Promotores: H.A. Udo De Haes, P.M. Brakefield

Consequences for sediment stability and seston trapping

Parijse jongeren uit Tsjaad komen via Facebook in contact met jongeren in Tsjaad zelf. Veel beter kun je de mogelijkheden van sociale media niet weergeven voor mensen die door oorlog over de wereld verspreid zijn. Mirjam de Bruijn heeft een Vici-beurs voor onderzoek naar de impact van sociale media…

Ferritin is a spherical metalloprotein, capable of storing and releasing iron in a controllable way. It is composed of a protein shell of about 12 nm and within its cavity, iron is stored in a mineral form.

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

Acute cardiovascular clinical events such as myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke represent the major cause of death in Western societies. These pathologies are primarily resulting from atherosclerosis, a progressive condition characterized by the accumulation of lipids, immune cells, and fibrous…

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In this thesis we use Josephson and noise scanning tunneling microscopy for the study of conventional, unconventional (iron-based) and disordered superconductors. On the one hand, Josephson scanning tunneling microscopy allows us to directly visualize the superfluid density with high spatial resolut…

Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotores: B.W. Hoeksema; L.P. van Ofwegen

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.U. Keller

Op 1 februari 2018 verdedigde Nathalie-Sharon Koster haar proefschrift getiteld ‘Crime victims and the police’. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. J.P. van der Leun en dr. mr. M.J.J. Kunst.

Promotor: M.A.G.J. Orrit

Why do black holes emit thermal radiation? And how does a closed quantum system thermalize?

Because thin systems can deform along the thickness with relative ease, the interplay between surface mechanics and geometry plays a fundamental role in sculpting their three-dimensional shape.

Metal complexes and 2D materials like graphene were combined to produce structures that can function as sensors.

Op 19 mei 2020 verdedigde Xuechan Ma haar proefschrift 'Moving towards Coexistence and Cooperation: The Spratly Islands and International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. N.J. Schrijver.

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Houden en fokken van proefdieren voor onderzoeks- en onderwijsdoeleinden.

Exploring the Meanings of Lands and Forests as an Avenue for Mutual Development of People and Nature in Ghana

Op 4 september promoveert Elisabeth J. Kerr. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Elisabeth!

Onderzoeksgroepen in het Biological & Soft Matter onderzoeksprogramma ontrafelen de mechanismen in biologische processen en ontwikkelen nieuwe zachte materialen die geïnspireerd zijn door de natuur.

Door voedsel centraal te stellen in het onderzoek, verkent deze minor de actuele debatten over politieke, milieukundige, economische en culturele veranderingen op zowel lokaal als globaal niveau.

The thesis describes experimental steps towards reduction of friction on the macroscopic scale by scenarios of thermo- and superlubricity well-known on the nanoscale.

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.S. Overkleeft, Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel

At the moment, over 350.000 chemicals are registered worldwide for production and use. Their application, however, may harm human health and the environment.

Creating information portals for support of European environmental policy.

Huub de Groot

Dr. Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, post-doc onderzoeker (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action beurs) bij eLaw, heeft een boek gepubliceerd over de integratie van robotsystemen en kunstmatige intelligentie in de zorg.

How and to what extent the historic house (re-)constructs identity through image-making in China.

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.

What is the best way to combine the environmental and economic data and how can we create an operational system to do so, thereby supporting the delivery of data to the Data centres on Products and Resources?

Latent variable modeling of students' solution strategies and performance

The interest of this thesis lies in spin transport in normal metals and superconducting half-metallic junctions.

The applications of studying the early development of insects range from agriculture to material science.

Carbohydrates are present on the surface of bacteria making them suitable antigen candidates for vaccine development. This thesis deals with the synthesis of two carbohydrate-based components; the capsular polisaccharide of S. aureus type 5 and teichoic acids from staphilococci and enterococci speci…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel, M. van Heel

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: J.D.C. Codée

De specialisatie Public Management and Leadership legt de nadruk op hoe het gedrag van cruciale actoren – politici, topambtenaren, uitvoerende professionals en burgers – essentieel is voor het begrijpen en verbeteren van publiek bestuur. Deze specialisatie combineert bestuurskunde met psychologie, bedrijfsmanagement…

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

Childhood obesity is an increasing health issue. In the first part of this thesis comorbidities in children with obesity were studied, concerning the diagnostic process and dosing regimens.

Het onderzoekscluster ‘Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management’ maakt deel uit van het onderzoeksprogramma ‘Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour’. De betrokken onderzoekers bestuderen hoe politieke conflicten ontstaan en welke typen crises we kunnen onderscheiden. Hoe hanteren…

Het Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) opereert binnen de internationaal georiënteerde wetenschappelijke richting security studies en houdt zich bezig met multidisciplinair onderzoek en onderwijs.

This book explores the spiritual potential of faith, mysticism and transcendence in answer to the dangers of a mythologised state and the sacro-sanctification of (liberal) democracy and its rule of law.

In this thesis we explore machine and deep learning approaches that address keychallenges in high dimensional problem areas and also in improving accuracy in wellknown problems. In high dimensional contexts, we have focused on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. F. van Dishoeck

Students of the Research Master Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) of the University of Groningen kindly invite you to the annual CMEMS conference. This year we will explore the processes that structure physical and symbolic borders and boundaries in different contexts and histories.…

Diverse types of exoplanets such as gas giants on close-in orbits (hot Jupiters) and young massive giants on wide orbits (super Jupiters), with no analogs in the Solar System, pose challenges but also opportunities to our understanding of planet formation and evolution.