470 search results for “community conservation collection” in the Staff website
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ESA grant to improve the Earth's 'digital twin'
Global warming, deforestation, nature conservation. All major environmental challenges that call for major measures. To see what the effects of these measures are, observation data from the Earth is used. Researchers at LIACS receive €90,000 from the European Space Agency (ESA). With this they are investigating…
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)
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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Celebrating science on our Faculty with sparkling Leiden Science Family Day
Elephant toothpaste, a trip among the stars or a lecture on mathematical juggling: on Sunday 8 October 2023, the Faculty of Science opened its doors for the third edition of the Leiden Science Family Day. A programme jam-packed with workshops, demonstrations, lectures and peeks behind the scenes for…
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Mosquitos in town: how to prevent disease risk (and still green your city)
In cities, parks take the blame for mosquito problems. However, the real issue is usually a few streets away. Drains and standing rainwater create ideal breeding grounds for larvae. As a result, controlling adult mosquitoes in parks makes little sense, says environmental scientist Louie Krol in his…
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Connect & Exchange: A national training and community platform for research data professionals
Webinar, discussion
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Connect, collaborate, contribute: Explore Una Europa at our Community Meet-up
Community Meet-up & Networking
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New eDNA method opens doors for environmental research
With a single sample of water or soil, researches can analyse the DNA of everything that is living in that environment. During her research, PhD candidate Beilun Zhao discovered a way to analyse not only the kind of species, but also the age of the species in a water sample. The method showed its first…
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What wild honey from the Philippine jungle reveals about biodiversity
In the Philippines, Indigenous communities have been harvesting wild honey for centuries. A new chemical analysis of this honey now provides insights into the biodiversity of the region. ‘And an additional reason to protect the national tree properly,’ says lecturer Merlijn van Weerd of the Centre for…
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Universals in Neural Agents via Artificial Language Learning and Communication
PhD defence
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Josette DaemenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
j.a.m.daemen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Cynthia van Vonno
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vonnocmcvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.kuhn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.p.otjes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273946
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Rick van Well
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.van.well@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.l.van.diest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sarah StevensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.a.stevens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Georgios DikaiosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
g.dikaios@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.a.m.nagtzaam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hilde van MeegdenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.van.meegdenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275093
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Sarah de Lange
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.l.de.lange@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Amy VerdunFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.c.verdun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christina Luise ToenshoffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.l.toenshoff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Constance Maly
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.f.m.maly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.c.van.de.wetering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria Spirova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
mspirova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christofer TalvitieFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.p.i.talvitie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael SampsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.d.sampson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8006617
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.l.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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Müge Kinacioglu
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.kinacioglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Martijn MosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.mos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273979
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Tim MicklerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.a.mickler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276199
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Nika Kratsashvili
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.kratsashvili@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 31 616021768
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Mateo Cohen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
i.m.cohen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Hans Oversloot
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Thijs VosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.j.vos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Spotlight on girls in Science: RISE lanceert jongerenraad
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) RISE puts the spotlight on four women in our faculty. The Researchers in Science for Equality (RISE) network is launching a junior board on this special day. Their main task? Optimise the information provision between RISE and the…
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Leiden biologists get awarded 730k NWO grant
Salma Balazadeh, Víctor Carrión, and Jos Raaijmakers, biologists at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), have successfully applied for an NWO grant and got awarded 730.000 euros. The board of NWO Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences awarded funding for their project within the Open Technology Programme…
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Sofie Hajer wins prize for research on balancing wind energy and biodiversity
How do you combine the growth of wind energy with the protection of vulnerable seabirds? With her master’s thesis on this delicate balance, Sofie Hajer won the 2025 Unilever Research Prize. Her work provides new insights into how ecology and policy can strengthen each other.
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Una Europa Community Meet-up for students: free to attend!
Community Meet-up & Networking
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023
Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. In that respect, a huge amount happened at Leiden University in 2023.
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In a State of Superposition: Exploring (In)Effective Public Communication About Quantum Technology
PhD defence
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porpoise at North Sea wind farms Acoustic investigation and science communication
PhD defence
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Working together on the plastic problem: how to keep citizens engaged?
What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonnet tried to answer these and other questions with her research on the Clean Rivers (‘Schone Rivieren’) project. Rambonnet is a PhD student at the Institute…
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Mitra Baratchim.baratchi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277492
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Young Academy Leiden: ‘helping young researchers focus in a fast moving academic world’
Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome six new members. Outgoing chair Rachel Plak and incoming chair Ahmed Mahfouz talk about what the platform has achieved for young academics over the past year and what the plans are for the future.
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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain
The Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the CWTS uses open data and publishes the algorithms that are used.
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Quantum Leiden creates potential for a great quantum future
Friday afternoon, 1 October. Location: one of the most vibration-free places in the world. In this setting, Leiden top scientists launched Quantum Leiden. For decades, researchers at the Faculty of Science have been investigating quantum technology at the highest level and also have been brainstorming…