1,774 zoekresultaten voor “lecture at science” in de Publieke website
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Weighing the Dark: Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing
Promotor: K. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H. Hoekstra
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CarbonCap
In the CarbonCap project, consumption oriented technological options and policy measures are identified as an addition to the present EU and world climate policy.
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Modulation of leukocyte homeostasis in atherosclerosis
Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel
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Flexing the Slot Regime
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).
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Calculated Moves: Generating Air Combat Behaviour
By training with virtual opponents known as computer generated forces (CGFs), trainee fighter pilots can build the experience necessary for air combat operations, at a fraction of the cost of training with real aircraft.
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Cathodic corrosion
Cathodic corrosion is a relatively unknown phenomenon that can severely etch metallic electrodes at cathodic (negative) potentials.
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Peeking into the future: Fungi in the greening Arctic
Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: J. Geml
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Systems pharmacokinetic models to the prediction of local CNS drug concentrations in human
Clinical development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been particularly challenging and still suffers from high attrition rates.
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The optimization and scale-up of the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to formate
Carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies are necessary to create a truly circular economy. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate is an appealing carbon utilization method as it can be performed at room temperature and pressure, it only requires two electrons, and it has…
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Magnetic imaging of spin waves and magnetic phase transitions with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond
The elementary excitations of magnets are called spin waves, and their corresponding quasi-particles are known as magnons. The rapidly growing field of Magnonics aims at using them as information carriers in a new generation of electronic devices, (almost) free of electric currents.
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Semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotics
Vancomycin is a last-resort antibiotic for the treatment of many Gram-positive bacterial infections, while remaining inactive against Gram-negative strains.
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Quantification in untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics
Promotor: T. Hankemeier, Co-promotor: T.H. Reijmers
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Electrocatalysis of CO2/CO interconversion and Hydrogen Evolution in Bicarbonate Buffers
Bicarbonate buffer is largely found in nature due to its ability to regulate pH variations around neutral values. As the pH changes, so does the speciation of the buffer.
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Zipping into Fusion
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-promotor: A. Kros
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The music of language: exploring grammar, prosody and rhythm perception in zebra finches and budgerigars
Promotor: C.J. ten Cate
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Geometry and Topology in Active and Driven Systems
The key characteristic of active matter is the motion of an emergent collection (such as a flock of birds), which is driven by the consumption of energy by its active components (i.e. individual birds).
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De sociale geschiedenis van arbeid in de Iraanse olie-industrie (1908-1954)
This PhD research sets out to unravel and explain the socio-structural and cultural impacts of oil-industrialization on the local Bakhtiari community in general and the industrial laborers it provided in specific.
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Platinum electrochemistry through a magnifying glass
In most applications, electrocatalysts exhibit a large surface area to volume ratio, for example using nanoparticles.
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Custom-made online language courses
Make use of this time to improve your language skills by signing up for custom-made online language classes.
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Sparsity-Based Algorithms for Inverse Problems
Inverse problems are problems where we want to estimate the values of certain parameters of a system given observations of the system. Such problems occur in several areas of science and engineering. Inverse problems are often ill-posed, which means that the observations of the system do not uniquely…
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Untangling cosmic collisions: a study of particle acceleration and magnetic fields in merging galaxy clusters
On the largest scale, the Universe resembles a cosmic spiderweb. Most galaxies coexist in small groups within the threads of this web. At the nodes of the threads are enormous groups of galaxies forming the largest structures in the universe still held together by gravity: clusters of galaxies.
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Dual Complexes of Semistable Varieties
This thesis is comprised of three chapters covering the theme of studying semistable varieties by looking at their dual combinatorial objects.
