The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

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.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.J. Kroes

Electrons in a crystal lattice have properties that may differ from those of a free electron in vacuum.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.W.M. Frenken

The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an essential half-reaction for the utilization of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel, via the conversion of hydrogen to electrons and protons facilitated by the ORR. In the most common fuel cells, the ORR is requires high loadings of non-abundant platinum…

This dissertation presents the results of the importance of creativity for ICT-students of Dutch universities of applied sciences (in Dutch: hogescholen), and the functioning of training courses that aim to promote creative abilities is highlighted.

To improve cancer treatments, personalized medicine approaches have aimed to identify exactly which mutations are driving tumor development in a given patient and specifically target these mutations using precision therapies.

Self-assembly is an abundant process in nature and is vital to many processes in living organisms.

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.

Optimization tasks in practice have multifaceted challenges as they are often black box, subject to multiple equality and inequality constraints and expensive to evaluate.

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. One of its symptoms is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta.

The thesis addresses the long-term dynamical evolution of hierarchical multiple systems.

Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of orphan diseases characterized by lysosomal dysfunction or impaired lysosomal catabolism and affect collectively about 1 in 5000 live births.

Promotor: M. Franx, Co-Promotor: I.F. Labbé

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Schilthuizen

Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death in the world with atherosclerosis as primary underlying cause.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen (Università degli studi di Milano), Co-Supervisor: Ronald M. van Luijk

A large diversity of exoplanetary systems has been found, but it is still unclear what drives this diversity.

Heart failure is a major health care problem with high mortality.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman Co-promotor: L.H. Heitman

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

The redox-conversion reaction of metal-disulfide and metal-thiolate complexes are important, as they may shed light on electron-transfer reactions that often occur in Nature.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

Streptomyces are filamentous bacteria that produce more than two-thirds of known antibiotics.

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria that have a complex multicellular life cycle and are well known for their ability to produce a wide range of bioactive natural products (NPs).

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets, Co-Promotor: L.W. Chatrou

Large carnivores and humans, along with their livestock, have co-existed for thousands of years. However, human population growth and an increase in economic activities are modifying the landscape for large carnivores and their prey.

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.

A New Technology-Based Firm (NTBF) is a significant enabler of job creation and a driver of the economy through stimulating innovation.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck

We have conducted a full spectral line survey of the 3-13 micron region of two massive protostars, AFGL 2591 and AFGL 2136, for the first time at high spectral resolution.

The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics fails to explain several observed phenomena and is incomplete. In order to resolve this problem, one may extend the SM by adding new particles.

Promotor: M.K. Richardson, Co-Promotor: F. Witte

Anthropogenic noise has been shown to affect marine animals in various ways, this may have fitness consequences at individual and population level. This thesis aims to increase insight into the quantification of sound-induced behavioural responses that are relevant to fitness, and into factors that…

Women Writing Mexico (WWM) is a network of women and men concerned with the human rights crisis in Mexico and more specifically, with the impact of structural forms of poverty, everyday violence, and discrimination based on gender, race, social class, and ethnicity, that particularly have an impact…

To this day, all cyclophellitol-based inhibitors and ABPs have been close analogues of their natural substrate counterparts. As a result, these probes showed high selectivity towards their target glycosidases.

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…

Cursus, Training

Negentien studenten die excellente resultaten behaalden tijdens de minor Intelligence Studies ontvingen dit jaar de Kluitersprijs.

Als chemicus, voormalig wetenschapsjournalist en nu als docent wetenschapscommunicatie raakte ik geïntrigeerd door de brand bij Chem-Pack in Moerdijk. Feiten werden niet of slechts sporadisch gecommuniceerd. Allerlei indianenverhalen bereikten wel het publiek, mede door het optreden van minister Opstelten…

De oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne speelt niet alleen fysiek maar ook digitaal. Van Den Berg, Hoogleraar Cybersecurity Governance aan de FGGA, vertelde erover bij meerdere nieuwsoutlets.

Op donderdag 29 oktober organiseert Kennis Maken Den Haag de derde editie van Den Haag Draait Door. In deze online talkshow gaan experts en beleidsmakers in gesprek over problemen die spelen in de stad Den Haag. Ook bij deze editie zijn studenten, onderzoekers en inwoners uit de regio van harte welk…

Het Algemeen Dagblad besteedt aandacht aan een college van hoogleraar Informatica en Recht Jaap van den Herik voor de Universiteit van Nederland, waarin hij betoogt dat computers in de toekomst prima zouden kunnen rechtspreken.

Bibi van den Berg, Hoogleraar Cybersecurity Governance, verscheen afgelopen week verschillende keren in het nieuws over de internationale ransomeware-aanval en de impact daarvan.

Bibi van den Berg, hoogleraar Cybersecurity Governance aan het institute of Security and Global Affairs, praat over de verantwoordelijkheden na incidenten omtrent cybersecurity.

De voorspelling van Jaap van den Herik, directeur van het Leiden Centre of Data Science, is uitgekomen: Google-computer AlpaGo heeft de wereldkampioen Go verslagen met 4-1. In interviews met de Volkskrant en BNR Nieuwsradio vertelt Van den Herik over het toernooi én over de volgende uitdaging: het spel…

Caspar van den Berg praat bij Radio 1 over zijn zorgen om de kloof tussen stad en de landelijke randgemeenten.

Leren over grenzen van disciplines heen. Daarvoor stond Jos van den Broek tijdens zijn carrière als bijzonder hoogleraar (Bio)medische wetenschapscommunicatie. Met een symposium over dit onderwerp nam hij op vrijdag 27 oktober 2017 afscheid. ‘Ik ga helemaal niet weg, ik blijf gewoon nog.’

KPN heeft op 12 maart de zesde editie van de European Cyber Security Perspectives gepubliceerd. Sergei Boeke, onderzoeker aan het Insitute of Security and Global Affairs, heeft hierin een artikel geschreven over Cyber Warfare.