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833 search results for “animal cognitive” in the Staff website

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  Geert-Jan Will Affiliate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  g.j.will@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Assessment formats

  The most common assessment formats and points to consider when making your choice.

• Researchers about the labs

  Since the opening of the SSH labs in the Sylvius Building, more and more researchers are starting in the state-of-the-art lab spaces. What research are they doing, and how do they like the new facilities? Read about their experiences.

• Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing News - 15 February 2023

  How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a ‘RoboFinch’ to study just that. She and colleagues in the 'Seeing voices' research consortium have spent the past four years designing the robotic bird. And with success: young zebra finches…

• Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forces News - 2 February 2026

  Tuberculosis bacteria survive by hiding in our immune cells. In her PhD research, biologist Salomé Muñoz Sánchez explores how boosting the body’s own defenses might outsmart this deadly pathogen. Her work reveals two key proteins that help immune cells destroy the bacteria.

• Moji Aghajani: "Make your course multidimensional"

• Natural brain opioids help us “see the bigger picture” after rewards News - 2 October 2025

  Feeling good doesn’t just lift our mood—it also helps us stay flexible and resilient. A new study by an international team of neuroscientists shows that natural brain opioids released after rewards play a key role in broadening attention, offering fresh insights into stress, cognition, and well-bein…

• Toelating en selectie

  Toelating en selectie

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  Peter Putman Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pputman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274818

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060

• A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university News - 7 November 2023

  Herman Spaink knows of many substances that may help combat tuberculosis. Lab space to study them safely is very limited in Leiden. A brand-new lab at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia will soon provide a solution. About time, says Spaink, ‘The disease is on the rise and is becoming less sensitive…

• PTSD treatment can help patients with childhood trauma News - 10 January 2022

  Adults who were abused or mistreated as a child and consequently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit greatly from cognitive behavioural therapy. This is the conclusion of a study of 149 patients. Researcher and PhD candidate Chris Hoeboer is hopeful about the results and the…

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  David Foschepoth Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  d.j.foschepoth@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275063

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  Alex de Ries Education and Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Science

  a.s.de.ries@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275017

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  Femke van der Meer Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  f.w.t.van.der.meer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chloe Kenney Plant / animal care taker / biotechnician

  Faculty of Science

  c.kenney@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275032

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  Bastienne Vriesendorp Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  b.vriesendorp@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jorinde Nuytinck Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  jorinde.nuytinck@naturalis.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wanbin Hu Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  w.hu@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950

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  Guus van der Velden Department manager animal care

  Faculty of Science

  g.c.van.der.velden@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275017

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  Menno Schilthuizen Professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.schilthuizen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Research

  Leiden University offers researchers extensive facilities and support at every stage of their academic career. Here you will find more information on funding, policy, and publishing, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I arrange a PhD track? Which research grants are available? And what…

• Sympathy, Professionalism, and the Law: Medical Ethics in Britain and Germany during the Long Nineteenth Century Event - 26 February 2026

  Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

• Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way News - 1 August 2024

  Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study of the history of the deaf community in the Netherlands and the other is of a condition that causes people to lose their way.

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  Anoek Lorskens Education and research assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Jolanda Snel PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.h.snel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alessandro van den Berg Educaton and Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.s.van.den.berg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Iza Korsmit Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.r.korsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Liwen Meng PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.meng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manon Mulckhuyse Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.j.mulckhuyse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276711

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  Wenyu Wan Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.wan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gezinus Wolters Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  wolters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rüya Akdag PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.akdag@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Screencast

  When you use a screencast, you record the changes on your computer screen, and enhance this with a voice over. You can use different supporting software & hardware, like PowerPoint or a drawing tablet. In some cases this is used in combination with a webcam recording or an animation.

• Knowledge Café — A Healthy Living Environment for Everyone Event - 10 March 2026

  Knowledge Café

• Multilingualism of Frisian children: Evelyn Bosma wins Keetje Hodshon Prize News - 4 June 2021

  Postdoc and linguist Evelyn Bosma receives the Keetje Hodshon Prize for her dissertation. For her research on the multilingualism of Frisian children, Bosma previously won the Klokhuis Science Prize and the Campus Fryslân Science Prize.

• Assessment matrices

  When putting together your assessment, it may be useful to use an assessment matrix. This is a table in which you link the learning objectives to test questions and indicate the weight you give each objective in the assessment. It can be requested in the context of a programme accreditation.

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  Markus Davidsen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.davidsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272582

• Anne Urai on her Veni subsidy and open science News - 16 December 2021

  Neuroscientist Anne Urai has been awarded a Veni subsidy to further develop her ideas over the coming four years on how the brain makes choices. Why did she receive the award? Urai answers five questions about her Veni grant for young researchers.

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  Bernet Elzinga Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273745

• Improving nature’s antibiotic News - 24 January 2024

  'What nature made isn’t necessarily an optimized medicine to use in the human body,’ says Professor of Biological Chemistry Nathaniel Martin. That’s why a group of Leiden researchers is making a chemistry-based improved version of the frequently used antibiotic vancomycin. They received an NWO NACTAR…

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  Alexa Schrickel Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Isabelle Hoxha Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Sebo Uithol Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Zachry Klop Management assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.klop@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eline Dekeyster Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jop Groeneweg Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  groeneweg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273647

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  Pascal Haazebroek Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  phaazebroek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Psychology Elevator Pitch: How a better sleep pattern makes students mentally healthier News - 12 June 2023

  Do you often find yourself exhausted in the lecture hall or at your workplace? Not great for your mental well-being, as Laura Pape knows. She is investigating how an online self-help program can assist in addressing sleep issues and preventing mental health problems. Join her on this elevator pitch…

• Research on Elephants: Cabinets, Menageries, and the Zoology of Exotic Animals in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Event - 12 November 2025

  Lecture, COGLOSS Seminar