196 search results for “ecosystem” in the Staff website
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Common insecticide damages freshwater ecosystems
The pesticide thiacloprid turns out to be more harmful than previously thought. It can disrupt the lives of freshwater invertebrates and their communities, upsetting the balance and functioning of entire freshwater ecosystems. This was shown by ecologist Henrik Barmentlo and colleagues, their research…
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Neanderthals changed ecosystems 125,000 years ago
Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archaeologists from Leiden University in collaboration with other researchers. Neanderthals used fire to keep the landscape open and thus had a big impact on their local environment.…
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Satellites reveal: these ecosystems are the most vulnerable to drought
More severe droughts that will also last longer: this will primarily be a problem for irrigated croplands, as discovered by environmental scientist Qi Chen. Mixed forests with a variety of plant species will be the least vulnerable. Chen compared the effects of drought on different ecosystems across…
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‘A damaged ecosystem can’t be "fixed" in 3 years’
Often landscape restoration is seen as a quick technical fix, when a long-term and more sensitive approach is necessary. Within her PhD research, conducted over the past five years in South Africa, Ancois de Villiers explored how we can change this approach. ‘A damaged ecosystem can’t be "fixed" in…
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Annetrude BoeijeFaculty of Science
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Fleur van DuinFaculty of Science
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Peter van BodegomFaculty of Science
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Daniëlle van der BurgFaculty of Science
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historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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Thriving together: How Ghana’s forest communities and ecosystems stay resilient
At a time when the climate crisis demands global action, Leiden University College’s (LUC) research project REFloC (Resilient Ecosystems and Flourishing Communities) in Ghana is choosing a different path: listening closely.
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Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture
In a new study published in PLOS One, Leiden archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina, together with an international team from France, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, challenges the long-held belief that early humans had minimal impact on their environment before the rise of farming.
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Christina GalaftonFaculty of Science
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Jan Willem ErismanFaculty of Science
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Michiel VeldhuisFaculty of Science
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Jill den BoerFaculty of Science
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Performative Transactions: Worlding Compositional Ecosystems
PhD defence
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Liesbeth KanisAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Maarten SchramaFaculty of Science
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Can patterns save ecosystems from collapse?
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Ming FrickeFaculty of Science
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Roy RemmeFaculty of Science
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Hans de IonghFaculty of Science
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Haye GeukesFaculty of Science
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Meng LiFaculty of Science
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Yuanyuan MaoFaculty of Science
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Alexander van OudenhovenFaculty of Science
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Urban green infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem services
PhD defence
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Davina OseiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Henrik BarmentloFaculty of Science
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Three Leiden researchers receive ERC Synergy Grant
Leiden researchers Arjen Doelman, Tom Huizinga and Manfred Wuhrer have been awarded ERC Synergy Grants worth millions of euros for their research on preventing tipping points being reached in ecosystems and helping eradicate rheumatism.
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European Congress for Conservation Biology (ECCB26)
Conference
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Landscapes? Modelling The Role of Hunter-Gatherers in Interglacial Ecosystems in Europe
PhD defence
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Bound for Devotion: The Prayer Book as Object and Practice, 1300–1800
Conference
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Leiden Research Support Network Conference 2026
Conference
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Renée IJzermanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Organising STEM effectively, both within and beyond the faculty
Tuesday 27 January - A crisp winter morning and a busy Tuesday. Board matters, research safety, leadership and faculty profiling alternate throughout the day, with a focus on collaboration both inside and outside the faculty. A full day that ends with a game of darts.
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PLNTLangegracht 70, Leiden
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Strategic plan
In our new strategic plan (Innovating and Connecting – 2022-2027) we focus on stronger connections: between disciplines, with society and within our university community.
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David de BuisonjéFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Research project into environmental tipping points receives €10 million
Arjen Doelman (Leiden University), Max Rietkerk (Utrecht University), Ehud Meron (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) and Isla Myers-Smith (University of Edinburgh) received an ERC Synergy grant of 10 million euros with their RESILIENCE project. The researchers will investigate whether and how tipping…
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Earth is more resilient than was thought
We have to do all we can to stop climate change. But: the Earth is more resilient than we thought. That is the surprising conclusion of an international team of ecologists and mathematicians, which included Leiden mathematician Arjen Doelman. The team discovered that ecosystems can still avoid tipping…
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How oak seedlings teach us more on dune restoration
What is the best way to restore dune ecosystems? The project TERRA-Dunes researches the role of soil microbes in the development of natural dune areas. Recently, the project went into a new phase: planting 412 oak seedlings grown in different type of soils.
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Beavers had a big influence on how people in the Stone Age lived
For thousands of years, beavers had a big influence on the Dutch ecosystem and the people that lived there. This is the conclusion of research by archaeologist Nathalie Brusgaard.
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Funding boost for the Living Lab and other outdoor laboratories
A consortium of research infrastructures focused on water quality has received €4.18 million in funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant will support the transformation of outdoor laboratories at Leiden University, NIOO-KNAW, Radboud University, and Wageningen University & Research…
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Presentation Gianclaudio Malgieri about Digital Vulnerability at Westminster University in London
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate professor at eLaw, was invited to present his research on human Vulnerability and EU digital ecosystem at the University of Westminster in London.
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Rita de Sousa e SilvaFaculty of Science
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Niels van der WindtFaculty of Science
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Veronica Janssen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Research: Points system makes neighbourhoods nicer to live in
A lot of municipalities work with a points system to encourage construction projects to take biodiversity and creating green areas into account. But this way of working also benefits local neighbourhoods and residents, master's student Marije Sesink discovered. She based her study on The Hague.