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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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…

The LIACS Media Lab has received a research grant from the worldwide leading graphics hardware company NVIDIA. The grant exists of newly developed hardware utilizing thousands of processors. LIACS researchers will use it to investigate deep learning in understanding imagery from sources such as MRI…

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

It researches (the possibilities for) the development of a set of principles and best practices for insolvency office holders by comparing multilateral treaties and soft law recommendations and national legislation within Europe.

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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.

This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work.

The development of new environmentally sound technologies is seen as a key route towards achieving sustainability.

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.

The mission of our group is understanding how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. We believe better science communication can improve our society and engage many different groups with science, also improving science.

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

Our recent excavations have focused on the more recent New Kingdom/Late Period (ca. 1500-332 BCE) material.

Met dit project wordt van een evidence-based onderwijsmethodiek (toolkit) ontwikkeld voor docenten van alle vakgebieden in het hoger onderwijs voor het effectief omgaan met controversiële onderwerpen in de les.

Promotores: Prof.dr.G.R. de Snoo and Dr. R. Heijungs

Microbiome composition of the spermosphere and the rhizosphere of wild and modern bean accessions grown in an agricultural and a native soil from Colombia was characterized by metagenomics and cultivation-dependent approaches.

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.

Overall dispersion in LCA as result of inherent uncertainties, spread and unrepresentativeness.

Promotor: H.J.A. Röttgering, Co-promotor: G.K. Miley

Leiden University offers a unique range of summer courses where you can broaden or deepen your knowledge or share your expertise with fellow students. The choice of academic courses is very diverse, ranging from Law, Big Data, Languages and Linguistics to Maths and Natural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical…

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

Explore "Regression Analysis" at Boerhaave Nascholing. Gain expertise in biostatistics methods for accurate data interpretation. Read more here.

Explore "Regression Analysis" at Boerhaave Nascholing. Gain expertise in biostatistics methods for accurate data interpretation. Read more here.

Onderstaand een overzicht van alle vakken die door de afdeling Economie worden verzorgd.

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

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Schaye & Prof.dr. C. Steidel (California Institute of Technology)

The main topic of this PhD thesis is the Arakelov ray class group of a number field, an algebraic object that contains both the ideal class group structure and the unit group structure.

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

With the rise of multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens, the possibility of a post-antibiotic world is quickly becoming reality.

This thesis investigates how non-genetic factors, such as inflammation and concomitant medication, impact hepatic drug metabolism and subsequent drug metabolizing phenotype predictions.

Extending our current arsenal of antibiotics is key to staying ahead in the arms race between humans and resistant bacteria.

Hot rocky exoplanets are planets that orbit so close to their host star that they possess a molten surface.

Promotor: H.J.M. de Groot

Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer

This article 'Shaping the European External Action Service and its post-Lisbon crisis management structures: an assessment of the EU High Representatives’ political leadership' assesses the role, influence and core aspects of the EU High Representatives’ (HR/VPs) “political leadership” in the context…

Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)