Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. H. Leirs (Univ. Antwerpen)

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.

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.

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

S.S. Kolipaka’s thesis questions and investigates the survival prospects of reintroduced tigers and their offspring’s in the human dominated landscape of Panna tiger reserve in India.

The lipid membrane is a basic structural component of all living cells. Embedded in this nanometer-thin barrier, membrane proteins shape the membrane and at the same time respond to the shape of the membrane.

Do Ethiopian wolves change their diet and foraging strategy in the landscape under different land uses? How land use affect Afro-alpine rodent Communities? How important are Afro-alpine natural resources utilisation for local livelihoods? What is the human perception of conflict in the Afro-alpine a…

The aim of this thesis is to study cell-cell interactions and the development of an assay to explore and quantify the exchange of membrane compounds.

Streptomyces are bacteria abundant in soil that participate in diverse and complex interactions. These bacteria are the main producers of the antibiotics we currently use in the clinic.

Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Prof.dr.ir. H.H. de Iongh

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.J.J. Groenen, Co-Promotor: M. Huber

Ethiopian wolves are endangered diurnal Afroalpine rodent hunters. I investigated the interaction between wolves, rodents and human land use in Borena Sayint National Park (BSNP), Abune Yosef and Aboi Gara in Ethiopia.

Humans of Psychology plaatst studenten en medewerkers van het Instituut Psychologie in de spotlight. Of het nu gaat om inspirerend onderwijs, bijzonder onderzoek, een publieksbijeenkomst, open science of een bestseller. Neem een kijkje achter de schermen.

In this thesis, the role of plant-mediated soil legacy effects in shaping aboveground plant-insect interactions was investigated.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

What are interactive effects of human pressures on aquatic communities?

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

Het LUMC iPSC Hotel biedt de generatie van research grade humane geïnduceerde pluripotente stamcellen (iPSC's) uit verschillende weefselbronnen met behulp van de modernste herprogrammeringstechnieken.

Melanie Fink, Postdoctoraal Onderzoeker bij het Europa Instituut van de Universiteit Leiden, heeft haar boek Frontex and Human Rights, Responsibility in 'Multi-Actor Situations' under the ECHR and EU Public Liability Law gepubliceerd. Dit boek is gebaseerd op haar proefschrift, dat zij in december 2017…

In de serie Humans of Humanities, lichten wij iedere twee weken een van onze wetenschappers, medewerkers of studenten uit.

Woensdag 13 december verdedigde Melanie Fink haar proefschrift ‘Frontex and Human Rights: Responsibility in “Multi-Actor Situations” under the ECHR and EU Public Liability Law’.

The studies presented in the work show the potential of the integrative use of biophysical data in defining the structural basis of protein interactions.

Heart failure is a major health care problem with high mortality.

The thesis describes the use of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, in continuous wave and pulse modes, to address the interaction of α-Synuclein (αS) with membranes and the aggregation of αS.

Op 21 januari 2020 verdedigde Patrick van Berlo zijn proefschrift 'Human Rights Elephants in an Era of Globalisation: Commodification, Crimmigration, and Human Rights in Confinement'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. J.P. van der Leun en prof.mr.dr. M.A.H. van der Woude.

This thesis is devoted to an in-depth examination of the various effects of disorder in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors.

Op 21 februari 2019 verdedigde Ruben Zandvliet zijn proefschrift 'Trade, Investment and Labour: Interactions in International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver.

Can we distinguish the effects of pesticides from other abiotic and biotic factors that occur in the field? And how do these factors interact with pesticides?

Promotores: T. Hankemeier; R. Berger, Co-promotor: R.J. Vreeken

Voor wie geïnteresseerd is in de relatie tussen neuro-cognitieve en biologische factoren enerzijds en leren, gedrag en emoties anderzijds.

Deze nieuwe masterspecialisatie gaat over kansen en uitdagingen van digitale media in opvoeding en onderwijs.

What is the population size/structure and distribution of tiger and leopard inside the Bardia National Park (BNP) compared with the population outside? What is the movement and home range and conflict pattern in time and space of tigers and leopards inside the BNP compared with outside? What constitutes…

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

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Large carnivore population is globally declining as a result of the fragmentation of habitat, large prey depletion and retaliatory killing by pastoralists.

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

Promotor: A. Kros, Co-promotor: R.R.C.L. Olsthoorn

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

Van zelfrijdende auto’s tot innovatieve medicijnontwikkeling, kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) gaat ons leven op uiteenlopende manieren fundamenteel veranderen. Onze computerwetenschappers bestuderen de technologie op een diep en fundamenteel niveau. Maar we zoeken ook naar medische toepassingen en antwoorden…

Large parts of the research described in this Thesis aims at the development of oligopeptide-masked toxins and their in situ immunoproteasome-mediated activation.

Promotor: A.P. IJzerman Co-promotor: L.H. Heitman

Wat is 'Interaction between Legal Systems' (ILS) en wat betekent het als profileringsgebied binnen de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid? Hier meer over op de startbijeenkomst van ILS 2.0 op 26 oktober 15.00 – 17.00 in de Grotiuszaal (A051 KOG). De middag wordt afgesloten met een borrel in de Global Lo…

What is the population size and social structure in time and space? What is the lion diet and food preference in time and space? What is the home range (MCP and Kernel) and movement in time and space? What are human – lion conflict and responses of lions to traditional herding in time and space? What…

Leiden University’s Master of Law in European and International Human Rights Law (L.L.M.) looks at the various protection mechanisms applied to human rights across different political, social and cultural settings.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

Promotor: J.A. Bouwstra Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

During embryonic growth, cells proliferate, differentiate, and collectively migrate to form different tissues at the right position and time in the body.

Transplantation of labial salivary glands to the eyelids for patients with dry eye appears to give excellent results clinically.