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How do you engage society to stop biodiversity loss? How do you create political and social involvement to deal with climate change? And how do you balance the economic needs of industry with the negative effects of pollution? If you find these kinds of questions interesting, then this Pre-University…

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

Promotor: J. N. Kok, Co-promotor: A. J. Knobbe

Cathodic corrosion is a relatively unknown phenomenon that can severely etch metallic electrodes at cathodic (negative) potentials.

Taxonomy as a science has accumulated data and knowledge for more than 250 years.

This dissertation explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) can effectively and responsibly contribute to complex decision-making processes. By combining AI and human intelligence, Hybrid Intelligence (HI) emerges, allowing the strengths of both humans and machines to be utilized.

The research described in this thesis focused on identifying novel drug targets and synergistic combinations for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a virulent subtype of breast cancer with a dismal prognosis and limited therapeutic options.

Microscopic insight on lipid-based nanomedicine in vivo remains limited to the perception of the knowledge that could be obtained: if we interpret only what we see, then we only believe to know. Although believing to know encapsulates an undefined amount of uncertainty in the exploration of lipid-based…

Inactivating mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes predispose to several types of cancer.

Promotor: Roeland M.H. Merks

Understanding interactions in quantum many-body systems remains one of the most profound and difficult challenges in condensed matter physics.

Pulsars were first discovered in 1967 and since then the population has grown and expanded over several wavelengths.

The following report discusses a survey on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals that was distributed among researchers at Leiden University in the month of November 2021.

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

In this thesis, the role of plant-mediated soil legacy effects in shaping aboveground plant-insect interactions was investigated.

Optimization tasks in practice have multifaceted challenges as they are often black box, subject to multiple equality and inequality constraints and expensive to evaluate.

This thesis applies data mining in commercial settings in the telecommunications industry.

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

Promotor: J.P. Abrahams, Co-promotor: T. Grüne

Promotor: A. Kros

Promotores: T. Hankemeier; R. Berger, Co-promotor: R.J. Vreeken

Promotoren: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo en Dr. R. Heijungs

This thesis explores how electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy can be used to investigate key biochemical processes.

This thesis presents insights from our study of various correlated electron systems with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). In ordinary metals, electron-electron interactions exist, but get substantially screened due to the sheer number of electrons.

Promotor: E. F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: C. Walsh

The main aim of this thesis was to unravel the signaling and regulatory networks that drive tumor cell migration during breast cancer metastasis.

In today's volatile market environments, companies must be able to continuously innovate. In this context, innovation does not only refer to the development of new products or business models but often also affects the entire organization, which has to transform its structures, processes, and ways of…

My work focuses on a class of astronomical objects called protoplanetary disks.

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This course provides an insider perspective into the work of international criminal courts and tribunals. You will learn about the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in The Hague.

How Perceived (In)Visible Dissimilarity Relates to Feelings of Inclusion at Work

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de professionele ontwikkeling van docenten in het beroepsonderwijs in het kader van werkstages. Onderzocht wordt de motivatie, leerervaring en leeropbrengst van docenten tijdens werkstages.

Onderzoeksproject naar mensenhandel binnen het instituut voor Strafrecht en Criminologie, Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, bij de Universiteit Leiden.

Migratie is van altijd en overal. In het tweede seizoen van 'Open Geesten' vertellen wetenschappers van de Universiteit Leiden over hun onderzoek naar migratie. Van Afrika tot Nederland, van heden naar verleden.

The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…

Technologische vooruitgang heeft impact op ons dagelijks leven. Ze zijn ook door regeringen ingezet om de grensbeveiliging te beheren, vooral bij controversiële grensovergangen. Hekken, hittesensoren, hittecamera’s, drones en andere hoogtechnologische apparatuur die momenteel worden getest, produceren…

In september is de tweede herziene druk verschenen van Leo Lucassen en Jan Lucassen, Winnaars en verliezers. Een nuchtere balans van vijf eeuwen immigratie (Bert Bakker/Prometheus). Deze editie bevat een nawoord waarin de auteurs ingaan op de relatie tussen de aanslagen van Anders Breivik in Noorwegen…

Hoe worden nachtruimtes verbeeld, geproduceerd, ervaren en verteld door migrantengemeenschappen in Europa? Dit onderzoeksproject onderzoekt deze vraag in acht Europese steden: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Berlijn, Cork, Galway, Lissabon, Londen en Rotterdam.

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Dit onderzoek gaat over de ervaringen van inwoners van Leiden met een migratieachtergrond: In hoeverre worden hun taal en culturele achtergrond in de Nederlandse samenleving geaccepteerd, en hoe beinvloedt dit hun identiteit, gevoel van verbondenheid en algemeen welzijn?

Nieuw boek van Diederick Klein Kranenburg over de de geschiedenis Haagse Schilderswijk, 1920-1985.

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-Promotor: B.I. Florea

The overarching goal of this PhD thesis is to investigate the taxonomic and functional diversity of yeasts in the wheat phyllosphere and their interactions with the mycotoxigenic fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum.

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

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

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.

This dissertation presents a new perspective on the life, work and character of the Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff, first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and one of the most important and colourful scientists in Dutch history. The image of Van ’t Hoff that emerges from…