A century ago, it was unclear whether the stars in the sky were clustered in groups, or widely spread in the universe.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier

Majorana fermions in superconductors are the subgap quasiparticle excitations that are their own antiparticles.

The work done during this PhD research, aims to investigate the effect of tidal heatingin the observability of extra-solar satellites around exoplanets.

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

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is an ubiquitous part of oil refining that ensures that fuels are cleaned of impurities and environment release of pollutants such as SOx and NOx gasses are minimized.

This thesis investigates the contribution of quantum computers to machine learning, a field called Quantum Machine Learning. Quantum Machine Learning promises innovative perspectives and methods for solving complex problems in machine learning, leveraging the unique capabilities of quantum computers…

Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. E. Deprettere

The type-IV secretion system (T4SS) is a machinery able to transfer DNA and proteins between bacteria and in certain cases also to eukaryotic cells.

One of the main challenges in the development of an effective anti-cancer vaccine is the generation of an adequate and directed cellular immune response.

This dissertation presents the results of the importance of creativity for ICT-students of Dutch universities of applied sciences (in Dutch: hogescholen), and the functioning of training courses that aim to promote creative abilities is highlighted.

This dissertation consists of two parts, each of which considers a different research area related to random interval maps. In the first part we are interested in random interval maps that are critically intermittent.

Humans and songbirds learn their vocalizations early in life by exposure to the vocalizations of adult conspecifics. Often, better learning outcomes are achieved with live, social, tutors than with audio-only exposure to vocalizations.

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

This dissertation advances automated negotiation by developing agents that can learn and adapt across diverse negotiation settings through three increasingly sophisticated approaches: automated algorithm configuration, portfolio-based strategy selection, and end-to-end reinforcement learning with graph…

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: R.S. de Jong

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

The way organisms develop from the initial single-cellular state to a complex final assembly like the human body, and how the final body is maintained throughout life, is one of the greatest mysteries and it’s understanding one of the biggest scientific challenges.

Breast cancer (BC) is a clinically and biologically heterogeneous disease.

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Op 24 mei 2017 ontving het Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law Shen Wei, decaan en hoogleraar aan Shandong University School of Law in China, voor de veertiende Hazelhoff Guest Lecture.

Corruption, integrity (or a lack thereof…) and public values are near omnipresent elements in public administration and politics of all times. Cases of corrupt public officials and politicians continuously emerge. Strangely enough, however, it often remains unknown what actually occurred, how something…

Rutsel Martha, voormalig minister van Justitie van de Nederlandse Antillen, voormalig General Council van Interpol en bovendien alumnus van de Universiteit Leiden, sprak over op de positie van Staten en intergouvernementele organisaties (IGO’s) binnen het internationaal financieel recht.

De onderzoeksgroep Corporate Governance en Strategie onderzoekt hoe, met wie en voor wie een onderneming waarde creëert/vastlegt, met als doel de praktijk en beleidsmakers te informeren over kwesties rondom bestuur. De onderzoeksgroep focust zich op het duale karakter van de onderneming. Namelijk als…

De master Management van de Publieke Sector leidt studenten op om een effectieve bijdrage te leveren aan uitdagende, maatschappelijke vraagstukken. De meeste afgestudeerden komen terecht of groeien door in een functie in en rond het openbaar bestuur.

De faculteit biedt vier bacheloropleidingen (Rechtsgeleerdheid, Notarieel recht, Fiscaal recht en Criminologie),  masteropleidingen, minoren, honoursonderwijs, summer schools, Leiden law courses en postacademisch onderwijs.

Lezing, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series

A series of workshops at Leiden University and the University of Hamburg will act as a forum in which international legal scholars whose research adopts a behavioural approach can present their works-in-progress and gain feedback from a broad range of peers, including scholars in economics and cognitive…

In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.

To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.

In surface science there is great effort to move from studying simple, flat model surfaces in vacuum to investigating more complex model catalysts in gas environments (in situ). This thesis gives three examples of such studies using microscopy and spectroscopy.

Promotores: B. Erez, P. Stevenhagen, Co-Promotor: B. de Smit

An important part of the SCS specialisation is the internship period. Students will get the opportunity to get to know the field and to apply what they have learned during the courses.

Discovery and development of Central Nervous System (CNS) drugs is hampered by high attrition rates.

Chapter 2 describes a post-synthetic methodology to introduce a fluorescent label in highly lipophilic, Pam3Cys based conjugates.

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).

Promotor: T.J. Aartsma, Co-promotor: R.N. Frese

The development process of any software has become extremely important not just in the IT industry, but in almost every business or domain of research.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-Promotores: S.C.Hille, O.W. van Gaans

Promotor: J. van der Greef; Co-promotor: E. van Wijk, M. Wang

Soil is a home for an unbelievable diversity and abundance of microbial life that is essential for supporting life on our planet.

The glycosylation reaction is a pivotal reaction in creating new and complex oligosaccharides.

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