To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.

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

The prevalence of obesity (BMI >40 kg/m2) has increased rapidly over the recent years, not only in adults, but also in children and adolescents.

In this thesis, I focused on studying the above- and belowground interactions of J. vulgaris from a plant-soil feedback (hereafter, PSF) perspective. I investigated the temporal variation of negative PSF and examined the effects of root-associated bacteria on plant performance and aboveground herbiv…

Promotor: Prof.dr. D. Bouwmeester, Co-Promotor: M.J.A. de Dood

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

Growth and development affect the metabolism of drugs administered to neonates, infants, and children.

Statistical considerations guide the design and implementation of the experiments that scientists perform. For instance, in a clinical trial about a the efficacy of a treatment, its effect in a certain minimum amount of patients has to be observed in order to make confident assertions about the efficacy…

Streptomyces are bacteria abundant in soil that participate in diverse and complex interactions. These bacteria are the main producers of the antibiotics we currently use in the clinic.

Aspergillus niger is an important industrial producer of organic acids and enzymes producing large amounts of spent fungal biomass.

Biological cells, the basic building blocks of all life forms, are surrounded by a lipid membrane. More than half of the membrane is occupied by membrane proteins, which can regulate the cell functionality through specific arrangements.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Co-promotor: O.E. Della Pasqua

The focus throughout this thesis will be on gathering fundamental studies of the detailed structure and composition of the electrode/electrolyte interface effect on the rate and mechanism of key electrocatalytic reactions.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

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).

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 major and ultimate aim of metabolomics is to obtain an answer to a specific biological or clinical question.

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

This dissertation presents new cryptographic protocols, which can be divided into two families.

Over the last three decades, the discovery of exoplanets has revealed the boundless variety of worlds beyond our own Solar System⁠. Majority of planetary systems contain short-period planets that are larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune⁠.

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

This thesis investigates the application of deep learning techniques in image analysis across various domains, focusing on four main themes: feature extraction, classification, segmentation, and integration, demonstrating the transformative potential of these technologies.

Promotor: B. vd Water, T. Schmidt, Co-Promotor: E.H.J. Danen

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

Om de juiste klinische beslissingen te nemen of effectieve diagnostische testen en behandelingen te kunnen ontwikkelen, is het belangrijk om de onderliggende mechanismen van een aandoening of een bepaald gedrag te begrijpen.

Classical statistical methods, such as p-values, are difficult for researchers to apply correctly. They for example do not allow drawing conclusions from a study early, or for extending a study with extra research groups that want to make their data available later.

Lezing, NGL-lezing

Control of infectious diseases poses continuous challenges for human health.

Interactive exploration of large volumes of data is increasingly common, as data scientists attempt to extract interesting information from large opaque data sets. This scenario presents a difficult challenge for traditional database systems, as (1) nothing is known about the query workload in advance,…

Promotores: Prof.dr. F. van Lunteren, Prof.dr. F.S. Gaastra

Op 11 november 2021 verdedigde Mariana Gkliati het proefschrift 'Systemic Accountability of the European Border and Coast Guard'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. P. Rodrigues en prof.dr. L. Besselink (UvA).

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Prof.dr. J.C.T. Eijkel (Twente University)

Op 23 februari 2022 verdedigde Cale Davis het proefschrift 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. C. Stahn en dr. J.C. Powderly.

Promotors: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. B. Sendhoff (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-Promotor: E. Vijgenboom

Circumstellar discs are the reservoirs of gas and dust that surround young stars and have the potential to become planetary systems.

This thesis focuses on the social dimensions of crane and wetland conservation in rural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. E. Deprettere

Particles are omnipresent in biopharmaceutical products. In protein-based therapeutics such particles are generally associated with impurities, either derived from the drug product itself (e.g. protein aggregates), or from extrinsic contaminations (e.g. cellulose fibers).

Developing robust algorithms and theory for establishing cause-effect relationships from observational data that scale up to large data sets

Soil is a home for an unbelievable diversity and abundance of microbial life that is essential for supporting life on our planet.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams, Co-Promotor: N.S. Pannu

Volume 72 of the Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art is dedicated to the relationship of art and death in the Low Countries and its diaspora, from premodern times to the present. The editors welcome contributions on works of art and architecture (paintings, prints, sculptures, objects of applied…

Schrödingers kat is dood en levend tegelijkertijd, verborgen in een goed afgesloten doos. Zogauw die doos opengaat, is het beest ineens òf dood, òf levend. Dit is het 'meetprobleem' in de quantummechanica, waar natuurkundigen zich al bijna een eeuw het hoofd over breken. Promovendus Tom van der Reep…

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden (CML)

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

Bij het Nederlandse slavernijverleden wordt voornamelijk aan de Antillen en Suriname gedacht. Maar ook in het naburige Guyana waren er tot het einde van de achttiende eeuw Nederlandse plantagekoloniën. Bram Hoonhout beschreef deze vergeten geschiedenis in het boek ‘Borderless Empire’.

Recent publiceerde Hart Publishing het boek ‘Rewriting Children’s Rights Judgments, From Academic Vision to New Practice’ van H. Stalford, K. Hollingsworth and S. Gilmore (red.).