Promotor: F.J. van Lunteren, E. Jorin

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.

Promotores: J. Kok, M. Chaudron (Chalmers University)

With increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and their detrimental effect on the global climate, modern society needs to push for more renewable energy sources. Storing widely accessible and abundant solar energy in chemical bonds in the form of molecular fuel via artificial photosynthesis…

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.

Which traits and/or trade-offs determine benefits of being deciduous or evergreen?

To gain more insight into the evolutionary development of orchid flowers and fruits, the orchid species Erycina pusilla was studied. The evolutionary origin of the median petaloid sepal, the callus on the labellum, and the stelidia was studied.

Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with 1.5 million deaths annually. There is a need exists to optimize both current as well as novel antibiotic combination treatment strategies to improve the effectiveness and safety of treatments against TB.

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek (LIC)

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen

Van 11 tot 17 september staat Leiden in het teken van kunst en wetenschap. Wat kan de combinatie van deze twee velden voor ons betekenen? En hoe kan de samenwerking ertussen worden versterkt? Verschillende publieksevents en een spiksplinternieuw symposium voor specialisten moeten antwoord geven op deze…

D2.2 comprises the in-depth legal analysis of the initial heuristic model, focused on addressing, in more detail, the main legal concerns for data reusers in the European data economy. This detailed analysis of the legal propositions presented in D2.1 is supplemented by an analysis of the technological,…

The class-imbalance problem is a challenging classification task and is frequently encountered in real-world applications. Various techniques have been developed to improve the imbalanced classification performance theoretically and practically.

This thesis is based on five papers on several topics.

An overview is given of the flows of chlorine and chlorinated hydrocarbons through the Europian Union.

Het Nederlands-Vlaams Instituut in Cairo (NVIC) is in 1971 opgericht. Negen universiteiten in Nederland en Vlaanderen participeren in het NVIC met als doel het stimuleren en internationaliseren van hun onderwijs- en onderzoeksactiviteiten in het Midden-Oosten. De beheervoerende instelling is de Universiteit…

EXIOBASE is a global, detailed Multi-regional Environmentally Extended Supply and Use / Input Output (MR EE SUT/IOT) database. It was developed by harmonizing and detailing SUT for a large number of countries, estimating emissions and resource extractions by industry, linking the country EE SUT via…

In 2013-2014, CML published over 100 papers, contributed to various international sustainability debates, renovated our building and educated thousands of students from all over the world through our MOOC. These accomplishments and many more are highlighted in this booklet, CML wish you a pleasant…

Multicellular giant algae Chara species have been widely used in physiological studies for decades.

Promotores: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, V. Meyer, Co-promotor: A.F.J. Ram

On January 8 and 9, a conference will take place at Leiden University, titled: "The Plurality of Early Modern Media: 21st-Century Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities". This conference marks the 25 years anniversary of the Intersections series (published by Brill) and reflects…

On December 3, Erik Kwakkel (University of British Columbia) will give a lecture in the University Library Leiden, titled “Writing on the Wall: Medieval Advertisement Sheets in Perspective.” Professional scribes in the Middle Ages produced advertisement sheets with which they presented themselves to…

De opleiding Life Science and Technology (LST) stond 9 september 2014 met een feestelijk gebakje stil bij haar 15 jarig bestaan. Het gaat bijzonder goed met de opleiding. Er zijn veel eerstejaars studenten en LST masterstudenten vinden of vóór hun diploma-uitreiking of er vlak na een goede baan.

Hieronder vind je de antwoorden op een aantal veelgestelde vragen over toelating tot de klinische specialisaties van de Master Psychologie.

Students Practicing Citizen Journalism

How can ecosystem services within river catchments be quantified in spatial and temporal explicit way?

Studievoorlichting

Studievoorlichting

Ben je nieuwsgierig, ambitieus en wil je meer doen dan alleen je reguliere studie? Verbreed dan je horizon via het extra-curriculair honoursonderwijs van de Universiteit Leiden, doe relevante werkervaring op tijdens een leuke stage of spijker je kennis bij van muziek en beeldende kunst aan de Academy…

Ben je nieuwsgierig, ambitieus en wil je meer doen dan alleen je reguliere studie? Verbreed dan je horizon via het extra-curriculair honoursonderwijs van de Universiteit Leiden, doe relevante werkervaring op tijdens een leuke stage of spijker je kennis bij van muziek en beeldende kunst aan ACPA (Academy…