Cristina Grasseni’s project

What is the effect of light at night on plant phenology and physiology, and how does this affect plant interactions with other species?

By placing food at the centre of investigation, this Minor explores current-day debates on political, environmental, economic and cultural change at both the local and global levels.

Schouwburgstraat, Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA, Den Haag

Collegezalengebouw, Einsteinweg 57, 2333 CC, Leiden

Snellius, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA, Leiden

Studentencentrum Plexus, Kaiserstraat 25, 2311 GN, Leiden

Universiteitsbibliotheek, Witte Singel 27, 2311 BG, Leiden

Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden

Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw, Steenschuur 25, 2311 ES, Leiden

Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP, Den Haag

Promotor: R. Verpoorte, Co-promotores: Y.H.Choi, N.R. Mustafa

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

The studies described in this thesis deal with glycosidases, in particular alpha-galactosidases.

Huygens, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA, Leiden

Van Steenis, Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC, Leiden

Anna van Buerenplein, Anna van Buerenplein 301, 2595 DG, Den Haag

Promotor: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Co-promotor: Sandra de Weert

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

Pieter de la Court, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Plants produce an astonishing variety of secondary metabolites (SMs) which are thought to play vital roles in the fitness of plants through ecological interactions.

Promotores: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. M. Bongards (Cologne University)

The soil ecosystem consists of the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth.

Dit onderzoek richt zich op hoe de voedselconsumptie en -verspilling van huishoudens tijdens COVID-19 werd aangepast aan de levensstijl.

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: T.R. van Andel

This thesis investigates the relations between metabolism and anatomy through the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

The rapidly increasing commercial application of metallic nanoparticles within products will inevitably enhance the amount of NPs being released into soil.

Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer

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

What are trait-trait relationships in wetlands? To what extent the so-called leaf economics traits deviate from terrestrial ecosystems? How traits specific to wetland plant relate to plant strategies? What’s the relationship between wetland plant traits to the ecosystem functioning (e.g. productivity,…

Huub de Groot

The Sundanese people, the largest ethnic group in West Java, have been using traditional medicine for a long time. Known as ubar kampung, Sundanese indigenous knowledge, beliefs and practices of traditional medicine are based on local people’s knowledge and use of Medicinal, Aromatic, and Cosmetic (MAC)…

Promotor: Erik F. Smets, Co-promotores: Barbara Gravendeel, Niels Raes

Fungal food spoilage often starts with a contamination with spores. Experimental data strongly indicate the existence of subpopulations of spores with different levels of resistance to preservation methods.

The different kinds of cultural perspectives on health and disease of the participants are related to their knowledge, beliefs, values and practices manifested in various forms of lifestyle in Indonesia. The cultural diversity of the population is also related to differences in health behaviour.

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

Ben jij een geboren fotograaf? Of juist helemaal niet, maar heb je wel een briljante foto die de relatie tussen voedsel en mensen verbeeldt? Doe dan mee aan de ‘Food & Society’ fotowedstrijd van de Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen. Stuur vóór dinsdag 3 april 2018 je foto in!

Soil biodiversity is of great importance for the maintenance of multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems.

International trade has played a major role in defining the modern global economy. Trade, however, entangles the environmental pressures of economic sectors, giving the illusion of environmental improvements, while the opposite may be occurring.

What invertebrates are available to feed nestlings in an agricultural landscape of varied complexity?

Does the presence of Ring-necked parakeets negatively influence feeding and feeding behaviour of native bird species on artificial bird feeders and if so, what are possible solutions?

In September 2023 the new minor Sustainability, Climate Change and Food starts. This minor critically examines the complexities of food sustainability through ecological, socio-economic, political, and cultural systems.

Promotor: G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Climate change is a challenge for both current and future generations. New biological resources have to be developed in order to meet the demand for energy as well as the demand for food.

In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…

Wetland plants are distinguished from plants of other terrestrial ecosystems by their adaptations to specific habitat stresses, including waterlogged and flooding and the subsequent abundance of phytotoxic compounds.