If mankind wants to survive into the 22nd century, we will need to change the way we live drastically. The human impact on our planet is everywhere, we are changing the atmosphere, the oceans and the land, leading to global warming, climate change, loss of biodiversity and pervasive pollution. There…

The origin and evolution of galaxies are closely tied to the cyclic feedback processes between stars and the interstellar medium (ISM).

We developed the bitterling as a unique, well-studied model organism in the area of the evolutionary ecology of brood parasitism. The bitterling-mussel relationship, interspecific mussel host preference, and mussel gill structure are studied in detail, to help understand the developmental adaptation…

In the search for sustainable energy solutions, the idea of artificial photosynthesis has been proposed as an approach with which to use water and sunlight to produce hydrogen.

OB associations are loose groups of young, massive stars. They constitute the last stage of the massive starformation process, and the context in which new stars are formed.

A modern ship design process is subject to a wide variety of constraints such as safety constraints, regulations, and physical constraints.

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

Atherosclerosis is the most important underlying process that drives cardiovascular disease, and is characterized by an accumulation of cholesterol which triggers an inflammatory response in the vessel wall.

Al het onderzoek van de Universiteit Leiden is georganiseerd in instituten. Om recht te doen aan de veelkleurigheid van het onderzoek (en dus ook aan het onderwijs) dat daar uit voortvloeit vindt u op deze pagina’s omschrijvingen van alle Leidse instituten.

In this course, you will develop an understanding of evolutionary processes and their formative power. You will see how evolution has shaped biodiversity, and continuously influences our daily life.

Deze minor richt zich op de cognitieve processen die invloed hebben op de wisselwerking tussen brein en bewustzijn.

De chemische sector moet blijven vernieuwen voor een duurzamere en gezondere samenleving. De onderzoekers van het Leids Instituut voor Chemisch onderzoek (LIC) dragen daaraan met hun onderzoek en onderwijs bij door in te zetten op de thema’s duurzaamheid, energie en gezondheid.

The research programme Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence 1350-2000 (CMGI) focuses on urbanisation, migration, and economic development in a comparative and global context.

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

BioSolar Cells is a five-year research project in which ten knowledge institutions and 45 private industries work together.

The zebrafish is a promising vertebrate model organism in early drug discovery and development.

Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are the most abundant biological entity in nature. They shape bacterial communities and are a major driving force in bacterial evolution.

There is a need for alternative methods to replace, reduce and refine (3R) animal experimentation. Combining experimental data from high-throughput in vitro studies with in silico modeling is a promising approach to unravel the effect of chemicals on living cells and to gain a better understanding of…

Planets are formed in disks of gas and dust around young stars.

Consequences for sediment stability and seston trapping

The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: H.A. Every

Promotor: J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-Promotor: A. Kros

Promotor: P.J.J. Hooykaas, Co-Promotor: E.J. van der Zaal

Lipid signaling is an essential biological event/process in a plethora of pathophysiological conditions. The underlying idea of this thesis is that many of the roles and the complex interplay of the individual signaling lipids in inflammatory processes and related conditions in health and disease is…

This thesis is concerned with the constitution of chiral responsive matrix assemblies that may undergo light-driven conformational changes and self-select vibrations to develop vibronic states for driving semi-classical coherent transfer with nearly 100% yield in a lossless NCAP process.

Dissolving microneedles are a subgroup of microneedle types that completely dissolve within the skin. During this dissolving process the vaccine, stored in the needle matrix, is released into the skin.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman, Co-promotor: S. Bonnet

Cardiovascular disease is a major global burden and atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathological process.

Promotor: A. Kros

In this thesis population pharmacokinetic and physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) approaches were applied to investigate the influence of glomerular filtration (GF) and active tubular secretion (ATS) on renal clearance in children.

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The aim of this thesis is to develop and study a robust and adaptable scaffold for supramolecular polymer self-assembly in water.

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

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Muster

How presence, abundance and enzymatic activities of AM and EM fungi differently affect soil carbon sequestration processes?

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

Solar energy is used by photosynthetic organisms to drive energy required cellular processes. Is absorbed by two groups of pigments, located in the LHCs.

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

One of the effects of climate change is the phenomenon of desertification, a process that occurs in semi-arid and arid areas and causes land degradation as well as vegetation loss. Due to the lack of resources, vegetation self-organizes to sustain itself by forming large-scale spatial patterns.

Promotor: P. J. J. Hooykaas, Co-promotor: R. Offringa

This thesis addresses the chemical processes that determine the compositions of giant planet atmospheres.

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Schmidt

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Dr. B.E. Snaar

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas Co-Supervisor: R. Offringa

Self-assembly offers a promising route to create complex structures and materials using simple building blocks. Through, colloidal self-assembly, we can understand the governing principles of the self-assembly process and unlock its potential in diverse applications in materials science, photonics and…

The European Council and the European Commission have a similar role in agenda setting. Both place issues on the EU agenda. However, these institutions have distinct designs. They have different political attributes (the European Council has considerably more political authority) and information-processing…