1,791 search results for “human nature relations” in the Public website
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Cost-effective catalyst converts CO2 into natural gas
A discovery made in Leiden helps not only to make natural gas from CO2 but also to store renewable energy. Research by Professor Marc Koper and PhD student Jing Shen shows how this process can be implemented in a cost-effective and controllable way. Nature Communications, 2 september 2015.
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Comment in Nature on international mobility of researchers
In the 4 October, 2017 issue of Nature appeared the comment entitled ‘Scientists have most impact when they're free to move’, an analysis measuring the global movements of researchers and reflecting on the potential adverse consequences that isolationist policies may have on the advance of science.
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"Letters from Nature" installation featured in Museum De Lakenhal
The art installation by Peter van der Putten and Jeroen van der Most was selected from nearly 500 submissions for an exhibition on climate change.
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De Witte et al publish in Nature Drug Discovery Reviews
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery volume 18, pages 82–84 (2019). The implications of target saturation for the use of drug–target residence time Wilbert de Witte, Meindert Danhof, Piet van der Graaf, and Elizabeth de Lange
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‘Human trafficking is a huge grey area’
Human trafficking is much more than kidnapping and selling people. Those who commit labour exploitation can, for example, also be sentenced for human trafficking. Criminologist Masja van Meeteren hopes to simplify the complexity of the phenomenon by charting the different forms of labour exploitati…
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New research into hidden nature in our cities
What hidden nature is there in our cities and how can we use such organisms? This is what the HiddenBiodiversity project will be exploring over the next four years. The project’s kick-off meeting was held at the Hortus botanicus on Monday 26 September.
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Exploring Early Medieval English Eloquence: A Digital Humanities Approach with A Thesaurus of Old English and Evoke
This special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik (Brill, 2021) brings together articles that explore new digital ways of analyzing and annotating Old English vocabulary.
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The relation between communication and violence in the Guéra and Moyen –Chari regions (Chad) from 1940 to 2010
French title: Communication et violences dans le Guéra et le Moyen-Chari (Tchad) de 1940 à 2010. This research investigates the relationship between the introduction of new means of communication and violence experienced by the local populations in the Moyen-Chari and the Guéra regions in Chad from…
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Uncovering galaxy evolution and the nature of dark matter
Dark matter represents around eighty per cent of the total mass in the Universe. Yet, we still don't really know what it's made of. Astronomer Pavel Mancera Piña is looking for answers. With a Veni grant from NWO and the most advanced telescopes, such as the James Webb Space Telescope, he will investigate…
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Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Palaeolithic cave sites and their environmental context in the western Mediterranean
The Western Mediterranean is a key region to understand human dispersal events within and out of the African continent as well as for the eventual replacement of Neanderthals by anatomically modern humans during the Pleistocene. Central to any conclusive interpretation of archaeological and palaeoclimatic…
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the protection of socio-economic interests by the European Court of Human Rights
The ECtHR needs to provide effective rights protection, but it also needs to set clear standards while showing deference to decisions made at the national level. Especially when socio-economic issues are concerned, meeting these different demands is a challenging task.
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Inventorying and monitoring of laws and policies related to dealing with ‘jihadism’
An international comparative study of the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Exploring the chemical space of post-translationally modified peptides in Streptomyces with machine learning
The ongoing increase in antimicrobial resistance combined with the low discovery of novel antibiotics is a serious threat to our health care.
