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• Summer School: "Manuscript Studies: Codicology and Digital Techniques" (5 ECTS) Course
• Globalizing Palliative Care? A Multi-sited Ethnographic Study Research project

  This project investigates the globalization and cultural mediation of palliative care practices, policies and discourses.

• Johan van Meurs Een studie over een pionierend orgeladviseur Research output

  In specialist organ literature a negative verdict is given on organs and organ specialists from the 1930’s. Did the same verdict apply to Johan van Meurs’ (1903-1986) work? Which role does Van Meurs’ collection of organ specifications play in the historical research on the organ?

• Dynamical Gibbs-non-Gibbs transitions: a study via coupling and large deviations Research output

  Promotores: F.H.J. Redig, W.T.F. den Hollander

• Chair of UN Studies in Peace and Justice Research project

  From 1 August 2018, Alanna O'Malley was appointed as Chair of United Nations Studies in Peace and Justice, focusing on the ‘lesser-known actors’ of the UN: women, the youth, the agents of informal diplomatic networks within the UN and actors from the Global South. This Special Chair has been created…

• Antibiotic Discovery: From mechanistic studies to target ID Research output

  The investigations described in this thesis lay out strategies aimed at advancing antibiotic research and development. The examples presented revolve around two main approaches: understanding drug-target interactions and target identification.

• Study of utilization of combined hormonal contraceptives in Europe Research project

  Combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) are associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In 2013, a review was published by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). In this review, the authors concluded that the risk of VTE varies by the type of progesterone in the CHC. Subsequently,…

• Voices in stone: Studies in Luwian historical phonology Research output

  On the 12th of November, Xander Vertegaal successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Xander on this achievement!

• Advanced in vitro models for studying drug induced toxicity Research output

  Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotor: L.S. Price

• Medieval and Early Modern Studies (c. 600-1800)

  This research cluster explores processes of cultural creation, reception and transformation within a wide range of societal contexts from the early Middle Ages until c. 1800.

• Centre for the Study of Political Parties and Representation

  The Centre for the Study of Political Parties and Representation (CSPPR) aims to serve as an interdisciplinary platform for scholars of Leiden University for research focusing on the historical and contemporary operation and functioning of political parties and political representation, with a particular…

• Reading Arabic: legibility studies for the Arabic script Research output

  What is the cost of visual complexity? This dissertation sets out to determine the effect of the complexity of word formation on the legibility of Arabic and the role that vocalization plays in reading.

• Studies on the Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease Research output

  In this thesis, two potential therapeutic targets for diabetic nephropathy were dentified and investigated. First, we show that glomerular clusterin is upregulated in diabetic nephropathy and demonstrated that recombinant clusterin protein can protect the podocytes against oxidative stress in vitro.…

• The galaxy–dark matter connection: a KiDS study Research output

  In this thesis, the research focuses on the properties of dark matter and dark matter haloes and how they connect with the galaxies we can observe in the Universe.

• Language diversity in the psycholinguistic study of sentence form variation Research output

  On the 12th of December, Eleanor Dutton successfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Eleanor on this achievement.

• Formalizations après la lettre. Studies in Medieval Logic and Semantics Research output

  This thesis attempts to establish a dialogue between the modern and the medieval traditions in logic, by means of ‘translations’ of the medieval logical theories into the modern framework of symbolic logic, i.e. formalizations.

• NMR structural studies of protein-small molecule interactions Research output

  Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

• Studies on molecular basics of metabolic syndrome in zebrafish Research output

  The research described in this thesis has, using the zebrafish as a model system, shed new light on the intricate relationship between TB and DM2, in particular on the role of leptin, SHP-1 and glucocorticoids.

• State-resolved studies of CO2 gas-surface reactions Event - 20 February 2025

  PhD defence

• Zebrafish: a new engraft model to study Ewing sarcoma progression Research project

  Can zebrafish provide a fast, sensitive in vivo vertebrate model for identifying novel mechanisms of Ewing sarcoma progression and for development of new anticancer compounds in a time- and cost-effective manner?

• Environmental and metabolomic study of antibiotic production by actinomycetes Research output

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

• Computational and experimental studies of reactive intermediates in glycosylation reactions Research output

  Carbohydrates, or sugars, are the most diverse and most abundant biomolecules known. However, the isolation of carbohydrate samples in sufficient amounts and purity is often impractical or even impossible, so the chemical synthesis of glycosides becomes relevant. The glycosylation reaction, in which…

• Synthesis of chemical tools to study the immune system Research output

  This thesis describes the synthesis and biological evaluation of TLR2/6, TLR4, TLR7/8 and TLR9 ligands, of which the activity can be conditionally controlled.

• Efficient and flexible platform to isolate and study bacteriophages Research project

  We aim to develop a microfluidic platform that can parallelize testing the performance and characteristics of pure, mixed and environmental bacteriophage samples.

• Case study Käte van Tricht (1909-1996) Research project

  The Organ Art of the first female German concert organist and Bremen Cathedral organist and

• The spiritual Tolkien milieu : a study of fiction‐based religion Research output

  Markus Davidsen defended his thesis on 16 October 2014

• A computational study of structural and excitonic properties of chlorosomes Research output

  The long-held desire - to link structure directly to function and to explain molecular mechanisms based on basic chemical or physical principles - is finally coming closer, satisfying not only our scientific curiosity but also offering new solutions to the many challenges in the field of health, energy…

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  May Shaddel Basir Gast onderzoeker

  Faculty of Humanities

• The oligarchy in China: a case study of China’s electricity industry, 1978-2013 Research output

  On Friday 15 November 2024 Chunli Song successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

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  Judith Frishman Professor emeritus Judaism

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Marat Markert Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Shuqi Jia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Kiyan Foroutan PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maria Riep PhD candidate

  Faculteit Archeologie

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  Shahab Daneshvar PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• Introducing Prof. Eva Pfanzelter, Visiting Professor of Central European Studies at Leiden, Spring 2025 Event - 10 February 2025

  Lecture, Austria Centre Leiden Lunch Talk

• Pfanzelter joins Leiden as the Visiting Professor in Central European Studies at Leiden News - 27 January 2025

  For the spring semester 2025, the Austria Centre Leiden and the Institute History are excited to welcome Prof. Eva Pfanzelter to Leiden for her term as Visiting Professor in Central European Studies. Prof. Pfanzelter will teach two classes, give public talks in Leiden and around The Netherlands and…

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  Mubarika Nugraheni PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pilar Jimenez Galindo Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Arie van der Kooij Professor emeritus of Biblical Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Daný van Dam University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Chunli Song

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hélène Nut External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah Holma

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Al Al Farabi Postdoc / Guest

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Tim Wuisman Tutor Bachelor Security Studies

  Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

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  Jan Kees Colder External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mineke Schipper-de Leeuw Professor emeritus Literary studies

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Irene Hadiprayitno University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

• Assessor-Centered Translation Quality Assessment: A Theoretical Model and a Case Study Research output

  Behrouz Karoubi defended his thesis on 15 June 2016