Het BOCA-project verkent nieuwe vormen van het communiceren van academische kennis als een manier om de band tussen de universiteit en de samenleving te versterken.

Op 10 oktober 2019 verdedigde Janneke Vink haar proefschrift 'The Open Society and Its Animals'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. P.B. Cliteur.

Donderdag 16 april jl. verwelkomde Campus Den Haag een belangrijke gast. De Italiaanse Federica Mogherini, Hoge Vertegenwoordiger van de Europese Commissie op het gebied van Buitenlandse Zaken en Veiligheidsbeleid bezocht Den Haag.

Leidse wetenschappers onderzoeken groepsgedrag. Ze ontdekten onder meer dat mensen zich waarschijnlijk instinctmatig opofferen voor een mede-groepslid. Met dit soort inzichten kunnen we sociale processen in een wijk of binnen een bedrijf beter begrijpen en beïnvloeden.

In this dissertation, the synthesis and characterization of a series of iron complexes based on different ligand platforms are described.

In this thesis, the research focuses on the properties of dark matter and dark matter haloes and how they connect with the galaxies we can observe in the Universe.

Op 13 januari 2022 verdedigde Pie Habimana het proefschrift 'Harmful Tax Competition in the East African Community'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. H. Vording en prof.dr. S.C.W. Douma (UvA).

Promotoren: R. Tijdeman, A.K. Lenstra, Co-promotor: H.J.J. te Riele

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Schilthuizen

It is an established fact that the Standard Model has to be extended to explain the so-called Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) phenomena: dark matter, matter-antimatter asymmetry of the Universe and neutrino flavour oscillations.

Artificial photosynthesis has recognised potential to produce green and sustainable fuels from earth-abundant resources such as water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen (Università degli studi di Milano), Co-Supervisor: Ronald M. van Luijk

Op 10 november 2021 verdedigde Carmel van Niekerk-Jacobs het proefschrift 'Realising the right to reproduce with assistance in South Africa'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr. T. Liefaard.

Promotor: Prof.dr. F. den Hollander, G.Maillard

This pioneering project will answer this question by examining migrants through the eyes of the courts between 1600 and 1900. It aims to reveal patterns of continuity and change in: 1. Treatment of migrants by criminal courts; 2. Violence and conflicts between migrants and native born.

Op 8 juli 2020 verdedigde Andres Sarmiento Lamus zijn proefschrift 'The Proliferation of Dissenting Opinions in International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik en prof.dr. Y.A.A.S. Radi (UCLouvain).

Promotor: Prof.dr. H. J. A. Röttgering, Co-Promotor: M. Haverkorn

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

Op 16 juni 2020 verdedigde Andrea Varga haar proefschrift 'Establishing State Responsibility in the Absence of Effective Government'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof. dr. F. Baetens (University of Oslo).

Multicopper oxidase, laccase, can efficiently reduce oxygen to water and are mostly used in the enzymatic biofuel cells.

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.

The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics fails to explain several observed phenomena and is incomplete. In order to resolve this problem, one may extend the SM by adding new particles.

The work presented in this thesis is based on ALMA surveys of protoplanetary disks in three star-forming regions: Lupus, OMC-2, and NGC 2024.

This thesis describes the synthesis, analysis of various tetrazine bearing compounds and use in bioorthogonal chemistry.

While ecosystems have concrete benefits for human society, these benefits are typically overlooked in decision-making.

Promotor: K. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H. Hoekstra

In this thesis, rational points on K3 surfaces are studied. In the first part of Chapter 1 the Brauer group and the the Brauer-Manin obstruction are introduced.

Promotor: T. H. Oosterkamp

A recent study on reintroduced tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in India reveals that risks from tigers increased more because of human behaviour and people's livestock husbandry practices.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Zaanen, Prof.dr. K.E. Schalm

The availability of indicators based on social media has opened the possibility to track the online interactions between social media users and scholarly entities.

There is concern about the threat that nanoplastics (NPs) may pose to both wildlife and humans. This thesis explores the mechanisms of toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) in chicken embryo.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, A. Enge Co-Promotor: T.C. Streng

This thesis addresses the chemical processes that determine the compositions of giant planet atmospheres.

Op 1 april 2020 verdedigde Marc Broekema zijn proefschrift 'Cognitive Bias in the Judgment of Business Valuations and Valuators'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. J.I. van der Rest.

Heterogeneous catalysis is one of the fundamental processes of modern life, being common in industrial refinery and hydrogen vehicles, all the way to the living cell. The dissociation of H2 on Cu(111) is an important benchmark system for studying heterogeneous catalysis, with a large and varied amount…

This thesis describes the genetic and prokaryotic diversity of giant barrel sponges.

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.

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.

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the main reasons for drug attrition during pre-clinical and clinical phases of drug development as well as for drug withdrawal post-marketing.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: R. Heijungs

We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.

New drugs for use as tuberculosis (TB) treatment are needed due to the constrains of classical antibiotics against TB and the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains, making TB a harder and harder disease to treat.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. C. Dominik (UvA)

Transplantation of labial salivary glands to the eyelids for patients with dry eye appears to give excellent results clinically.

Human civilization consumes a huge amount of fossil fuels, which has resulted in an atmospheric CO2 level which has not been higher in over 800 millennia.

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