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161 search results for “cognitieve evolution” in the Staff website

• The Evolution of Aromatic Chemistry in Interstellar Space Event - 4 June 2026

  Lecture, Harold Linnartz Astrochemistry Prize lecture

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  Marko Radojkovic Postdoc

  m.radojkovic@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274960

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  David Milhanas Henriques Norte PhD candidate

  d.milhanas.henriques.norte@biology.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Martin Rücklin Associate professor

  m.rucklin@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bernardo Antunes Postdoc

  b.antunes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anagnostis Theodoropoulos PhD candidate

  a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882

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  Jac Aarts Researcher/Guest

  j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Katerina Johnson Postdoc/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space News - 28 July 2023

  How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…

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  Ben Wielstra Associate professor

  b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275135

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  Tom Kouwenhoven Postdoc

  t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Merijn de Bakker Education and research staff member

  m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Guillermo Guerrero PhD candidate

  g.guerrero@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

  g.l.dusseldorp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272428

• Frederic Lens: building bridges in biodiversity research News - 18 February 2021

  Four green research institutes in Leiden are joining forces to integrate evolution and biodiversity research, at local and at the national level. Pivot in this collaboration is Frederic Lens.

• Tropical bananaquits lose song quality in the city News - 21 September 2021

  I think we should go this way. This way! THIS! WAY!! Making yourself heard in a city can be difficult. That is not only the case for humans, but birds seem to be hindered by urban noise as well. Researcher Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University already showed that great tits in Leiden communicate differently…

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  Simon Portegies Zwart Professor

  spz@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278429

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  Cora Tabea Leder PhD candidate

  c.t.leder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sebastian Fajardo Bernal Postdoc

  s.d.fajardo.bernal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Supergenes make bizarre traits possible News - 13 June 2022

  Within the same species of butterfly many different wing patterns can occur. How is this possible? According to researchers Ben Wielstra and Emma Berdan, of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), the answer lies within supergenes. A supergene is a part of a chromosome that contains many strongly linked…

• Veni-grant for Michelle Spierings: ‘Do birds hear tick-tock too, or tock-tick?’ News - 22 December 2021

  ‘I did not expect to receive the grant, but it will make an amazing research possible,’ Michelle Spierings says. The researcher of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) got awarded a Veni-grant of the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

• NWO grant of 350.000 for Wielstra lab News - 30 September 2021

  Ben Wielstra and his team have received a ENW-M-1 grant. This grant of 354.000 euros is awarded by NWO, and will enable the researchers of the Institute of Biology Leiden and Naturalis to continue their evolutionary newt research.

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  Marie Soressi Professor of Hominin Diversity Archaeology

  m.a.soressi@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275355

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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  l.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274278

• Even a duck can parrot News - 6 September 2021

  That a parrot can copycat sounds is nothing new. But vocal learning is not common in animals. Researcher Carel ten Cate of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) of Leiden University has now discovered a duck species that can imitate sounds. ‘It started with an obscure reference about an Australian musk…

• Biologist Carel ten Cate will now really retire. Right? News - 8 June 2022

  Pigeons, zebra finches and parakeets. Carel ten Cate studied bird sounds. But not just that. Together with linguists from Leiden, he investigated parallels between birdsong and language. On 9 June, his farewell symposium was held to mark the end of his broad career. Well, the end? Carel ten Cate has…

• Michelle Spierings aims for Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs with musicality animals News - 26 October 2021

  Tapping to a rhythm, recognizing sound patterns and enjoying music: For people, it is common sense. But is this also the case for animals? It is the research topic of Michelle Spierings, a researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, and it is nominated for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs.

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  Amanda Henry Professor

  a.g.henry@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277844

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  Ilse Kamerling Laboratory Assistant

  i.m.kamerling@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272394

• Comparative wood anatomy and evolution of Apocynaceae and Sapotaceae Event - 1 April 2025

  PhD defence

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  Luis Avitia Domínguez PhD candidate

  l.a.avitia.dominguez@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Jos Raaijmakers nominated for Huibregtsenprijs 2022 News - 19 July 2022

  The research project of Jos Raaijmakers is nominated for the Huibregtsenprijs 2022. The researcher of NIOO, with a guest appointment at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), is one of six nominees. On the Evening of Science & Society (Dutch: Avond van Wetenschap & Maatschappij), 10 October 2022, the…

• These eleven Leiden Science researchers are among the most highly cited News - 19 November 2021

  Eleven researchers of the Faculty of Science are on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list of Clarivate Analytics. Only 0.1 per cent of researchers are included in this list, literally making them one in a thousand.

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  Katharina Riebel Associate professor

  k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275149

• Evolutionary change in protective plant odours News - 23 June 2021

  Plants can’t run away from enemies. Still, it would like to keep life-threatening herbivores at a distance. This can be done with odours. Klaas Vrieling of the Institute of Biology Leiden found out with his team how plants change odour production to keep the munchers at a distance.

• A song of ice and gas: the formation and evolution of complex organic molecules Event - 24 February 2026

  PhD defence

• On the origin of ‘bloopergenes’: unraveling the evolution of the balanced lethal system in Triturus newts Event - 5 March 2025

  PhD defence

• Kinetic and Non-Kinetic Effects for the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction on NiFeOOH Electrocatalysts Event - 26 June 2025

  PhD defence

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  Igor Djakovic PhD candidate

  i.d.djakovic@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alexander Wilkinson PhD candidate

  a.e.wilkinson@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anastasia Nikulina Postdoc

  a.nikulina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Areti Leventi PhD candidate

  a.leventi@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Emma Devereux PhD candidate / Guest

  e.j.devereux@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Human language inspired AI – and now we can use that AI to learn about language News - 18 December 2025

  Yuchen Lian defended her thesis on AI and language evolution at Leiden University.

• Connect & Open Up: Evolution of a researcher's data management practices: from data hazard to data steward Event - 27 June 2025

  Webinar

• Unveiling the electrolyte effects of CO2 electroreduction to CO and H2 Evolution from the interfacial pH perspective Event - 6 February 2025

  PhD defence

• Evolution of Au(111) Electrode Surface in Different Electrolytes and Conditions Studied with a Home-made EC-STM Event - 28 January 2026

  PhD defence

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  Andrew Sorensen Postdoc/ Guest

  a.c.sorensen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Planet Formation through the Lens of Dynamics Event - 19 June 2026

  PhD defence