235 search results for “human origins” in the Staff website
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Pinar Ölcer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alexander van Oudenhoven
Science
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Alan Sears
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Archaeologist Nathalie Brusgaard investigates human-animal relations as Assistant Professor
Dr Nathalie Brusgaard both studied and finished her PhD at the Faculty of Archaeology in Leiden. After a few years spreading her wings, she is now back. As the new Assistant Professor in the World Archaeology department, she will continue her research on the relationship between prehistoric humans and…
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investigates respiratory disease in the past with an NWO PhD in the Humanities grant
Every year, an NWO PhD in the Humanities grant is awarded to a prospective PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology. This year, the grant went to Maia Casna, enabling her to study respiratory disease in the past. ‘My hypothesis is that the rapid formation of cities in the medieval Netherlands, must…
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Interested in doing a PhD after your master's? Go for a PhD in the Humanities
Research
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Considering to apply for a PhD in the Humanities grant? Join the webinar
Research
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Gerrit Dusseldorp
Faculteit Archeologie
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Nicolas Rodriguez Idarraga
Faculty of Humanities
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Elena Burgos Martinez
Faculty of Humanities
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Jens Iverson
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mamadou Hébié
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marian Klamer
Faculty of Humanities
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Jennifer Schense
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laura Steenbergen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Committee in favour of structural investment in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Finance, Organisation
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New method for extracting human DNA from archaeological objects yields success
An international team of researchers led by Leiden archaeology professor Marie Soressi and Leipzig senior geneticist Matthias Meyer has recovered the DNA of a woman belonging to an Ancient North Eurasian population from a 20,000-year-old pendant. This is the first time DNA analysis has been used to…
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Inter-Section launch Special Issue: How Materials Shaped the Human World
Research
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innovative research presenting a new method for recovering ancient human DNA
Since the publication of the article in the interdisciplinary journal Nature, over 200 news outlets have showcased the pioneering research.
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Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads'
Beads are among the oldest types of human artistic expression. Even so, the small ornaments have a bad status record regarding archaeological investigation. PhD candidate Mette Langbroek, usually at home studying early medieval beads, had the opportunity to work on a publication and exhibition on 5000…
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Everest Gromoll wins LUF Thesis Prize with groundbreaking research on human responses to climatic shifts
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Dies for Alumni event, archaeology alumni Everest Gromoll was awarded the LUF Thesis Prize. His thesis, titled ‘Neolithizers by Nurture’, explores parallels between the only two comparable climatic shifts in the history of modern humans: that of the one 12,000…
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Larissa van den Herik
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rik van Gijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Hoko Horii
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Martina Revello Lami
Faculteit Archeologie
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The display of human remains
Debate
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Leiden osteoarchaeologists hold an online class for Italian schoolchildren
Postdoctoral researcher Veronica Tamorri and a PhD candidate Maia Casna held an online osteoarchaeological class for secondary school children. However, based on reactions, the exchange of ideas seemed to go both ways.
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intercultural connectivity in the deep past with an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant
For already two years, Vincent Niochet has been affiliated with the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology as an external PhD candidate. Now, he has been awarded an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant, allowing him to continue his research as a paid PhD staff member. ‘The past two years have been quite challenging,…
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Mensenrechten overal anders geïnterpreteerd. Hoe kan dat?
Hoe kan het dat universele mensenrechten wereldwijd niet hetzelfde in de praktijk worden gebracht?
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Maliebaan Noord parking garage temporarily only accessible via Haagweg/Noordeinde
Organisation
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Axel Palmér
Faculty of Humanities
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Elmer Veldkamp
Faculty of Humanities
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Guus Kroonen
Faculty of Humanities
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Frans Willem Korsten
Faculty of Humanities
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Alwin Kloekhorst
Faculty of Humanities
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Herman Paul
Faculty of Humanities
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Serkan Aslan
Science
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Sabine Witting
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Engaging Humanities - Exploring Impact
Conference
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Tijmen Pronk
Faculty of Humanities
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Rachel Schats joins Leiden Teachers Academy: ‘I am always trying to look for ways to make teaching stick better'
The Leiden Teachers Academy (LTA) was founded to help collaboration between excellent teachers. Osteoarchaeologist Dr Rachel Schats has been one of the latest additions to the Academy, nominated by the Faculty Board for the position as a Teaching Fellow. ‘In the LTA we talk about new innovations in…
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Human rights and Global Diversity
Lecture, Opening of the Owada Chair
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Secrets of the skull
The Research Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science in Amsterdam hosts a unique X-ray machine that creates 3D scans of the most diverse objects. This allows them to reveal details that remain hidden in regular scans. In a series of articles they showcase examples of what happens in the lab. Leiden…
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Woman, man or somewhere in between? You decide (and not just your body)
A female body equals a woman. Nonsense, says Professor by Special Appointment to the Socrates Chair Annemie Halsema. She argues that our sense of identity and social environment also determine our identity. ‘We should stop assigning people’s sex at birth.’
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Modes of Human Becoming: Towards a Process Archaeology of Mind
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Osteoarchaeologist Maia Casna receives the NVFA Incentive Prize: ‘I try to push osteology into the public eye as much as I can’
PhD candidate Maia Casna received an Incentive Prize from the Dutch Association for Physical Anthropology (NVFA). She was rewarded this honor for her innovative research into respiratory diseases and her talent for presenting her results to both academic and general audiences. ‘It feels really nice…
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EUniWell Open lectures series | European standards of Human Rights protection of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts
Lecture, Part of a series
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Understanding human migrations requires a long-term perspective
Lecture
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Enabling the most impact from Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) research
Working Group