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Archaeologist Wei Chu explores Carpathian caves with Gerda Henkel grant
Recently, archaeologist Dr Wei Chu received a grant from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for an excavation in the Carpathian Mountains. Originally planning for an excavation in Ukraine, his plans were disrupted by the war. ‘We had to change plans really quickly.’
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Archaeologist Andy Sorensen in National Geographic Magazine about ancient fire use
When and how commenced the use of fire by early humans? Armed with stones, peat moss, and fungi, archaeologist Andy Sorensen tries to answer that question. In the February edition of the Dutch language version of National Geographic Magazine his research features in the section The Discovery.
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Annelinde Vandenbroucke: 'Science for and by youth'.
Annelinde Vandenbroucke received the new science communication grant for NeurolabNL Young in December 2020. This grant will help her in her mission: to make science attractive for and by youth. Vandenbroucke tells Humans of Psychology why youth is important to science and vice versa,
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Ancient fire expert Femke Reidsma on Tea-Break Time Travel Podcast
In her podcast Tea-Break Time Travel Matilda Siebrecht is joined by fire expert Femke Reidsma, to talk all about how this essential tool was made and used by our ancient human ancestors. How can you recognise an ancient hearth? Why is it so important to study the first use of fire? When was the first…
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Rebecca Schaefer: 'Music and science bring people together'
Rebecca Schaefer received the new science communication grant for the SNAAR Festival in December 2020. With the festival, Schaefer wants to make music and science accessible to a wide audience. How exactly? That's what she tells in this issue of Humans of Psychology.
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Wei Chu receives SNMAP funding for dating earliest dwelling structures in Ukraine
At some point in the deep past the first known dwelling structures were built out of mammoth bones in a country we now know as Ukraine. Archaeologist Wei Chu would have visited the site in summer 2022, were it not for the war. Now he has received funding from SNMAP with the aim to better establish the…
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Rachel Schats joins Leiden Teachers Academy: ‘I am always trying to look for ways to make teaching stick better'
The Leiden Teachers Academy (LTA) was founded to help collaboration between excellent teachers. Osteoarchaeologist Dr Rachel Schats has been one of the latest additions to the Academy, nominated by the Faculty Board for the position as a Teaching Fellow. ‘In the LTA we talk about new innovations in…
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Debate on World Cup Qatar: Boycott it or seize opportunity for attention?
The FIFA World Cup will get underway in Qatar this November – an event that has attracted much discussion in recent years. This discussion is not only centred on sport. Human rights are in the spotlights in Qatar. On Friday 30 September, Leiden University organised a debate in which experts from various…
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Marie Soressi produces documentary on Neandertal Legacy
The genetic material of currently living Europeans is partly of Neandertal origin. Were our ancestors successful because they were hybridising and interacting with the local populations they encountered when migrating into new places? This subject takes centre stage in a beautiful documentary produced…
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‘When you work together, you get a much broader understanding’
At the Capstone Conference, Honours College students of the Humanities Lab presented their final projects. In small groups, they conducted research on relevant societal issues – gathering insights from a multitude of disciplines. ‘The aim is to learn as much as possible from each other.’
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Secrets of the skull
The Research Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science in Amsterdam hosts a unique X-ray machine that creates 3D scans of the most diverse objects. This allows them to reveal details that remain hidden in regular scans. In a series of articles they showcase examples of what happens in the lab. Leiden…
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Human Rights Defenders in Exile: Seminar & Inauguration of Photo Exhibition
Conference
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Panel Discussion 'Online Targeted Advertising and Human Dignity'
Debate
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Neandertal Legacy Scientific Reports’ article in the top 100 most downloaded
With an off-the-charts number of downloads, outstanding media coverage, and more than 300 tweets, a small team behind the Scientific Reports article led by a Leiden PhD Igor Djakovic is living every researcher’s dream.
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Modes of Human Becoming: Towards a Process Archaeology of Mind
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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DH Benelux 2021: The Humanities in a Digital World
Conference
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Human Remains in Museum Collections: Conservation, Ethics and Restitution
Conference
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Debate: Human Rights and the World Cup Qatar
Debate
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Workshop Creating a clear structure (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Academic Writing for New Students (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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Writing Lab Humanities: Thesis Week 4-7 April
Study support
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Workshop Developing an Academic Writing Style (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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Laura SteenbergenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.steenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3875
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Andrea WatersFaculteit Archeologie
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Wouter HinsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Joe PowderlyFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.c.powderly@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9366
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Bill SchabasFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Misha PlagisFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.a.plagis@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carolina Lisboa PintoFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.lisboa.pinto@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8563
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1349
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2193
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Violet BennekerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
v.l.benneker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
a.r.hiskes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gisela HirschmannFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
g.k.hirschmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 5062
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Harry WelsAfrika-Studiecentrum
h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771
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Gerard Persoon | Professor emeritus Environment and Development
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
persoonga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Horst FischerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.fischer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martijn MosFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.mos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3979
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Kees WaaldijkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.waaldijk@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9593
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.e.mcgonagle@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Helen DuffyFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.duffy@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9300
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Cecily RoseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.rose@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5385
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Melanie FinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.fink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jaap van den HerikFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.j.van.den.herik@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jonathan CrockFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.w.nieuwboer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Christopher DugardFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.j.r.dugard@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7709
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.t.aloyo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9195