In the media
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Bianca Boyer on why people with ADHD often experience overstimulation 07 November 2023
What happens in the mind of someone with ADHD? GZ psychologist Bianca Boyer discusses this in a two-part episode of the Dutch 'Podcast Psycholoog'. Sh...
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Excavation of Roman villa on Mallorca covered by Catalan and Spanish news outlets 14 September 2023
The Villa Son Sard archaeological project aims to determine the boundaries of the Roman and post-Roman villa at Son Sard on Mallorca. While the team w...
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Ancient fire expert Femke Reidsma on Tea-Break Time Travel Podcast 11 September 2023
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 ...
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Secrets of the skull 06 September 2023
The Research Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science in Amsterdam hosts a unique X-ray machine that creates 3D scans of the most diverse objects....
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Podcast: The art of Presenting 26 July 2023
We have the pleasure of hosting organisational psychologist Fieke Harinck. Fieke is an expert on negotiation, communication skills and improvisation a...
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Exploring Jordan's archaeology from a bird's eye view 25 May 2023
Sufyan Al Karaimeh, a guest researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology, is currently involved in the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) Project. Over th...
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High media coverage of innovative research presenting a new method for recovering ancient human DNA 11 May 2023
Since the publication of the article in the interdisciplinary journal Nature, over 200 news outlets have showcased the pioneering research.
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Leiden research on Neanderthals featured in the Wall Street Journal article 17 April 2023
In the article “Neanderthals and Us: We’re More Alike Than Once Thought”, we are reminded that many negative traits, from unintelligent to unsophistic...
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Archaeologist and numismatist Jonathan Ouellet interviewed on a podcast 13 April 2023
PhD candidate Jonathan Ouellet is a guest on the latest episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. As a researcher specializing in the numismati...
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Life in a port city: Roderick Geerts writes a blog post about the ancient port of Berenike 06 April 2023
Roderick Geerts, a PhD candidate of the Faculty of Archaeology in Leiden, takes us on a short journey through the rich history of the Red Sea port of ...
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Students once again explore archaeology Oss 31 March 2023
Students of the Leiden University Faculty of Archaeology once again explore the archaeology of Oss between April and May of 2023. New areas along the ...
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum 27 March 2023
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Fact or fiction: people with autism never make eye contact 21 March 2023
There's a myth that people with autism avoid eye contact in conversations. This can come across as indifferent. Unjustified, stresses Jiayin Zhao, who...
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Fact or fiction: people with autism are not social 21 March 2023
Half the world's population is introverted and comes home drained after an evening of drinks. Their social battery is empty. 'People with autism have ...
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Podcast: Starting a career in Psychology 01 March 2023
We talk with Sophia Dittmar about starting a career in Psychology. Dittmar is currently studying the master's specialisation in Economic and Consumer ...