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Reduced stratum corneum lipid chain length relates to an impaired skin barrier function in patients with atopic dermatitis
Source: British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 170, Number 6, pp. E18-E19 (2014) ISBN:0007-0963
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Lianne Baars
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.p.baars@law.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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Leonor Alvarez Francés
Faculty of Humanities
l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Fulco Scherjon
Faculteit Archeologie
f.scherjon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Evania Lina Fasya
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.l.fasya@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Niels van Doesum
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.j.van.doesum@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3666
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Hans Franken
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.franken@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Tim Enwerem
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
t.k.enwerem@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Danny Mekic
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.mekic@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eva Baudichau
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.m.g.baudichau@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Suzan van de Velde
Faculteit Archeologie
s.m.van.de.velde@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jean-Jacques Hublin
Faculteit Archeologie
j.a.hublin@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Yannick Raczynski-Henk
Faculteit Archeologie
y.e.m.raczynski@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martin Sievert
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.c.g.sievert@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Peter Rodrigues
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.r.rodrigues@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sofia Poulopoulou
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.poulopoulou@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kate Brackney
Faculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7212
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Irene Hadiprayitno
Faculty of Humanities
i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7402
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Marika Keblusek
Faculty of Humanities
m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2360
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Macrophages inhibit human osteosarcoma cell growth after activation with the bacterial cell wall derivative liposomal muramyl tripeptide in combination
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that human macrophages can be induced to exert direct anti-tumor activity against osteosarcoma cells. Our observation that the induction of macrophage anti-tumor activity by L-MTP-PE required IFN-gamma may be of relevance for the optimization of L-MTP-PE therapy in…
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Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.a.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7944
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Matthijs Westera
Faculty of Humanities
m.westera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martin Kroon
Faculty of Humanities
m.s.kroon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Join the Humans of Humanities film premiere in Trianon!
The humanities consist of various academic fields. But what is the common ground of all these different academics and students? And why does their work matter so much in today’s world? Watch the trailer of Humans of Humanties, the new documentary film about the Leiden Faculty of Humanities. Will you…
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Introducing the new coordinator of the Humanities Buddy Programme!
For many new international students, moving to the Netherlands and getting used to Dutch culture and customs can be quite challenging. Luckily the Humanities Buddy Programme is here to help! The new coordinator of the programme, Bob van der Horst, will introduce himself and explain more about the buddy…
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behavioural evidence for the role of context, variation and informativity in human speech processing
In this dissertation, electrophysiological (EEG) and behavioural measures are used to investigate how allophonic tonal variants and sub-phonemic features are processed during Mandarin and Dutch speech production, visual processing of written words and reading aloud.
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Rick Lawson speaks at human rights conference in Moscow
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December, an international conference was organized by the Moscow-based Сenter for Constitutional Studies.
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Successful Expert Meeting with 16 Russian Human Right Defenders
On Monday 31 October the Europa Instituut had a special guest lecture by not one, but sixteen leading Russian Human Right Defenders. The Leiden Law School was very happy to host the Russian delegation, at the initiative of the Dutch Consulate General in St. Petersburg.
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Human trafficking cannot be tackled with current legislation
Each year it is estimated that thousands of people fall victim to human trafficking in the Netherlands. Many of these victims are minors. Assistant Professor of Criminal Law Luuk Esser conducted research on the current legislation to combat human trafficking. His PhD defence is on 25 September.
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Anatomically modern humans reached China well before settling in Europe
In Nature researchers at Leiden University and Utrecht University show how 47 teeth from Southern China indicate that anatomically modern humans where present at least 80,000 years ago in the region. This is 40,000 years earlier than in Europe.
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Leiden Law School hosts PhD Training for human rights researchers
The annual PhD training of the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) took place on 7 and 8 June at Leiden University.
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Film 'Humans of Humanities' festively premiered in Trianon
It's easy to forget in these turbulent times, but on March 9th the film 'Humans of Humanities' premiered in cinema Trianon in Leiden. 160 guests saw Leiden scientists, teachers, students and alumni talk on the big screen about the value of their work as a humanities scholar. The film was followed by…
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Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis Rüppell 1835) in a changing landscape: Human carnivore interactions in Afroalpine ecosystems of Ethiopia
Ethiopian wolves are endangered diurnal Afroalpine rodent hunters. I investigated the interaction between wolves, rodents and human land use in Borena Sayint National Park (BSNP), Abune Yosef and Aboi Gara in Ethiopia.
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Co-benefits & Co-damages of environmental policies related to climate change and long-range transboundary air pollution
Using the principles of Industrial Ecology in Environmental Policy making in two cases: transition to a hydrogen economy and chlorinated compounds.
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Human Rights in Asia: Overcoming the current crisis in Myanmar
On Monday 11 December, human rights activist Ms. Wai Wai Nu delivered the seventh Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture on Human Rights at Leiden Law School. This events marked the annual celebration of International Human Rights Day, which was proclaimed in 1950 by the United Nations to…
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Social Sciences and Humanities research of vital importance to Europe
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) makes recommendations for the future of the Social Sciences and Humanities research in Europe. Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research is vital to build an innovative and resilient Europe.