466 search results for “human environment interactions” in the Staff website
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Plastic in cigarette filters: why smoking is bad for the environment too
We all know smoking is bad for our health. But we might not have known that the cigarette filters that litter our streets also impact the environment. Esther Kentin is a lecturer at Leiden Law School. She is raising awareness of the University’s cigarette butt problem.
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2165
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Janet ConnorFaculty of Humanities
j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7210
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Yixu WangFaculty of Science
y.wang@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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University working hard to create a safer work and study environment
Since the demonstration over a year ago on the Wijnhaven campus, Leiden University has developed plans and initiatives to create the safest possible work and study environment for our university community. The Executive Board would like to explain what has happened since and what else we can expect…
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Jac AartsFaculty of Archaeology
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vasiliki KostaFaculty of Law
v.kosta@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8540
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Joost BeltmanFaculty of Science
j.b.beltman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4323
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Pingtao DingFaculty of Science
p.ding@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275306
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Archaeological excavations in Romania show life of earliest modern humans in Europe
In a new article in the journal Scientific Reports, Leiden archaeologist Wei Chu and colleagues report on recent excavations in Western Romania at the site of Româneşti, one of the most important sites in southeastern Europe associated with the earliest Homo sapiens. The site gives an important glimpse…
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
s.a.raaijmakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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interest in both video games and the past? Then do not miss the Interactive Pasts Conference
Organisation
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
j.prokic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4158
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Wilma WentholtSocial & Behavioural Sciences
w.g.m.wentholt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Teaching Qualification allows you to reflect on your teaching and interact with other lecturers’
Fifteen passionate lecturers from Leiden University were awarded the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on Thursday 27 January. One of them is Frank Takes, as of 1 February Associate Professor of Computer Science. For him the SKO was a good opportunity to reflect on how he teaches.
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What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces
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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Imke BrunsFaculty of Science
i.b.bruns@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276039
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2551
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Archaeologist Amanda Henry traces ancient diets and human adaptability with a Vici grant
Dr Amanda Henry has secured a prestigious Vici grant for her groundbreaking research project, Hominin FoodWays: Changing Diet and Food Processing Across Climate Frontiers. This five-year study, set to begin in September, aims to unravel the dietary adaptations of Eurasian hominins between 1.8 and 0.9…
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Femke ReidsmaFaculty of Archaeology
f.h.reidsma@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Peter van BodegomFaculty of Science
p.m.van.bodegom@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7486
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Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 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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They came, they saw, they left: on the first humans in the Low Countries
Over hundreds of thousands of years, our region witnessed the comings and goings of various types of hominin. This depended on the temperature as ice ages alternated with warmer periods. In ‘De eerste mensen in de Lage Landen’ (‘The First Humans in the Low Countries’) Leiden archaeologists Yannick Raczynski-Henk…
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Dan SaxonFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.r.saxon@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503
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Lianne BaarsFaculty of Law
l.p.baars@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Hans FrankenFaculty of Law
h.franken@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Jean-Jacques HublinFaculty of Archaeology
j.a.hublin@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martin SievertFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.c.g.sievert@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Annebelle KokFaculty of Science
a.c.m.kok@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
j.g.wichers.schreur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Manolis FragkiadakisFaculty of Humanities
m.fragkiadakis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aitor Burguet-CocaFaculty of Archaeology
a.burguet-coca@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculty of Archaeology
e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hossam AhmedFaculty of Humanities
h.i.a.a.ahmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4417
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Naturalis as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet
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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Tullio AbruzzeseFaculty of Archaeology
t.abruzzese@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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New Faculty of Humanities spending reduction plan
The Faculty of Humanities has shared a new spending reduction plan with its students and staff. Although the plans are less sweeping than previous ones, we still need to make painful decisions: the proposal to scrap the Bachelor’s in Italian Language and Culture, for example.
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Edwin van der HeideFaculty of Science
e.f.van.der.heide@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7033
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
a.m.van.de.pol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden archaeologists repatriate human remains to St. Eustatius
Representatives of the Faculty of Archaeology recently traveled to the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius to repatriate human remains. The remains, originally excavated in the 1980s, will eventually be reinterred on the island.
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Ieke de VriesFaculty of Law
i.de.vries@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
n.h.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2956
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Kroonvoordracht 2023: Protein Tales of the Human Past
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Ethical guidelines to better regulate DNA research on human remains
Rapid developments in DNA techniques allow researchers to find out more and more about human genetics. An international group of scientists has drawn up five ethical guidelines to ensure that this DNA research is better regulated. Leiden archaeologist Marie Soressi – one of the signatories - explains…
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Humanities Hub opens: new digital facilities for researchers and students
The new Humanities Hub in the Huizinga Building was officially opened on Tuesday 3 December. In the different labs, researchers presented the options for using digital technologies in humanities research.
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Karin de WildFaculty of Humanities
k.de.wild@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8156
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Update Executive Board: Dark clouds over the humanities
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Archaeologist Nathalie Brusgaard investigates human-animal relations as Assistant Professor
Dr Nathalie Brusgaard both studied and finished her PhD at the Faculty of Archaeology in Leiden. After a few years spreading her wings, she is now back. As the new Assistant Professor in the World Archaeology department, she will continue her research on the relationship between prehistoric humans and…