196 search results for “mens-robot interaction” in the Staff website
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Above- and belowground interactions in Jacobaea vulgaris: zooming in and zooming out from a plant-soil feedback perspective
PhD defence
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Parental criticism hurts: a glimpse inside the adolescent brain
It may seem as though adolescents do as they please, but they are more sensitive to their parents’ opinions than they would appear. The adolescent brain reacts strongly to parental criticism or praise. These are the results of a study by an interdisciplinary research group of psychologists and neuroscientists…
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Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture
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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A unique defence: Bacteria lose cell wall in the presence of virus
Bacteria temporarily live without their cell wall if dangerous viruses are near. A remarkable feature, as the cell wall is a sturdy barrier against threats. Still, the discovery has a logical explanation ánd might be of a consequence for fighting pathogenic bacteria, according to Véronique Ongenae,…
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Archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina worked on long-term landscape MOOC: ‘Everyone can learn something new from this course’
As part of the TerraNova project, a European research initiative on the study of landscape histories and futures, a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) was developed. Anastasia Nikulina was one of the main chapter coordinators who worked on this course, and she worked on the part about modelling in landscape…
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Vowel interaction in Labourdin Basque revisited: evidence from non-canonical Sources
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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synthesis of metal-based chemotherapeutic agents for targeted DNA interactions or DNA repair pathway modulation
PhD defence
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A dynamic interaction between morphosyntactic structure and constituent size on prosodic domain formation and marking – evidence from Shaoxing
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Alex Geurds receives NWO Vici grant for investigating human-environmental engagement across Central America & Colombia
During pre-Columbian times, the Central American isthmus was marked by dynamic exchange and human mobility. Despite this, indigenous communities were archaeologically stable between AD 300 and the 16th-century Spanish colonisation, contrasting with the cycles of florescence and decline of neighbouring…
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Awaken sleeping antibiotics with ERC Advanced grant
To facilitate the search for new antibiotics. That is the aim of Gilles van Wezel, professor molecular biotechnology at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). He wants to do this by looking at similarities in the DNA of antibiotic-producing bacteria. Van Wezel has been awarded an ERC Advanced grant…
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China Fashion Power - Fashioning Power through South-South Interaction: Rethinking Creativity, Authenticity, Cultural Mediation and Consumer
Lecture, China Seminar
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Joost WillemseFaculty of Science
jwillemse@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4986
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Ellen CieraadFaculty of Science
e.cieraad@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michael LewFaculty of Science
m.s.lew@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7034
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Arie BoomertFaculty of Archaeology
a.boomert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculty of Law
j.j.rijpma@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maaike de WaalFaculty of Archaeology
m.s.de.waal@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6573
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Jos RaaijmakersFaculty of Science
j.raaijmakers@nioo.knaw.nl | 071 5272727
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Chris van OostrumFaculty of Law
c.h.a.van.oostrum@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8915
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Catur WulandariICLON
c.wulandari@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7174
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Casper de JongeFaculty of Humanities
c.c.de.jonge@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2678
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Lucy OpokaFaculty of Law
l.a.opoka@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Julie ReyndersFaculty of Law
j.l.n.reynders@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1272
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For city dwellers, even 15 minutes in nature can improve mental health
Green spaces boost mental health—especially in busy cities. A new study from Leiden and Stanford University reveals how nature benefits urban well-being and offers low-cost ways to make city life healthier for everyone.
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Record number of registrations for PhD course microscopy
‘Microscopy is by far the least understood, most inefficiently operated, and the most abused of all laboratory instruments,’ reads the quote on the office wall of microscopy unit supporters Joost Willemse en Gerda Lamers. It describes exactly why the two developed the microscopy course for starting…
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[CANCELLED] A dynamic interaction between morphosyntactic structure and constituent size on prosodic domain formation and marking – evidence
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Postdoc Dita Auzina investigates relationship between appearance of monumentality and disruptive environmental events
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dita Auzina, originally from Latvia, works as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds. ‘I have joined the project as a landscape archaeologist, but I also run my own fieldwork in Nicaragua.’
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Buzzing decline: Dutch landscape is losing insect-pollinated plants
The Netherlands is losing plant species that rely on pollination by insects. Leiden environmental scientist Kaixuan Pan demonstrates this after analysing 87 years of measurements from over 365,000 plots. The news is alarming for our biodiversity and food security. ‘75 per cent of our crops and 90% of…
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'I have always worked for a better world. Here at Biology we do the same'
The new institute manager of the IBL studied biology for six months, but went in a completely different direction: development cooperation and the financial sector. Three decades later, Resi Janssen is making a radical career switch. Or isn’t she? 'In ten years’ time I want IBL to be in a new, sustainable…
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Abortion, Law, and Everyday Ethics in India: Women’s Reproductive Choices in Everyday World
Conversation
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculty of Archaeology
a.politopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Somayah ElsayedFaculty of Science
s.elsayed@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4561
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Yiya ChenFaculty of Humanities
yiya.chen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1688
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Aske PlaatFaculty of Science
a.plaat@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7065
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Herman SiemensFaculty of Humanities
h.w.siemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7040
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Thomas FossenFaculty of Humanities
t.fossen@phil.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5244
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Bruno VerbeekFaculty of Humanities
b.verbeek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272030
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Cristina GrasseniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
c.grasseni@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga awarded ERC Starting Grant
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga from Leiden University has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of 1.5m euros enables talented early-career scholars to start their own pioneer project, lead a research team, and implement their best ideas at the frontiers of their…
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
m.p.c.van.der.heijden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2670
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Vanessa MakFaculty of Law
v.mak@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7435
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2379
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Ariane BriegelFaculty of Science
a.briegel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328
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Gilles van WezelFaculty of Science
g.wezel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4310