Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Eliel, Co-Promotor: M.J.A. de Dood

Op 23 juni 2020 verdedigde Santy Kouwagam haar proefschrift 'How lawyers win land conflicts for corporations: Legal Strategy and its influence on the Rule of Law in Indonesia'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. A.W. Bedner en prof.dr. C.E. von Benda-Beckmann.

In this work, we attempt to answer the question:

This thesis examines the impacts and challenges of water use of electric power system. This thesis found that there are large differences in water use of electricity technologies, with hydropower and thermal power being two large water users.

An account of the total of material flows going in, out and through Amsterdam.

Innovation plays an essential role in firms' competitiveness and long-term success. It varies from different types, ranging from run-of-the-mill innovation that brings incremental changes to existing technologies to radical innovation that breaks from existing trajectories.

The increasing competition in the automotive industry requires the tailored, swift development of technologically sophisticated vehicles. Therefore, the computationally expensive state-of-the-art simulation technologies are combined with optimization algorithms. An example of a real-world optimization…

Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) and tumor cell migration play an important role in cancer progression, and an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying these concepts is essential for developing new targeted approaches.

Promotor: J.W. van Holten

This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.

Materials with strongly correlated electrons show some of the most mysterious and exotic phases of quantum matter, such as unconventional superconductivity, quantum criticality and strange metal phase.

Human civilization consumes a huge amount of fossil fuels, which has resulted in an atmospheric CO2 level which has not been higher in over 800 millennia.

In this article, Samuels focuses on the active fostering of subjunctivity in processes of narrative worldmaking. Drawing extensively from the narrative of an HIV‐positive woman in Indonesia, she shows that by subjunctively leaving open multiple narrative trajectories and future possibilities, individuals…

Bicarbonate buffer is largely found in nature due to its ability to regulate pH variations around neutral values. As the pH changes, so does the speciation of the buffer.

We explored how to morphologically classify well-resolved jetted radio-loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGN) in the LOw Frequency Array (LOFAR) Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) using machine learning.

Of all the mass in our Universe, 80% is thought to consist of a hypothetical and invisible substance called dark matter (DM).

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

Promotor: H.J.A. Röttgering, Co-promotor: M. Haverkorn

Promotores: Prof.dr. M. Franx, Prof.dr. P.G. van Dokkum (Yale University)

This thesis mainly extends the theory of positive operators on Riesz spaces to a setting of pre-Riesz spaces.

Promotores: G.R. de Snoo, W.T. de Groot, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters

This thesis explores Breaking of Ensemble Equivalence (BEE) in random graph models by examining the spectral properties of adjacency matrices. The goal is to identify spectral characteristics that differentiate random graph ensembles, enhancing the understanding of complex network structures and beh…

Het Instituut Politieke Wetenschap blijft graag in contact met alumni. Van onze afstudeerders kunnen wij veel leren. En we helpen natuurlijk ook graag een handje om ‘onze’ politicologen in binnen- en buitenland met elkaar te verbinden.

This thesis aims to improve the detection from ultra-weak single emitter by enhancing their emission properties with plasmonic nanostructures. We exploit the wet-chemically synthesized single crystalline gold nanorods (GNRs) as our basic frameworks in the whole studies, simply because of their unique…

Including modelling as part of software development appears to have various benefits.

The key characteristic of active matter is the motion of an emergent collection (such as a flock of birds), which is driven by the consumption of energy by its active components (i.e. individual birds).

This thesis focuses on data found in the field of computational drug discovery. New insight can be obtained by applying machine learning in various ways and in a variety of domains. Two studies delved into the application of proteochemometrics (PCM), a machine learning technique that can be used to…

Op 7 december 2021 verdedigde Georgina Kuipers het proefschrift 'Beschadigd vertrouwen'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.mr. W. den Ouden en prof.dr. M.A. van der Steen (EUR).

In this thesis we will explore the use of fuzzy systems theory for applications in bioinformatics.

This thesis revolves around the electronic spectroscopy of molecules in the laboratory and the search for the carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs).

What is the current relevance of the ethics of counterterrorism and what is the added value of ethics support within the practice of counterterrorism?

In this thesis we study products of linear error correcting codes.

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.

The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.

Scattering of light in the presence of nano-structured materials, i.e. with features in the order of the wavelength of the light or smaller, reveals details of how light interacts with matter at the nanoscale.

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.

Lezing

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium which can form biofilms, increasing its resistance against antibiotics and the host immune system. Polysaccharides are an integral part of this biofilm, one of these polysaccharides is called Psl. PslG is a glycosidase, able to cleave this polysaccharide,…

“Heel Frans en heel indrukwekkend.” Zo beschrijft drs. Isabelle Van de Calseyde de receptie op de Franse ambassadeursresidentie in Den Haag, op 2 juni 2015, waarbij zij en dr. Sjef Houppermans een onderscheiding gekregen hebben voor hun uitzonderlijke verdiensten voor de Franse taal en cultuur. Beiden…

The basic program comprises a total of twelve courses organized by the Research School, that have been purpose-developed for training and support of PhD students and Research MA students who specialize in Medieval Studies (history, art history, and literary history, in particular).

Hoe leefden mensen tijdens de nieuwe steentijd? Dankzij een NWO subsidie van 650.000 euro kan Annelou van Gijn en haar team daar de komende jaren in Vlaardingen uitgebreid onderzoek naar doen. Naar aanleiding van het nieuws over de subsidietoekenning schreven verschillende media over het onderzoek.

Congres/symposium

Doorstroomprogramma speciaal voor tweedegraadsbevoegde docenten Engels.

Doorstroomprogramma speciaal voor tweedegraadsbevoegde docenten Duits.

De vakken die het VVI aanbiedt zijn onderdeel van het bredere onderwijsprogramma van de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, dat programma’s aanbiedt op bachelor- (LLB) en masterniveau (LLM, Advanced Studies, PhD). Het instituut geeft een in Europa uniek MSc programma Law and Society: Governance and Global…

Alle ogen waren gericht op China tijdens het congres van de Chinese Communistische Partij. Een goede gelegenheid voor president Xi Jinping om zich wereldwijd te profileren. Op NU.nl legt hoogleraar Frank Pieke uit hoe hij dit deed.

Azië en Europa hebben in toenemende mate met elkaar te maken. Om een duurzame samenwerking te bevorderen is het belangrijk elkaar op economisch, sociaal-cultureel, historisch, en juridisch gebied beter te begrijpen. Leidse wetenschappers leveren al decennia een belangrijke bijdrage aan de verwerving…

Binnen het brede netwerk van de Universiteit Leiden neemt het instituut deel aan onderzoek binnen de volgende profileringsgebieden: