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  Jiangnan Sun PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Science

  j.sun@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Brenda de Groot Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.de.groot@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Karline Janmaat Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.r.l.janmaat@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marco Maiolini PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.maiolini@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274910

• Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm) News - 17 January 2025

  How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierings demonstrated that chimps can actually drum and move rhythmically—each following their own unique beat.

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  Katharina Riebel Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

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

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  David Bezpalec Phd-candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.b.bezpalec@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nelleke Verhave Chair Animal welfare body / Animal welfare officer

  Faculty of Science

  p.s.verhave@science.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5269671

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  Le Yang PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Science

  l.yang@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Podcast: Animals have emotions News - 1 April 2022

  In this episode, we talk with Mariska Kret about the expressions of emotions in humans and animals. Mariska explores the similarities and differences in emotion expression in humans and primates. Want to learn more about Mariska's research and discover why it's important that we learn more about animal…

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  Kerwin Olfers Research technician

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.j.f.olfers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273803

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  Rebecca Schaefer Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.s.schaefer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276748

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  Bryant Jongkees Assstant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.j.jongkees@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Karlijn van Heijst PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.van.heijst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Kiki Spoelstra Self Funded Phd Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.e.spoelstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jonathan Benichov Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.i.benichov@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275980

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  Marit Ruitenberg Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.l.ruitenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Channeke Keuls Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.s.keuls@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carel ten Cate Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  c.j.ten.cate@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275040

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  Milan van der Kuil Guest employee

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.n.a.van.der.kuil@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Laura Scherer Associate Professor / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  l.a.scherer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anouschka van Dijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.j.m.van.dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jessy Terpstra Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.terpstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Mini organs-on-chips: an alternative to drug testing on animals News - 30 October 2025

  Mini organs-on-chips allow us to study how diseases develop and how drugs work. Although the technology is not new, it is becoming increasingly advanced. PhD candidate Bart Kramer hopes it will eliminate animal testing in the future.

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  Fien Demuynck PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.m.demuynck@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275045

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  Xiaochen Zheng Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  x.zheng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roderik Gerritsen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.j.s.gerritsen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277334

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  Sander Nieuwenhuis Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  snieuwenhuis@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273834

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  Hanneke Hulst Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.e.hulst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fleur Bouwer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.l.bouwer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Samarth Varma Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.varma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zsofia Pilz External PhD

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.p.pilz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roy de Kleijn Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kleijnrde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273915

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  Mi-lan Woudstra Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.woudstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275439

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  Fenna Poletiek Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  poletiek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michiel Claessen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.g.claessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276034

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  Guido Band Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  band@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273998

• In pictures: animal mummies in a scanner News - 22 February 2021

  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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  Bernhard Hommel Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hommel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mario Severo Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.c.severo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• The parallels between quarrelling animals and humans News - 4 April 2022

  The journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society – Biological Sciences published its theme issue ‘Conflict across taxa’ on 4 April, which was edited by Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology Carsten de Dreu. Together with researchers from other disciplines he provides more insight…

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  Mirre Stallen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.stallen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277336

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  Charlotte Rouzée PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.c.rouzee@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julie Hall Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.hall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Selin Topel Ph.D fellow

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.topel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dietsje Jolles Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet News - 24 October 2024

  Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.

• Brusgaard's investigation into complex relationship early farmers and wild animals News - 3 September 2025

  The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious Starting Grant to Leiden archaeologist Dr Nathalie Brusgaard. With this €1.5 million grant, Brusgaard will investigate how the transition to farming in Western Europe affected the relationship between humans and wild animals. A theme that,…

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  Julia Folz Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.folz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it News - 10 November 2025

  Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.