591 search results for “behaviour biology” in the Student website
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How to keep a forest happy? A study on singing behaviour in BaYaka hunter gatherers in Congo
For the first time, a group of international and interdisciplinary researchers led by Karline Janmaat and her former MSc Student Chirag Chittar, have tested the several hypotheses on music simultaneously in a modern foraging society during their daily search for tubers – their staple food.
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Esther van den Bos
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Matana Ng'weliFaculty of Science
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Sarah GiestFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Arthur RamFaculty of Science
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Herman SpainkFaculty of Science
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Michael Meffert
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Eveline de BoerICLON
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Tidal Behaviour
Lecture
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Chao DuFaculty of Science
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Tom van der WelFaculty of Science
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Lucas Moritz BickemFaculty of Science
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David LickoFaculty of Science
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Benjamin BakkerFaculty of Science
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Bold and anxious fish help in the hunt for medication for ADHD and depression
Personality is genetic in zebrafish: risk-taking parents have risk-taking children. These are the findings of research by Christian Tudorache and his team published in BMC Neuroscience.
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Femke Bakker
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Nina KomrijSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jiemiao ChenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…
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‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’
Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never thought of yourself. Ultimately, that makes you better at your job.’ That’s why he always encourages his students to ask questions. And it’s appreciated:…
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Professor calls for more focus on brain impairment in offenders
Maaike Kempes believes more attention should be paid to non-congenital brain injuries in suspects. This may partly explain their criminal behaviour.
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Jos van den BroekFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Yunfei WuFaculty of Science
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Donja van den Beld
Faculty of Science
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Enebie Ramos CáceresFaculty of Science
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Animal-friendly and effective: Leiden students develop nanobodies using yeast
Yeast, alpacas, and antibodies. They may seem unrelated, but within the project of the Leiden iGEM students, they come together perfectly. For the international synthetic biology competition iGEM, the team is working on an innovative method to produce nanobodies—a special form of antibodies—using brewer’s…
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Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal
Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, he received this honour for his services to science and his key role in the development of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP).
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‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’
How do fats and enzymes in the brain contribute to multiple sclerosis? In his PhD research, Daan van der Vliet combined chemistry and neuroscience to gain new insights into how brain disorders develop.
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Ariane BriegelFaculty of Science
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‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’
'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…
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Deyi Wang
Faculty of Science
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Maya SaatFaculty of Science
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Aleid Offerhaus
Faculty of Science
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Gunja Mishra
Faculty of Science
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Rutger Vos
Faculty of Science
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Anne Schulp
Faculty of Science
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Borah SpoorenbergFaculty of Science
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Susanne Masters
Faculty of Science
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Wesley PostFaculty of Science
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Christina KamermanFaculty of Science
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Amber VerhaarFaculty of Science
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Jeroen AppelboomFaculty of Science
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Julia de JongFaculty of Science
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Antonio KamerlingFaculty of Science
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Renske Onstein
Faculty of Science
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Maribel Adame ValeroFaculty of Science
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Frietson Galis
Faculty of Science
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Leo Kriegsman
Faculty of Science
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Aileen Krüger
Faculty of Science
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Katharina RiebelFaculty of Science