Het meemaken van een scheiding tussen ouders is een ingrijpende gebeurtenis in het leven van een kind. Zeker de periode rondom de scheiding is een stressvolle periode waarbij zowel het kind als de ouders zich moeten aanpassen aan de nieuwe gezinssituatie. Uit eerder onderzoek bleek al dat zeker in deze…

Vast, often populated, areas in dryland ecosystems face the dangers of desertification.

Taking as a point of departure the Italian American community in Boston and its process of collective remembrance surrounding Saint Anthony’s Feast, we addressing the limits and potential of montage.

Een vergelijking tussen Nederland, België, Denemarken,Duitsland, Frankrijk, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de Verenigde Staten.

Human language is constantly evolving with its linguistic structure being shaped by language users at both individual and population levels. Focusing on the interplay between processes of language acquisition and communicative need in shaping human languages, this thesis introduces a novel computational…

Plants produce an astonishing variety of secondary metabolites (SMs) which are thought to play vital roles in the fitness of plants through ecological interactions.

This thesis addresses the challenge of sustainable urban development by analyzing the interplay between green and grey infrastructure to optimize resource use and ecosystem services.

Het onderzoeken van medische experimenten op mensen in de koloniale periode in Zuidoost-Azië.

Oude historici zijn zich al lange tijd bewust dat patronen in de circulatie van munten licht kunnen werpen op de mate van economische integratie in het Romeinse Rijk.

This collection of papers was compiled in celebration of the remarkable academic career of Professor Wil Roebroeks, who has established himself as one of Europe’s leading figures in Palaeolithic archaeology over the past three decades and founded the Human origins research group at Leiden University…

Hoe worden de rechten en het welzijn van kinderen beschermd in Nederlandse gezinslocaties?

Om goed onderbouwde besluiten over complexe onderwerpen zoals het klimaat, recht en gezondheid te kunnen nemen, zijn wetenschappelijke resultaten van groot belang. Maar wetenschappelijke resultaten bevatten altijd een mate van onzekerheid. Binnen het onderzoek Communicatie over onzekerheden wordt onderzocht…

Rembrandt schilderde deze Flora, de Romeinse godin van de lente, in 1634. De voorstelling is te zien bij het poortgebouw met daarachter de weelderige flora van de Hortus botanicus van de universiteit. Ongetwijfeld kende Rembrandt, die bijzondere naturalia verzamelde, de Leidse Hortus van nabij. Deze…

Marten Soolmans (1613-1641) studeerde Rechten in Leiden toen Rembrandt hier ook nog woonde. Rembrandt schilderde Soolmans en zijn vrouw Oopjen in 1634 nadat ze allen naar Amsterdam waren verhuisd. Dit opvallende portret van de uitbundig geklede Soolmans is te zien bij het Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw. In…

Dit promotieonderzoek onderzoekt hoe taalmodellen kunnen worden ingezet om gestructureerde kennis uit tekst te extraheren op een manier die nauwkeurig, robuust en toepasbaar is in praktijksituaties.

In this thesis,

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-promotor: A. Boyarsky

Many galaxy clusters exhibit bright diffuse radio emission that traces the underlying structure of the intracluster medium (ICM).

Promotor: A. Achúcarro Co-promotor: A. Boyarsky

Single-molecule spectroscopy has become a powerful method for using organic fluorescent molecules in numerous applications.

In this thesis, we present new laboratory data of interstellar dust analogues.

This thesis describes a study from both a theoreticaL and an experimental point of view.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Prof.dr. R.M. Tromp

Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are mechanical waves that travel along the surface of a material and find many applications in modern technologies due to the ease of excitation on piezoelectric substrates via interdigital transducers (IDTs).

The specialisation Science Communication and Society (SCS) concerns science communication in a broad sense. The program focuses on the link between science and society and covers knowledge and skills in the field of science communication.

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

In this thesis, the research focuses on the properties of dark matter and dark matter haloes and how they connect with the galaxies we can observe in the Universe.

Promotor: J. Zaanen

In this thesis, we describe the latest advances in SQUID-detected Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MRFM).

One of the most important puzzles in modern astrophysics is the nature of dark matter.

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.

Promotor: Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: V. Sidoravicius.

In this thesis unconventional tools based on fluidic interfaces were developed to study the surface and interfacial chemistry of graphene, to characterize the intrinsic properties of graphene, to disentangle the effects of substrate and of the environmental factors, and to improve handling protocols…

Stochastic resetting is simple enough to be approached analytically, yet modifies stochastic processes in a non-trivial way.

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

For centuries astronomers studied the Universe by collecting light. Nowadays, we are living in times of great technological advancements, which allow us to explore our Universe in a new way - though gravitational wave radiation.

Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich

Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries of the Universe. Its properties cannot be explained with the known laws of physics and elementary particles.

The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics states that a measurement collapses a wavefunction onto an eigenstate of the corresponding measurement operator.

Why do black holes emit thermal radiation? And how does a closed quantum system thermalize?

We find ourselves in an era of transition, not just towards a more computing- and data-driven society but also away from unsustainable fossil fuels as an energy source.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. F. van Dishoeck

Promotor: D. Bouwmeester, Co-promotor: D. Kraft

Promotor: R. Gill, Co-promotor: P. Massart