Op 10 november 2021 verdedigde Carmel van Niekerk-Jacobs het proefschrift 'Realising the right to reproduce with assistance in South Africa'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr. T. Liefaard.

Do sustainability values play a role in motivating people to act for biodiversity in successful projects and in successful leadership action? And how could these values be incorporated in current economic valuation methods?

How can mega sand nourishments, such as the Sand Motor, be designed and managed for optimal ecosystem services provision ?

What is the effect of light at night on plant phenology and physiology, and how does this affect plant interactions with other species?

Where and how are critical materials currently used and how can this information be used to develop scenarios about their future demand.

The Dutch atlas with pesticides concentrations in surface waters have been overhauled. This new, free accessible, website is in line with the European Framework Directive on Water (In Dutch: KRW).

A critical look at the impact assessment modelling of metals in Life Cycle Impact Assessment and improvement options.

Hybrid zones occur where two species meet and produce offspring (hybrids). Typically, hybrids show a considerable reduction in fitness. In this thesis two hybrid zones are treated.

What are the environmental trade-offs for SMEs considering moving from monoculture aquaculture practice towards IMTA? What are the environmental trade-offs comparing IMTA species with their conventional monoculture alternatives?

Corruption, integrity (or a lack thereof…) and public values are near omnipresent elements in public administration and politics of all times. Cases of corrupt public officials and politicians continuously emerge. Strangely enough, however, it often remains unknown what actually occurred, how something…

Nooddiensten en overheden werden maandag 24 juni jl. overvallen door de landelijke storing van nummer 112. De storing roept de vraag op: ‘Had dat niet voorkomen kunnen én moeten worden’? Dennis Broeders, Universitair Hoofddocent Veiligheid en Technologie bij het Institute of Security and Global Affairs…

In the first part of this thesis we study the geometry of folding patterns.

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.

Promotor: E. Bouwman, Co-Promotor: S. Bonnet

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate, Co-promotor: H.W. Slabbekoorn

LIACS is a partner in RISE_SMA, an interdisciplinary, international network combining excellent scholars and practitioners to enable vigorous knowledge sharing and to develop solutions for contemporary challenges for Social Media Analytics (SMA).

How can we develop and further improve life cycle impact assessment methods, characterisation factors and normalisation factors?

Promotor: I. A. G. Snellen, Co-promotor: M. A. Kenworthy

Promotores: H. Schiessel, G.T. Barkema

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

Global healthcare is on the verge of an antibiotic availability crisis as bacteria have evolved resistance to nearly all known antibacterials. Identifying new antibiotics that operate via novel modes-of-action is therefore of high priority.

Promotor: Huub J.M. de Groot, Co-promotor: Francesco Buda

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck, Co-Promotor: M.R. Hogerheijde

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman Co-promotor: L.H. Heitman

Supervisor: S.F. Portegies Zwart Co-Supervisor: A.G.A. Brown

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Hawe

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

Consequences for sediment stability and seston trapping

Promotores: Wim Jiskoot; Ferry Ossendorp

Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotor: J.J. Boelens, R.G.M. Bredius

The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

When a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, it is torn apart by strong tidal forces in a tidal disruption event (TDE).

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: H.A. Every

Promotor: Prof.dr. K.J. Batenburg

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

Promotor: J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-Promotor: A. Kros

Promotor: P.J.J. Hooykaas, Co-Promotor: E.J. van der Zaal

Promotor: K.J. Batenburg

Microbial rhodopsins are photosensitive pigments implemented in the growth and adaptation of a large population of microorganisms.

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

Promotores: Prof.dr. C.A.J. Knibbe, Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Prof.dr. K. Allegaert (Leuven)

A large diversity of exoplanetary systems has been found, but it is still unclear what drives this diversity.

In this work, we attempt to answer the question:

Fungal infections pose a significant threat to individuals with compromised immune systems and despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, they continue to jeopardize patient’s health.

Transplantation of labial salivary glands to the eyelids for patients with dry eye appears to give excellent results clinically.

Promotor: R.D. Gill, F. Taroni

Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between soil fungi and most plant species.

Heart failure is a major health care problem with high mortality.