Can you imagine a radically different world? In our times dominated by neoliberal capitalism, we seem to lack not only viable alternatives, but also the capacity to envision anything outside of the status quo.

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

Does hegemony—legitimated rule by dominant power—have a role in ordering world politics of the twenty-first century? If so, what form does that hegemony take: does it lie with a leading state or with some other force? How does contemporary world hegemony operate: what tools does it use and what outcomes…

Bas Verberk defended his thesis on 6 September 2016

The Campus Square, officially named Rosalind Franklin Square, will be a green gathering place for students, staff, and city residents. It is a place where the university, businesses, and the city of Leiden come together.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotor: E.H.J. Danen

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

Patients share valuable advice and experiences with their peers in online patient discussion groups.

On 24 January 2023 Tobias Jones successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

Promotor: M.A.G.J. Orrit

Sphingolipids are important membrane compounds with a variety of functions. In mammalian cells, different enzymes are involved in the metabolism of sphingolipids, but interruption of this metabolism process leads to different diseases.

Promotores: Prof.dr. C.A.J. Knibbe, Prof.dr. D. Tibboel (EMC, R’dam)

Promotor: Prof.dr. W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Kros

Oude UB, Rapenburg 70, 2311 EZ, Leiden

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.V.J. Linnartz, Co-Promotores: S. Ioppolo, H.M. Cuppen

In this thesis, we have used numerical approaches to study the effects of translational symmetry breaking on strange metallic systems as realised by the holographic duality⁠.

Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden

Studies in current archaeological applications of remote sensing and non-invasive prospection methods edited by Hans Kamermans, Martin Gojda and Axel G.

This Thesis describes the design, synthesis and evaluation as glycoprocessing enzyme inhibitors of focused libraries of iminosugars.

Promotor: J.M. Memelink

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

The programme group Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies is one of the six programme groups within the department of Child and Education Studies at Leiden University.

Promotor: F.S. de Boer Co-promotor: P. T. de Gouw

This thesis concerns the relation bettween the good reduction of Shimura varieties and the associated loop groups.

Applying linguistics research to solve practical language-related problems in society.

CrO2, a half-metal ferromagnet, has shown great promise for superconducting spintronics applications for nearly two decades.

As a scientific partner, the Sport Data Center offers (sports) organisations a wide range of services.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

This is an annual series of public lectures at the location that forms the heart of astronomy in Leiden: the Old Observatory.

Psycho-physiological studies for health and disease.

This thesis focuses on the synthesis, characterization and performance towards CO2 electroreduction of mono and bi-metallic particles based on p-block metals

Holidaymakers, day-trippers and tourists were able to book a University tour, with a student as their guide.

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: G.A. Palma

Find out where you as a staff member or manager can turn for support or a good chat.

On 23 January 2020, Paula Kemp defended her thesis 'Enforced performance of commercial sales contracts in the Netherlands, Singapore and China'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. H.B. Krans and Prof. M.H. Wissink (RU Groningen).

All the information that is useful for research, education and support staff can be found at our intranet platform: docs.liacs.nl. This platform can only be used by LIACS staff.

Like a mixture of oil and water, lipid membranes separate into two liquid phases.

On 18 May 2011, Dr. Ben Knapen, Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, delivered the annual Van Vollenhoven Lecture on “Rule of Law and Development”.

Leiden University offers more than 78 master's programmes in various fields taught in English. Tuition fees for master programmes range from 15,000 - 25,000 euros / year depending on the chosen study programme.

The emergence of complex diseases resulting from abnormal cell-cell signaling and the spread of infectious diseases caused by pathogens are significant threats to humanity. Unraveling the dynamic mechanisms underlying cell-cell signaling and infectious disease spreading is crucial for effective disease…

Sarah Giest, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, and Ishani Mukherjee researched the topic of 'Behavioural Insights Teams (BITs) and Policy Change: An Exploration of Impact, Location, and Temporality of Policy Advice'.

This thesis is an experimental study of the UV irradiation of the interstellar ice analogues, relevant for the different stages of the star and planet formation sequence.

The disease acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by fast progression and low survival rates.

Nature and History, Towards a Hermeneutic Philospohy of Historiography of Science

Essays in archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnography of the Amerindian circum-Caribbean

The KLM Urban Trail Series is a hugely popular series of running trails in the Netherlands that are a unique way to explore a city centre. This year Wijnhaven is opening its doors to the runners. Join in with the fourth edition of the KLM Urban Trail in The Hague on Sunday 7 July.

In this thesis, we consider various (electro)chemical phenomena at surfaces and nanoparticles and their underlying atomistic processes, which we studied using first-principles methods such as density functional theory.

The research described in this thesis combines the latest insights in lysosomal function with lysosome centred cell signalling.

Promotor: J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: H.J. Hoogeboom