892 search results for “animal communication” in the Staff website
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Canal Watch scoops communication prize
Canal Watch (De Grachtwacht), which has been cleaning canals since 2018, has received the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Communication Initiative Award.
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Alive or not? Tiny 3D printed robots that swim and navigate just like animals
They are only a few tens of micrometres long — far smaller than the width of a human hair – yet these robots can swim, sense, navigate and adapt in ways that look surprisingly life-like. And all this without having a brain.
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Wolves in the Netherlands feed mainly on wild animals – but also target grazing cattle in areas with less prey
Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce they also prey on free-roaming cattle used for nature conservation
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Ludo WaltmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
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Victor PosthumaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Communicating effectively about Antimicrobial Resistance
Building a sustainable, international and interdisciplinary consortium for developing evidence-based communication strategies about Antimicrobial Resistance. That is the objective of a new project between researchers from Leiden University, VU Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, made…
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Ana Parrón CabañeroFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz
Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, grab your mobile and take part in the BioBlitz 'Higher Education is Flourishing' from 22 May.
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‘Make science communication more work and less hobby’
Young researchers met this month for the fifth Science Communication Summer School. ‘This is the first time some participants get to meet other researchers who also enjoy science communication. It’s great to see’, says Julia Cramer, one of the coordinators.
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National Bee Count by Koos Biesmeijer receives Communication Initiative Award
The National Bee Count initiative of Professor Koos Biesmeijer (Naturalis/Leiden) and Vincent Kalkman (Naturalis) has received the NWO Communication Initiative Award. The jury praises the initiative, which manages to reach a very wide and diverse audience, while at the same time contributing to the…
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In conversation with the head of the rodent facility
Before patients can take a pill, scientists often spend years in the lab developing and testing a candidate drug. That often includes experiments with laboratory animals. As head of the rodent facility, Ilze Bot and her colleagues ensure that these experiments are conducted in an ethically responsible…
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Judith SchomakerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Juan Claramunt GonzalezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nikki NibberingFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Faces of Science: ‘I want to show how we’re finding alternatives to animal testing’
PhD candidate Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science. In videos and blogs, she will show what life is like as a young researcher.
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Always vegan, always fun: student-run Community Kitchen thanks to The Hague Market
Healthy communal meals that also prevent food waste. On 4 March, Hague alderman Robert Barker came to see what was cooking at the LUC Community Kitchen, a partnership between students and The Hague Market.
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What does the Wadden Sea sound like? New research sheds light on porpoises and underwater noise
‘Wadden Sea Sounds’ is the name of a new project launched by the Waddenvereniging in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and the University of Groningen. The aim is to find out how underwater noise affects marine life in the Wadden Sea.
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Michael Meffert
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Four projects awarded science communication grants
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has rewarded four projects in which Leiden researchers are bringing science and society closer together. What are these projects?
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Thed van LeeuwenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chenxiao ZhaoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wouter JongFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Robert-Jan de Rooij
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marloes van Moort
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Julia FolzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michel Mulders
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Kaya PeerdemanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Communication about quantum technology offers many opportunities (but there are risks too)
Watching and analysing hundreds of TEDx talks, that too can be research. That becomes clear from the work of PhD student Aletta Meinsma, who is studying potential problems in popular communication about quantum technologies. She explains how she approaches this and why it is so important.
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‘The sun is dying out’ as a wake-up call for better science communication
‘Take science communication more seriously.’ This is the message that Ivo van Vulpen, professor by special appointment in Science Communication in Physics, wants to convey during his inaugural lecture. At the moment, a lot of researchers look down their noses at this while it is extremely important…
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rachel PlakFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Melissa Hernandez VindasFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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The biologist who wants to sound a different note in his field
Hans Slabbekoorn researches animal sounds and the effect of the noise we humans make on these animals. He is also committed to making his discipline more diverse.
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Why stress could be good for you
Acute stress seems to have a surprisingly positive effect on our health. Researcher Erin Faught received an NWO veni grant to find out why that is and how we can use that knowledge to our advantage. For her lab research, she uses a remarkable small animal to learn more about our own stress levels.
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'There's nothing more we can do for you' - New publication on harmful communication in oncology
PhD student Janine Westendorp and her colleagues conducted literature research on what patients with cancer and their loved ones perceive as harmful communication from healthcare providers. The results were published in the journal Psycho-Oncology and are released as a poster to distribute to healthcare…
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Smeets and Alex Verkade coordinators of national centre for science communication
Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) has appointed Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade as coordinators of a new national centre for science communication. The centre will foster a dialogue between researches and society and will gather and share expertise to make science communication more…
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KNAW fund 'Science communication by scientists' awarded to Yvonne Erkens and Robert Heinsch
Two Leiden legal scholars have been awarded funding from the KNAW pilot fund 'Science communication by scientists: Appreciated!'. The fund supports scientists who have demonstrated a continued commitment to science communication.
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Anna van 't VeerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences