2,526 search results for “research with animals” in the Public website
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The Animated Image. Roman Theory on Naturalism, Vividness and Divine Power
The Animated Image addresses the entire range of contexts in which images were described by Roman authors as being animated, as well as the accounts that Roman writers produced to explain the animation of inanimate matter.
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Sound Investigation: Effects of noise on marine animals across trophic levels
Anthropogenic noise has been shown to affect marine animals in various ways, this may have fitness consequences at individual and population level. This thesis aims to increase insight into the quantification of sound-induced behavioural responses that are relevant to fitness, and into factors that…
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Deep sea research with microphone
‘Even at the deepest point in the ocean you can still hear the noise from boats,' says biologist Hans Slabbekoorn. ‘And that's while sound is the most important means of communication for underwater life.' What is the effect of all that underwater noise on fish and other animals? Slabbekoorn is on board…
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Reliable research with virtual patients
The right medicine in the right dosage for every patient, that is something medical science aspires. 'Personalised medicine' is the term for that. But it does require a lot of research with patient data and that can be hard to get due to privacy legislation. Researchers Laura Zwep and Coen van Hasselt…
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Drug research
In the Drug Research theme, we primarily work with rodents. Rodents, such as mice, are one of the most common laboratory animals. These small mammals are easily housed and exhibit a rapid rate of reproduction.
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NestWacht - Citizen Science research with schools and communities on the impact of climate change and urban pollution on birds and their breeding
The NestWacht project is a Citizen Science collaboration between Science Centre Delft, Naturalis, and the Citizen Science Lab of Leiden University to engage individuals, families and primary schools in Leiden and Delft in scientific research on the impact of climate change on nature in their city, and…
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Thy Name is Deer. Animal Names in Semitic Onomastics and Name- Giving Traditions: Evidence from Akkadian, Northwest Semitic, and Arabic
Hekmat Dirbas defended his thesis on 14 February 2017
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Brenda de Groot
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
b.de.groot@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Training European Experts in Inflammation: from the molecular players to animal models and the bedside
How is inflammation in tuberculosis controlled by interplay between autophagy and inflammasome signalling?
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Laura Scherer
Science
l.a.scherer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6832
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Tom Roth
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.s.roth@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hemmo Smit
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
hsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3766
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Maaike Wensveen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.wensveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8541
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Lude Rozema
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.j.rozema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Frans de Ruiter
Faculty of Humanities
f.c.de.ruiter@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1480
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Marcel Cobussen
Faculty of Humanities
ma.cobussen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5041
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Hannah Bliersbach
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.bliersbach@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Scientific research with any smartphone camera
Although smartphones and other consumer cameras are increasingly used for scientific applications like citizen science, it’s still difficult to compare and combine data from different devices. PhD student Olivier Burggraaff developed a new easy-to-use standardised method which makes it possible for…
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Arjen de Vetten
ICLON
a.j.de.vetten@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1771
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Plant stress increases: New research with bacteria offers hope
Soil that is too wet, or too dry. Or with a lot or few nutrients. Due to climate change, the differences are becoming bigger, and plants must increasingly be able to adapt to survive. How do you make plants more stress-resistant? For this purpose, researchers from Leiden, along with other universities,…
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Jennifer Doekhie
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.v.o.r.doekhie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5301
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Many animals, but little biodiversity in children’s picture books
Dutch children’s picture books are full of animals, but mainly mammals are portrayed. Especially pets and exotic animals are popular. A large part of the Dutch fauna is less visible, but biologist Michiel Hooykaas of Leiden University sees plenty of opportunities for a more biodiverse book world.
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Harold Nefs
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.t.nefs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3992
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Ralph Rippe
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
rrippe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3889
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Ben Smit
ICLON
smit@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3498
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Terry Mostert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.m.m.mostert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nina Krupljanin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.krupljanin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sarah Plukaard
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.c.plukaard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7937
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Tamara Platteel
ICLON
tplatteel@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6498
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Fien Demuynck
Science
j.m.demuynck@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5045
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Centre for Art, Literature and Law (CALL)
The center studies the many ways in which issues of law and justice are dealt with in art and literature with a focus on liminal issues and cases. These are issues and cases where law comes to the limits of what it is capable of dealing with and art and literature explore the implications of what is…
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Testing vaccines without laboratory animals?
The quality of vaccines is still often tested by using laboratory animals. That has to change, according to researchers from Leiden University and the vaccinological institute Intravacc. Together they went searching for a test method that makes animal testing unnecessary. The first promising results…
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How your diet can improve animal welfare
A systematic approach to quantify impacts of food consumption on animal welfare has been developed by researchers of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University in collaboration with ETH Zurich, and effective altruism organizations.
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How artists classified the animal kingdom
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries artists were fascinated by how the animal kingdom was classified. They were in some instances ahead of natural historians.
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How animals flirt with each other
How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…
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In pictures: animal mummies in a scanner
The story of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh, is world famous. But did you know that the Ancient Egyptians mummified not only people but animals too? The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden recently put a bunch of animal mummies through a CT scanner. This was in collaboration with Canon Netherlands…
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Safety testing of chemicals without laboratory animals
Testing chemical substances without using animals. It seems a utopia, but a European team is going to develop a way to make this a reality. The RISK-HUNT3R project, led by Leiden professor Bob van de Water, received 23 million euros from the European Commission for this purpose. The project was launched…
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Dutch youth unfamiliar with native animal species
For the first time research has been done on species literacy in the Netherlands. Children in primary schools know about 1 in 3 native animal species. Publication in Biological Conservation.
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MBO Rijnland students animate Leiden physics
There are miniaturisation beams, microrobots, and ice skaters who suddenly drop into a hole in the ice. Students of the local MBO Rijnland let their imagination run free while animating Leiden physics research. The result is eleven surprising and very diverse science animations.
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Research stories
Would you like to know more about our research using laboratory animals or our studies on alternatives to animal testing? If so, take a look at the news articles on the right-hand side of the page (for mobile users, see the bottom of the page).
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Katharina Riebel
Science
k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149
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Errol Neo
Science
y.y.neo@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5065
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Research themes
The Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) is an internationally oriented institute for research and education in biology.
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Animation: Why Leiden is the birthplace of the Janssen vaccine
If you'll soon be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, you might just get the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) one. This vaccine was developed for the most part in Leiden – and this is no coincidence. Watch the animation below about the development of one of the vaccines in the fight against COVID-19.
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Proefdieronderzoek
proefdieren dierproeven universiteit leiden geneesmiddelonderzoek geneesmiddelen
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Animals in fashion: what is portrayed on children’s clothing?
Children’s clothes are full of cute, fun and cool animals. Researcher Michiel Hooykaas investigated which animals were most prevalent, to see how cultural product can influence the knowledge of biodiversity.
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Anja van der Voort
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
avoort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4036
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Research
The Modern and Contemporary Cluster is the largest within LUCAS and home to more than 100 staff members and PhD candidates. Hosting a diverse group of young and advanced scholars, it offers an especially fruitful and dynamic environment for interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Biogeochemical Biographies
A multiple isotope approach to human-animal dynamics in the Lesser Antilles across the historical divide
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Dani Crowley
Science
d.crowley@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4759