Promotores: C. J. ten Cate; M. A. Ainslie. Co-promotor: W. Slabbekoorn

Promotor: Prof.dr. F.S. de Boer, Co-promotor: D. Clarke

This thesis focuses on important life history traits and their trade-offs using two hexapod models. Particularly, the trade-off between immune defense and embryonic developmental speed is a central theme of this study.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, A. Enge Co-Promotor: T.C. Streng

This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.

Promotor: R. Tijdeman, Co-promotor: H.J.J. te Riele

Of all the mass in our Universe, 80% is thought to consist of a hypothetical and invisible substance called dark matter (DM).

Co-ordination Action for Innovation in Life-Cycle Analysis for Sustainability: deepening, broadening and leaping forward the LCA methodology.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Hecke

Op 28 juli 2022 overleed onze gewaardeerde collega Daniëlle Hamstra na een kort ziekbed. Sinds 2010 was Daniëlle verbonden aan de sectie Klinische Psychologie, aanvankelijk als student in de research master en vervolgens als docent en promovenda.

Door de vergrijzing neemt de druk op de ouderenzorg toe. Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat ouderen gezond en vitaal kunnen blijven leven? In het vak ‘Living Lab’ van de Master Vitality and Ageing (V&A) van het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) werken studenten aan actuele vraagstukken rond de gezondheid…

Op 11 december 2014 ontving dr. Nele Beyens de G.A. Lindeboomprijs 2014 voor haar bijzondere verdiensten op het terrein van de medische geschiedschrijving in Nederland. De jury besloot haar voor de prijs voor te dragen vanwege haar in 2013 uitgegeven biografie van vrouwenarts Hector Treub 'Immer bereid…

De afdeling bereikte het droevige bericht dat hoogleraar burgerlijk recht prof. mr. A.R. Bloembergen op 1 november 2016 is overleden. Hij wordt met eerbied en dankbaarheid herdacht. Bloembergen was hoogleraar in Leiden van 1965 tot 1979.

Anne van Rongen heeft tijdens de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van het American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) in 2024 de Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award in de wacht gesleept. Deze prijs wordt uitgereikt aan de beste posterpresentatie en is een mooie erkenning voor haar uitstekende onderzoek en pr…

Prof dr. C.A. van Eck heeft de Descartes-Huygensprijs gekregen. Deze wordt eens in de drie jaar door de Franse Académie des Sciences en de KNAW toegekend aan een geesteswetenschapper. De prijs is gesponsord door de Franse Ambassade in Nederland en wordt toegekend aan Franse en Nederlandse onderzoekers…

The sun is fortunately shining more and more, and students are working hard to complete their final tasks before the holidays. We asked a few students how they look back on the academic year, if they have any tips, and what their summer/future plans are. ‘Being a mentor during HOP week is something…

Een diversere groep studenten kun je je bijna niet voorstellen. India, Duitsland, Pakistan, Nederland, Israël, Rusland, Italië en Mongolië, allemaal voorbeelden van landen die dit voorjaar vertegenwoordigd zijn in de pilot van het International Leiden Leadership Programme.

Firearms and violence in Europe–A systematic review by Katharina Krüsselmann, Pauline Aarten, Marieke Liem

De meeste nomaden in de Sahellanden hebben zelf geen mobiele telefoon. Toch wordt hun leven er ingrijpend door beïnvloed. Prof.dr. Mirjam de Bruijn houdt vrijdag 5 september haar oratie, over de invloeden van mobiele telefonie op marginale samenlevingen in West- en Midden-Afrika.

Wie schrijft het beste Afrikaanse dierenverhaal? Het platform Stemmen van Afrika organiseert de komende weken een schrijfwedstrijd, naar een idee van hoogleraar Maarten Mous en universitair hoofddocent Jenneke van der Wal.

Sinds 2009 behaalden 90 kandidaten hun doctoraat in Creative en Performing Arts. Op deze pagina een overzicht van ACPA's alumni.

Samen met enkele anderen opende Reef dit expertisecentrum in 's Hertogenbosch op donderdag 22 november 2018. In dit kader sprak ze met het Brabants Dagblad.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Prof.dr. M.R.V. Chaudron (Chalmers Univ., Sweden)

In this dissertation, the synthesis and characterization of a series of iron complexes based on different ligand platforms are described.

Promotores: Prof.dr. S.J. Edixhoven, Prof.dr. E. Ullmo (University Paris-Sud)

Promotor: H.P. Spaink, Co-Promotor: A.H. Meijer

Artin L-functions associated to continuous representations of the absolute Galois group G_K of a global field K capture a lot of information about G_K as well as arithmetic properties of K.

This thesis investigates how galaxies form and what diversifies the evolutionary histories of galaxies.

The key purpose of this project is to study tautological relations on the level of closed differential forms or even integral cochains (i.e. we don't take classes in cohomology).

The bacterial cell wall is a nearly universal structure that offers protection and gives the cell its shape. However, environmental stressors, such as cell wall-targeting antibiotics and hyperosmotic conditions, can induce bacteria to shift to a wall-deficient state. It is unknown whether the lack of…

This dissertation presents the results of the importance of creativity for ICT-students of Dutch universities of applied sciences (in Dutch: hogescholen), and the functioning of training courses that aim to promote creative abilities is highlighted.

The study of orchid flowers, fruits, and inflorescences is crucial due to the remarkable diversity of orchid species and their unique adaptations to pollinators and seed dispersers. However, our understanding of the evolution and development of these organs within the orchid family remains limited.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: R. Heijungs

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

The progressive loss and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). The onset and progression of PD can be triggered by multiple risk factors, for instance, genetic mutation, environmental exposure, and aging.

1: What is the relative importance of alfa and beta biodiversity in polar ecosystems, and how does intraspecific variation influence this? 2: How can we use remote sensing to determine functional biodiversity (within communities) in polar ecosystems? 3: Temporal and spatial scales of functional biodiversity:…

Science is typically a patchwork of research contributions without much coordination. Especially in clinical trials, the follow-up studies that we do fail to be the most promising.

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.

Clinical development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been particularly challenging and still suffers from high attrition rates.

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).

We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.

To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.

We developed the bitterling as a unique, well-studied model organism in the area of the evolutionary ecology of brood parasitism. The bitterling-mussel relationship, interspecific mussel host preference, and mussel gill structure are studied in detail, to help understand the developmental adaptation…

In this thesis an activity-based probe was discovered that could visualize the activity of PLAATs. With an optimized gel-based ABPP assay in hand, screening of a compound library led to the discovery of alpha-ketoamides as a hit for PLAAT3.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

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

Promotor: Bas Edixhoven, Promotor: Qing Liu

Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is the principal enzyme responsible for hydrolysis of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). MAGL inhibition provides several potential therapeutic opportunities, including anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity.