303 search results for “isotopic analysis” in the Staff website
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Jonathan Hak on the paramount importance of the truth – and why we shouldn’t always take images at face value
Hak, lawyer, international imagery law lecturer, and adjunct associate professor, talks about his PhD research on the use of images in international criminal prosecutions. He was a public prosecutor in Canada for over 30 years and dealt primarily with the prosecution of homicides and other major cri…
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Analysis of clustering algorithms and performance evaluation metrics applied to samples of the Tell El-Yahudiya ware typology
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Are tropical forests threatened by democracy?
Democracy may lead to more deforestation in the tropics. So write environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo and his colleagues in the prominent scientific journal Biological conservation. They found that competitive elections are associated with more loss of tropical rainforest than elections without competition.…
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In Memoriam Johan Lugtenburg
The fastest chemical reaction in the universe takes place inside our eyes.
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Tackling climate change with the ground beneath our feet
Soil ecologist Emilia Hannula has been awarded a Vidi grant by NWO to examine how soil could become a promising ally in combating climate change and improving biodiversity. ‘Soil creatures might be invisible’, she says, ‘but they play a huge role in creating a healthy environment.’
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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
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Arnold Tukker receives honorary doctorate at Swedish university
As one of the first environmental scientists ever, Arnold Tukker received the honorary doctorate at Linköping University on Saturday 12 November. This Swedish university awarded Tukker for his scientific work to establish a circular economy.
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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Far- Right Alt-Tech Social Media Movement
PhD defence
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Symposium: Integrating safety and security in industrial threat risk analysis to prevent domino effects
Lecture, Symposium
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How polluting are the clothes in your closet?
Cotton is the most widely used natural fibre for clothes. But how polluting are our jeans and shirts actually? Environmental scientist Laura Scherer coordinated an international research project on the impacts of cotton. ‘The purchases of consumers in Europe can contribute to water scarcity in China…
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Rebecca NaousFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Hinke EndedijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judith van UdenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nada HeddaneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Suzanne MolFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Mark de Rooij
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Amanda HenryFaculty of Archaeology
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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Mariëlle Linting
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Frank TakesFaculty of Science
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Kitty ZijlmansFaculty of Humanities
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Clare FenwickFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Swantje VöllerFaculty of Science
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University
Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set up an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group over the next five years.
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Spinoza Prize for astrophysicist Ignas Snellen
With his clever measuring methods Ignas Snellen – together with his team – was the first to detect carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of exoplanets. For his pioneering work the Leiden astrophysicist has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest academic honour in the Netherlands. The prize of 2.5 million…
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Marco CinelliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Producing ammonia with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions: this novel solution shows it’s possible
Using biomethane to produce ammonia, a crucial chemical in agriculture, could drastically reduce the climate impact of the process. In a study published in One Earth, researcher Robert Istrate shows it’s even possible to make ammonia production net-zero or carbon negative.
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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows
Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thought. Amatuni advises people to ‘pay attention to actual changes in their consumption behaviour rather…
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How to choose the optimal location for wind turbines in the North Sea
In the next decades, thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas for their construction, focusing on material use, carbon footprint, and environmental impact. His paper was published in Environmental Science & Techno…
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Lars van DoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Elise SwartFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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‘Data science has crept into the faculties’ DNA’
From 14 to 29 PhD candidates, seven actively involved faculties and, above all, lots of innovative interdisciplinary research, all with data science as the common denominator. The university’s Data Science Research Programme (DSO) has proven so successful that after five years on a start-up grant it…
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Mitra BaratchiFaculty of Science
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Edwin BakkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dimiter ToshkovFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Olaf van VlietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maria BoletsiFaculty of Humanities