The LOFAR radio telescope produces petabytes of data every year. Radio Astronomers use complex multi-step pipelines to process this data and produce scientific images.

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.

Plastics have become an integral part of modern society due to their versatility and durability.

This collection of papers was compiled in celebration of the remarkable academic career of Professor Wil Roebroeks, who has established himself as one of Europe’s leading figures in Palaeolithic archaeology over the past three decades and founded the Human origins research group at Leiden University…

Lezing

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Prof.dr. J.C.T. Eijkel (Twente University)

Comparative and Dutch Politics is one of the three organisational clusters of the Institute of Political Science.

Promotores: W. Jiskoot, F. Ossendorp

For each living organism health is ensured by correct functioning of its cells. Cells therefore have elaborate methods for regulation of their proteins.

Wat als je interesse hebt in economie, openbaar bestuur, politiek, internationale relaties, veiligheid, stedelijke ontwikkeling of globalisering? Dan is studeren in Den Haag echt iets voor jou! Studeren aan de Universiteit Leiden in Den Haag betekent studeren in het hart van politiek, recht en internationale…

Wat als je interesse hebt in economie, openbaar bestuur, politiek, internationale relaties, veiligheid, stedelijke ontwikkeling of globalisering? Dan is studeren in Den Haag echt iets voor jou! Studeren aan de Universiteit Leiden in Den Haag betekent studeren in het hart van politiek, recht en internationale…

Werken bij een topfaculteit? Ontdek de vacatures bij Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen en solliciteer meteen.

Als jij de ambitie hebt om jezelf continu te ontwikkelen en te blijven groeien in je werk, is de Universiteit Leiden voor jou een aantrekkelijke werkgever.

Met een diploma Russische studies ben je klaar voor een vliegende start op de arbeidsmarkt. Naast jouw inhoudelijke expertise beschik je na je opleiding namelijk ook over vaardigheden die gewild zijn bij werkgevers. Wil je schrijven of onderzoeken? Adviseren of de strategie bepalen? Als afgestudeerde…

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Engels in perspectief

In twee jaar leiden we je op tot een academische leraar die van veel markten thuis is.

Vandaag bezochten 425 unieke masterkiezers de halfjaarlijkse Masterdag op de Faculteit W&N, voor de tweede keer inclusief een Minorenmarkt. Nieuw dit jaar was de scheikunde labtour.

Gefeliciteerd, je hebt alle stappen doorlopen en bent nu student aan de Universiteit Leiden! Hieronder vind je alvast wat tips om optimaal voorbereid te zijn.

Metal-based prodrugs based on ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes have proven to be very suitable for application in both photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photo-activated chemotherapy (PACT).

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.A.G.J. Orrit

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: J.D.C. Codée

Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of orphan diseases characterized by lysosomal dysfunction or impaired lysosomal catabolism and affect collectively about 1 in 5000 live births.

The overarching clinical aim of this thesis was to improve pharmacological pain management by characterizing the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. This promotion has been awarded the predicate cum laude.

Dynamical systems describe the evolution of objects in a space over time and may be used to model physical phenomena. Due to this, much research is dedicated to understanding the mathematics of dynamical systems.

A novel mathematical model describes spatial-temporal drug distribution within one or more brain units, which are cubic representations of a piece of brain tissue with brain capillaries at the edges.

In order to gain a better insight into the basis of the rapid jasmonic acid (JA)-mediated stress response, an integrated approach using a targeted high-resolution mass spectrometry-based (HRMS) platform, was conducted to monitor the metabolism of JA using the model system of cell suspension cultures…

We have studied shape with a particular focus on the zebrafish model system. The shape is an essential appearance of the phenotype of a biological specimen and it can be used to read out a current state or response or to study gene expression.

Climate change is a challenge for both current and future generations. New biological resources have to be developed in order to meet the demand for energy as well as the demand for food.

In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

Samenwerking vormt de kern van ons werk binnen het thema 'Health and well-being in a healthy society'.

Machine Learning is becoming a more and more substantial technology for industry.

Promotor: J.W. van Holten

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-promotor: Y.H. Choi

On a structural level, the properties featured by a majority of mechanical metamaterials can be ascribed to the finite number of soft internal degrees-of freedom allowing for low-energy deformations.

In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…

Op 11 juni 2020 verdedigde Sabine Witting haar proefschrift 'Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era: Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr.mr. S. van der Hof.

In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

As a virtually inexhaustible source, solar energy plays a major role in future global energy scenarios.

Promotor: E. Bouwman, Co-promotor: S. Bonnet

Chapter 2 describes a post-synthetic methodology to introduce a fluorescent label in highly lipophilic, Pam3Cys based conjugates.

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT) has abundantly been used for scientific research for identifying valuable traits.

Promotores: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. M. Bongards (Cologne University)

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria that have a complex multicellular life cycle and are well known for their ability to produce a wide range of bioactive natural products (NPs).

Promotores: J. Kok, M. Chaudron (Chalmers University)

The development process of any software has become extremely important not just in the IT industry, but in almost every business or domain of research.

The present thesis focuses on the pharmacological concept of drug-target interaction, which dates back to the beginning of modern pharmacology.

In analogy to mathematical proofs, the goal of a proof system is for a prover to convince a verifier of the correctness of a claim.

Nanodiscs are small, disc-shaped structures designed to mimic biological cell membranes, composed of a lipid bilayer stabilized by scaffold proteins. Membrane proteins play crucial roles in essential processes such as nutrient and waste transport, molecular recognition, and cell signalling, making them…

Detecting planets during their formation stages is crucial for understanding the history and diversity of fully developed planetary systems like our own. However, observing young planets directly is challenging because they are often deeply embedded within their host protoplanetary discs, rich in gas…