Wetenschappers bij de Leidse Sterrewacht onderzoeken de fundamenteel natuurkundige verschijnselen die voor structuur in het heelal zorgen. Deze processen brengen materie bijeen tot sterrenstelsels en gas bijeen tot sterren. Met behulp van krachtige telescopen en geavanceerde berekeningen en computersimulaties…

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In dit artikel onderzoeken Layla van Wieringen, Daan Weggemans en Marieke Liem hoe rechts-extremistische ouders de ideologische socialisatie van hun kinderen bespreken en rechtvaardigen.

When a star is born in our Galaxy, it is quite likely that it has formed within a massive cluster, which hosts numerous high-mass stars bathing their lower mass neighbours in UV radiation.

Emoties in uitspraken van politici beïnvloeden vaak de publieke perceptie. Dit onderzoek onderzoekt hun rol in EU-beleid en impact op besluitvorming.

Dit artikel onderzoekt hoe motiverende signalen in personeelsadvertenties verband houden met het wervingssucces van werkgevers in de publieke sector.

This dissertation presents new cryptographic protocols, which can be divided into two families.

Presents a novel philosophical account of psychedelic experiences, arguing that they can be induced by means other than psychedelics — such as meditation and yoga.

Alumni-activiteit, Brussels

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Op 23 februari 2022 verdedigde Cale Davis het proefschrift 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. C. Stahn en dr. J.C. Powderly.

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Dissociative chemisorption is an important reaction step in many catalytic reactions.

Promotor: G. J. Kroes

It researches (the possibilities for) the development of a set of principles and best practices for insolvency office holders by comparing multilateral treaties and soft law recommendations and national legislation within Europe.

In populations with a seed-bank, individuals can temporarily become dormant and refrain from reproduction until they can become active again. The repository of all dormant individuals in the population is called the seed-bank. Seed-banks are observed in many taxa, including plants, bacteria and other…

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

The deeper understanding of an organism's pathology is important for developing treatments. Over centuries of systematic research, clinical researchers have demonstrated that the more information they acquire about the cellular properties and their organisation in the tissue, the better they can understand…

At the faculty of Governance and Global Affairs we are proud to celebrate social entrepreneurship, which is why we decided to introduce you to an amazing project by two of our students: Kimberly Schoenmaker and Caroline Flohr. Ambitious, driven and incredibly conscious of the corporate responsibility…

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.

Statistical considerations guide the design and implementation of the experiments that scientists perform. For instance, in a clinical trial about a the efficacy of a treatment, its effect in a certain minimum amount of patients has to be observed in order to make confident assertions about the efficacy…

Stars like the sun are born in large molecular clouds existing from gas and dust. During the formation process, the chemical composition of the material can be altered drastically by the changing physical conditions.

Announcement of the publication of Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities, the first book-length study of women, modernity, and popular music in Asia (University of Hawai'i Press, 2017).

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel, Co-Promotor: E. Vijgenboom

Where does the urge to collect come from? What are the explicit or underlying reasons for gathering large amount of objects?

Wil je graag iets doen voor de slachtoffers van de oorlog in Oekraïne? Er zijn verschillende acties opgezet om mensen in Oekraïne te helpen. Lees hier onder wat jij kunt doen.

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A convolutional neural network (CNN) is a biologically inspired algorithm, highly capable at processing images and videos.

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.

The origin and evolution of galaxies are closely linked to many different physical phenomena.

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.S. Overkleeft, Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel

N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), including N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide, AEA), N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA) and N-oleoylethanolamine (OEA), are signaling lipids that play an important role in different physiological process.

Humans share meaning through language. Over time, repeated interactions have shaped languages into forms that match our cognitive preferences, making them structured, expressive, easy to learn, and ultimately, meaningful.

Promotores: Prof.dr. M. Franx, Prof.dr. M. Kriek (Univ. of California at Berkeley)

Visualizing the internal structure is a crucial step in acquiring knowledge about the origin, state, and composition of cultural heritage artifacts. Among the most powerful techniques for exposing the interior of cultural heritage objects is computed tomography (CT), a technique that computationally…

Atoms and molecules are the basic units of matter. If we keep dividing a bar of gold or a glass of water into smaller parts, at the end we are left with a single gold atom or a water molecule.

De Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) richt zicht op onderzoek naar maatschappelijke en governancevraagstukken zoals terrorisme, organisatie van het openbaar bestuur, klimaatverandering en economische crises. Hedendaagse onderwerpen worden zowel vanuit een bestuurskundig, politicologisch,…

Promotores: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Prof.dr. M.R.V. Chaudron (Chalmers Univ., Sweden)

All life on earth contains DNA, which is used to store biological information. Organisms compact their DNA in order for it to fit inside their cell(s).

This thesis considers multi-prover commitment schemes whose security is based on restrictions on the communication between the provers.

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.

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.

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Students Practicing Citizen Journalism

Research

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.