243 search results for “origins of human main” in the Student website
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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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Jaap van den HerikFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Alan SearsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Melanie FinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eamon AloyoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Larissa van den HerikFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jennifer SweridaFaculty of Archaeology
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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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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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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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Miguel John VersluysFaculty of Archaeology
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Laura SteenbergenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Radhika GuptaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
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Workshop Developing an Academic Writing Style (Writing Lab Humanities)
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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
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
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Antje WesselsFaculty 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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Serkan AslanFaculty of Science
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mohit KhubchandaniFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corinne HofmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Christina Pasvanti GkiokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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)
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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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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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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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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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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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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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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:…
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world
As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like another Leiden Egyptologist decades earlier. Herta Mohr persevered with her research during World War II. Now she is the namesake of the first Leiden building…
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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.