90 search results for “hoe sapiens” in the Staff website
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Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers signs international book contract with Penguin Press
Back in 2020, Dr Maikel Kuijpers started to write for The Correspondent. His articles offered readers a unique long-term insight into the materials that shape our world, from concrete to glass and plastics. His innovative approach piqued the interest of a literary agent, and he was invited to write…
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How touchscreens and eye trackers can tell us something about the dating life of orangutans
Aesthetic attraction plays a big role in orangutans’ mate choice, behavioural biologist and PhD candidate Tom Roth has observed. But to discover just how big that role is, more research is needed into the emotions of the great apes.
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Widespread cultural diffusion of knowledge started 400,000 years ago
Different groups of hominins probably learned from one another much earlier than was previously thought, and that knowledge was also distributed much further. A study by archaeologists at Leiden University on the use of fire shows that 400,000 years ago knowledge and skills must already have been exchanged…
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Mealtime interactions
PhD defence
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Visual analytics for spatially-resolved omics data at single cell resolution: Methods and Applications
PhD defence
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News in a Glasshouse: Media, Publics, and Senses of Belonging in the Dutch Caribbean
PhD defence
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In memoriam: Alexander Hendrik (Sander) de Groot (3 april 1943 - 1 april 2024)
Op maandag 1 april 2024 stierf onze leermeester, vriend en gewaardeerd collega Dr. Alexander Hendrik de Groot (Sander).
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Het wonen (als bouwen) ontstond pas zeer laat in de menselijke geschiedenis
Lecture
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The future of the past is enough to make you feel down
The slogan of the Faculty of Archaeology, ‘The Future of the Past starts at Leiden University’, might sound like empty marketing speak. But there is something to it. The past can teach us a lot about climate change and that could make us fear the worst for our future. Archaeologist Gerrit Dusseldorp…
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Connecting conditionals: A Corpus-based Approach to Conditional Constructions in Dutch
PhD defence
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Voluntary return and the limits of individual responsibility in the EU Returns Directive
PhD defence
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Keep track of the things you save: FGGA's data experts are here to help
Can you account for all the information and data in your possession? How do you deal with personal information? What do you do if there is a data breach? How do you save your data and are you aware of the regulations you need to adhere to while doing so? Where do you go if you are having ICT problems…
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‘Management is something you never stop learning about’
How do you best conduct a P&D interview? How do you deal with sick employees? In the online Management module, we have bundled answers to these questions and more. Dean Mark Rutgers and HR Advisor Brigitte Heming talk about the importance of the new module and how it will help to monitor work balanc…
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Liveable Planet congres: Lokaal beleid voor een leefbare planeet
Conference
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Rechtsbescherming bij uithuisplaatsing: voldoende equality of arms?
Lecture
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…
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Taalbenadering en taalhouding in werk van Jacob Israël de Haan
PhD defence
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Dag van de doden
Lecture, Leiden2022
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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Surface Temperature and the Dynamics of H2 on Cu(111)
PhD defence
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Wrongful moderation: regulation of internet intermediary service provider liability and freedom of expression
PhD defence
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Mechano-transduction mediated by integrin-based adhesion complexes
PhD defence
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Business Studies Seminar (BUSS) series
Debate, Seminar
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Effecten van korte gevangenisstraffen en de prijs die we ervoor betalen
Lecture
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Child Interethnic Prejudice in the Netherlands: Social Learning from Parents and Picture Books
PhD defence
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The Duty to Investigate in Situations of Armed Conflict
PhD defence
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Rood noch oranje. De sociale strijd van de Nederlandse marinematroos, 1870-1914
PhD defence
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The Theatre of Emotions
PhD defence
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Overheidstoezicht op Brzo-bedrijven; een onderzoek naar de kwaliteit
PhD defence
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Receiving visits in Dutch prisons
PhD defence
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Digital Thesauri as Semantic Treasure Troves
PhD defence
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Writing Novels under the New Order
PhD defence
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This was 2023! An overview of Humanities in the news
So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also the year in which the government made apologies for the slavery past. Leiden humanities scholars were at the forefront of this with their research on…
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Beschadigd vertrouwen: Vertrouwenwekkend schadebeleid na door de overheid gefaciliteerde schade
Lecture
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Campus The Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
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2021: This was the year of our faculty
2021 was an eventful year once again for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). Hybrid, working from home, online education, on-campus education, face masks, self-tests, keeping distance, quarantine and the coronavirus. Words that have now become a standard part of our vocabulary when…
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Workshop: Video Montage @ LUCAS!
Course, Workshop
- Workshop Video Montage @ LUCAS
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The new normal - Teaching and learning after Covid-19
Conference, Education Festival 2022