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171 search results for “early hominin” in the Staff website

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  Wei Ping Young PhD candidate

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  Thijs van Kolfschoten Professor emeritus

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

• magnifying glass reveals exceptionally heavy dormant black hole in the early universe News - 5 June 2026

  Astronomers have measured the mass of a dormant, supermassive black hole in the early universe for the first time. Thanks to a combination of the James Webb Space Telescope and a natural cosmic magnifying glass, researchers were able to weigh the black hole directly based on its gravity.

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  Nina Witteman Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271636

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  Jacques van der Vliet Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.van.der.vliet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272221

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  Ivo van Wijk PhD candidate

  i.m.van.wijk@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• of star-forming gas discovered in surprisingly mature galaxy in the early Universe News - 12 June 2026

  Astronomers have discovered an enormous supply of cold molecular gas in a galaxy shortly after the Big Bang. The finding offers a rare glimpse of the raw material from which the first large galaxies were built. Measurements suggest that around 95 per cent of the normal matter in the galaxy studied,…

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  Mette Langbroek PhD candidate/ Guest

  m.b.langbroek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jacobine Melis PhD candidate

  j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frans Theuws Professor

  f.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nadine Akkerman Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.n.w.akkerman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272065

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  Rik Schalbroeck Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.schalbroeck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Raymond Fagel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730

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  Jos Bazelmans Professor by Special Appointment

  j.g.a.bazelmans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joanne Mouthaan Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.mouthaan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276781

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  Nicolette Mout Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.h.n.mout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Michiel van Groesen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272765

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272360

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  Leonie Vreeke Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.j.vreeke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lionel Laborie Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.p.f.laborie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273546

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  Weishuo Li PhD candidate

  w.li@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jesse Sarneel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.t.sarneel@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Femke Lippok Researcher

  f.e.lippok@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jorrit Kelder Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.kelder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stijn Bussels Scientific Director LUCAS/Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272693

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  Andrew Sorensen Postdoc/ Guest

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

• KNAW Early Career Awards for two Leiden researchers News - 21 November 2023

  Young Leiden researchers Alisa van de Haar and Marleen Kunneman have received a KNAW Early Career Award. The prize, awarded annually for outstanding achievements, consists of 15,000 euros and a unique work of art.

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  Felicia Rosu Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rosu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274116

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  Thijs Porck Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271611

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  Wei Chu Researcher and assistant professor

  w.chu@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robert Pitt External PhD/ guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.k.pitt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jip Barreveld Researcher

  j.barreveld@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Tamara Danilyuk wins the EUROTOX 2023 Early Career Award News - 31 January 2024

  I am thrilled to share the exciting news of being honored with the 2023 Early Career Award at the EUROTOX conference held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This recognition, presented by ECETOC (European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals) and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Christa Hennes, holds…

• Are you building an early-stage startup? Announcement - 21 April 2026

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  Judith Pollmann Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.pollmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272740

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  Jeroen Duindam Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.f.j.duindam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272759

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  Karwan Fatah-Black Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272666

• Astronomers see birth cluster of galaxies in early universe News - 30 March 2023

  An international team of astronomers has discovered a large reservoir of hot gas in the cluster-in-formation around the Spiderweb Galaxy. Based partly on that hot gas, the astronomers predict that the cluster-in-formation will grow into one of the largest objects in the universe. A step closer to discovering…

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  Mirjam de Baar Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.a.de.baar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276416

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272772

• Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture News - 22 October 2025

  In a new study published in PLOS One, Leiden archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina, together with an international team from France, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, challenges the long-held belief that early humans had minimal impact on their environment before the rise of farming.

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  Emma Grootveld University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.m.grootveld@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272069

• New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage News - 4 April 2022

  During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being carried out around the world, PhD candidate Judith ter Schure developed a new statistical method: ALL-IN meta-analysis. This helps determine sooner whether…

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  Jakub Senesi PhD candidate

• Now available: Open Science: A Practical Guide for Early-Career Researchers News - 9 June 2023

  This practical guide is aimed at PhD candidates, Research Master Students, and early-career researchers from all academic disciplines. The instructions in the guide intend to inspire young researchers and to help them practice Open Science, by sharing all aspects of research as open possible.

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  Ariadne Schmidt Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.schmidt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272502

• PhD candidates and early-career researchers: join a data science and AI challenge in Madrid Announcement - 19 March 2026

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• Ancient magnetic fields: What do they tell us about the early years of the universe? News - 3 February 2025

  Are magnetic fields older than the first light? And how did they influence the development of our universe right after the Big Bang? Cosmologists from Leiden, Groningen, and Utrecht are now collaborating to investigate this.

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  Karel Berkhoff Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.c.berkhoff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272785