De Universiteit Leiden biedt een specifieke masteropleiding die kolonialisme en slavernij behandelt.

The aim of this thesis is to present novel techniques for proving cryptographic schemes secure against quantum adversaries. Most results are within the context of an idealized model called the ‘quantum random-oracle model’.

Het Sport Data Center doet onderzoek binnen vijf thema's.

Schimmels die zich in vanilleplanten nestelen, spelen een rol bij het ontstaan van de smaak en geur van vanille. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Shahnoo Khoyratty van het Instituut Biologie Leiden. Promotie op 27 oktober.

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Boeren zijn er niet dol op. Microben kunnen de hele oogst verpesten. Alleen al de aanwezigheid van één ziekteverwekkende schimmel of bacterie kan desastreuse gevolgen hebben. Toch blijken er uitzonderingen te zijn. De pathogene microbe is dan wel aanwezig, maar richt geen schade aan. Adam Ossowicki…

Langs de randen van de Afrikaanse Serengeti groeide de bevolking de afgelopen tien jaar met vierhonderd procent. Het aantal wilde dieren daarentegen nam drastisch af. Van sommige diersoorten bleven er minder dan een kwart over. Ecoloog Michiel Veldhuis onderzoekt of het tij nog te keren is. Hij vertelde…

Twee Leidse onderzoeksprojecten die zich focussen op het vergroten van de biodiversiteit van het Nederlandse productiesysteem voor voedsel en sierteelt, kunnen van start dankzij financiering binnen de KIC-call van NWO.

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Prof.dr. P.F. Wouters Prof.dr. K.H. van Dalen-Oskam (UvA)

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Prof.dr. R.A.E.M. Tollenaar

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Development of scenarios for 2050 detailed in an IO framework

De natuur is een onuitputtelijke inspiratiebron voor de wetenschappers van het Instituut Biologie Leiden (IBL). Vanuit het streven naar fundamenteel begrip van de natuur zoeken zij naar oplossingen op het gebied van gezondheid en behoud van de biodiversiteit. Het thema van het instituut is ‘Harnessing…

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

SEAtrans: an interdisciplinary research project that aims at studying the dynamics and processes of transitions in society-nature interactions in Southeast Asian societies.

What is the population size/structure and distribution of tiger and leopard inside the Bardia National Park (BNP) compared with the population outside? What is the movement and home range and conflict pattern in time and space of tigers and leopards inside the BNP compared with outside? What constitutes…

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the most abundant class of organic compounds in space. The PAH field evolves from the constant interaction between experimentalists, theorists, modellers and observers. While laboratory research and quantum chemical calculations together set up the molecular…

In this thesis, bioorthogonal chemistry is combined with correlative light-electron microscopy to selectively label and study pathogenic intracellular bacteria within the host immune cell.

This thesis is a collection of experimental attempts to enhance photoluminescence of fluorescent molecules and quantum dots with single gold nanorods (GNRs) and relevant applications.

The Sun and all the stars in the night sky reside in the Milky Way galaxy. In the at-rest reference frame of the Galaxy, typical stars travel with velocities of about 100-200 kilometres per second.

Synthesis and application of chemical biology tools to study immunomodulatory signaling lipids.

The investigations described in this thesis lay out strategies aimed at advancing antibiotic research and development. The examples presented revolve around two main approaches: understanding drug-target interactions and target identification.

Promotor: A. Kros

Autophagy is a fundamental degradative process, maintaining cellular homeostasis and functions in host defense against intracellular pathogens, including mycobacteria and Salmonella.

The aim of this thesis was to develop novel treatment strategies for different types of eye melanoma utilizing zebrafish models. We first establish orthotopic and ectopic xenograft models for uveal and conjunctival melanoma by engraftment of the immortalized cells derived from these tumors into zebrafish…

High-angular-resolution observations of the circumstellar material have uncovered numerous and very diverse substructures in protoplanetary discs, raising the question of whether they are caused by forming planets or other mechanisms.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

The research group Science Communication and Society aims to understand how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. Central themes are ‘Bridging the gap between experts and the general public’ and ‘Evaluating Science Communication’.

Organic amendments applied to agricultural fields can partially offset our carbon emissions to the atmosphere and improve the resilience of agriculture to the effects of climate change. Driving these benefits, however, are complex and poorly understood interactions between organic amendment properties,…

Promotor: T.H. Oosterkamp

In this Ph.D. thesis we study the interaction of low energy electrons with thin materials, namely layered materials (graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide) and organic films. At these low energies the quantum mechanical wavelength of the electron wave function is in the order of a…

Mechanical metamaterials are carefully engineered materials whose properties are controlled by their structure, not by their composition, which allows using metamaterials to study and control physical effects in detail⁠.

Op 19 mei 2016 verdedigt Rosmarijn van Kleef haar proefschrift getiteld: Liability of football clubs for supporters’ misconduct. A study into the interaction between disciplinary regulations of sports organisations and civil law'.

This thesis focuses on two processes involved in fighting infections: metabolism and immune cell motility and navigation.

In this thesis, I studied the origin and evolution of the non-thermal radiation in merging galaxy clusters.

Promotor: F.H.J. Redig, Co-Promotor: W.T.F. den Hollander

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

Promotores: J. Jonkers, K.E. de Visser

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…

All life on earth contains DNA, which is used to store biological information. Organisms compact their DNA in order for it to fit inside their cell(s).

Detecting nanoscopic objects plays an important role in nanoscience in particular, in the rapidly growing field of nanobiology. The forebear to modern super-resolution microscopy for single molecule investigation, is fluorescence microscopy.

In this thesis, we have studied the potential of the zebrafish larval model in studying the ECS, as a complementary model to the existing rodent models.

The overall objectives of my thesis are to investigate the dynamics of the sorghum root microbiome and to explore the beneficial effects of the root microbiome on sorghum growth and stress tolerance.

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf

What invertebrates live in the fields and edges? Do the populations change with landscape complexity?

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate, Co-promotor: H.W. Slabbekoorn

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder