De universitaire Visie op Studentenwelzijn geeft richting aan de manier waarop de universiteit het welzijn van haar studenten de komende jaren wil bevorderen.

Despite the history of studies on methanol formation from CO2, the dominant elementary reaction steps that constitute the chemical mechanism for this catalyzed process are not determined.

The adenosine receptors are proteins that reside in the extracellular membranes of cells. Activation of adenosine receptors plays a role in many physiological and pathological processes, such as immune responses and cancers.

Due to their central physiological roles in living organisms, retaining beta-glycosidases have been the subject of tremendous research efforts to examine their structure/function relation using numerous biophysical and biochemical approaches.

Het LUGO-team maakt deel uit van het Bestuursbureau van de universiteit, waar het onder de directie Strategie en Academische Zaken valt. Binnen Strategie en Academische Zaken is LUGO onderdeel van team Duurzaamheid, dat, naast LUGO, ook twee full-time werknemers heeft. Het Bestuursbureau ondersteunt…

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

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De studentennavigator ‘Find your way’ helpt studenten om hun weg te vinden binnen de universiteit. Ook de studieadviseurs zijn op de routekaart te vinden. JanPieter, studieadviseur bij het Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), vertelt wat een studieadviseur doet.

Binnen de Life in Custody Study wordt grootschalig onderzoek gedaan naar het leefklimaat in Nederlandse penitentiaire inrichtingen (PI’s).

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

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The theoretical explanation of cosmic acceleration is nowadays one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology.

Mechanical metamaterials are carefully engineered materials whose properties are controlled by their structure, not by their composition, which allows using metamaterials to study and control physical effects in detail⁠.

In this thesis, we present new laboratory data of interstellar dust analogues.

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This dissertation is an experimental study of laser-generated, atmospheric pressure, transient toroidal helium plasmas.

Op 28 oktober 2021 verdedigde Hein van der Bruggen zijn proefschrift en behaalde daarmee de doctorstitel.

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

Bacteria have the ability to alter their morphology in order to adapt to changing environments.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-promotoren: M.F.E. de Jeu, S.D. Silvestrov

Global Environmental Extensions Multi-Regional Input-Output (EE-MRIO) analysis is often used to analyze how changes in global and national demand for products lead to socioeconomic and environmental impacts at the national level.

This research delves into a region of space known as the interstellar medium (ISM), which is essentially the area between the stars filled with gas and dust.

Atoms and molecules are the basic units of matter. If we keep dividing a bar of gold or a glass of water into smaller parts, at the end we are left with a single gold atom or a water molecule.

Promotor: Carel J. ten Cate, Co-Promotor: Hans W. Slabbekoorn

Promotores: T.H.W. Bäck, A. Plaat, Co-promotor: F.J. Verbeek

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.

In this thesis, we use low-frequency and high-frequency radio observations to address the following questions regarding quasars: is the radio loud/quiet quasar dichotomy real?

A complex community of microbes develops in the infant gut shortly after birth. We call this community the infant gut microbiota. The microbiota influences the health of the infant, which makes the composition and function of the infant gut microbiota an important topic to study.

This thesis presents the results of a study on the interfaces of insulating oxides with and without the insertion of a magnetic layer.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Prof.dr. R.M. Tromp

This thesis consists of two main parts. The first part (Chapters 2 and 3) deals with a class of Markov process called Quasi-Skipfree (QSF) processes.

Heterogeneous catalysis is essential to many industrial applications. These catalysts are often comprised of supported nanoparticles, which contain various different surface sites.

In times of hardships or crisis, local people know how to deal with it using their resourcefulness. Although efforts are sometimes made by the government to help them, they are fully aware that community support is at least equally important.

The study of orchid flowers, fruits, and inflorescences is crucial due to the remarkable diversity of orchid species and their unique adaptations to pollinators and seed dispersers. However, our understanding of the evolution and development of these organs within the orchid family remains limited.

Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk

We explored the Universe using weak gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that occurs when light from distant galaxies is bent by the gravitational fields of closer cosmic objects, much like how a lens distorts light.

Decentralized plug and play systems for energy production are the future picture of our society. Artificial photosynthetic systems are used for this purpose.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Prof.dr. M.R.V. Chaudron (Chalmers Univ., Sweden)

Promotor: J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-Promotor: A. Kros

Plants and their pollinators form complex interaction networks. Within these networks, species differ widely in the number of species they interact with.

In this thesis, I targeted the orchid genus Lepanthes, one of the six genera of angiosperms that surpasses 1,000 species in the Neotropics, as a study model to investigate the evolutionary processes that promoted species diversifications.

The sequence-dependence of biomolecular interactions involving nucleic acids and proteins is essential for numerous processes inside the cell. Insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms have been obtained using various biochemical and biophysical methods on two different levels — bulk and sin…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G. Miley & Prof.dr. J.M. van den Broek

Promotores: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, P.M. Brakefield, Co-Promotor: M. Bruinsma

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-promotor: S.C. Hille

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. den Hertog