632 search results for “human evolution” in the Staff website
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Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023
In a recent article published on PLOS, Drs. Briana Pobiner and Ryan McRae of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History discuss the top 13 discoveries in human evolution in 2023.
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Cora Leder
Faculteit Archeologie
c.t.leder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 NNB
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Wil Roebroeks
Faculteit Archeologie
j.w.m.roebroeks@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aitor Burguet-Coca
Faculteit Archeologie
a.burguet-coca@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marie Soressi
Faculteit Archeologie
m.a.soressi@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5355
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Gerrit Dusseldorp
Faculteit Archeologie
g.l.dusseldorp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2428
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Jac Aarts
Faculteit Archeologie
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Humanities
During an evacuation, employees and students of Humanities gather at the following assembly points:
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Cathleen Broersma
Science
c.m.e.broersma@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Managing humanity's insanity: Becoming truly human within planetary boundaries
Environmental Humanities LU Talk
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David Milhanas Henriques Norte
Science
d.milhanas.henriques.norte@biology.leidenuniv.nl |
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Human Resources
Here you will find information about our HR policy. From salary scales to career guidance, and from confidential counsellors to various insurance (schemes) at an attractive discount.
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Education at Humanities
You will be able to find all the information necessary to set up your (online) education at our faculty here.
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate
Conference
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Development of Humanities Campus
In fifteen years, the Witte Singel-Doelencomplex (WSD-complex) will be transformed step by step into the new Humanities Campus: a new meeting place for teachers, researchers, students and guests.
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Hard chews: why mastication played a crucial role in evolution
We do it every day but barely give it a thought: chewing our food. But the ‘simple’ process of masticating food may have played a crucial role in the evolution of our jaws, facial muscles and teeth.
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Tessa Verhoef
Science
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7903
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Kroonvoordracht 2023: Protein Tales of the Human Past
Research
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Anagnostis Theodoropoulos
Science
a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4882
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Katerina Johnson
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Barbara Gravendeel
Science
b.gravendeel@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ben Wielstra
Science
b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5135
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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space
How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…
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Exhibition Presenting with the City at Humanities
Exhibition
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The methodological potential of Area Studies within the Humanities
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Scientific Integrity for PhD candidates in Archaeology and the Humanities
Research
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Tom Kouwenhoven
Science
t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Michael Richardson
Science
m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5215
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Vincent Niochet
Faculteit Archeologie
v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Thijs van Kolfschoten
Faculteit Archeologie
t.van.kolfschoten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2640
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Willem Meilink
Science
w.r.m.meilink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4882
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Archaeologist Sarah Schrader receives a grant to explore the evolution of stress
Stress and overwork are massive problems today, but relatively little is known about stress factors in the past. With a look at the deep history of stress, Sarah Schrader hopes to get a better understanding of the human stress experience. Her project application received an NWO XS grant.
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IBL Spotlights - Evolution& Biodiversity
Lecture
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Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain
Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New research indicates that this specialisation by boys and girls starts at a very young age. Most likely, this enabled the human species to evolve much larger…
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New super server at humanities
When you think of humanities, you may not immediately think of a new super server. Yet one has just been commissioned. University lecturer Jelena Prokic from Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities explains more about this development.
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Merijn de Bakker
Science
m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5043
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Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski
Science
l.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4278
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Guillermo Guerrero Egido
Science
g.guerrero.egido@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4791
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4152
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Manon de Visser
Science
m.c.de.visser@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4882
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Simon Portegies Zwart
Science
spz@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8429
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 5th in QS World University Ranking
It is the eighth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University Rankings by Subject looks at criteria like academic reputation and citation ratios.
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OSCoffee: Doing Open Science in the Humanities: From Public Discourse to Qualitative Data
Lecture
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Programme Coordinator Advanced Master European and International Human Rights Law (0,2 fte)
Law
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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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Humanities Campus update: Doelengracht participation process complete
The third and final participation session was held on 20 September; the evening was attended by local residents, business owners, students and other stakeholders.
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Status update in the evolutionary race between humans and resistant bacteria: two steps forward for us
A patent for what may be a potent, new antibiotic. And: a clear overview of promising approaches to overcome a crucial resistance tactic employed by bacteria. In the span of one week, two researchers from Leiden are receiving their PhDs, each of them on an important step in the battle against bacteria…
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Exploration alternatives Humanities Campus using Duplo
In the week of 15 November, the Academic Directors and two members of the Faculty Council also participated in a so-called Duplo session, after the Faculty Board did so, led by Elisa Meijer, advisor housing of the Humanities Campus project. During the session, alternatives for the Humanities Campus…
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AI for humanities: ‘Especially as a humanities student, you have the tools to work with this’
While humanities once mainly involved books and archives, nowadays we can’t imagine life without AI. Next semester a new faculty-wide course will be introduced, taking you along with this development. University lecturer and course coordinator Yann Ryan tells us more about it.
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intercultural connectivity in the deep past with an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant
For already two years, Vincent Niochet has been affiliated with the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology as an external PhD candidate. Now, he has been awarded an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant, allowing him to continue his research as a paid PhD staff member. ‘The past two years have been quite challenging,…