2,551 search results for “human” in the Staff website
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Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease
Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. They want to inhibit the clumping of proteins that results in toxic aggregates. For this, the team receives 550,000 euros from Health Holland. The team…
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Ammodo Science Award to bring cultural heritage to life through play
A team of Leiden researchers has won the Ammodo Science Award for innovative humanities research on perceptions of cultural heritage.
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Tips and tricks on reducing work pressure
For the health of the staff and the whole organisation, it is important to have an open and honest conversation about work pressure – and to do something about it. New websites offer faculties and staff tips and tricks on how to reduce work pressure.
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Investigating health equality in the past with a VIDI grant: ‘We will look for indications of stress’
Dr Sarah Schrader, an expert in the study of human remains, received a VIDI grant for a research project on health and inequality. In present day people with a high socio-economic status encounter fewer health risks than those in lower socio-economic strati. ‘Now we will look at this process in the…
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People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago
Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago.
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Three Leiden researchers awarded an ERC Starting Grant
Three researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. The subsidy will allow the researchers to set up their own projects and put together a research team.
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Nominate a mid-career researcher for the Ammodo Science Award for Fundamental Research
Research
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Come to the (science) fair on 3 October!
Want to find out how to assemble a human skeleton? Do you know what chemistry can be found around you? And are you easily fooled by fake news? Discover this and more at our Science Fair on 3 October.
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Diplomacy may look very different in space than on Earth
A symposium on space diplomacy for experts and the general public will take place in The Hague on Monday 12 June. Everyone has an interest in learning more about this topic, says Professor Jan Melissen. ‘The scope of international relations has expanded beyond our planet.’
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PhD candidates: attend Una Europa's One Health Summer School
Research
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Innovative research offers new insight into ancient infant feeding practices
New sampling and analytical strategies give archaeologists a better understanding of the nutrition and survival of ancient populations. Publication in PLOS One.
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Beavers had a big influence on how people in the Stone Age lived
For thousands of years, beavers had a big influence on the Dutch ecosystem and the people that lived there. This is the conclusion of research by archaeologist Nathalie Brusgaard.
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Important but not easy: interdisciplinary research
In the academic world interest in interdisciplinary research is growing. It can help to solve the big challenges of our times. But starting a research project that covers several disciplines is not always easy. This was one of the conclusions at a Young Academy Leiden (YAL) symposium. What are the c…
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Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You is the new Cleveringa professor
Lawyer and human rights activist Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You is the new Cleveringa professor.
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Cleveringa Professor Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You: ‘Exclusion is dangerous’
Amid rising polarisation and discrimination, lawyer and human rights activist Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You wants to show in her Cleveringa Lecture on 26 November how dangerous exclusion is.
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Leiden archaeologists discover an early form of money from Prehistoric Central Europe
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa in a PLOS ONE article published on 20 January.
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‘Leiden is the place to be for digital archaeology’
Archaeology is also digging with computers. This digital quest to find out how we humans lived in the past is what Karsten Lambers likes doing most. He is the first Professor of Digital and Computational Archaeology in the country. ‘A dream come true.’
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Parental leave, overtime allowance and more now arranged via the Service Portal
Human resources
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Johan Verweij temporarily employed as Board Secretary at Archaeology
Organisation
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Register for the Summer School Science Communication 2024
Research, Social
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Discover our training for professionals at Leiden University Academy Week
Education, Human resources
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Jeroen Touwen joins Campus The Hague Board
Jeroen Touwen officially joined the Campus The Hague Board on 28 November.
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Exhibition on 50 years of archaeological fieldwork in Oss celebrates an archaeological 'Walhalla'
In 1974 Professor Modderman (founder of the Institute for Prehistory Leiden; predecessor of the present Faculty of Archaeology) executed a small excavation in the city of Oss. The Middle Iron Age cemetery, built over by Roman Period farmhouses, proved to be the start of a unique archaeological regional…
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Information about ABP pensions: download the presentation or sign up soon
Finance, Human resources
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Terms of Employment Individual Choices Model: use your holiday allowance before the end of April
Human resources
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HR related question? Check the FAQ
Human resources
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Record number of PhDs despite coronavirus
In 2021 a record number of researchers obtained a PhD at Leiden University. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of PhDs conferred was 448, one more than the previous record year of 2018.
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Identify your strengths with the competency test
Human resources
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In memoriam Robert-Jan van Ette
Organisation
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Stand as a candidate for the University elections on 8 and 9 April
Organisation
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Vincent Wolters interim HR adviser at Archaeology
Human resources
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Have your teaching portfolio assessed for the Senior Teaching Qualification
Education, Human resources
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Your pension explained: join the ABP presentations for international staff
Finance, Human resources
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Archaeology holds internal promotion round to Associate Professor
Human resources
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Changed rates of continued payment of wages during illness
Human resources
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[update] Your pension explained: join the ABP presentations for international staff
Finance, Human resources
- Nominate your social initiative for the KHMW Brouwer Confidence Prize
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Reminder: give your opinion on the reporting and complaints facilities for issues of social safety
Human resources, Security
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Call for Applications: The 2023 Estoril Political Forum
Research
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Auke-Florian Hiemstra named Person of the Year
Auke-Florian Hiemstra is the Leidsch Dagblad Person of the Year 2022.
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Revisions to Parameter Model Archaeology focus on committee work and research projects of substantial size
Human resources
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John Concannon, Director General of the Global Ireland Unit visits Leiden University
The Leiden interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges and the Embassy of Ireland are co-hosting a special meeting in The Hague. On Tuesday 30 January, John Concannon (Director of the Global Ireland Unit), ambassador Brendan Rogers and dr. Alanna O’Malley will…
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Register for the Summer School Science Communication 2023
Research
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University elections: vote from 12 to 15 May
Organisation
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Increase your personal effectiveness at work
Human resources
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PhD and interested in Europe? Sign up for the Europaeum Scholars Programme
Research
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Help shape the university's travel policy by filling in this survey
Research
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Live blog: Academy Building protest
This page provides updates on the protest today at the Academy Building and Hortus botanicus in Leiden.
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University-wide Confidential Counsellors for PhD candidates
Organisation
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Speak up and share your message: stop the cuts!
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