977 search results for “archaeology of plant” in the Staff website
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Unique ‘penis plant’ flowers at Hortus
Amorphophallus decus-silvae, or the ‘penis plant’ as it is known, has just flowered at the Hortus botanicus. It flowered for two days, and then the pollen, which the male flowers produced was collected. As far as the plant experts at the Hortus can tell, this was just the third time that this species…
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Scientific Integrity for PhD candidates in Archaeology and the Humanities
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Roderick GeertsFaculty of Archaeology
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Arjan LouwenFaculty of Archaeology
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Andrea Richards-CumminsFaculty of Archaeology
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Alex Geurds new Professor in Central American archaeology: 'A professorship as a unifying force'
The appointment of Alex Geurds as Professor in Central American Archaeology reinvigorates an existing focus within the faculty. 'The research chair offers opportunities to make cross-connections, across departments and disciplines.'
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Evolutionary change in protective plant odours
Plants can’t run away from enemies. Still, it would like to keep life-threatening herbivores at a distance. This can be done with odours. Klaas Vrieling of the Institute of Biology Leiden found out with his team how plants change odour production to keep the munchers at a distance.
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Karel KuipersFaculty of Archaeology
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Revolutionizing plant protection strategies: Ding lab receives 2.4M grant to investigate plant immunity
Plant biologist Pingtao Ding, assistant professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), has received a 2.4 million European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC Starting Grant for promising young researchers allows him to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist…
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents of Oss, have been uncovering the history of the municipality. 2024 is the archaeological year of Oss! In a series of interviews we look back on fifty…
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Vincent KolodziejakFaculty of Archaeology
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Weishuo LiFaculty of Archaeology
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Eduardo Herrera MalatestaFaculty of Archaeology
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Bacteria stunt with established plant-soil feedback theory
‘What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it,’ researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. ‘You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into something you need. At least, that is what we thought.’
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Postdoc Adam Benfer stewards big data in the study of Central America
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dr Adam Benfer, originally from the United States, occupies a double position as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds and as the Faculty’s Data Steward. ‘It is pretty much what the title says: I steward data. Essentially,…
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Tuna KalaycıFaculty of Archaeology
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Indonesian 'coffee plant' named after Leiden researcher
Research on Asian plants is his life's work. Now a crown is added to that: a plant from the coffee family bearing his name. Paul Kessler is LUF professor of botanical gardens and botany of South East Asia and Scientific Director of the Hortus botanicus. 'Completely unexpectedly, you get to see the results…
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Barbara GravendeelFaculty of Science
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Alexander MohnsFaculty of Archaeology
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Education Blog Archaeology: Alex Geurds on an integrated Bachelor in Archaeology
In this series the Vice-Dean and portfolio holder of education in the board of the Faculty of Archaeology will reflect on the state of education. Posts can range from shedding light on current national shifts in the university landscape to arguments as to why it’s important to be timely with designing…
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Alexander WilkinsonFaculty of Archaeology
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Adapt or perish – traits identified that help plants survive
PhD candidate Jianhong Zhou aimed to better understand whether and how plant species adapt to environmental changes. She developed two databases that she used to analyze how easily or difficultly plants adapt to changing conditions. Zhou defended her PhD thesis on 4 September.
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Kiki SpaninksFaculty of Science
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
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Frans TheuwsFaculty of Archaeology
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Kevin BretscherFaculty of Science
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Marieke ElfferichFaculty of Science
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Peng SunFaculty of Science
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Peiyan QinFaculty of Science
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Marcel IJsselstijnFaculty of Archaeology
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Martijn MandersFaculty of Archaeology
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Plant stress increases: New research with bacteria offers hope
Soil that is too wet, or too dry. Or with a lot or few nutrients. Due to climate change, the differences are becoming bigger, and plants must increasingly be able to adapt to survive. How do you make plants more stress-resistant? For this purpose, researchers from Leiden, along with other universities,…
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Jakub SenesiFaculty of Archaeology
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Floris KeehnenFaculty of Archaeology
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Miyuki KerkhofHonours Academy
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Jeroen van ZoolingenFaculty of Archaeology
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Martijn BezemerFaculty of Science
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Michael McCabe IIIFaculty of Archaeology
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Tamara MichaelisFaculty of Archaeology
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Morgan RousselFaculty of Archaeology
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Riia TimonenFaculty of Archaeology
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
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Martijn DefiletFaculty of Archaeology
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Alexander VerpoorteFaculty of Archaeology
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Amanda HenryFaculty of Archaeology
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Altay Temel
Faculty of Science
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Ivo van WijkFaculty of Archaeology
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Raphaël GerssenFaculty of Humanities
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International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the role of women in the past has been nearly invisible. Four archaeologists reflect on this inequality of focus, from hunter-gatherers in the palaeolithic to…