2,514 zoekresultaten voor “area in the spotlight” in de Publieke website
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Early death of massive galaxies in the distant universe
Promotor: M. Franx, Co-Promotor: I.F. Labbé
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Winds in the AGN environment: new perspectives from high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy
Promotor: J.S. Kaastra Co-promotor: E. Constantini
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FAIR-ASSESS: Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI
Welkom bij het project Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI (FAIR-ASSESS)!
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in atherosclerosis: mechanistic studies revealing a protective role in the plaque microenvironment
Atherosclerosis is the most important underlying process that drives cardiovascular disease, and is characterized by an accumulation of cholesterol which triggers an inflammatory response in the vessel wall.
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Diversity and distribution of octocorals and scleractinians in the Persian Gulf region
Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotores: B.W. Hoeksema; L.P. van Ofwegen
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Structure and substructure in the stellar halo of the Milky Way
Promotor: K.H. Kuijken
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The dust and molecular gas in the torus of NGC 1068
An Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) is a highly luminous region at the center of a galaxy, powered by the accretion into a supermassive black hole and emitting energy from radio waves to gamma rays, often outshining the host galaxy.
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From supernovae to galaxy clusters: observing the chemical enrichment in the hot intra-cluster medium
Promotor: Jelle S. Kaastra Co-promotor: Jelle de Plaa
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Paul Scholten. Book chapter in Great Christian Jurists in the Low Countries
Timo Slootweg, associate professor at he department Philosophy of Law, published a chapter about Paul Scholten in
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Galaxy clusters in the decameter sky
Many galaxy clusters exhibit bright diffuse radio emission that traces the underlying structure of the intracluster medium (ICM).
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Intelligence in the Global South (GLOBALINT)
GLOBALINT is een baanbrekend onderzoek naar inlichtingendiensten in het ‘mondiale Zuiden’. De centrale vraag is ‘hoe beïnvloeden (on)democratische verschuivingen in politiek bestuur de inlichtingendiensten in de context van gewelddadig conflict?’
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Regulating Competition in the Digital Network Industry
In december 2024 verscheen bij Cambridge University Press het boek Regulating Competition in the Digital Network Industry van dr. Jasper van den Boom, assistent-professor EU-mededingingsrecht aan het Europa Instituut van de Universiteit Leiden. Het boek introduceert een nieuw analytisch kader voor het…
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BRASILIAE. Indigenous Knowledge in the Making of Science: Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (1648).
Investigating the intercultural connections that shaped practices of knowledge production in colonial Dutch Brazil.
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The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South - INVISIHIST
The main aim of this project is to reveal and unravel the invisible histories of the UN, transcending the dominant Western perspective to recover the historical agency of Global South actors. The research will investigate how the UN has both facilitated and limited their role in shaping global order…
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Anchoring Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
Congres/symposium, Workshop
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Studies of dust and gas in the interstellar medium of the Milky Way
Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens
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Human skin equivalents for atopic dermatitis: investigating the role of filaggrin in the skin barrier
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri
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Microstructural and Metabolic Alterations in the Zebrafish Brain Induced by Toll-Like Receptor 2 Deficiency
Advanced UHF MRI techniques provide powerful tools for studying the zebrafish brain, an emerging model in neurological research. In this work, various MRI and localized MRS methods are optimized and employed for UHF strength for studying the zebrafish brain.
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Tales of Orion: the interplay of gas, dust, and stars in the interstellar medium
Promotores: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. L. Kaper (UvA)
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Layered loyalties: the Natuurkundige Commissie in the Netherlands Indies (1820-1850)
This dissertation, Layered Loyalties: The Natuurkundige Commissie in the Netherlands Indies (1820-1850), studies the Natuurkundige Commissie.
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A Model Membrane Approach to Elucidate the Molecular Organization in the Skin Barrier
Promotor: J. A. Bouwstra
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Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era: Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration
Op 11 juni 2020 verdedigde Sabine Witting haar proefschrift 'Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era: Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr.mr. S. van der Hof.
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Asia and the UN
Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.
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Bijdrage Peter Rodrigues aan congresboek New dynamics in the European Integration Process – Europe post Brexit
De negende Network Europe Conference in Edinburgh werd in juni 2017 gehouden en was georganiseerd door het Europa Instituut in Zurich.
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Vrouwelijke informatici in de spotlight
Op 17 november vindt de eerste keer de Informatics Ladies' Day plaats, voor vrouwelijke scholieren die zich oriënteren op hun studiekeuze. Tijdens deze dag laten informatici zien dat Informatica zeker geen vakgebied is alleen voor mannen. Hierbij alvast een voorproefje!
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Vrouwelijke informatici in de spotlight
Op vrijdag 16 november vindt voor de tweede keer de Informatics Ladies' Day plaats, voor vrouwelijke scholieren die zich oriënteren op hun studiekeuze. Tijdens deze dag laten informatici zien dat Informatica zeker geen vakgebied is alleen voor mannen. Hierbij alvast een voorproefje!
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Plastic Spotter in de spotlight
Verschillende media berichten over plastic Spotter Campagne die op 27 november werd afgetrapt. Met Plastic Spotter wil de Universiteit Leiden plastic onderzoeken én opruimen. Leidenaren kunnen zelf meehelpen door met een speciale app het plastic te spotten.
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LHTBI+ inclusiviteit in de spotlight
Waarom is je seksualiteit of genderidentiteit relevant op je werk? Deze vraag stond centraal in de lezing van Jojanneke van der Toorn, bijzonder hoogleraar LGBT workplace inclusion aan de Universiteit Leiden, tijdens de jaarlijkse Workplace Pride Conference in Brussel op 23 juni.
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Nieuw boek: Monitoring Children’s Rights in the Netherlands
Onder redactie van Ton Liefaard, Stephanie Rap and Peter Rodrigues is het boek ‘Monitoring Children’s Rights in the Netherlands. 30 Years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’ (Leiden University Press) verschenen.
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Engagement of citizens and public professionals in the co-production of public services
The idea of citizens and public professionals collaborating to provide public services has widely spread in several countries around the globe. Co-production is often presented as the go-to solution for challenges like a legitimacy crisis of both the government and the market, and financial concerns.…
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MYC transcription factors: masters in the regulation of jasmonate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Promotor: J.M. Memelink
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Spotlight op Pre-University Classes deel 1: Cryptische codes
Geheime berichten versturen, wachtwoorden veiligstellen of simpelweg een tekst onleesbaar maken? Het heeft allemaal te maken met wiskunde. Afgelopen week is het jaarlijkse PRE-Classes programma van start gegaan. De middelbare scholieren die deelnemen aan het wiskunde traject zijn straks experts op het…
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A search for transient reductions in the speed of sound of the inflaton in cosmological data, and other topics
Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Achucarro
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Towards a greater understanding of the presence, fate and ecological effects of microplastics in the freshwater environment
This thesis combines field and laboratory studies to address some of the most pressing questions in the field of microplastic research.
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Course International Law in Action: A Guide to the International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague
This course explains the functions of each international court and tribunal in The Hague. On the basis of cases and interviews with judges and lawyers, this course explores the role of these courts and tribunals and their potential to contribute to global justice.
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African Activism at the UN
Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.
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Towards an effective biodiversity conservation and governance in the Pontocaspian region
Freshwater and brackish water ecosystems are arguably the most vulnerable ecosystems on earth, due to concentrated human developments in and around them. The Pontocaspian (PC) region located at the border of Europe and Asia contains a variety of brackish water ecosystems and unique inhabitants, known…
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Convergent molecular evolution of toxins in the venom of advanced snakes (Colubroidea)
The explosive radiation and diversification of the advanced snakes (superfamily Colubroidea) was associated with changes in all aspects of the shared venom system. Morphological changes included the partitioning of the mixed ancestral glands into two discrete glands devoted for production of venom ormucous…
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More JAZ in the orchestration of jasmonate-mediated plant defense
Prof.dr. J. Memelink
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Impact assessment modelling of matter-less stressors in the context of Life Cycle Assessment
Promotoren: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo en Dr. R. Heijungs
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Quantitative live cell imaging of glucocorticoid receptor dynamics in the nucleus
In this thesis, the focus lies on studying glucocorticoid receptor dynamics in living cells with the aim of understanding how this transcription factor finds its DNA target sites to regulate transcription.
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biodiversity: exploring drivers of trait variation and spectral variability in the Arctic
Globally and regionally, biodiversity is declining and there are shifts in species’ occurrences and functional traits.
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urban futures: integrated analysis of green and grey infrastructure in the Netherlands
This thesis addresses the challenge of sustainable urban development by analyzing the interplay between green and grey infrastructure to optimize resource use and ecosystem services.
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Digital Authoritarianism in the Making: Repression and Resistance on the Russian Internet
Book talk
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Combining classic and novel tools in the study of Historical Collections of Chinese Materia Medica in the Netherlands
Chinese materia medica (CMM), comprising a diverse array of natural substances from plants, animals, and minerals, has been integral to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) throughout history. This study investigates the dynamic evolution of CMM, noting shifts in species for improved therapeutic effects…
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Another Brick in the Wall: The role of the actinobacterial cell wall in antibiotic resistance, phylogeny and development
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.
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Social support at work and at home: Dual-buffering effects in the work-family conflict process
Dr. Helen Pluut heeft een artikel gepubliceerd in het gerenommeerde tijdschrift Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (OBHDP). Dit in samenwerking met Remus Ilies (National University of Singapore), Petru Curşeu (Open Universiteit en Babeş-Bolyai University) en Yukun Liu (University of…
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The regulation of sex robots: Gender and sexuality in the era of artificial intelligence
Dit boek presenteert een nieuw kader voor de regulering van robots die zijn ontworpen voor emotionele en seksuele interactie, vaak aangedreven door AI.
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Building Northern Public Support to Finance Climate Policies in the Global South
Als onderdeel van het Akkoord van Parijs kwamen landen over de hele wereld overeen om ontwikkelingslanden te steunen bij het investeren in klimaatmitigatie en -adaptatie via een Green Climate Fund. Ontwikkelde landen zijn er echter niet in geslaagd om de financieringsverplichtingen voor het Green Climate…
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Studente Middle Eastern Area Studies wint scriptieprijs
‘Moedig en lovenswaardig’, noemde de facultaire commissie de scriptie. Studente Geesteswetenschappen Annika Schmeding won de eerste prijs bij de Leidse Universitaire Scriptieprijzen 2015. Voor haar onderzoek ‘Who’s the real ‘nomad’ in Afghanistan?’ ontving ze de hoofdprijs van 3000 euro.