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

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?

Op 20 oktober 2021 verdedigde Michael Ramsden het proefschrift 'The Role of the United Nations General Assembly in Advancing Accountability for Atrocity Crimes: Legal Powers and Effects'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. N.M. Blokker.

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?

How were the Russians, under early modern conditions, able to incorporate this distant, undeveloped and, because frequent nomadic attacks, dangerous territory? And what role did the Kolyvan-Voskresensk plants play in this process?

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

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.

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

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

Leids rechtshistorisch onderwijs

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

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

An algorithm is discussed to compute the exponential representation of principal units in a finite extension field F of the p-adic rationals.

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.

Het WARN-project heeft als doel te begrijpen waarom sommige waarschuwingen niet effectief genoeg zijn of niet tijdig de juiste besluitvormers bereiken om een crisis af te wenden.

Henk van Houtum en Leo Lucassen, twee vooraanstaande migratie-experts, ontvouwen een baanbrekende visie op het Europese migratiebeleid. Er is een oplossing, maar daarvoor moeten we Fort Europa voorbij.

Metastasis is responsible for over 90% of cancer-related deaths and arises from the ability of a small subset of tumor cells to detach from the primary tumor, overcome multiple biochemical and mechanical barriers, disseminate through the body, and colonize distant organs.

Bacteria have the ability to alter their morphology in order to adapt to changing environments.

Streptomyces bacteria are a valuable source of natural products, many of which are used in the clinic or in biotechnology.

This thesis describes the functional analysis of the Arabidopsis AHL15 gene.

In this dissertation iron-based homogeneous catalysts were synthesized, characterized and investigated for water oxidation activity.

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

In this course, you will explore the organs involved in our food digestion and discover the common causes of abdominal and pelvic pain. The latest graphics and animations will give you new insights and understandings of this part of the body.

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotores: L.T.M. van der Ven, A.S. Kienhuis

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: G.A. Palma

Promotor: K.H. Kuijken

The Sun and all the stars in the night sky reside in the Milky Way galaxy. In the at-rest reference frame of the Galaxy, typical stars travel with velocities of about 100-200 kilometres per second.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

Promotores: C. J. ten Cate; M. A. Ainslie. Co-promotor: W. Slabbekoorn

Op de eerste dag van jouw nieuwe baan heb je zweethanden, ben je nerveus en onzeker, maar een paar maanden later zijn die gevoelens al weer verdwenen. Je hebt jouw nieuw rol eigen gemaakt en je bent nu onderdeel van de organisatie. Het proces dat daar naar toe leidt heet

The Role and Effectiveness of the G20. In dit artikel, gepubliceerd in The Changing Global Order onderdeel van the United Nations University Series on Regionalism book series, bespreekt auteur Jaroslaw Kantorowicz de evolutie van de G20.