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

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  Jennifer Becker Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

• 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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  David Milhanas Henriques Norte PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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

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  Martin Rücklin Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.rucklin@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• 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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  Anagnostis Theodoropoulos PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4882

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  Katerina Johnson Postdoc/guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jose Joordens Guest special professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.c.a.joordens@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bernardo Antunes Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  b.antunes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Barbara Gravendeel Prefect/Professor Plants and Society

  Faculty of Science

  b.gravendeel@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 06 10664277

• 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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  Tessa Verhoef Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903

• 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…

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  Thijs van Kolfschoten Professor emeritus Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  t.van.kolfschoten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2640

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  Jac Aarts Researcher/Guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Aitor Burguet-Coca Researcher / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.burguet-coca@arch.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:…

• Hominin diversity in Eastern Asia Event - 22 January 2026

  Conference

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  Ben Wielstra Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5135

• 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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  Willem Meilink PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Science

  w.r.m.meilink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882

• 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 Palaeolithic Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  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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  Tom Kouwenhoven Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

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

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  Merijn de Bakker Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5043

• 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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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• 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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  Michael Richardson Professor of Evolutionary developmental zoology

  Faculty of Science

  m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5215

• Fire in Human Evolution Event - 10 June 2024

  Conference

• 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.

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  Guillermo Guerrero PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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

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  Onno van der Heijden Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  o.van.der.heijden@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  g.l.dusseldorp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2428

• 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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  Cora Tabea Leder PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Sebastian Fajardo Bernal Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  s.d.fajardo.bernal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Simon Portegies Zwart Professor of Numerical star dynamics

  Faculty of Science

  spz@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8429

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  Arie Verhagen Professor emeritus Language, Culture, and Cognition

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leindert Boogaard Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  boogaard@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275816

• 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).

• 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…

• 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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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

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

• IBL Spotlight - Evolution and Biodiversity Event - 29 June 2023

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  Marie Soressi Professor of Hominin Diversity Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.a.soressi@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5355

• IBL Spotlight - Evolution and Biodiversity Event - 4 May 2023

  Lecture

• 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…