Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-promotor: O. van Gaans

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

This dissertation revolves around the design and implementation of novel instrumentation and related measurement techniques, at the single molecule level, for use in biophysical research. Chapter 1 presents an introduction to the field of fluorescence-based single molecule measurements. In particular,…

The first steps are made in personalised cancer vaccination strategies, which aim to induce a more specific immune response with fewer side effects. The activation of cytotoxic T cells is crucial for an effective immune response.

Op 5 september 2019 verdedigde Jennifer Doekhie haar proefschrift 'Dimensions of desistance: A qualitative longitudinal analysis of different dimensions of the desistance process among long-term prisoners in the Netherlands'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. P. Nieuwbeerta.

Uw persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling stopt niet bij het behalen van uw diploma. De faculteit en universiteit bieden u tal van mogelijkheden om na uw studententijd voor een gereduceerd tarief trainingen en workshops te kunnen volgen. Zo kunt u zich blijven ontwikkelen.

Call for poster prsentations: Future of Paleography, Paleography of the Future. 10 April 2025, Utrecht.

Kasteren

Promotores: Wim Jiskoot; Ferry Ossendorp

Promotor: Prof.dr. F. den Hollander, G.Maillard

Cytotoxic T-cells (CTLs) are involved in the clearance of viruses and killing of tumor cells.

Webinar, Q&A, discussion

In order to be able to develop effective medicine and treatments to prevent or cure autoimmune diseases or cancer we need to understand the mechanisms how they arise and what drives their course.Unravelling the fundamental molecular mechanisms influencing the onset and course of diseases such as allergies,…

In this thesis I highlight the applications of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing. This technique is a relatively new approach in the sequencing field, where nanopores are embedded in a membrane, DNA molecules are pulled through nanopores and an electrical current serving as the sequencing…

In dit artikel kijkt Marieke Liem, Hoogleraar Sociale Veerkracht en Veiligheid', kritisch naar het gebruik van de term 'femicide'.

De auteurs vergelijken aannames over het normatieve nut van de term 'milieuvluchteling' met empirische bewijs van die term anders dan 'milieumigrant'.

In dit artikel wordt de herkomst van de term narcoterrorisme onderzocht en gekeken in welke mate deze past bij de situatie in Nederland.

This thesis discusses the discovery potential of Intensity Frontier experiments.

Dit artikel illustreert hoe de term 'dual use' geassocieerd is geraakt met een bredere dichotomie tussen 'legitieme' en 'illegale' doeleinden.

This thesis covers several aspects of quantum algorithms for near-term quantum computers and its applications to quantum chemistry and material science.

Using the principles of Industrial Ecology in Environmental Policy making in two cases: transition to a hydrogen economy and chlorinated compounds.

Viabundus welcomes 10 minute-presentations about all kinds of research that could be performed with the aid of the Viabundus data, from experienced as much as early career researchers and students. Deadline: 9 September 2022.

This thesis addresses questions on effectively using variational quantum circuits for machine learning tasks.

Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for Area Studies

The power of personalized nutrition lies in being able to conduct clinical research on healthy people while capturing metabolic markers sensitive to the impact of environmental and metabolic stressors (e.g. diet, changing sex hormones and the menstrual cycle).

Dit proefschrift betreft een interpretatief onderzoek naar de wijze waarop leraren hun dagelijkse leraar-leerling interacties interpreteren in termen van het belang van hun leerlingen.

On Wednesday 16 October 2024 the project ‘(Re)counting the Uncounted. Replication and Contextualisation of Dutch and Belgian Premodern Population Estimates (1350-1800)’ will take place at the International Institute of Social History (Cruquiusweg 31, Amsterdam). The project presentation is preceded…

Friday 30 January 2015 were the final presentations of the last course of the Minor Sustainable Development.

The thesis addresses the long-term dynamical evolution of hierarchical multiple systems.

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: J. Geml

Als onderdeel van de kwaliteitsborging van het Leidse onderzoek, vindt momenteel de Mid Term Review plaats. Dit houdt in dat de facultaire onderzoekprogrammering wordt getoetst door een externe commissie, die zal kijken naar wetenschappelijke kwaliteit, maatschappelijke relevantie en vitaliteit van…

The rapidly increasing commercial application of metallic nanoparticles within products will inevitably enhance the amount of NPs being released into soil.

Workshop

With Ad Putter, Sjoerd Levelt and Anne-Louise Avery. Based on William Caxton’s bestselling 1481 English translation of the Middle Dutch, but expanded with new interpretations, innovative language and characterisation, this edition is an imaginative retelling of the Reynard story. With its themes…

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Innovation plays an essential role in firms' competitiveness and long-term success. It varies from different types, ranging from run-of-the-mill innovation that brings incremental changes to existing technologies to radical innovation that breaks from existing trajectories.

With the energy transition toward a renewable energy supply and a CO2-neutral economy, electrification of the energy system is rising in importance, which leads to the challenge of long-term storage of renewable electricity.

Ancois de Villiers, PhD candidate at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, received the PeerJ Award for Best Student Presentation at the International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference.

Wat houdt verbindend Leiderschap nou precies in? Ben Kuipers, hoogleraar Publiek Leiderschap, vertelt hierover bij BNR

De term femicide wordt in toenemende mate gebruikt, vaak zonder eenduidige definitie. Marieke Liem vertelt hierover in Trouw.

Workshop

Workshop

A linguistic prehistory of the Tarim Basin in Northwest China

Na de aanslag op 22 mei 2017 in Manchester Arena komt de term 'soft target' nu vaak voorbij. Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn, onderzoeker verbonden aan het Institute of Security and Global Affairs, heeft deelgenomen aan een Q&A over de aanslag in Manchester.

Vrijdag 28 juni 2019 vond de Mid Term Review van het facultaire onderzoek plaats. Onder de stralende zon werden onderzoeksprogramma's en projecten gepresenteerd aan de commissieleden en aan elkaar.