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• Dual PhD Centre News - 5 December 2023

  December marks the 15th anniversary of the Dual PhD Centre (DPC). Director Johannes Tromp and associate professor Mark Dechesne look back and ahead. Dechesne: ‘The DPC forms a 'community of knowledge' in which science and society are connected.’

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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

• Archaeologists bring experts on human evolution together with Kiem grant News - 11 October 2024

  Leiden University's Kiem grants aim to help develop new interdisciplinary and interfaculty collaborations and encounters. In the first round, a Kiem grant was awarded to a group of researchers from the Faculty of Archaeology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the LUMC for the organisation of a symposium…

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  Bernardo Antunes Postdoc

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

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  Barbara Gravendeel Associate professor guest

  b.gravendeel@hortus.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Anagnostis Theodoropoulos PhD candidate

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

• Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023 News - 21 December 2023

  In a recent article published on PLOS, Drs. Briana Pobiner and Ryan McRae of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History discuss the top 13 discoveries in human evolution in 2023.

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  Katerina Johnson Postdoc/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

• Henry linked to Naturalis as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet News - 23 September 2024

  Starting September 2024, Amanda Henry has started a new role as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. She will use this position to draw closer ties between the Faculty of Archaeology and Naturalis, and explore means for public…

• 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

• Hard chews: why mastication played a crucial role in evolution News - 17 August 2022

  We do it every day but barely give it a thought: chewing our food. But the ‘simple’ process of masticating food may have played a crucial role in the evolution of our jaws, facial muscles and teeth.

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  Thijs van Kolfschoten Professor emeritus

  t.van.kolfschoten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272640

• Dual Medical Delta appointment for six Leiden professors and one lecturer News - 15 November 2023

  Six professors and one lecturer from Leiden University have officially been appointed Medical Delta professors or lecturers.

• Amanda Henry appointed Full Professor in Evolution of Hominin Diets News - 17 September 2025

  As of 1 September, archaeologist Amanda Henry has been appointed Full Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, where she will hold the chair in Evolution in Hominin Diets. The appointment marks a new chapter in her academic journey, building on her longstanding research into ancient human diets and…

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  Wil Roebroeks Professor emeritus

  j.w.m.roebroeks@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons News - 10 July 2025

  On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

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

• Archaeologist Sarah Schrader receives a grant to explore the evolution of stress News - 13 February 2023

  Stress and overwork are massive problems today, but relatively little is known about stress factors in the past. With a look at the deep history of stress, Sarah Schrader hopes to get a better understanding of the human stress experience. Her project application received an NWO XS grant.

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  Tom Kouwenhoven Postdoc

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

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  Merijn de Bakker Education and research staff member

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

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  Michael Richardson Professor

  m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275215

• Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain News - 7 February 2023

  Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New research indicates that this specialisation by boys and girls starts at a very young age. Most likely, this enabled the human species to evolve much larger…

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  Guillermo Guerrero PhD candidate

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

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  Garnet Akeyr Lecturer

  g.j.akeyr@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274845

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  Jeffrey Jhanjan Dual PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.h.jhanjan@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Rabin Baldewsingh Pre-PhD candidate / guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  s.baldewsingh@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Marleen Barth External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.a.m.barth@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

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

• When does resistance to toxins evolve in animals? Students publish major review News - 23 May 2022

  Does a snake die when it bites its lip? Why will a mongoose survive a scorpion’s sting, but we humans perish? These questions occupied the minds of toxin-enthusiasts and Master’s students Biology Jory van Thiel and Roel Wouters. They collected information from many sources and published their findings…

• 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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  Stefan de Jong Guest lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  s.p.l.de.jong@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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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

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  Simon Portegies Zwart Professor

  spz@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278429

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  Ester Iking PhD Candidate with scolarship

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.j.m.iking@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marleen Baba-Krieger PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.j.a.m.baba@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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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

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  Rita Spithoff Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.spithoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Marloes van Roon Dual PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.van.roon@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Patrick Antenbrink PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  p.antenbrink@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Karishma Chafekar Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  k.chafekar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Mark Roelofsen Dual PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.roelofsen@math.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

• 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…

• What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces News - 30 June 2025

  Archaeology is the only science that allows us to study the material traces left by most of human evolution. But what happens when we bring philosophy into the picture? A new series of papers demonstrates how philosophical reflection can enrich archaeological research - especially when grappling with…

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  Stanislava Jovicic Pre PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  s.jovicic@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jaylene Joval Pre PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.n.a.joval@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500