355 search results for “biological care” in the Staff website
-
Biological agents
Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…
-
The Biological Roots of Musicality
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
-
Protecting the tiniest lives: how biological signals can improve care for premature babies
When a baby is born too soon, every minute counts – and so does every decision. To reduce uncertainty in those critical moments, biopharmaceutical scientist Manchu Umarani Thangavelu dedicated her PhD to identifying molecular markers of preterm birth and neonatal infection.
-
Harriet VermeerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Rosalinde SpittersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Paul VedderFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Femmie JufferFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Niki AntypaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Michel OrritFaculty of Science
-
Heineken Young Scientists Award for three Leiden researchers
Three of the four Heineken Young Scientists Awards for 2022 have gone to researchers from Leiden: chronobiologist Laura Kervezee, physicist Jordi Tura i Brugués and health psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet.
-
Sticky insects: plants protected with biological glue
Drained leaves and plants stripped bare. Insects can completely destroy crops. Soon, these situations may be behind us, with the new pesticide developed by Leiden and Wageningen researchers. With their plant-based ‘insect glue’, insects are incapacitated.
-
Daisy SmeetsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Larissa Mendoza StraffonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Rik SchalbroeckFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Fien SteenbergenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Lara Gröschel-Everts -
Dani CrowleyFaculty of Science
-
How cells work together: the mathematics behind biological shapes
How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her PhD research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show how forces and cooperation between cells create structure – and how simulations and experiments can reinforce each other.
-
Edwin de BeursFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Liesbeth van VlietFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Ewout SteyerbergFaculty of Medicine
-
Christian TudoracheFaculty of Science
-
Lenneke AlinkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
European grants for research on ultrathin membranes and the biological clock in bacteria
Two research groups involving Leiden University have been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on the development of membranes that can clean water and purify medical drugs and research on the biological clock in certain bacteria.
-
Amalia Campos DelgadoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Peter de KnijffFaculty of Medicine
-
Mathijs DeenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Anouk GoemansFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Health Campus The Hague: working together for better health and care
Better health for all the residents of The Hague region. This is the mission of Health Campus The Hague – formerly LUMC Campus The Hague. Eight partners – the LUMC, Leiden University, the municipality of The Hague and five healthcare institutions (see box) – are collaborating intensively in healthcare…
-
University discontinuing allowance for De Kattekop Day Care Centre
Organisation, Human resources
-
Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
-
Statement from the Executive board: taking care of one another
The world is currently beset by many problems. The armed conflict and continuing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories is resulting in numerous casualties. This is giving rise to many emotions and reactions worldwide, and also greatly affecting our own university community. We have seen…
-
Inger SchipperFaculty of Medicine
-
Annemarie SamuelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Oana Georgiana Rus-OswaldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Robert VerpoorteFaculty of Science
-
Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
-
'We are only content when everything is taken care of'
Two organisers at heart. In the background, facilities managers Nick van Asperen and Kees Schoonwater ensure that staff and students have everything they need to work and study well. Recently, the familiar faces started doing so in a new role. Schoonwater is now project manager housing and Van Asperen…
-
Mattijs NumansFaculty of Medicine
-
Mirjam Sombroek-van DoormFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’
Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, they find that the adoption of new AI models is raising questions about what counts as reliable scientific evidence.
-
Friedo DekkerFaculty of Medicine
-
Frits RosendaalFaculty of Medicine
-
Josien de KlerkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
-
Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the new academic year, which begins on 6 September. No more 1.5m distancing, but we do have to take responsibility for other people’s safety.
-
Lucas da Costa MacielFaculty of Archaeology
-
Antonella MaielloFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
-
Jasper's year – with pride, with care and, above all, together
Jasper Knoester, decaan van de Faculteit Wiskunde & Natuurwetenschappen, blikt terug op 2025 in "het jaar van Jasper".
-
More pubs on campus? Here's why students and staff care
There should be more social meeting places on our campus. That's one of the outcomes of to the second brainstorming session on the strategic plan. On Tuesday, education and the campus took centre stage during the meeting in Corpus. Professor and programme director Miranda van Eck and student assessor…
-
Kim de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences