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• What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet News - 24 October 2024

  Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.

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  Julia Folz Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.folz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it News - 10 November 2025

  Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.

• Michelle Spierings aims for Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs with musicality animals News - 26 October 2021

  Tapping to a rhythm, recognizing sound patterns and enjoying music: For people, it is common sense. But is this also the case for animals? It is the research topic of Michelle Spierings, a researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, and it is nominated for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs.

• Animation: Why Leiden is the birthplace of the Janssen vaccine News - 25 May 2021

  If you'll soon be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, you might just get the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) one. This vaccine was developed for the most part in Leiden – and this is no coincidence. Watch the animation below about the development of one of the vaccines in the fight against COVID-19.

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  Dani Crowley PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  d.crowley@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274759

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  Christian Tudorache Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  c.tudorache@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274759

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  Moji Aghajani Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.aghajani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276030

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  Marja Oudega Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.oudega@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Henk van Steenbergen Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hsteenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273655

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  Hannah De Mulder Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.n.m.de.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277563

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  Willem van der Does Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Liselotte Rambonnet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  l.rambonnet@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275082

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  Ineke van der Ham Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.j.m.van.der.ham@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276746

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  Ili Ma Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.ma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Amy de Bruïne PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.de.bruine@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273545

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  Suzanne van de Groep PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.w.van.de.groep@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hüseyin Beyköylü PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.beykoylu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fenying Zang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.zang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 18 billion animals a year: they die, but never end up on our plate News - 20 November 2023

  Each year a staggering 18 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, and cows either die or are killed without making it onto someone's plate. Environmental scientists Juliane Klaura, Laura Scherer, and Gerard Breeman were the first to calculate this number on a global scale. 'Reducing these numbers…

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  Katja Cardol Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.k.cardol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275697

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  Kees van Putten

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  putten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jeshua Tromp Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.j.tromp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julian Steinke PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.steinke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Steven Miletić Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.miletic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eveline Crone Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  ecrone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Thesis on animal welfare wins second prize at Leiden University award ceremony News - 22 February 2024

  Did you know that each year 18 billion animals die without making it to someone’s plate? Governance of Sustainability alumna Juliane Klaura has won the second prize for her thesis about the environmental impact of global food production. She won the prize at the university-wide master thesis award event,…

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  Paul Cliteur Professor Emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Laura Steenbergen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.steenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273875

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  Lotte van Dillen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dillenlfvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271362

• Animal-friendly and effective: Leiden students develop nanobodies using yeast News - 26 September 2024

  Yeast, alpacas, and antibodies. They may seem unrelated, but within the project of the Leiden iGEM students, they come together perfectly. For the international synthetic biology competition iGEM, the team is working on an innovative method to produce nanobodies—a special form of antibodies—using brewer’s…

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  Tom Kouwenhoven Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

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  Tim Laméris University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.j.lameris@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275634

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  Kim Stroet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.f.a.stroet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273955

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  Linda van Leijenhorst Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lleijenhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273750

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  Marloes van Moort PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.l.van.moort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Helder Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.helder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michiel Hooykaas Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  m.j.d.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Singing parrots wanted: is our musicality unique? News - 4 December 2023

  Is our musicality unique? That’s what the Bird Singalong project aims to find out. And for that, they need the help of feathered friends from all around the world. ‘By researching how parrots learn songs, we also learn more about the origin of our own musicality.’ Do you have a parrot that can sing…

• Wolves in the Netherlands feed mainly on wild animals – but also target grazing cattle in areas with less prey News - 20 May 2025

  Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce they also prey on free-roaming cattle used for nature conservation

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  Harriet Vermeer Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vermeer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273491

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  Bart Vogelaar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.vogelaar.2@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276022

• Script: Using visuals

  The next step in preparation of your studio recording is to create a PowerPoint where bullet points, images, animations and videos go hand in hand with your storyline. The image below gives an insight in the template used at Leiden University when recording a knowledge clip in the studio.

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  Tuomas Aivelo Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  t.j.e.aivelo@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nathalie Brusgaard Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  n.o.brusgaard@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

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  Harry Wels Associate Professor African Organisational Anthropology

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273771

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  Anne Urai Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.e.urai@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273371

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  Franz Wurm Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.r.wurm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hester Ruigendijk Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.a.h.ruigendijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271361