The Institute of Environmental Sciences has carried out and participates in several projects that deal with the analysis of energy systems.

How can prospective LCA be streamlined in a way that its practical application in research and technology development increases?

The main subject of this thesis is the design and synthesis of paramagnetic molecules for protein studies with NMR and EPR spectroscopy.

Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof

The main goal of the research described in this thesis was the development of new photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) ruthenium(II) complexes bearing a non-toxic photolabile ligand.

Optimization tasks in practice have multifaceted challenges as they are often black box, subject to multiple equality and inequality constraints and expensive to evaluate.

The way organisms develop from the initial single-cellular state to a complex final assembly like the human body, and how the final body is maintained throughout life, is one of the greatest mysteries and it’s understanding one of the biggest scientific challenges.

“Temminck’s Order” is the scientific biography of Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1850), a Dutch naturalist and the first director of ’s Rijks Museum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden.

This thesis describes the development of improved formulations and alternative delivery strategies for polio vaccination.

De programmagroep Leer- en Gedragsproblemen in het Onderwijs is verantwoordelijk voor onderwijs op het gebied van leerproblemen binnen de bachelor- en masteropleidingen van het Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen.

The following report discusses a survey on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals that was distributed among researchers at Leiden University in the month of November 2021.

Promotor: Prof.dr. R. Verpoorte, Co-Promotor: Dr. Young Hae Choi

The growing demand of energy indicates that global energy resources in the form of fossil fuels will not be sufficient in the future. In order to solve potential future energy problems development of a sustainable hydrogen economy is highly desirable.

Solute carrier (SLC) transporters are a large and diverse class of relatively understudied transmembrane proteins.

Vitamin A or retinol is essential in embryonic development, the visual cycle and the immune system.

Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone, which is involved in the defense responses to pathogens and to abiotic stress, and in the regulation of plant growth and development.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

This thesis describes the functional analysis of the Arabidopsis AHL15 gene.

In the current global context, there is a pressing need to address sustainable energy supplies to safeguard our Planet and its ecosystems. The choices made by human society have a significant impact on genetic evolution and climate.

The adenosine receptors are proteins that reside in the extracellular membranes of cells. Activation of adenosine receptors plays a role in many physiological and pathological processes, such as immune responses and cancers.

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

Effects of maternal smoking, premature birth, intra-uterine growth retardation and asphyxia on child development.

This thesis described the development of novel scanning tunneling microscopy techniques to investigate strongly correlated electronic states in quantum matter.

De masterspecialisatie Sociology of Policy in Practice biedt de mogelijkheid om een onderzoeksstage te doen om het beleid van een bedrijf of organisatie in de praktijk te bestuderen..

Wij zijn gevestigd in het Pieter de la Courtgebouw van de Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen van de Universiteit Leiden.

In de masterspecialisatie Visual Ethnography leer je de kneepjes van het vak om etnografisch onderzoek met audiovisuele methodes te doen.

The Minor Computational Approaches to Disease, Signaling and Drug Targets (CADSDT) is focused on fundamental scientific research required for discovery of new drug targets and development of new drugs.

What is vegetation structure and composition in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non certified) in comparison to primary forest? What is avian guild diversity in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non…

Mensenrechten zijn lang het unieke domein van staten geweest. Dat is veranderd met de globalisering en de opkomst van multinationale ondernemingen. De zorg voor fundamentele arbeidsrechten binnen mondiale toeleveringsketens vormt een probleem.

How to ensure the environmental and economic benefits of circularity transition at macro-scale?

Even though more than 4000 extra-solar planets are known today, only a small fraction of these has been captured in an image. To better understand the planet formation mechanisms in solar-like environments we started the Young Suns Exoplanet Survey (YSES).

Promotor: F.J. van Lunteren, E. Jorin

Wij stimuleren Criminologie studenten om na hun bacheloropleiding door te gaan met een masteropleiding. Bekijk de vervolgopleidingen

Tracing the evolution of the molecular gas content in galaxies is critical for a complete understanding of galaxy formation and evolution, as it provides the direct fuel for star formation. Studies of high-redshift (z>1) molecular gas reservoirs, most commonly traced by carbon monoxide (CO), have seen…

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How can mega sand nourishments, such as the Sand Motor, be designed and managed for optimal ecosystem services provision ?

Hoe kan ‘Big Data’ worden ingezet bij ontwikkelings- en humanitaire hulp en wat zijn de risico’s daarvan? De Universiteit Leiden en United Nation’s Global Pulse organiseren hierover op 23 oktober in Den Haag een internationale expert meeting.

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In vitro disease models play a fundamental role in drug research. They enable the systemic identification and validation of disease mechanisms and the discovery of possible drug targets. However, more than often, drug candidates that are identified in vitro fail in the later clinical stages of drug…

Het project is gefinancierd door SoFoKleS en mede mogelijk gemaakt door steun vanuit en samenwerking met de Universiteit Utrecht en verschillende partijen binnen de Universiteit Leiden.

In de masterspecialisatie Global Ethnography heb je de unieke kans om onafhankelijk etnografisch onderzoek in Nederland of in het buitenland uit te voeren. Je kiest een thema naar keuze of aansluitend op een van de lopende onderzoeksprojecten van onze onderzoekers.

In de Engelstalige master Law and Society: Governance and Global Development bestudeer je het functioneren van recht en de werking van rechtssystemen.