The upscaling of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data is recognized as one of the main challenges in the ex-ante LCA of emerging technologies. This challenge arises since industrial-scale system specifications for these technologies are unknown and industrial data is lacking.

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon & Prof. dr. H.H. de Iongh

This research programme aims to increase the scientific understanding of how current and emerging anthropogenic threats affect biodiversity and ecosystem services to facilitate strategic management of natural resources. To this end, we address urgent challenges in relation to the mechanisms involved…

How can people and lions sustainably coexist?

Overall dispersion in LCA as result of inherent uncertainties, spread and unrepresentativeness.

The majority (80%) of e-waste generated globally are recycled informally in developing countries.

Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.

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

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

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.

Circularity is an essential aspect of the industry transformation towards resource-efficiency, climate neutrality and long-term competitiveness. It can produce substantial material savings along value chains and production processes, generate added value and unlock economic opportunities.

This thesis investigates how the assessment of circular economy (CE) at the macro-economic level can be facilitated and promoted⁠.

Advances in the field of high-performance Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, by re-engineering their microstructure to make them more powerful while reducing rare earth content.

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

The LUGO team is part of the Administration and Central Services department of the university, with it falling under the Strategy and Academic Affairs department. Naturally, it falls into the sustainability team of the University, which consists of two full-time employees alongside the LUGO Team. The…

In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

How do chemical contaminants traverse and affect terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems?

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo

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The project seeks to develop an eco-design framework for single-use medical devices and packaging

Promotores: G.A. Persoon, H.H. de Iongh

Following the format of Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) in the United States, PLSC Europe is a conference for stimulating work in progress. Discussants, rather than authors, kick off and lead a conversation on a paper. There are no panels or presentations by the authors. Attendees read papers…

Meet Bart, Reza, Weiyan, James, Daphne and Yasmin.

What was the relationship between women and modern media in different parts of Asia in the 20th century? Under what historical and social conditions did women achieve prominence in popular music in Asia?

With a call for dialogue and collaboration, vice dean Bart de Smit kicked off the new academic year for the Faculty of Science on Tuesday 3 September. Theoretical physicist Carlo Beenakker outlined the possibilities of quantum as a disruptive technology.

Can process-oriented dynamic testing be applied to everyday educational practice?

This study focuses on increasing our understanding of the different pathways converts take during conversion to Islam.

The LUCL Labs consist of four spaces equipped to conduct high-quality experimental linguistic research.

Source: Biochem Pharmacol, Volume 95, Issue 4, pp. 290-300 (2015)

Ethnography and Photography in a Moroccan Berber Village

What role do parent-child interactions play in the development, maintenance and treatment of depression in young people?

With Leiden University Press, LUCIS publishes a peer-reviewed book series “Debates on Islam and Society” aimed at a broad audience. A number of books in this series are available in open access.

What is the effect of a dynamic training in children’s inductive reasoning skills and how is it related to children’s school performances and language development.

What is the optimal way to utilise intermediate assessment in improving study behaviour and study success?

How did digital intermediality symbolise and facilitate the transfer of content from popular culture into policy statements and vice versa in the period between 1945 and the new millenium?

Research goal: To support the design of technologies (counter-measures and communication measures) for the prevention, interdiction and mitigation of lone actor extremist events (LOEEs), which are hard to anticipate, yet can be highly damaging to local and national communities and therefore must be…

In the Surveillance and Security Threat Monitor 2022-2023, the research project thematically examined threat developments.

During the 1980s and early 2000s, authors like Alex Schmid and Andrew Silke demonstrated the paucity of first-hand insights being used to study terrorism and the consequences this had for the reliability of the findings beings presented. But to what extent have these issues endured?

Now and then we organise book launches to present the latest publications, both academic and popular, in our broad field.

Source: Mol Pharmacol, Volume 87, Issue 2, pp. 305-13 (2015)

Psycholinguistic research

The aims of the project are to: further clarify 'inhibition by safety'; explore and describe all possible sagety factors, with a special focus on the primary human safety source: social connectedness; reviewing prolonged stress responses without stressors.

In October 2014 a new publication on artistic research has been launched. The book is called Artistic Experimentation in Music. An Anthology, edited by Darla Crispin and Bob Gilmore, and published by Leuven University Press.

GoodBrother aims to increase the awareness of the ethical, legal, and privacy issues associated with audio- and video-based monitoring and to propose privacy-aware working solutions for assisted living.

The Netherlands generally performs above average in the protection of personal data, according to research carried out at Leiden University. Germany is the leading country, while countries such as Italy and Romania are lagging behind.