295 search results for “life pollution” in the Staff website
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Thousands of new students start an old-style EL CID
Smiling faces, a mass dance and a bit of awkwardness: after two ‘corona editions’ of EL CID, the Leiden introduction week is back with a vengeance this year. A total of 3,412 first-year students from Leiden University and University of Applied Sciences Leiden, accompanied by 486 mentors, started EL…
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Simcha Jong Kon ChinFaculty of Science
s.jong.kon.chin@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277201
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Anne Land-ZandstraFaculty of Science
a.m.land@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275343
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Listening, asking questions and soaking up the atmosphere at the Bachelor’s Open Day
So many interesting programmes, but which one suits me best? It was the Bachelor’s Open Day in Leiden and The Hague on Saturday 12 October. Among the many things to do in The Hague, prospective students could find out more about three new bachelor’s programmes: Science for Sustainable Societies, Cybersecurity…
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What makes us ill?
Genes predict whether you have a propensity for an illness but environmental factors often have the last word: nutrition, air pollution, lifestyle, stress. The exposome as both culprit and chance. Large-scale research is being carried out into this at Leiden. Thomas Hankemeier, Professor of Analytical…
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272104
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
v.thakur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271256
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Hanno PijlFaculty of Medicine
h.pijl@lumc.nl | 071 5263571
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Tycho de GraafFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.j.degraaf@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274989
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Alistair KeffordFaculty of Humanities
a.kefford@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009970
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Miranda SentseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.sentse@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276263
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Marieke TollenaarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273454
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Nico SchrijverFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.j.schrijver@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Karsten LambersFaculty of Archaeology
k.lambers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tropical start to 55th edition of EL CID
Armed with sunglasses, a thick layer of sunscreen and several bottles of water, over 3,300 students have arrived in Leiden for their introduction week. The start of the 55th EL CID happened to be on the hottest day of the year.
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Ship channels and their landscapes require radical reconsideration
Han Meyer, Carola Hein, Paul van de Laar and Sabine Luning, argue that in the current moment of major crises these ship channels necessitate radical reconsideration.
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Lou Boshart, Xiaohui Liu, and Sarah Noordeloos winners of the Metje Postma Awards
Lou Boshart won the Excellence in Visual & Multimodal Ethnography Thesis Prize for his film ‘Layers of Confidence’. Lou produced a multimodal thesis about the way rat catchers in New Zealand enact conservation policies and reflect on the ethical challenges of eradicating invasive species. Xiaohui Liu…
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‘Climate damage and nature loss are unfairly distributed. And so are the solutions’
In the fight for a liveable planet, we desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth and equal rights for all, argues anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg. ‘That will also generate broad-based support for sustainable development.’
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First Psychology Connected on climate change: "Especially as a researcher, you shouldn't always take the plane to a conference"
On Thursday afternoon, 6 October, Lara Wierenga, Anne Urai and Niels van Doesum kicked off the first edition of Psychology Connected, a recurring event organised by the Science Committee, where big questions and small conversations easily alternate.
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Nature conservation in the Dutch Caribbean
A sense of security plays an important role in the decision to contribute to nature conservation. Stacey Mac Donald conducted four years of research on the influence of social and political changes and the (post) colonial context on nature conservation in the Dutch Caribbean. On 17 May she will defend…
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What you see is not what you get: the importance of what you don't see
Cultural anthropologist Sabine Luning, cultural historian Paul van de Laar and professor of architecture and urban development history Carola Hein say that the things that are not shown in images are also worth studying.
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Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2024
The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2024 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2024. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?
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Join us at 3 October University and the Weekend of Science
Are you curious about how the human skeleton works? Discover this and more on 3 October in Leiden and on 4 October in The Hague.
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Knowledge Café — A Healthy Living Environment for Everyone
Knowledge Café
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Annelou van GijnFaculty of Archaeology
a.l.van.gijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272389
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272783
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273037
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Vivian Kraaij
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
kraaij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273736
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Remko OffringaFaculty of Science
r.offringa@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275097
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Nadia GarnefskiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
garnefski@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273774
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Maarten JansenFaculty of Archaeology
m.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cinquecento Medusae: jellyfish invasion with a climate change message
Exhibition
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Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’
How do you co-create with researchers in other parts of the world? LDE wants to gather and share knowledge on the grand challenges and to do so across national borders. A delegation of 27 researchers will therefore travel to Indonesia at the end of October to take part in the LDE-BRIN Academy.
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Ionica SmeetsFaculty of Science
i.smeets@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271119
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546
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Annemarie SamuelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.samuels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271724
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Masterclass Leadership: Shakespeare & Retorica
Leadership
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‘In the heel, not the head’: the sensory know-how of skateboarders
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Ariadne SchmidtFaculty of Humanities
a.schmidt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272502
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271611
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Gilles van WezelFaculty of Science
g.wezel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274310
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Philip SpinhovenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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Veni grants for 22 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 22 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Opening academic year 2025-2026
Academic ceremony