The research of the Applied Mathematics cluster is concerned with such diverse topics as dynamical systems, representation theory, differential equations and pattern recognition.

Scattering of light in the presence of nano-structured materials, i.e. with features in the order of the wavelength of the light or smaller, reveals details of how light interacts with matter at the nanoscale.

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

Materials balances have been used in the recent past for the analysis of substance oriented environmental problems and the formulation of measures for environmental policy. In this study an integrated tool, based on the materials balance principle, has been developed for the analysis of both environmental…

Creating information portals for support of European environmental policy.

The global agri-food system plays a critical role in food security and environmental issues.

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

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

What is the environmental impact, the human health impact and the life cycle and production costs of the lab, pilot and commercial diffusion of nanowires and nanowire-based photovoltaic technologies?

Are there significant differences among the environmental impacts resulting form the production of Asian aquaculture commodities and what are the main causes for these?

Indicators to measure progress in de-linking economic growth and environmental pressure.

In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books on medicine and astrology fulfilled important rhetorical functions in knowledge communication.…

In veel grote steden kan klimaatverandering tot een watercrisis leiden. Een goede omgang met erfgoed kan dit tegengaan, betoogt Fokke Gerritsen. De directeur van het Nederlands instituut in Turkije (NIT) gebruikte seed money van het Impact Support Netwerk om dit aan de hand van een Istanbuls aquaduct…

Promotie

Studievoorlichting

The development of new environmentally sound technologies is seen as a key route towards achieving sustainability.

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

Promotores: H.W. Lenstra, K. Belabas (University of Bordeaux)

Mechanical forces are known to play an important role in bacterial colonies. In this dissertation, we study the self-organization at various stages of growing bacterial colonies, and focus on the mechanical effects of cell growth.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-Promotores: S.C.Hille, O.W. van Gaans

Promotores: A.P. IJzerman, H.W.T. van Vlijmen

Lezing

Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander Co-Promotor: F.M. Spieksma

Systems with local constraints is a new finding in recent researches on complex systems. The heterogeneous spatial interactions and the temporal dependencies among those numerous units make it difficult to describe by traditional statistical physics.

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

Het congres vond op 13 en 14 juli in Porto plaats en was tweetalig met simultane vertalingen tussen Engels en Portugees/Spaans. In totaal waren er ong. 350 deelnemers, uit 23 verschillende landen, waarvan de meeste deelnemers afkomstig waren uit Portugal, Spanje en Latijns Amerika (Argentinië, Bolivia,…

De zeldzame Ethiopische wolf komt steeds vaker in aanvaring met lokale veehouders. Promovendus Girma Eshete zocht naar manieren om het elegante beest te redden van de ondergang. Promotie op 5 september.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotores: M.G. Vijver, J.P.M. Vink

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

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?

A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

As a non-invasive genetic method, eDNA based approaches have become an important component of ecologists' and environmental managers' toolkits for biomonitoring in conservation and an increasingly important source of ecological knowledge.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo

Bacteria often experience external challenges, such as changes in environmental conditions or attacks by bacteriophages.

Didactiek

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).

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

Describe and identify what dosimetry parameters are of importance to interpret dose-response relationships (eg., mortality, sub-lethal, growth or reproduction inhabitation, DNA damage and reactive oxygen species, etc. ) for metal-based nanoparticles? How to develop quantitative models that enable to…

The International Health Regulations are a set of binding rules which organise the global response to viral outbreaks and other similar transboundary risks to public health.

Teamleiders en andere direct leidinggevenden spelen een belangrijke rol bij het faciliteren van inclusiviteit binnen publieke organisaties. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van bestuurskundige Tanachia Ashikali. Promotie op 20 november.

De onderzoeksgroep Organizational & Entrepreneurial Behavior onderzoekt het gedrag van individuen en groepen die in organisaties werken, organisaties starten, of organisaties leiden, met als doel om organisatorische praktijken te informeren. Door zich te concentreren op het gedrag van (groepen) werknemers,…

Sociale Wetenschappen, Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) kent Toin Duijx het erelidmaatschap toe vanwege zijn werk als secretaris en penningmeester van de Nederlandse IBBY-sectie, zijn werk in en grote betrokkenheid bij de Internationale Jugendbibliotheek in München, zijn inzet als jurylid van de Hans…

How Perceived (In)Visible Dissimilarity Relates to Feelings of Inclusion at Work

An important part of the SCS specialisation is the internship period. Students will get the opportunity to get to know the field and to apply what they have learned during the courses.