Aspergillus niger is an important industrial producer of organic acids and enzymes producing large amounts of spent fungal biomass.

Natural vanilla flavor is one of the most important in the world. However, the cost of this flavor is expensive. Production of this flavor by alternative methods, could reduce the cost.

De video ‘Going Beyond Gender’ laat zien hoe divers de ervaringen en achtergronden van vrouwen zijn en hoe deze diversiteit van invloed is op hun kansen en carrièrepaden binnen de wetenschap. De hele video is in en rondom het KOG en het Academiegebouw geschoten en de vijf hoofdrolspelers werken of…

As a non-invasive genetic method, eDNA based approaches have become an important component of ecologists' and environmental managers' toolkits for biomonitoring in conservation and an increasingly important source of ecological knowledge.

In de masteropleiding Literature in Society. Europe and Beyond van de Universiteit Leiden ontwikkel je kennis van de interactieve relatie tussen literatuur en maatschappij, met speciale aandacht voor cruciale politieke en sociale kwesties vanuit een grensoverschrijdend perspectief.

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

How Perceived (In)Visible Dissimilarity Relates to Feelings of Inclusion at Work

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The lysosomal β-glucosidase named glucocerebrosidase (GCase) is a retaining β-glucosidase that hydrolyzes the glycosphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) to ceramide and glucose at acid pH.

Dr. Joris Larik, universitair docent vergelijkend, EU- en internationaal recht bij LUC The Hague, is coauteur van het rapport 'UN 2.0: Ten Innovations for Global Governance 75 Years beyond San Francisco'.

Despite being the second largest transmembrane protein family after GPCRs, the SLC superfamily has only gained significant attention in early drug development over the past decade.

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: J. Geml

Fungal food spoilage often starts with a contamination with spores. Experimental data strongly indicate the existence of subpopulations of spores with different levels of resistance to preservation methods.

Schuurman onderzoekt hoe Rusland zijn geheime operaties tegen Europese landen laat escaleren.

Promotor: Prof.dr. F.S. de Boer, Co-promotor: D. Clarke

Jaroslaw Kantorowicz onderzoekt hoe strategische klimaatprocessen de publieke houding ten aanzien van klimaatbeleid beïnvloeden.

Op 12 october promoveert Fatemeh Tabassi Mofrad. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Fatemeh!

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Promotor: E.F. Smets Co-promotor: J. Geml

The conference 'Beyond Comparison: Towards a Connected Philology' is focused on identifying and examining the connections that create or lie behind parallels between philological methods and traditions in various cultures. Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2022.

Article by Leiden University political scientist Daniel Thomas about shifting norms for membership in international organisations.

Nowadays, it is well known that hydrogen and helium (and small traces of lithium and beryllium) were created shortly after the Big Bang, while the heavier elements are created in the cores of stars at different evolutionary stages. When these stars explode as supernovae, they expel metals synthesised…

Een interdisciplinaire culturele analyse van de manier waarop de Hindoestaanse dubbele migratie hedendaagse identificatieprocessen beïnvloedt en de juxtapositie van traditie en moderniteit problematiseert.

In welke mate hebben de Nederlandse en Britse strijdkrachten geleerd van hun counterinsurgency-operaties in Zuid-Afghanistan tussen 2006 en 2020?

Dr. Nikki Ikani daagt de binaire visies op inlichtingenwaarschuwingen uit en stelt een typologie voor om de effectiviteit van waarschuwingen te evalueren.

Several techniques are explored for going beyond the born-oppenheimer static surface model for molecule-surface reactions.

Op 11 november 2016 organiseren de afdeling Staats- en bestuursrecht, The Hague Law Labs en de Italian Association for European and Comparative Law de conferentie ‘The Dutch Constitution Beyond 200: tradition and innovation in a multilevel order’, waarbij Nederlandse onderzoekers in dialoog met internationale…

Submissions are sought for a special issue with Frontiers in Political Science that explores the conceptual and practical aspects of a ‘just’ energy transition both within and beyond Europe. In particular, contributions to the theoretical and interdisciplinary foundations of just transitions, as well…

Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between soil fungi and most plant species.

Promotores: Prof.dr. H. van Veen & Prof.dr. W. de Boer (Wageningen University)

The mycorrhizal symbiosis is among the most widespread species interactions on Earth⁠. This thesis focuses on orchid mycorrhiza, a unique mycorrhizal type that has caught scientists’ attention for centuries⁠.

Plants and their pollinators form complex interaction networks. Within these networks, species differ widely in the number of species they interact with.

The work described in this Thesis is focused on the assembly of oligosaccharide fragments derived from a fungal polysaccharide, galactosaminogalactan (GAG) and fragments of the exopolysaccharide Pel, generated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

In this PhD study, I aim to deepen our understanding of the influence of major mycorrhizal types, namely arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) and ectomycorrhizae (EM), on the global soil carbon cycle and their potential distribution changes under future environmental shifts.

Fungal infections pose a significant threat to individuals with compromised immune systems and despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, they continue to jeopardize patient’s health.

Vinasse is a major by-product generated by the sugarcane biofuel industry. It is a source of microbes, nutrients and organic matter and often it is recycled as fertilizer.

Promotor: J.A. van Veen, Co-promotor: E.E. Kuramae

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

Promotors: Prof.dr. P.J. Punt, Prof.dr. C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel

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.

Plants and soils from natural ecosystems harbor great diversity of soil microorganisms, which could potentially contribute to the sustainability of horticulture. The knowledge about using wild plant species and soil from natural ecosystem to improve the crop health will advance the application of ecological…

Op donderdag 7 en vrijdag 8 december 2017 organiseerden het Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law van de Leidse rechtenfaculteit en het European University Institute in Florence een PhD workshop in Leiden.

Europa presteert op verschillende aspecten van welvaart sterker dan de Verenigde Staten. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van onder andere welzijnseconoom Rutger Hoekstra (CML). Hij vertelde over de cijfers bij BNR Nieuwsradio.

Until the 1990s, the only known planets were those in our Solar System. Three decades later, several thousand exoplanets have been discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun, and substantial efforts have been made to explore these strange new worlds through spectroscopic analyses of their atmosphe…