253 search results for “origins of human main” in the Student website
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Daniel Thomas
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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Martina Revello LamiFaculty of Archaeology
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
- Thesis kick-off / Humanities thesis seminar
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Alexander van OudenhovenFaculty of Science
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Guus KroonenFaculty of Humanities
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composers
Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at Amare, The Hague’s cultural hub, he demonstrated what cocreation sounds like.
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Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
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Vincent NiochetFaculty of Archaeology
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Eamon AloyoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Larissa van den HerikFaculty of Law
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Melanie FinkFaculty of Law
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Jennifer SweridaFaculty of Archaeology
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Five tips for The Night of Discoveries
Discover budding creators, artists and researchers at the Night of Discoveries art and knowledge festival. And many researchers from Leiden University are taking part.
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Miguel John VersluysFaculty of Archaeology
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Workshop Developing an Academic Writing Style (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Academic Writing for New Students (Writing Lab Humanities)
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Workshop Creating a clear structure (Writing Lab Humanities)
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Writing Lab Humanities: Thesis Week 4-7 April
Study support
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Laura SteenbergenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Radhika GuptaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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UN Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the scope of International Human Rights Day.
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NWO and ERC grant for research on Chinese infrastructure
In the coming years, Hilde De Weerdt gets to spend over three million euros. She received grants from both the European Research Council (ERC) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for research on Chinese infrastructure. ‘It is great that it is also possible to develop large projects in the social sciences…
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Mohit KhubchandaniFaculty of Law
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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on Writing: Becoming disciplined to write your thesis (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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Sabine WittingFaculty of Law
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
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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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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students? These two 'colleagues' are certain of it.
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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Leiden Classics: The paradox of student association Minerva
Minerva, which calls itself the oldest student association of the Netherlands, has the reputation of being an impenetrable bastion. A lustrum exhibition shows the turbulent history and points to a diversity of contacts: from close bonds with Leiden ‘coffee ladies’ to the visit of Sir Winston Churchi…
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Why we need to look underwater to understand our past
Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain why underwater archaeology is important to understanding our history.
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University Council at 50: ‘Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden’
After the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities.…
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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede
Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.
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How climate change affects intangible heritage: ‘Specific materials to build instruments are disappearing’
What do climate change and traditional Japanese music have to do with each other? A great deal, university lecturer Andrea Giolai suspects. He has been awarded an NWO grant to study the relationship in more depth.
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Corinne HofmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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A conversation with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Lecture
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories
Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the University and our researchers are working on solutions. The nitrogen crisis, problems with young people’s services and an increasingly urgent climate crisis:…