The findings in this thesis improve the understanding of 1) the relationship between exposure characteristics and toxicity of ENPs, 2) the joint toxic action of ENP mixtures and the comparison to metal salt mixtures, 3) how NOM affects the individual and joint toxicity of ENPs, 4) the extent of trophic…

Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs

The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is delighted to announce that Dr Farouk El-Hosseny will join the teaching staff as Visiting Assistant Professor of International Law.

De juridische erkenning van homo- en lesbische relaties breidt zich uit over Europa. Partners van gelijk geslacht krijgen toegang tot meer en meer rechten – in meer en meer landen. Leidse rechtswetenschappers en Franse demografen publiceren een gedetailleerde databank en een vergelijkende analyse.

Promotie

De YAL laat zich horen over beleidskwesties.

Sociale Wetenschappen, Politieke Wetenschap

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

Promotie

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?

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Development of scenarios for 2050 detailed in an IO framework

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Een masteropleiding vergroot je kansen op de arbeidsmarkt en opent deuren naar uitdagende functies. Na je driejarige bachelor kun je direct doorstromen naar een één- of tweejarige master aan de Universiteit Leiden of een andere instelling.

Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

Examining the sustainability aspects of biotechnology, especially those related to the production of ethanol from biomass.

The extensive use of electronic communication channels and other devices has opened new possibilities for collecting data on human behavior. This information is sometimes openly accessible, but largely part of administrative registration systems that are not open to the broader public. The data provides…

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…

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

Alumni-activiteit

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