I will give a general introduction to the field of molecular electronics, its history, methods and challenges. I will also introduce the subject of my investigation and provide a brief outlook to the remainder of our thesis.

Nadia Bouras, 'Het Land van Herkomst, Perspectieven op verbondenheid met Marokko, 1960-2010' (2012) Uitgeverij Verloren.

The aim of this workshop is to open up the discussion of textual communities in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, by offering a platform for PhD students from all over the world and from various disciplines to present their own research and discuss it with others. Deadline: April 23.

The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professorship in economic history

This report investigates the different approaches in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use in the European Union and the United States of America. Three main aspects are considered and analyzed as potential causes of differences in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use.…

Alles wat jij moet weten over de minor Ethiek, politiek en cultuur: filosofie en de uitdagingen van onze tijd op een rijtje.

The European Council and the European Commission have a similar role in agenda setting. Both place issues on the EU agenda. However, these institutions have distinct designs. They have different political attributes (the European Council has considerably more political authority) and information-processing…

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken

Judith Pollmann en Henk te Velde kregen uit de Vrije Competitie Geesteswetenschappen van NWO de middelen voor een project getiteld The persistence of civic identities in the Netherlands, 1747-1848.

From 3 to 5 September 2025, the project Governing and Building the City will organize the conference 'Good Governance and the Built Environment of Late Medieval Cities (ca. 1200–1600)' at KBR in Brussels. The deadline for the call for papers is 7 April.

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

Hifadhi ya Dijiti ya Ustadh Mau

Niets heeft zo’n invloed gehad op het verloop van de wereldgeschiedenis als de grote metamorfose van de menselijke samenleving in de afgelopen tweehonderd jaar.

The high velocity tail of the total velocity distribution of stars provides essential insight into fundamental properties of the Galaxy.

Cardiovascular diseases are among the most frequent causes of death in the world. The main underlying pathology of cardiovascular diseases is the development of atherosclerosis in the medium and large-sized arteries.

De redactie van Biophysical Journal heeft een publicatie van Daniela Kraft uitgeroepen tot Paper of the Year 2017. De prijs wordt uitgereikt ter erkenning van buitengewone bijdragen van jonge onderzoekers.

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

This research focuses on the distribution of chemical elements in protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets. These disks form around young stars and contain gas and dust, from which planets grow. Ice plays a crucial role in planet formation, aiding the clumping of dust particles and influencing…

Promotor: J. Zaanen, Co-Promotor: V. Juricic

The University of Amsterdam is looking for a PhD researcher in the NWO-funded project "Staging Nobility in Urban Space. The Nassau Dynasty and the Towns of the Low Countries (c. 1400-c. 1570)". This PhD project identifies the impact the Nassau dynasty had on urban space in the Low Countries and investigates…

This project uses archaeological, literary and epigraphic evidence to investigate urban development in Roman-period North Africa, compiling this in a GIS-linked database in order to analyse the development of urban settlement spatially over time.

How can we bridge the gap between experts and the general public?

This thesis is about augmented reality (AR). AR is commonly considered a technology that integrates virtual images into a user’s view of the real world.

Op 3 september 2019 verdedigde Ilektra Antonaki haar proefschrift 'Privatisations and golden shares: Bridging the gap between the State and the market in the area of free movement of capital in the EU'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. S.C.G. Van den Bogaert.

In dit artikel presenteren Kellerman en Seddon een nieuw conceptueel kader waarin het concept van marktleesbaarheid centraal staat.

Nieuw boek van Henk Singor over keizer Constantijn en de religieuze omwenteling in het Romeinse Rijk. Dr. Henk Singor was tot 2012 als docent Oude Geschiedenis verbonden aan het Instituut voor Geschiedenis.

Corrie van Eijl, 'Tussenland. Illegaal in Nederland, 1945-2000' (2012) Uitgeverij Verloren.

Van Galileo Galilei tot Albert Einstein, van Anna Maria van Schurman tot Anton de Kom: het is slechts een greep uit 25 auteurs die met hun boeken en ideeën een buitengewone invloed hebben gehad op de wereld, soms zelf tot nu. De Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden en het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden organiseren…

Accumulation of metals in economy and environment and its associated risks, within the Netherlands and the EU.

The explosive radiation and diversification of the advanced snakes (superfamily Colubroidea) was associated with changes in all aspects of the shared venom system. Morphological changes included the partitioning of the mixed ancestral glands into two discrete glands devoted for production of venom ormucous…

Material outflows from industrial economies.

A substance flow analysis, covering about 99 % of the flows of chlorinated substances in the Netherlands.

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.

This thesis develops a method for direction dependent calibration of the ionosphere in radio interferometric data.

Although nanoparticles are extensively used in various applications like consumer products and have most probably entered the environment, little is known about the effects of these particles on living organisms.

What is the role of the rebound effect in achieving environmental savings from transport eco-innovation? Are traditional definitions of the rebound effect adequate in the context of transformative innovations and multidimensional environmental issues?

The unit residue group, to which the present thesis is devoted, is defined using the norm-residue symbol, which Hilbert introduced into algebraic number theory in 1897.

Op 15 februari 2022 verdedigde Morshed Mannan het proefschrift 'The Emergence of Democratic Firms in the Platform Economy: Drivers, Obstacles, and the Path Ahead'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.mr. I.S. Wuisman en prof.dr. J.A.A. Adriaanse.

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…

The International Course on Water Use and Management in Cagayan Valley The Philippines (2011-2015)

Op 16 december 2021 verdedigde Lisanne van Houten het proefschrift 'Flexing the Slot Regime'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. P. Mendes de Leon en prof. L. Pierallini (Luiss University Of Rome).

What invertebrates live in the fields and edges? Do the populations change with landscape complexity?

In de categorie bestuursrecht is Paul Adriaanse, samen met acht andere kandidaten, genomineerd voor de landelijke verkiezing van de Magna Charta Lawyer of the year. Het publiek kiest wie de advocaat van het jaar gaat worden.

In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…

De overlegeconomie is nog springlevend, concludeert Jeroen Touwen in een lijvige studie van 385 pp. naar de geschiedenis van zestig jaar overleg en onderhandelen in de Nederlandse economie. Dankzij formele regelgeving, bereidheid tot aanpassen, het afbakenen van marktwerking binnen nauwgedefinieerde…

Adenosine is an endogenous ligand which exerts its action by activating adenosine receptors (ARs), while its circulating levels are controlled via a variety of mechanism and proteins, amongst others the equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs).

Enkele keren per jaar organiseert het Europa Instituut een ‘Meet the Author’ bijeenkomst. In het kader van deze nieuwe lezingenreeks komen externe academici naar Leiden om te spreken over een recente publicatie. ‘Meet the Author’ bijeenkomsten vangen aan met een gesprek tussen een lid van het Europa…