Promotor: Prof.dr. S. Portegies Zwart

Promotors: C.A.J. Knibbe, Anthonius de Boer, Co-promotor: M.M.J. van der Vorst

The studies presented in the work show the potential of the integrative use of biophysical data in defining the structural basis of protein interactions.

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.W. Canters, Prof.dr. T.J. Aartsma

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.F.A Kersten, Prof dr. J.A. Bouwstra

A remarkable population of short period transiting rocky exoplanets with equilibrium temperatures on the order of 2,000 K has recently been discovered.

Empirical Legal Studies in Leiden focust op het bouwen van een interdisciplinaire gemeenschap van rechtsgeleerden en sociale wetenschappers die samen juridische vraagstukken onderzoeken op het snijpunt van recht en gedrag, waarbij diverse soorten methoden worden gebruikt.

Hoe ontstaan sterren en sterrenstelsels? Wat is donkere materie? Om deze en andere vragen te beantwoorden zijn steeds grotere telescopen nodig. Om die te realiseren is internationale samenwerking nodig. Deel uit een serie over de impact van samenwerking.

Altijd al eens gewichtloos willen zijn? Dit is je kans! Een Nederlands studententeam gaat in december 2017 experimenten doen tijdens een paraboolvlucht, en ze zoeken nog gezonde vrijwilligers. Je moet wel aan een aantal strenge eisen voldoen, zegt de Leidse teamleider.

Op 26 en 27 februari organiseerde het Odysseus Netwerk zijn jaarlijkse conferentie met het zeer actuele onderwerp Solidariteit in het EU asiel- en grensbeleid.

Biodiversity enables ecosystems to thrive through the synergy of functional differences among organisms. While human well-being strongly depends on biodiversity-driven ecosystem services, human actions are also at the root of current unprecedented biodiversity declines.

Het samenstellen van het eerste handboek betreffende Europees recht op het gebied van kinderrechten, waarin de jurisprudentie van het Europese Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens en het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie, alsmede beslissingen van de Europese Commissie Sociale Rechten (ECSR) behandeld…

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

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Op 29 oktober 2020 organiseerde het Europa-Institut Zürich een conferentie met als titel

Op donderdag 25 en vrijdag 26 oktober 2018 organiseerde het Europa Instituut een conferentie in het kader van ‘Interaction between Legal Systems (ILS): Policing the High Seas’ en in samenwerking met vier belangengroepen van de European Society of International Law.

Op donderdag 23 mei ging Nederland naar de stembus om te kiezen wie ons land gaan vertegenwoordigen in het Europees Parlement. En wij waren niet de enigen: 375 miljoen Europeanen mogen hun stem uitbrengen en zullen zo de 751 Europarlementariërs kiezen. Maar wat doen Europarlementariërs eigenlijk? Mendeltje…

For centuries astronomers studied the Universe by collecting light. Nowadays, we are living in times of great technological advancements, which allow us to explore our Universe in a new way - though gravitational wave radiation.

The ultimate goal of cosmologists is to find a cosmological model able to explain the current observational data.

In human cells, a meter-long DNA is condensed inside a micrometer-sized cell nucleus. Simultaneously, the genetic code must remain accessible for its replication and transcription to functional proteins.

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).

From surface science towards industrial practice using high-pressure scanning tunneling microscopy.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, Prof.dr. G.H. Baltes (University of Applied Sciences Konstanz)

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) has become the standard for business processes diagrams.

Promotor: Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: V. Sidoravicius.

We consider the propagation of electrical signals through nerve fibres.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman

Low-carbon (LE) technologies have a significant potential to reduce the total carbon emissions in China.

A difficulty of studies on chemical kinetics are the reaction time scales and detection of their intermediates.

Breeding for resistance becomes more and more important because we want to reduce the use of pesticides. A fast and cheap alternative can be to make use of morphological or chemical markers.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. A. Bouwstra, Prof.dr. W. Jiskoot

Can we provide the Dutch government with an integrative framework, wherein the various policies can be placed and the need for further measures can be identified?

Climate change is a challenge for both current and future generations. New biological resources have to be developed in order to meet the demand for energy as well as the demand for food.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.J. Kroes

Transplantation of labial salivary glands to the eyelids for patients with dry eye appears to give excellent results clinically.

This thesis aims to demonstrate how the achromatic nature and design flexibility of liquid-crystal optics can be used to improve high-contrast imaging instruments to facilitate detailed exoplanet characterization.

We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.

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

Promotores: R. Cramer, A.K. Lenstra, Co-Promotor: B.M.M. de Weger

Due to their central physiological roles in living organisms, retaining beta-glycosidases have been the subject of tremendous research efforts to examine their structure/function relation using numerous biophysical and biochemical approaches.

Promotor: G.F.A. Kersten, W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: B. Metz

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.

The present thesis focuses on the pharmacological concept of drug-target interaction, which dates back to the beginning of modern pharmacology.

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

Climate change is one of the largest challenges faced by humanity. To combat this research into alternatives to fossil fuels is ongoing. Dihydrogen is considered a good alternative fuel, since its burning only forms water.

Antibiotic resistance, caused by widespread use of antibiotics, leads to bacterial infections that are difficult, if not impossible, to treat and is a major worldwide health concern.

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: T.R. van Andel

We strive to address the challenge of constructing a modeling language to write software which can take advantage of recent hardware developments (multicore, cloud) without compromising in its abstraction levels.