugen en koloniale cultuur.

Lezing, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series

Alle masterstudenten Politicologie sluiten hun studie af met een eindscriptie. Daarin tonen zij hun academische vaardigheden en persoonlijke interesse. Voor sommigen is de scriptie een ‘laatste horde’; anderen zien het eindwerkstuk al een eerste stap in hun ontwikkeling als wetenschappers. Als erkenning…

In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.

To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.

In surface science there is great effort to move from studying simple, flat model surfaces in vacuum to investigating more complex model catalysts in gas environments (in situ). This thesis gives three examples of such studies using microscopy and spectroscopy.

Promotores: B. Erez, P. Stevenhagen, Co-Promotor: B. de Smit

An important part of the SCS specialisation is the internship period. Students will get the opportunity to get to know the field and to apply what they have learned during the courses.

Discovery and development of Central Nervous System (CNS) drugs is hampered by high attrition rates.

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

Op 16 juni 2020 verdedigde Andrea Varga haar proefschrift 'Establishing State Responsibility in the Absence of Effective Government'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof. dr. F. Baetens (University of Oslo).

Promotor: T.J. Aartsma, Co-promotor: R.N. Frese

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.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-Promotores: S.C.Hille, O.W. van Gaans

Promotor: J. van der Greef; Co-promotor: E. van Wijk, M. Wang

Soil is a home for an unbelievable diversity and abundance of microbial life that is essential for supporting life on our planet.

The glycosylation reaction is a pivotal reaction in creating new and complex oligosaccharides.

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‘Drie boeken gepubliceerd binnen een jaar – dat gebeurt maar één keer in je leven!’ Zo reageerde Katarzyna Cwiertka, hoogleraar Moderne Japanstudies, Universiteit Leiden, bij de verschijning van Cuisine, Colonialism and Cold War, het tweede van haar drie nieuwe boeken. Aan de hand van voedsel schetst…

Binnen het wetenschapsterrein Geesteswetenschappen heeft NWO aan twaalf onderzoeksteams financiering toegekend vanuit de Vrije competitie geesteswetenschappen. Onder de toekenningen bevinden zich onderzoeksprogramma's van een aantal Leidse academici.

Ik ben Sanne Ravensbergen, postdoctoraal onderzoeker in het VIDI-onderzoeksproject ‘Institutional memory in the making of colonial culture: history, experience and ideas in Dutch colonialism in Asia, 1700 – 1870’ van Alicia Schrikker. Binnen dit onderzoeksproject houd ik mij bezig met de werkcultuur…

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The thesis is part of a bigger project, the HEPGAME (High Energy Physics Game). The main objective for HEPGAME is the utilization of AI solutions, particularly by using MCTS for simplification of HEP calculations.

The research in this dissertation aims to optimise blood donation processes in the framework of the Dutch national blood bank Sanquin. The primary health risk for blood donors is iron deficiency, which is evaluated based on donors' hemoglobin and ferritin levels.

Did the Jochids leave their mark on the Grand Duchy, taking into account that the Lithuanian state was one of the main successor states of the Great Horde in the 16thCentury?

Promotor: Richard D. Gill

The ultimate aim of this project is to improve cooperation between courts in different Member States.

Promotor: G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Op donderdag 26 januari 2017 verdedigt Anouk Bosma haar proefschrift ‘Targeting recidivism: An evaluation study into the functioning and effectiveness of a prison-based treatment program’. Promotor is prof. dr. Paul Nieuwbeerta, en copromotor dr. mr. Maarten Kunst.

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

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.

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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…

Handbook of Signal Processing Systems is organized in four parts. The first part motivates representative applications that drive and apply state-of-the art methods for design and implementation of signal processing systems; the second part discusses architectures for implementing these applications;…

Bente de Leede en Nadeera Rupesinghe zijn sinds oktober 2017 als PhD-kandidaat en Postdoc verbonden aan het project 'Colonialism Inside Out. Experience and Plural Practice in Dutch Institutions in Sri Lanka (c. 1700-1800)'. Beiden zijn al jarenlang als student of onderzoeker aan de Universiteit Leiden…

De internationale World Cultural Council (WCC) heeft wetenschappers Nadine Akkerman, Victoria Nyst en Alicia Schrikker bekroond met de Special Recognition Award, een speciale erkenning voor talentvolle jonge wetenschappers van de universiteit die de prijsuitreiking organiseert, dit jaar is dat de Universiteit…