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Research

Op 10 november 2021 verdedigde Carmel van Niekerk-Jacobs het proefschrift 'Realising the right to reproduce with assistance in South Africa'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr. T. Liefaard.

Afgestudeerden van de bachelor Security Studies aan de Universiteit Leiden hebben toegang tot diverse masterprogramma's en uitstekende carrièrekansen. Ontwikkel je als beveiligingsstrateeg en vergroot je kansen op een succesvolle carrière in zowel de publieke als private sector.

Congres/symposium, Call for papers

Ontdek het studieprogramma van de éénjarige MSc Nederlandse Politiek aan Universiteit Leiden: kernvak, keuzevakken, onderzoeksvaardigheden, scriptiebegeleiding en stageoptie.

Vincent Mul is plaatsvervangend president binnen het bestuur van het Gerechtshof Den Haag. Samen met Jan Crijns, hoogleraar Straf- en Strafprocesrecht, stond hij aan de wieg van de samenwerking tussen de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid en het Gerechtshof Den Haag. ‘Als we de krachten bundelen, kunnen…

Zorgt een gemeenschappelijke tuin voor koele lucht en warme burenrelaties? En zorgt een extra bomenrij voor meer soortenrijkdom? Dit soort vragen staan centraal in het project COMBINED, waaraan onder andere Leidse wetenschappers en Haagse inwoners zes jaar mogen werken met 4 miljoen euro subsidie van…

Fiscale staatssteun staat op dit moment in het brandpunt van de belangstelling. De Europese Commissie heeft in enkele spraakmakende gevallen (Apple, Starbucks en havenexploitanten) onderzoek gedaan naar fiscale voordelen omdat deze ongeoorloofde staatssteun kunnen inhouden. Naar verwachting zullen meer…

Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel

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

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).

In 2018, the number of mobile phone users will reach about 4.9 billion. Assuming an average of 5 photos taken per day using the built-in cameras would result in about 9 trillion photos annually.

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D.C. Codée

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

What is the current relevance of the ethics of counterterrorism and what is the added value of ethics support within the practice of counterterrorism?

The book ‘Bestrijdingsmiddelen en Milieu' gives a transparent overview of facts and figures concerning pesticide use in the Netherlands and the impact of pesticides on the environment.

The molecular mechanisms that instigate a healthy cell to become malignant are fueled by (epi)genetic alterations in so-called driver genes.

Promotores: H.A. Udo De Haes, P.M. Brakefield

Promotor: P.D. Grünwald

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

With the dramatic growth of the image data on the web, there is an increasing demand of the algorithms capable of understanding the visual information automatically.

Promotor: Prof.dr. P. Stevenhagen, Co-promotor: B. de Smit

In this dissertation, the synthesis and characterization of a series of iron complexes based on different ligand platforms are described.

International trade has played a major role in defining the modern global economy. Trade, however, entangles the environmental pressures of economic sectors, giving the illusion of environmental improvements, while the opposite may be occurring.

Trigonostemon Blume is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae comprising 59 species.

This ecological community has long been known to affect host biology, and their diverse roles have been further clarified in recent years following numerous studies of animal:microbiota interactions in diverse systems.

This thesis aims to enhance our understanding of galaxies by testing theoretical models of galaxy formation against observations, particularly in the cases of extreme systems which have been found to have an excess of baryonic mass in their central regions, in the form of either supermassive black holes…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

A new publication on changes in the relationship between news and their public in Chile

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In the last decade, the redox interconversion between metal thiolate and disulfide compounds has been extensively investigated for copper, but not for other transition metal ions.

The focus of the dissertation

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)

Single-molecule spectroscopy has become a powerful method for using organic fluorescent molecules in numerous applications.

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.W.J. Beenakker

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.

Stellar feedback is a crucial ingredient in the evolution of galaxies.

Understanding how galaxies form, interact, and evolve comes largely from comparing theory predictions with observational data. Numerical simulations of galaxies provide the most accurate approach to testing the theory, as they follow the non-linear evolution of gas and dark matter in great detail and…

The prevalence of obesity (BMI >40 kg/m2) has increased rapidly over the recent years, not only in adults, but also in children and adolescents.

Cardiovascular syndromes are the major cause of death in Western societies.

Phospholipase A/acyltransferase 3 (PLAAT3) and PLAAT4 are enzymes involved in the synthesis of bioactive lipids. Despite sequential and structural similarities, the two enzymes differ in activity and specificity.

Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotor: J.J. Boelens, R.G.M. Bredius

While ecosystems have concrete benefits for human society, these benefits are typically overlooked in decision-making.

The availability of indicators based on social media has opened the possibility to track the online interactions between social media users and scholarly entities.

Promotor: P.J.J. Hooykaas, Co-Promotor: E.J. van der Zaal

Promotor: J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: M.S. Lew

Promotor: T.H. Oosterkamp

Fundamental research in the ALgebra, Geometry And Number Theory