667 search results for “communication astronomy” in the Student website
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Jeshua TrompFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ruthie PliskinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Floor van MeerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Franz WurmFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Verena LyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Brenda de GrootFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Study plan
Some bachelor's programmes help you monitor your own academic progress by assisting you in drawing up a study plan at the end of your first year.
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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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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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This is how astronomers found out how three stars were ejected from star cluster R136
Astronomers led by Simon Portegies Zwart used simulations to reconstruct how three stars were ejected from the star cluster R136, 60,000 years ago. The analysis reveals that five stars were involved in the event in the Tarantula Nebula.
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Minors
A minor allows you to develop your knowledge beyond the boundaries of your study programme, or to specialise further in your own field of study. You can follow a minor not only at Leiden University, but also in Delft, Rotterdam or even abroad.
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Janna Marie Bas-HoogendamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way
Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study of the history of the deaf community in the Netherlands and the other is of a condition that causes people to lose their way.
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Sander Nieuwenhuis
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Pam ten BroekeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michelle AchterbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Laurens van GestelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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Guido BandFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chris RiddellFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Archaeologists receive funding for science communication: ‘We want to change the public image of archaeology’
A diverse team of Leiden archaeologists applied for, and was awarded, the KNAW ‘Appreciated!’ grant, meant to further their science communication endeavours. We speak with Dr Maikel Kuijpers, who is the main contact person of the application.
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Students work with local community
Problems cannot always be solved from a desk. Students on the Master’s in Governance of Sustainability therefore went to various Leiden neighbourhoods, where they tackled topics such as litter, urban biodiversity and green spaces.
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How to communicate: LLP Skills Café
On the menu of the LLP Skills Café no beer and snacks, but communication skills as listening, resolving conflicts, and giving feedback. ‘Once you really learn to listen, you become a better leader and nicer friend.’
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Include local communities in policymaking
Forest degradation has limited the Orang Rimba's access to forest resources. As a result, they've had to make significant cultural modifications and adaptations. Ekoningtyas Margu Wardani explains in her PhD dissertation these transformation processes among Contemporary Indonesian Hunter-Gatherers through…
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Rethinking community in upland, ‘indigenous’ South Asia
Erik de Maaker wrote a monograph on how Garo, an indigenous community of the extended eastern Himalayas, experience and negotiate such disparities. The book shows how relatedness is reinterpreted as religious practices change, and communally held land ends up being privately controlled. Erik de Maaker…
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Bringing a community together with soup
As part of her Anthropology studies, Leiden student Marleen Kop has made a short documentary about the importance of Leiden-Noord’s ‘soup time’. Her chosen method was participative observation – she spent months helping residents prepare the soup – and the film can now be viewed online.
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KNAW grant for public communication on diplomacy
Jan Melissen, associate professor at ISGA and editor-in-chief of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, and his team have been awarded 10,000 euros from the 'Valued' fund. This pilot fund, implemented by the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) aims to increase the interaction between science…
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ESA presents first crystal-clear Euclid photos of the cosmos
The first full-colour images of the cosmos from ESA's space telescope Euclid were presented today. Never before has a telescope been able to take such crystal-clear astronomical images of such a large part of the sky and so far into the deep universe. The five images illustrate Euclid's full potential;…
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Astronomers release massive set of ‘virtual universes’ for global research
To understand the universe as a whole, simulations on a cosmic scale are required. An international team of astrophysicists, led by Leiden University, is today making one of the largest cosmological datasets ever available for free. It comprises more than 2.5 petabytes of simulation data.
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A new Panamanian law have led indigenous communities to reach out to archaeologist Dr Natalia Donner. A grant from the Centre for Indigenous American Studies…
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Harvest: a garden for learning, experimentation and community
LUC students and staff came together this past semester to transform a local urban garden into a hands-on space for learning, experimentation, and community building.
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Purple Friday: ‘I try to give the community some support’
Purple clothing and a pride flag flying from all University buildings: Leiden University is once again taking part in Purple Friday. How do people experience this day? We asked some employees and students of the Faculty of Humanities.
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
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Carlijn BergwerffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jiaxin SunFaculty of Humanities
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Dick SmakmanFaculty of Humanities
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Julian KarchFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sterre ter HaarFaculty of Science
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Anne UraiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid