368 search results for “scholarly communication” in the Staff website
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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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Universals in Neural Agents via Artificial Language Learning and Communication
PhD defence
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Learning better from data: Rianne de Heide wins prestigious award for her dissertation
How can humans and computers learn from data? To research this, scientists often use so-called Bayesian methods. Although these methods are widely used, they also have limitations and are not always easy to interpret. In her dissertation Rianne de Heide describes some of these problems and introduces…
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Una Europa Community Meet-up for students: free to attend!
Community Meet-up & Networking
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Jason Laffoonj.e.laffoon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272646
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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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Finalisation and PhD defence ceremony
When the PhD research has been completed and the dissertation is (nearly) finished, there are several more steps to take before you can defend it. For example, you must submit your manuscript and make preparations for the PhD defence ceremony.
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Scientific Integrity for PhD candidates in Archaeology and the Humanities
Research
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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…
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.m.hein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.niessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
a.van.engelenhoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272072
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272120
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Abhimanyu ChettriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.chettri@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mariana Avalos Garciam.avalos.garcia@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274294
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Sofia Gomess.i.gomes@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275118
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Deborah OyuuFaculty of Humanities
i.d.oyuu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zahra AzharFaculty of Humanities
z.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Akos Kovácsa.t.kovacs@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274384
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
j.k.thrivikraman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 0800918
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272073
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Frank de Zwart
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
zwart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Recent PhD defenses
Here we highlight the achievements of our latest PhD graduates, each of whom has made significant contributions to the advancement of the field of (bio)pharmaceutical sciences.
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KNAW Early Career Awards for two Leiden researchers
Young Leiden researchers Alisa van de Haar and Marleen Kunneman have received a KNAW Early Career Award. The prize, awarded annually for outstanding achievements, consists of 15,000 euros and a unique work of art.
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Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’
Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been peer reviewed? Professor of Quantitative Science Studies and keen preprint poster Ludo Waltman explains.
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OSCoffee: Peer Review - In Search for Improvement
Lecture
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Building academic freedom
Debate
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
f.k.ameka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anna NotsuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.notsu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278022
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
d.e.a.schellens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276553
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Emma ter MorsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
emors@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274075
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Julia Cramerj.cramer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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OSCoffee: The publish-review-curate model for scientific publishing
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Enabling Open Science through research data management support
Lecture
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Join the conversation on academic freedom
Debate
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OSCoffee: From Paywalls to Precedent - Open Science for Law
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Open Science and Impact and Valorisation
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Do we need some kind of national observatory for consultation projects?
Lecture
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OSCoffee: A bird's eye view of Open Science Developments, Challenges and Future Directions at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Lecture
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Leiden students develop highly contagious card game
Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master students Life Science & Technology Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld certainly think so. Together, they developed ImmunoWars: an exciting card game based…
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open
Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information calls for such information to be made open. Professor Ludo Waltman is one of its initiators. What needs to change?
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Jasper's Day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing? What kinds of things is he doing and what does his day look like? In each newsletter Jasper gives a peek into his life as dean.