570 search results for “evidence basis” in the Staff website
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Improvisation in music education: Empirical evidence, classroom practice, and teacher preparation
PhD defence
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and Online Processing of Tonal Coarticulation in Standard Chinese: Evidence from L1 Speakers and L2 Learners
PhD defence
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The Power of Evidence unravelled in new research programme
Governments and public sector organisations consider evidence-based or evidence-informed policymaking as one of the pillars of good governance. That is to say: policies that are informed by scientific knowledge, expertise and evidence. In the research programme 'Power of Evidence', Valérie Pattyn and…
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Anika BexkensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ellen van Beukering-RosmullerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Valérie PattynFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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AI and Scientific Evidence: Rodrigo Ochigame's Transformative Research
Rodrigo Ochigame’s project explores how AI redefines scientific evidence, aiming to help scientists critically navigate these transformations with the Veni grant.
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Skeletal Evidence for Malaria in the Medieval Netherlands
Until very recently malaria was an impactful disease in the Netherlands. While currently mainly regarded as a tropical disease, references to symptoms which could be related to the disease are found in several historical documents from the 17th century onwards. To be able to better understand this disease…
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Evidence of a massive stellar storm on a nearby star
Astronomer Joseph Callingham and his team have observed for the first time a clear signal from a giant burst from a star outside our solar system. This would have a devastating impact on any unfortunate planet orbiting the star.
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has published an article about this together with his German colleague Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser in the Science Advances journal.
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Johan ChristensenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Democracy is not self-evident, it requires continuous engagement’
In a time of growing polarisation and declining trust, the rule of law is under pressure. The system as we know it today only took shape 177 years ago, with the constitutional reform of 1848. Carla Hoetink emphasises: ‘The democratic rule of law was originally designed to prevent violence and revolu…
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Leiden archaeologists uncover earliest evidence of plant food processing
A new study carried out by Leiden archaeologists Hadar Ahituv and Amanda Henry, together with international colleagues, reports the identification and analysis of 650 starch grains preserved on basalt percussive tools (anvils and hammerstones) found at an early Middle Pleistocene site in Israel. These…
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Reality or coincidence? We need to move from probability to evidence.
In studies, it is an old acquaintance, the p-value. But mathematician Peter Grünwald wants to get rid of it. The p-value is too susceptible to fraud and can lead to a distorted picture of reality and chance. That is why he wants to work with the e-value. De Volkskrant spoke to him about it.
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New SSH Sylvius labs: ‘The basis should be good’
Before the SSH labs in the Sylvius building will open their doors in the new academic year, there are still some obstacles to overcome. But when everything has been taken care of, the laboratories will be a place ‘where you can do almost everything you would ever want to do in your lab research.’
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Evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants takes news outlets by storm
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has published an article about this together with his German colleague Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser in the Science Advances journal. The breakthrough takes…
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Back to the beginning: The origins of the Anatolian hieroglyphs from a historical, philological and linguistic perspective
Lecture
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Frank Pieke on BBC: ‘Corruption charges have become Xi's main basis of power’
Professor emeritus Frank Pieke speaks on BBC and BBC Vietnamese about Xi Jinpings ongoing fight against corruption within the Communist Party.
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'Soil is the basis of our lives' - Martijn Bezemer nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 2023
Directing soil life and thereby influencing what grows above ground: that is the expertise of Leiden biologist Martijn Bezemer and his colleague Wim van der Putten (NIOO-KNAW). Their research on soil transplants has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2023. This prize goes to innovative research…
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Ellen van ReulerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gavin RobinsonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Jenneke van der WalFaculty of Humanities
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The spread of Sino-Tibetan languages, agriculture and weaving in East Asia
Lecture
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Horse domestication and Indo-Europeans: a Linguist’s View
Lecture
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Reflection, research & innovation
At the Faculty of Science, we value quality assurance and evidence-informed educational innovation. As a lecturer, you should always reflect on your teaching and, if necessary, make improvements from one teaching moment to the next. You can also take initiative to innovate your course or teaching activity…
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Ethnic Bias in Immigration Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Britain
Lecture, LIMS seminar
- Reflection, research & innovation
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Reanalysing asymmetry in Xichangana (S53): evidence from applicative constructions
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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Wilfried AdmiraalICLON
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Safe together
For a workplace where social safety is self-evident.
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‘Science is always the foundation for finding the best treatment, but we should broaden our scope'
As of 1 August, Anika Bexkens has been appointed Professor of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Her research focuses on the optimal application of scientific knowledge in practice. ‘Scientists and practitioners often speak past each other.’
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Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia
Lecture
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Health & Well-being Lunchmeeting | Rethinking evidence in prevention: beyond randomized controlled trials [CANCELLED AND POSTPONED]
Conference
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Betere concentratie door stimuleren van de nervus vagus? Leidse wetenschappers gaan onderzoeken welke claims er nu echt kloppen
Kan een kleine elektrische prikkel ons geheugen, aandacht en andere cognitieve functies verbeteren? En activeert zo’n prikkel fundamentele hersensystemen die betrokken zijn bij alertheid en leren? Cognitief neurowetenschapper Sander Nieuwenhuis ontvangt een NWO-subsidie van €800.000 om die vragen te…
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Morphological Encoding in Mandarin Chinese: Evidence from Chinese Disyllabic Compound Words
PhD defence
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Aida Tadesse awarded grant for PhD research on ancient Nubia
PhD candidate Aida Tadesse of the Faculty of Archaeology has been awarded the prestigious NWO PhD in the Humanities grant. The funding will allow her to dedicate the next four years to her research on long-term changes in subsistence and health in ancient Nubia.
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One language = one archaeological culture? Peruvian evidence for a richer interface between language and archaeology
Lecture, Language and the Human Past
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language within their social context - experimental and observational evidence
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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find-funding
To find funding, you first need to define your goal. Do you need to fund your own salary? Go abroad? Start up a collaboration? Buy equipment or do field work? Develop a company based on an invention that came out of the research? Next, find a match between your goal and the many funding opportunitie…
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Lorentz Lecture: Working towards evidence-based care for aging transgender and non-binary people
Lecture
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Bruggen bouwen tussen wetenschap en praktijk – Evidence based practice als kompas voor de beste zorg voor kinderen, jongeren en gezinnen
Inaugural lecture
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Geert-Jan WillFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wilma WentholtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vowel interaction in Labourdin Basque revisited: evidence from non-canonical Sources
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Organisational Development programme
Leiden University needs space to be able to innovate, and the Organisational Development programme is working on this.