Freshwater is an important resource, but at a great risk of species decline due to habitat loss, pollution and over-exploitation, and invasive alien species.

In this thesis, we aim to shed light on the diverse and often opposing roles of integrin α3β1 in cancer.

In deze publicatie worden problemen met betrekking tot de grensoverschrijdende afwikkeling van financiële instellingen onderzocht.

Op 2 juli promoveert Jiaqi Wang. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Jiaqi!

This thesis investigates the application of deep learning techniques in image analysis across various domains, focusing on four main themes: feature extraction, classification, segmentation, and integration, demonstrating the transformative potential of these technologies.

This thesis focuses on the role of chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CCR2 in the inflammatory process and infection control using the zebrafish model.

Op 30 september 2021 verdedigde Babette van Hazebroek haar proefschrift 'Understanding delinquent development from childhood into early adulthood in early onset offenders'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. J.W. de Keijser en prof. dr. A. Popma (VUMC).

The thesis explores how interstellar chemistry evolves as a function of time and changing physical architectures during the formation of stars.

De auteurs presenteren een benadering voor het achterhalen van de voorkeuren van de bevolking voor gebruik in de optionele wegingstap in de Levenscyclusanalyse (LCA).

Acute cardiovascular syndromes, including myocardial infarction or stroke, are the principal cause of death in the Western society. The main underlying pathology of cardiovascular diseases is atherosclerosis, which is caused by the accumulation of lipids and inflammatory cells in the vessel wall, in…

Promotor: Jelle S. Kaastra Co-promotor: Jelle de Plaa

The thesis describes experimental steps towards reduction of friction on the macroscopic scale by scenarios of thermo- and superlubricity well-known on the nanoscale.

By growing in a soil plants change the biotic and abiotic properties of the soil in which they grow.

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.

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…

The origin and evolution of galaxies are closely tied to the cyclic feedback processes between stars and the interstellar medium (ISM).

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Promotor: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Co-promotor: Sandra de Weert

What physics controls the properties of quantum matter, such as how electrons flow inside high-temperature superconductors? This question has captivated the physics community and industry for decades, in part due to the great technological potential such materials have, but also because they have resisted…

Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn

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OB associations are loose groups of young, massive stars. They constitute the last stage of the massive starformation process, and the context in which new stars are formed.

Komend academisch jaar 2017-2018 start een nieuwe bacheloropleiding bij de Universiteit Leiden. De studie “Security Studies” zal gegeven worden op de Haagse Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs. Sleutelstad sprak met opleidingsdirecteur Ruth Prins over de nieuwe studie, waar zij zelf ook een vak…

Indigenous Latin American artifacts have attracted the interest of Europeans since the earliest moment of contact between Europeans and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The ERC-funded BECACO project uses an innovative multidisciplinary framework to investigate the provenance of ethnographic and…

The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…

Betekenen recente ontwikkelingen in de Europese veiligheidsarchitectuur het einde van de multilaterale samenwerking, of juist het begin van een nieuw tijdperk?

Political scientist Corinna Jentzsch (Leiden University) about the organisation of rebel and government auxiliaries in the civil war in Mozambique (1976–1992).

In Nederland en in België nam de maatschappelijke en politieke belangstelling voor de veiligheid bij grootschalige evenementen en noodsituaties sterk toe.

This thesis focuses on addressing four research problems in designing embedded streaming systems.

Van alle kinderen en adolescenten die wereldwijd opgroeien, maakt ongeveer de helft ten minste één ingrijpende gebeurtenis mee in de jeugd. Deze ingrijpende jeugdervaring is een van de belangrijkste voorspellers voor psychopathologie in het latere leven.

C-SIDe project betrekt een brede selectie van partners bij het oplossen van cybersecurityproblemen. Beveiliging van softwaresystemen is een kritieke behoefte in onze onderling verbonden samenleving. Bedrijven die softwareproducten ontwikkelen, zoeken naar Security-by-Design-benaderingen die beveiliging…

This article 'Shaping the European External Action Service and its post-Lisbon crisis management structures: an assessment of the EU High Representatives’ political leadership' assesses the role, influence and core aspects of the EU High Representatives’ (HR/VPs) “political leadership” in the context…

The Vallesian, 11.1-9 Ma, was a special time in the Vallès-Penedes basin near Barcelona, where a biodiversity hotspot existed. Europe had a subtropical climate, with rhinos, forest giraffes, lions, hyenas, flying squirrels and primates.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

Afgestudeerden van de bachelor Security Studies aan de Universiteit Leiden hebben toegang tot diverse masterprogramma's en uitstekende carrièrekansen. Ontwikkel je als beveiligingsstrateeg en vergroot je kansen op een succesvolle carrière in zowel de publieke als private sector.

Op 16 en 17 april vond in het World Forum in Den Haag de Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015 plaats. In de week van deze conferentie vonden in Den Haag tal van flankerende activiteiten plaats. Zo organiseerden de Universiteit Leiden, de TU Delft en De Haagse Hogeschool vanuit hun samenwerking in de…

In this Yearbook you will find some fascinating examples of what was done in 2021, not only by ourselves, but also by our international colleagues.

Hoe kan complexiteitswetenschap de transformatie van inlichtingen bevorderen?

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This thesis focuses on the social dimensions of crane and wetland conservation in rural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Dit proefschrift betreft een interpretatief onderzoek naar de wijze waarop leraren hun dagelijkse leraar-leerling interacties interpreteren in termen van het belang van hun leerlingen.

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.

Promotor: A.H. Meijer, Co-promotor: B.E. Snaar-Jagalska

The role of the interfacial environment during electrochemical reactions has been increasingly valued, especially for those reactions involving protons or hydroxyl ions.

This article examines how immigration from Central and Eastern Europe influences political support for Eurosceptic parties.

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Full-day International Workshop

Risk has become one of the defining features of modern society. This course examines various types of safety and security risks, and how these are perceived and dealt with in a wide array of professional and academic fields, ranging from criminology, counter-terrorism and cyber security, to philosophy,…