Promotie

Op 8 juli 2020 verdedigde Andres Sarmiento Lamus zijn proefschrift 'The Proliferation of Dissenting Opinions in International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik en prof.dr. Y.A.A.S. Radi (UCLouvain).

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 Instituut Politieke Wetenschap is een levendige, diverse gemeenschap met een wetenschappelijke staf van circa 70 onderzoekers. Het Instituut is gehuisvest in Leiden en Den Haag.

The thesis mainly contributes to the characterization of Majorana fermions as they appear in the Condensed Matter context.

Promotores: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, V. Meyer, Co-promotor: A.F.J. Ram

In this thesis we study the moduli space of genus g curves, and the differential forms that occur naturally on this moduli space.

De master History van de Universiteit Leiden heeft een sterk internationaal karakter en focust op Europese- en niet-Europese geschiedenis vanuit een globale context.

Although nanoparticles are extensively used in various applications like consumer products and have most probably entered the environment, little is known about the effects of these particles on living organisms.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, E. Fouvry (Univeriste Paris Saclay)

The deeper understanding of an organism's pathology is important for developing treatments. Over centuries of systematic research, clinical researchers have demonstrated that the more information they acquire about the cellular properties and their organisation in the tissue, the better they can understand…

This thesis is about the study of hydrocarbons via infrared spectroscopy.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.W. van der Vaart

The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to develop new methods forchallenging systems in liquid-state NMR using paramagnetic effects generated by thetwo-armed probe CLaNP-5.

The specialisation Science Communication and Society (SCS) concerns science communication in a broad sense. The program focuses on the link between science and society and covers knowledge and skills in the field of science communication.

This PhD thesis concerns the topic of arithmetic geometry. We address three different questions and each of the questions in some way is about counting how big some set is or can be.

Promotores: G.R. de Snoo, W.T. de Groot, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters

Promotores: S.F. Portegies Zwart, E. M. Rossi

The thesis is about the study of shell evolution of the Hydrocenidae of the genus Georissa. This thesis started with a general overview on the evolutionary process of animals due to ecological changes.

Studievoorlichting

How can ecosystem services within river catchments be quantified in spatial and temporal explicit way?

Politicologie is een brede studie met veel diepgang. Je bestudeert politieke vraagstukken op lokaal, nationaal en internationaal niveau, vanuit verschillende invalshoeken.

The research profile ‘Asian Modernities and Traditions’ (AMT) aims to raise the strength and visibility of research, teaching and dissemination of Asian studies at Leiden University.

Promotores: R. Tijdeman, K.J. Batenburg

Donderdag 1 december 2016 is Francisco Sepulveda Ramirez gepromoveerd op zijn proefschrift 'Residence in Tax Treaties'. Zijn promotor was hoogleraar Belastingrecht Frank Engelen.

Brightspace is de digitale leeromgeving van de Universiteit Leiden vanaf collegejaar 2020/2021. Brightspace vervangt Blackboard. Het is gebruikersvriendelijk en biedt veel mogelijkheden voor het onderwijs in de toekomst.

Promotor: H.W. Lenstra, Jr., Co-promotor: B. de Smit

Kidney transplantation is a major advance of modern medicine. This course will give you state of the art updates about what used to be an experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option more than 50 years ago and is now routinely performed in many countries worldwide.

Around the world, mindfulness has become big business. This course combines conventional scholarly inquiry from multiple disciplines with experiential learning to provide a responsible, comprehensive, and inclusive education about mindfulness as a contemporary phenomenon.

In this course, you will learn about sustainability and staying with the environmental boundaries of our planet. You will gain an understanding of the effects of growing affluence and population growth, the key challenges we are facing, and ways to influence your direct environment.

This course provides an insider perspective into the work of international criminal courts and tribunals. You will learn about the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in The Hague.

Van woensdag 29 tot en met vrijdag 31 oktober brengen koning Willem-Alexander en koningin Máxima een staatsbezoek aan Japan. “Een bijzondere aangelegenheid,” legt Kasia Cwiertka, hoogleraar Modern Japan, uit. “Niet alleen omdat we dat waarschijnlijk maar één keer gaan meemaken, maar ook omdat het een…

Lezing

Het beëindigen van het zevenenveertig jarige lidmaatschap van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (VK) met de Europese Unie (EU) heeft de relaties tussen de twee fundamenteel veranderd. Na jaren van tumultueuze onderhandelingen bepaalt internationaal recht nu weer de VK’s relatie met de EU. Dit heeft geresulteerd…

Public Administration is a major refereed journal publishing articles on public administration, public policy and public management.

During the summer, we organize a summer school for researchers who want to learn about communicating science to diverse audiences. The summer school is aimed at PhD students, postdocs and other early career researchers. The Summer School is open for all disciplines in science, including social sciences,…

Promotie

Op 18 september 2019 verdedigde Huw Llewellyn zijn proefschrift 'An Institutional Perspective on the United Nations Criminal Tribunals: Governance, Independence and Impartiality'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. N.M. Blokker en prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik.

Hoe kan de methode om de gecombineerde effecten van metaal-gebaseerde chemische stoffetn te bepalen worden verbeterd?

What are the global relationships between environmental conditions and abundance of distinct types of mycorrhizal fungi in soil and plant roots?

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.

Artin L-functions associated to continuous representations of the absolute Galois group G_K of a global field K capture a lot of information about G_K as well as arithmetic properties of K.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Prof.dr. A.H. Meijer

Whilst government’s ability to design ‘context-specific’ regional innovation policy is generally assumed to depend on the region’s decision-making power, the aim of this study is to investigate how regional government matters. In order to open up the black box of policy design, the study develops a…

In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

Plants and soils from natural ecosystems harbor great diversity of soil microorganisms, which could potentially contribute to the sustainability of horticulture. The knowledge about using wild plant species and soil from natural ecosystem to improve the crop health will advance the application of ecological…

The aim of this project was to estimate emissions from lead products-in-use for the past, the present and the future and assess the development of toxicological risks associated with these products.