This dissertation, Layered Loyalties: The Natuurkundige Commissie in the Netherlands Indies (1820-1850), studies the Natuurkundige Commissie.

This thesis describes the antimicrobial discovery strategy developed in our group, the den Hertog Group at the Hubrecht Institute. It includes a cultivation-based screening approach for novel antimicrobial agents from the source of fungi, and a bacterial time-lapse imaging approach for antimicrobial…

Celebrating 20 years of Environmental Research and Education in Northern Cameroon

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. de Jong

Hoe kan de methode om de gecombineerde effecten van metaal-gebaseerde chemische stoffetn te bepalen worden verbeterd?

De strategische alliantie Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities bestaat tien jaar in 2022. Tijdens de jubileumbijeenkomst ‘The Next Ten Years’ in de Faculty Club op 12 april keken de partners terug op wat er bereikt is en werd er vooruitgekeken naar de grote maatschappelijk uitdagingen van de komende tien…

This thesis describes the role of pollution, specifically neonicotinoid insecticides, as an actor of the ongoing biodiversity decline.

In this work the reconstruction of a tau neutrino signal in the KM3NeT detector is discussed.

Promotor: M. Franx, Co-Promotor: I.F. Labbé

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.W. Canters, Prof.dr. T.J. Aartsma

Het boek 'The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child' is het resultaat van internationale wetenschappelijke congres - '25 Years CRC' – dat plaatsvond in november 2014 in Leiden ter gelegenheid van de 25e verjaardag van het VN-Kinderrechtenverdrag.

Promotores: T.H. Oosterkamp, N. de Jonge

This ecological community has long been known to affect host biology, and their diverse roles have been further clarified in recent years following numerous studies of animal:microbiota interactions in diverse systems.

On 8 July, the symposium 'The digital reconstruction of the crucifixion of the Lindau master (ca. 1425)' will take place at the auditorium of Museum Catharijnecovent, from where it will also be broadcasted online.

This thesis describes the development and optimization of the first molecular tools to study the enzyme PLA2G4E.

Special Issue in: Visual Anthropology, Volume 29, Issue 3, 2016

My PhD project studies how the temporally sequential Hox gene expression is regulated during head-tail patterning of the frog embryo.

Promotores: Prof.dr. F. van Lunteren, Prof.dr. F.S. Gaastra

The prevalence of obesity (BMI >40 kg/m2) has increased rapidly over the recent years, not only in adults, but also in children and adolescents.

Large carnivores and humans, along with their livestock, have co-existed for thousands of years. However, human population growth and an increase in economic activities are modifying the landscape for large carnivores and their prey.

The ongoing increase in antimicrobial resistance combined with the low discovery of novel antibiotics is a serious threat to our health care.

Een goede taalontwikkeling is van belang voor de cognitieve en sociale ontwikkeling, om te kunnen communiceren en om te kunnen leren. Als de taalontwikkeling niet verloopt zoals verwacht, kan dit allerlei consequenties hebben. Kinderen met een extra X of Y chromosoom hebben een verhoogd risico op problemen…

On June 26-28, 2024, the Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Medieval Theology will take place. The theme this year is "The End: Finiteness, Death and Completion in Medieval Theology". Deadline for paper proposals: 20 December 2023.

As Leiden Law students, we are now in the digital age, 'where we believe law and technology should go together.' After all, for us, it is important to look beyond trodden paths of established legal knowledge. The books on law and case law surely will not be sufficient for the lawyer of the future. That…

Review of new technical decisionsupport systems in the environmental field, and application in water management decission processes.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Franx, Co-Promotor: Rychard Bouwens

The Vallesian, 11.1-9 Ma, was a special time in the Vallès-Penedes basin near Barcelona, where a biodiversity hotspot existed. Europe had a subtropical climate, with rhinos, forest giraffes, lions, hyenas, flying squirrels and primates.

Promotores: Prof.dr. M. Franx, Prof.dr. P.G. van Dokkum (Yale University)

Uniting an international consortium of scholars, the Skandapurāṇa Project comprises a team of researchers working in fields across the Humanities. We are creating a critical edition of a foundational work of purāṇic literature and, in doing so, tracing the dynamics of a textual tradition to better understand…

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh, C.J.M. Musters

Chinese materia medica (CMM), comprising a diverse array of natural substances from plants, animals, and minerals, has been integral to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) throughout history. This study investigates the dynamic evolution of CMM, noting shifts in species for improved therapeutic effects…

Het jaar 2017 was het Leiden Asia Year. Leiden heeft al eeuwenlang banden met en kennis over het continent, en het afgelopen jaar werden daar de spotlights op gezet.

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

The Summer School History of the Book, organized by the Allard Pierson Museum, introduces a new course in English: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Book, taught by Prof. Malcolm Walsby (2-6 September 2024).

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

Tentoonstelling

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…

Van 21 augustus tot en met 8 september zijn de workshops en cursus van de jaarlijkse Summer School on the History of the Book van het Allard Pierson en de vakgroep Boekwetenschap. Drie weken lang is er elke werkdag een cursus, workshop of lezing over thema’s die te maken hebben met de geschiedenis van…

De Leidse Sterrewacht gaat deelnemen aan de activiteiten van het International Year of Light (IYL). Het jaar 2015 is door de Verenigde Naties uitgeroepen tot het International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. IYL 2015 zal aan de wereld laten zien hoe belangrijk licht en optische technologie…

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

Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for the Arts in Society

Op 27 juni 2019 verdedigde Barry Bussey zijn proefschrift 'The Legal Revolution Against the Accommodation of Religion: The Secular Age v. The Sexular Age'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. P.B. Cliteur.

What are the flows of C&DW (e.g. bricks, concrete, gypsum and wood) in the case study countries ? How to define the specification for each material to be quantified? What indicators should be used to identify the pattern of each C&DW management system? How to interpret the MFA results in relation…

De Race of the Classics is het grootste studentenzeilevenement van Europa. Dit jaar werd de race van 4 t/m 10 april gevaren, met achttien schepen. Daan Kok, tweedejaars Fiscaal recht voer mee in team Leiden op de Tecla, een logger uit 2015. En legt uit hoe het Reesgevoel ontstaat.

The 7th European Congress of Medieval Studies of the Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) will be organized by the Department of Arts, Media, and Philosophy of the University of Basel, Switzerland. There is a number of slots for papers (20 minutes) and special sessions…

Het Leiden Asia Year komt eraan. 2017 staat bij de universiteit en in de stad helemaal in het teken van Azië . Heb je ideeën om het programma nog mooier te maken? Meld ze bij de universiteit!

Description of The Regional Network on the Synergy between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leids Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Natuurkunde (LION)

In this thesis new methodologies are developed for the detection and systematic study of radio sources in the early universe. This allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies, the activity of supermassive black holes, and the final phase transition of our universe:…