During my PhD research, I studied the photon statistics of light emitted by a microcavity that contains a single quantum dot (QD) on resonance.

In this thesis, the role of mast cells in atherosclerosis and novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit atherosclerosis progression are discussed. The first part of the thesis specifically focuses on the relation between mast cells and advanced human atherosclerotic plaque characteristics.

This dissertation consists of two parts, with the common theme

The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

Promotor: F.P. Israel, Co-Promoter: R. Meijerink

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: R. Fernandez.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Achucarro

More than 5,000 exoplanets have been found over the past couple of decades. These exoplanets show a tremendous diversity, ranging from scorching hot Jupiters, common super-Earths, to widely separated super-Jupiters on the planet/brown dwarf boundary.

In the first part of this thesis we study the geometry of folding patterns.

Op 21 oktober 2021 verdedigde Frederik Behre het proefschrift 'A European Ministry of Finance?'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. S.C.G. Van den Bogaert.

In the early universe, the dynamics of the Higgs field can give rise to many interesting phenomena.

GLOBOX is a spatially differentiated multimedia fate, exposure and effect model. It is used for the calculation of spatially differentiated LCA characterisation factors on a global scale.

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.

Discover "Basic methods and reasoning in Biostatistics" at LUMC. Master fundamental tools for data description and statistical inference! Read more here.

Wim Mijs, Chief Executive van de Europese Bankenfederatie (EBF) reflecteerde 11 februari 2016 op de vraag 'Een toekomst zonder banken?' tijdens de tiende Hazelhoff Guest Lecture.

How did we come into existence? Are we alone? These questions have driven humans for centuries.

In the thesis the dynamics of strategies is studied from two perspectives.In the first part of the thesis strategies are considered to be opinions present in a community.

Less than 1 in 10 drug candidates that enter phase 1 clinical trials actually gets approved for human use.

The dissertation offers new tools and insights to computation and modelling of topological phases, with an emphasis on the aperiodic setting.

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Seminar

As part of the NWO-funded research project ‘The Multilingual Dynamics of the Literary Culture of Medieval Flanders, c. 1200- c. 1500’, we invite proposals for 20 minute papers addressing any aspect of medieval literature and literary culture. We welcome proposals from scholars at all career stages—and…

The ultimate aim of this project (initiated by the European Law Institute) is to design a framework that will enable the further development of coherent and functional rules for business rescue in Europe.

Lodewijk Petram, auteur van het boek 'De Bakermat van de Beurs', ging tijdens de negende Hazelhoff Guest Lecture in op de totstandkoming van de Amsterdamse effectenbeurs.

Jacques Sevat gaf inzicht in de praktische en juridische aspecten van global collateral management: het constante beheer van zekerheden om de risico’s te beperken die een wereldwijd opererende bank als ING dagelijks loopt.

In de master Financieel Recht verwerf je inzicht in financiële regelgeving en word je opgeleid tot een breed georiënteerde jurist. Lees meer informatie

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.

Zojuist verschenen: Jurisprudentie financieel recht Uitgever: Boom Juridisch

Hieronder vind je een overzicht van hoe onderzoekers van de faculteit Governance and Global Affairs en hun onderzoeken in de media verschijnen, en lees je meer over onderwerpen waar de faculteit zich mee bezighoudt.

Make use of this time to improve your language skills by signing up for custom-made online language classes.

Op 28 januari 2021 verdedigde Dorine Verheij haar proefschrift 'Credit rating agency liability in Europe'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr.drs. M. Haentjens en prof.mr. A.G. Castermans.

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: L.B.F. Juurlink

In this thesis we examine certain phenomena in symplectic topology which are related to the theory of isolated singularities.

Wat maakte het vroege islamitische rijk zo succesvol en hebben we het verhaal gemist door cruciaal bewijs te negeren? De Arabische veroveringen in de 7e eeuw veranderden de sociaal-politieke configuraties in het Middellandse Zeegebied en Eurazië voorgoed. Toch weten we niet echt hoe de Arabieren erin…

Discover the master program Health, Ageing and Scoiety at Leiden University and contribute to a future proof health care system. Read more.

Moritz Jesse has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission. In his MIND-EU Project he will focus on a coherent way to teach Migration, Integration, and Non-Discrimination at Leiden Law School at bachelor and master level.

The research presented in this thesis concerns one of the most important questions in software engineering of our time: how can we make sure that software is free from memory safety bugs?

It has been a long-standing mystery how complex biological structures emerge from such seemingly uncoordinated building blocks as cells and tissues, in the presence of only minimal environmental guidance.

In this thesis, I studied the origin and evolution of the non-thermal radiation in merging galaxy clusters.

An objective of this research was to achieve direct, well-defined and non-rate-limiting electron transfer between respiratory enzymes and the electrode surface by means of 'Q-wires'.

Endocannabinoids are lipid messengers that modulate various physiological functions by activating the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors. While the metabolism of endocannabinoids and their action at the CB receptors is fairly well studied, the molecular mechanisms governing their release and transport…

We investigate how radiation pressure can be used to influence the mechanical motion of a micro-mirror suspended from springs.

Explaining treatment response variability between and within patients can support treatment and dosing optimization, to improve treatment of individual patients.

The main focus of this thesis is the behaviour of two-dimensional materials, namely (anti)-ferromagnetic materials in the first two chapters, which show topological phases, and energetic square ice in the third and fourth chapter.

Discover the Summer School Program Population Health Management by LUMC and learn about strategies to deal with current issues and developments in healthcare.