Niets heeft zo’n invloed gehad op het verloop van de wereldgeschiedenis als de grote metamorfose van de menselijke samenleving in de afgelopen tweehonderd jaar.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy

Zaterdag 18 juni vond op de Universiteit Leiden een grote Tolkien-conferentie plaats. National Geographic schreef erover.

Het belangrijkste doel van dit onderzoek is om de steden van het Romeinse Nabije Oosten in de keizertijd in kaart te brengen, met een focus op locatie, stadsgrootte en stedelijke kenmerken, om de vorm van het stedelijke systeem en de niveaus van integratie te bestuderen.

The work in this thesis describes the fundamental role of Lkb1 as a conductor of metabolism-related processes in zebrafish larvae.

International trade has played a major role in defining the modern global economy. Trade, however, entangles the environmental pressures of economic sectors, giving the illusion of environmental improvements, while the opposite may be occurring.

According to the amyloid cascade hypothesis, accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptides initiates the pathological cascade in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Wie aan inlichtingenwerk denkt, denkt aan James Bond. De dagelijkse praktijk is gelukkig genuanceerder. In Vijandbeelden bespreekt Constant Hijzen het werk besproken van de Nederlandse inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten, vroeger en nu.

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely prescribed as anti-inflammatory drugs due to their well-established immunosuppressive effects.

Promotores: Prof.dr. P.M. Brakefield, Prof.dr. B.J. Zwaan (Wageningen Universiteit)

This dissertation investigates the energy and material related impacts of the transition towards a low-carbon heating system in the Netherlands, in the context of its 2050 climate and circular economy policy goals.

The thesis is about the study of shell evolution of the Hydrocenidae of the genus Georissa. This thesis started with a general overview on the evolutionary process of animals due to ecological changes.

Dit boek onderzoekt de impact van het VN-Verdrag inzake de Rechten van het Kind (IVRK) op nationale en internationale rechtspraak, sinds de aanname van dit verdrag in 1989. Het boek verschaft inzicht in de functies, uitdagingen en beperkingen van het IVRK in nationale, regionale en internationale juridische…

This thesis presents pioneering work on the panchromatic emission of some of the most luminous galaxies in the early Universe: star forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei.

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.

Promotietraject van de Toekomst

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, L.D.J. Taelman

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

Promotor: Johan Kuiper, Co-promotor: Saskia C.A. de Jager

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

Fate and toxicity of copper nanoparticles was related to the water chemistry of the environment and pristine size.

With increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and their detrimental effect on the global climate, modern society needs to push for more renewable energy sources. Storing widely accessible and abundant solar energy in chemical bonds in the form of molecular fuel via artificial photosynthesis…

In this thesis, a system pharmacology approach, integrating metabolomics, pharmacology and chemical biology, was applied to understand and modulate the endocannabinoid system across different model systems (cells, zebrafish, mice and humans).

Hoe zetten belangenorganisaties in Nederland strategisch procederen in om politieke, maatschappelijke of juridische veranderingen te realiseren, en hoe verhoudt deze strategie zich tot andere klassieke vormen van beleidsbeïnvloeding?

The haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) comprise about 4000 species distributed over a wide range of habitats, with great gametophytic and sporophytic morphological variation. Their monophyly is well supported by the results of several molecular phylogenetic studies, which shed light on their relationships…

Trigonostemon Blume is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae comprising 59 species.

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.T.F. den Hollander

All crested and marbled newts (the genus Triturus) suffer from an unusual genetic abnormality, called a balanced lethal system, that kills exactly half of their offspring. How can a trait so disadvantageous have survived millions of years of natural selection?

Dissochaeta Blume (Melastomataceae, tribe Dissochaeteae) is well-known as a scrambling plant genus found in Southeast Asia, where it is an inhabitant of the tropical rainforests or evergreen forests.

Op 11 mei 2016 ontving het Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law Robert Pickel voor de elfde Hazelhoff Guest Lecture, getiteld ‘The Deadliest Sin of the Financial Crisis’.

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg

Op 11 november 2021 verdedigde Mariana Gkliati het proefschrift 'Systemic Accountability of the European Border and Coast Guard'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. P. Rodrigues en prof.dr. L. Besselink (UvA).

Waarom spraken negentiende-eeuwse wetenschappers zo graag over toewijding, vlijt en ijver? Waarom wijdde Robert Fruin zijn oratie aan onpartijdigheid en riep Abraham Kuenen zijn studenten op tot waarheidsliefde?

Investigating the intercultural connections that shaped practices of knowledge production in colonial Dutch Brazil.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: F. Calle-Vallejo

This thesis focuses on the X-ray spectral analysis of merging galaxy clusters and the plasma code development for future high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy observations.

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.

Promotores: G. Persoon, R. Schefold

Preterm birth is a major contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality and is associated with both acute complications and long-term health consequences.

Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death in the world with atherosclerosis as primary underlying cause.

Leids rechtshistorisch onderwijs

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens

Supervisor: S.F. Portegies Zwart Co-Supervisor: A.G.A. Brown

Het Binnenhof is het centrum van de politiek in Nederland. De eeuwenoude politieke functie van dit gebouwencomplex in Den Haag en de combinatie van bestuur, regeringsleiding en volksvertegenwoordiging op één plaats maken het Binnenhof een uniek brandpunt van de geschiedenis van Nederland.

Op 19 september 2019 verdedigde Lynette Janssen zijn proefschrift 'EU Bank Resolution Framework: A comparative study on the relation with national private law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. W.A.K. Rank en prof.mr. M. Haentjens.

Op 5 juni 2018 verdedigde Emile Beenakker zijn proefschrift getiteld ‘The implementation of international law in the national legal order: A legislative perspective’. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor professor W.J.M. Voermans.