Today, knowledge is the most crucial element to stimulate organizational competitiveness and economic development.

Almost all bacteria are enveloped by a cell wall that provides cellular protection.

In the past decade many population studies have been performed with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to understand the bulk properties of protoplanetary disks around young stars. These population studies mostly consisted of low mass stars, with relatively few of the disks around…

In photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT), a biologically active compound is caged by a light-cleavable protecting group.

One of the major limitations in culturing complex tissues or organs is the lack of vascularization in the cultured tissue. Development of a functional capillary bed could overcome this problem.

In this thesis, we have used numerical approaches to study the effects of translational symmetry breaking on strange metallic systems as realised by the holographic duality⁠.

In this thesis, we have studied cell images from two types of cells, including pollen grains and the immune cells, neutrophils. These images are captured using a bright field microscope and a confocal microscope.

When a star is born in our Galaxy, it is quite likely that it has formed within a massive cluster, which hosts numerous high-mass stars bathing their lower mass neighbours in UV radiation.

The work in this thesis describes the fundamental role of Lkb1 as a conductor of metabolism-related processes in zebrafish larvae.

This dissertation is part of a broader research project that revolves around unraveling the evolution of balanced lethal systems.

BlaC is the β-lactamase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We show that it can recover from inhibition by clavulanic acid and that phosphate helps it do so.

Soil biodiversity is of great importance for the maintenance of multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems.

Promotor: B. van de Water, Co-promotor: E.H.J. Danen

A structural investigation of coiled coil peptides used as membrane fusogens, mimicing naturally occuring coiled-coil fusion proteins. Synthetic modifications have been made to alter lipid attachment, secondary structure and to insert photoactive azobenzene moieties for active control over coiled coil…

The research group Science Communication and Society aims to understand how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. Central themes are ‘Bridging the gap between experts and the general public’ and ‘Evaluating Science Communication’.

Carbohydrates, alongside proteins and nucleic acids, constitute a crucial and versatile family of biomolecules present in all life forms. They manifest as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides, covalently bonded to proteins and fats. Carbohydrates are integral to plant and arthropod…

In this thesis we have discussed several parameters that affect the electrochemical conversion of enviromentaly harmful molecules such as nitrates and carbon dioxide to more valuable and less deleterious compounds, in order to cast light onto the mechanism of the reaction to achieve an efficient and…

The database research community has made tremendous strides in developing powerful database engines that allow for efficient analytical query processing.

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-Promotor: R. T. Dame

The main focus of this thesis is the behaviour of two-dimensional materials, namely (anti)-ferromagnetic materials in the first two chapters, which show topological phases, and energetic square ice in the third and fourth chapter.

This thesis focused on the exploration of monolayer graphene as a membrane in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications, with improvements achieved through plasma exposure or damage- free chemical functionalization.

Molecular complexes can be used as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, water oxidation, and/or hydrogen peroxide production.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.V.J. Linnartz

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. C. Dominik (UvA)

Humans share meaning through language. Over time, repeated interactions have shaped languages into forms that match our cognitive preferences, making them structured, expressive, easy to learn, and ultimately, meaningful.

A new type of tripodal squaramide-based supramolecular hydrogels is developed and studied.

Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are omni-present and have the potential to be incorporated in various fields. However, in order to live up to this expectation, a good understanding of the techniques, their implications and limitations is required. In this minor you develop insights…

Studievoorlichting

Het Pre-University College start dit najaar met een nieuw programma in Den Haag. Afgelopen donderdag werd dit feestelijk gevierd met de 22 Haagse vwo-scholieren die het traject gaan volgen. Ze krijgen vanaf nu vaardighedenlabs, colleges en gaan een onderzoek doen in Haagse wijken. Ondertussen maken…

Dr. Johannes Magliano-Tromp is herbenoemd tot lid van het faculteitsbestuur/ portefeuillehouder onderwijs.

How should jurisdictions, both on the national and on the supra-national level, handle the interaction between public and private law where it regards the regulation of financial markets?

Het Dual PhD Centre heeft een ICTO subsidie toegekend gekregen voor het ontwikkelen van een digitaal opleidingsprogramma voor duale promovendi

Kinderen met gehoorverlies missen vaak de nuances in emotionele reacties van anderen. Hierdoor begrijpen ze soms niet goed wat er aan de hand is. Meer kennis van emoties en sociale regels kan hen helpen in de dagelijkse contacten. Dat constateert de Leidse promovendus Yung-Ting Tsou. Promotie op 11…

Hoogleraar rechtssociologie Maartje van der Woude was te gast bij Spraakmakers van NPO Radio 1 om te praten over meer grenshekken op de buitengrenzen van Europa en het nut ervan. Zij was ook te gast bij Vroeg! om de rechtzaak over etnisch profileren te bespreken.

Op maandag 6 juni vond het feestelijk afscheid plaats van vertrekkend directeur en oprichter van het Dual PhD Centre dr. Adriaan in ’t Groen MPA. De feestelijkheden vonden plaats in het Groot Auditorium van het Academiegebouw te Leiden. Tijdens zijn afscheid ontving in ’t Groen de Gouden Speld van de…

kinderboek leven van Robert Schuman Syrisch meisje

Duaal promovendus Duaal promoveren Werken en promoveren Deeltijd PhD

Begin april trad Ton van Haaften aan als nieuwe Dean van de Honours Academy. Het is nu aan hem om de pioniersfase om te zetten in een consolidatiefase en het honoursonderwijs daarmee een standaardonderdeel van het Leidse onderwijsaanbod te maken. Nu zijn eerste maanden er op zitten, blikt hij vooruit…

Wetenschappelijke kennis over hoogbegaafdheid is nauwelijks doorgedrongen tot Nederlandse basisscholen. De invloed van Jacob Cats’ versregel Vroeg rijp, vroeg rot, vroeg wijs, vroeg zot is nog springlevend.

De Universiteit Leiden faciliteert duaal promotieonderzoek voor professionals via het Dual PhD Centre. Dit duale promotieprogramma biedt professionals de kans een deel van hun werktijd te besteden aan het doen van promotieonderzoek.