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Reconstructing Magnetic Fields of Spiral Galaxies from Radiopolarimetric Observations
Promotor: H.J.A. Röttgering, Co-promotor: M. Haverkorn
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Fire and grazers in the West African savanna
Promotores: H.A. Udo de Haes, H.H.T. Prins, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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North Sea noise in the Anthropocene: an impact study of human-made impulsive sounds on free-ranging cod
Sound is everywhere in the marine environment and hearing is therefore a very important for stimuli for fish. They use sound for orientation and communication, during migration, aggregation and spawning, but also for detection of prey and predators.
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Development of highly accurate density functionals for H2 dissociation on transition metals
Metals surfaces form a group of effective catalysts for the reaction of small molecules such as hydrogen (H2).
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SDG Report
The following report discusses a survey on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals that was distributed among researchers at Leiden University in the month of November 2021.
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Morphogenesis and heterogeneity in liquid-grown streptomyces cultures
The filamentous bacteria Streptomyces are widespread inhabitants of terrestrial soils.
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Exploring the Edge
At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.
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RaMa-SCENE
A scenario building web-tool and knowledge package to enable multi-level decision making for the transition to the Circular Economy
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Toll-like receptor signaling in the innate immune system of zebrafish larvae
Promotor: H.P. Spaink, A.H. Meijer Co-promotor: R. Marin-Juez
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Deciphering the complex paramagnetic NMR spectra of small laccase
Multicopper oxidase, laccase, can efficiently reduce oxygen to water and are mostly used in the enzymatic biofuel cells.
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Patterns on Spatially Structured Domains
We consider the propagation of electrical signals through nerve fibres.
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The Ecology and Evolution of Microbial Warfare in Streptomyces
The soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria of the genus Streptomyces are renowned for their production of useful secondary metabolites including antibiotics. The work described in this thesis provides new insights on the role and regulation of antibiotic production and resistance in these bacteria.
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Single-molecule fluorescence in sequence space
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…
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Matter into context: population- and community-level impacts of nanomaterials in freshwater ecosystems
The application of nanomaterials in industrial processes and consumer products provides many societal benefits, but can also lead to the release of nanomaterials into the environment. The work in this dissertation aims to provide insights into the potential environmental impacts that may follow from…
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Bioengineering and biophysics of viral hemorrhagic fever
Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is a group of acute diseases caused by highly infectious viruses including Ebola, Lassa, Dengue viruses. Its high mortality rate poses high risk to public health, however, studies on VHF have been hampered due to the non-availability of proper models and incomplete knowledge…
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Pushing the characterization of exoplanet atmospheres down to temperate rocky planets in the era of JWST
One of the key discoveries in exoplanet research over the past decade is the abundance of small planets in our Milky Way. Despite their high numbers, our understanding of their atmospheres remains limited, and it is unknown if they possess atmospheres at all.
- Medieval Latin (5 ECTS)
- Exploring the Medieval Archive (5 ECTS)
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Open Science Lunch - Faculty of Law
Debat, Lunch
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Open Science Lunch - Faculty of Humanities
Debat, Lunch
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‘Double indemnity’: beperkte aansprakelijkheid en beperkte bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid
Op donderdag 8 november 2018 ontving het Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law voor de achttiende Hazelhoff Guest Lecture Joeri Vananroye, hoogleraar ondernemingsrecht en economische analyse van het recht aan de KU Leuven en TPR Wisselleerstoelhouder aan de Universiteit Leiden.
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Lokale maatschappelijke uitdagingen oplossen met wetenschap
Wetenschap, technologie en innovatie naar plekken brengen die normaliter geen toegang hebben tot deze vakgebieden. Dat is het doel van de eerste Open Science Hub in Portugal, opgericht in 2017 in samenwerking met de Universiteit Leiden. De hub wordt geleid door assistent professor in sterrekunde en…
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Leiden2022 Life Sciences and Health Week
Congres/symposium
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Asian Modernities and Traditions
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.
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Online Course The Rooseveltian Century
This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work.
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Executive deficits, behavioural problems and early reading development
This study tests whether behavioural problems at a young age are related to early reading and mathematics development.
- PhD Position at the University of Antwerp - Deadline for Submission
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SCS Courses
The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.