Promotor: Prof.dr. M. de Jong

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Smets, M. Stech

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

Freshwater is an important resource, but at a great risk of species decline due to habitat loss, pollution and over-exploitation, and invasive alien species.

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

Op 11 november 2021 verdedigde Evelien Campfens het proefschrift 'Cross-border Claims to Cultural Objects'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof.dr. W.J. Veraart (VU Amsterdam).

Protein–protein complexes are formed via transient states called encounter complexes that greatly influence the formation of the stereospecific complex.

Traditional drug discovery approaches have been hampered by (in vitro) cell-culture models that poorly represent the situation in the human body.

Promotor: I. A. G. Snellen, Co-promotor: M. A. Kenworthy

Catalysis is of extreme relevance in the production of everyday materials and plays a central role in many aspects of our life.

Biological cells, the basic building blocks of all life forms, are surrounded by a lipid membrane. More than half of the membrane is occupied by membrane proteins, which can regulate the cell functionality through specific arrangements.

Real-life processes are characterized by dynamics involving time. Examples are walking, sleeping, disease progress in medical treatment, and events in a workflow.

Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is a group of acute diseases caused by highly infectious viruses including Ebola, Lassa, Dengue viruses. Its high mortality rate poses high risk to public health, however, studies on VHF have been hampered due to the non-availability of proper models and incomplete knowledge…

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.

Dissolution processes – next to aggregation processes - play an important role for fate prediction and environmental risk assessment of metal-based nanoparticles (MNPs). It is challenging to predict the kinetics of the dissolution process of MNPs in complex systems such as we can find in in vivo and…

Animal diet studies are critical for understanding ecological processes such as trophic interactions, energy flow, and nutrient cycling. By examining what animals consume, ecologists gain insights into species specialization, predator-prey relationships, and ecosystem management.

Statistical considerations guide the design and implementation of the experiments that scientists perform. For instance, in a clinical trial about a the efficacy of a treatment, its effect in a certain minimum amount of patients has to be observed in order to make confident assertions about the efficacy…

Promotor: G.F.A. Kersten, W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: B. Metz

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-promotor: A. Kros

My PhD thesis investigates the ecological significance of resistance against drought-induced air bubble formation inside the water conduits of plants (embolism), and the plasticity and functional aspects of stem anatomical traits in woody and herbaceous species.

Inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis can severely impact both the physical and social aspect of a patient’s life. Aberrant inflammatory responses are thought to be a major causative factor in these disorders, but an abundance of different factors contribute to the development…

We explored how to morphologically classify well-resolved jetted radio-loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGN) in the LOw Frequency Array (LOFAR) Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) using machine learning.

The name ‘Jambi flora’ refers to fossil plants found as part of a rock formation from the Early Permian (296 million years old), located in the Jambi Province of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Promotores: Wim Jiskoot; Ferry Ossendorp

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

The field of science communication is very broad. Below is a list of organisations where SCS students can fulfill internships or where alumni have found jobs.

Promotores: H. Schiessel, G.T. Barkema

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Eliel, Co-Promotor: M.J.A. de Dood

We explored the Universe using weak gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that occurs when light from distant galaxies is bent by the gravitational fields of closer cosmic objects, much like how a lens distorts light.

This book explores the spiritual potential of faith, mysticism and transcendence in answer to the dangers of a mythologised state and the sacro-sanctification of (liberal) democracy and its rule of law.

The Vallesian, 11.1-9 Ma, was a special time in the Vallès-Penedes basin near Barcelona, where a biodiversity hotspot existed. Europe had a subtropical climate, with rhinos, forest giraffes, lions, hyenas, flying squirrels and primates.

Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk

Promotor: Prof.dr. P. Stevenhagen, Co-promotor: B. de Smit

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

Even though more than 4000 extra-solar planets are known today, only a small fraction of these has been captured in an image. To better understand the planet formation mechanisms in solar-like environments we started the Young Suns Exoplanet Survey (YSES).

Cardiovascular disease is a major global burden and atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathological process.

The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.

Promotor: R.D. Gill, F. Taroni

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

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Hawe

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.F.A Kersten, Prof dr. J.A. Bouwstra

Consequences for sediment stability and seston trapping

The deeper understanding of an organism's pathology is important for developing treatments. Over centuries of systematic research, clinical researchers have demonstrated that the more information they acquire about the cellular properties and their organisation in the tissue, the better they can understand…

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

Het Leiden Leadership Centre is een internationale en interdisciplinaire netwerkorganisatie. In onze aanpak brengen we mensen met verschillende achtergronden en diverse perspectieven samen

Fungal food spoilage often starts with a contamination with spores. Experimental data strongly indicate the existence of subpopulations of spores with different levels of resistance to preservation methods.

Advanced sensing techniques require graphene with high quality and well-controlled surface chemistry.

Het LAK biedt fotografie voor beginners en gevorderden aan. Tijdens de fotografiecursussen verken je de mogelijkheden van de camera die van belang zijn om de creatieve mogelijkheden van fotografie ten volle te kunnen benutten. Tijdens de gevorderden cursus ontdek en ontwikkel je een eigen handschrift. Voor…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. den Hertog