Beleeft de democratie daadwerkelijk een legitimiteitscrisis? De auteurs toetsen de stelling dat gevestigde democratieën aan legitimiteit inboeten. Voorts bekijken zij in hoeverre bestaande theorieën de legitimiteitscrisis zien en verklaren. Ook onderzoeken zij nieuwe mogelijkheden voor het bestuderen…

The energy system is at the heart of two of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: decreasing CO2 emissions to meet the ambitions of the Paris agreement while fulfilling the growing energy demand associated with the economic aspirations of a growing world population.

This thesis presents pioneering work on the panchromatic emission of some of the most luminous galaxies in the early Universe: star forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei.

Kees Waaldijk heeft zich jarenlang ingezet om de rechten van de internationale homo- en lesbische gemeenschap in kaart te brengen. Hij neemt afscheid van de faculteit op een moment dat die rechten opnieuw onder druk staan. Hoe kijkt hij terug op zijn carrière?

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

Dit boek onderzoekt de impact van het VN-Verdrag inzake de Rechten van het Kind (IVRK) op nationale en internationale rechtspraak, sinds de aanname van dit verdrag in 1989. Het boek verschaft inzicht in de functies, uitdagingen en beperkingen van het IVRK in nationale, regionale en internationale juridische…

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

The European Council and the European Commission have a similar role in agenda setting. Both place issues on the EU agenda. However, these institutions have distinct designs. They have different political attributes (the European Council has considerably more political authority) and information-processing…

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

The high velocity tail of the total velocity distribution of stars provides essential insight into fundamental properties of the Galaxy.

The thesis is about the study of shell evolution of the Hydrocenidae of the genus Georissa. This thesis started with a general overview on the evolutionary process of animals due to ecological changes.

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

This dissertation is part of a broader research project that revolves around unraveling the evolution of balanced lethal systems.

The expedition commanded by Nicolas Baudin to Tenerife, Mauritius, Australia, Timor and South Africa in 1800-1804 is fully researched in regard to ornithology.

Promotor: P. T. de Zeeuw, Co-promotor: N. Neumayer; G. van de Ven

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: J. Geml

Promotor: J. Zaanen, Co-Promotor: V. Juricic

Promotor: Johan Kuiper, Co-promotor: Saskia C.A. de Jager

Cardiovascular diseases are among the most frequent causes of death in the world. The main underlying pathology of cardiovascular diseases is the development of atherosclerosis in the medium and large-sized arteries.

Studievoorlichting, On Campus Experience

Studievoorlichting, On Campus Experience

The research described in this thesis shows that hypercholesterolemia, a well-established risk factor for atherosclerosis, can impact skin lipid pool and barrier function already at young age. In the field of atherosclerosis, we showed that the small peptide Lyp-1 can be used as a targeting molecule…

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Schaye, Prof.dr. S.D.M. White (MPA Garching)

This research focuses on the distribution of chemical elements in protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets. These disks form around young stars and contain gas and dust, from which planets grow. Ice plays a crucial role in planet formation, aiding the clumping of dust particles and influencing…

The work in this thesis describes the fundamental role of Lkb1 as a conductor of metabolism-related processes in zebrafish larvae.

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…

Studievoorlichting, Online Experience

Studievoorlichting, Online Experience

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

This thesis is about augmented reality (AR). AR is commonly considered a technology that integrates virtual images into a user’s view of the real world.

How can we bridge the gap between experts and the general public?

This thesis develops a method for direction dependent calibration of the ionosphere in radio interferometric data.

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

At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.

Leiden University offers a unique range of summer courses where you can broaden or deepen your knowledge or share your expertise with fellow students. The choice of academic courses is very diverse, ranging from Law, Big Data, Languages and Linguistics to Maths and Natural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical…

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’.

Op 16 december 2021 verdedigde Lisanne van Houten het proefschrift 'Flexing the Slot Regime'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. P. Mendes de Leon en prof. L. Pierallini (Luiss University Of Rome).

The International Course on Water Use and Management in Cagayan Valley The Philippines (2011-2015)

Although nanoparticles are extensively used in various applications like consumer products and have most probably entered the environment, little is known about the effects of these particles on living organisms.

The unit residue group, to which the present thesis is devoted, is defined using the norm-residue symbol, which Hilbert introduced into algebraic number theory in 1897.

Call for Workshop Contributions

Enkele keren per jaar organiseert het Europa Instituut een ‘Meet the Author’ bijeenkomst. In het kader van deze nieuwe lezingenreeks komen externe academici naar Leiden om te spreken over een recente publicatie. ‘Meet the Author’ bijeenkomsten vangen aan met een gesprek tussen een lid van het Europa…

Congres/symposium

Join the Pipe is een project dat zich inzet om plastic afval te verminderen en mensen zowel in het Globale Zuiden als in het Globale Noorden van drinkbaar water te voorzien.

Promotor: Prof.dr. S.F. Portegies Zwart

Adenosine is an endogenous ligand which exerts its action by activating adenosine receptors (ARs), while its circulating levels are controlled via a variety of mechanism and proteins, amongst others the equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs).

The LUGO Press is a student publication forum, rooted in academia and journalistic practices and published by the Leiden University Green Office.

Ruim 1600 leerlingen uit groep 7 van basisscholen in Leiden en Den Haag krijgen op de verjaardag van de universiteit (8 februari) les van een echte professor.

De afdeling Staats- en Bestuursrecht van de Universiteit Leiden heeft een bundel gepubliceerd over de vraag of de historisch gegroeide combinatie van de concepten van democratische legitimiteit en de scheiding van machten mogelijk blijft buiten de context van de traditionele staat, en indien dit mogelijk…