276 search results for “isotopic analysis” in the Student website
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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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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Spinoza Prize for astrophysicist Ignas Snellen
With his clever measuring methods Ignas Snellen – together with his team – was the first to detect carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of exoplanets. For his pioneering work the Leiden astrophysicist has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest academic honour in the Netherlands. The prize of 2.5 million…
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Marco CinelliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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How to choose the optimal location for wind turbines in the North Sea
In the next decades, thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas for their construction, focusing on material use, carbon footprint, and environmental impact. His paper was published in Environmental Science & Techno…
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Producing ammonia with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions: this novel solution shows it’s possible
Using biomethane to produce ammonia, a crucial chemical in agriculture, could drastically reduce the climate impact of the process. In a study published in One Earth, researcher Robert Istrate shows it’s even possible to make ammonia production net-zero or carbon negative.
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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows
Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thought. Amatuni advises people to ‘pay attention to actual changes in their consumption behaviour rather…
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Lars van DoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Elise SwartFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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‘Data science has crept into the faculties’ DNA’
From 14 to 29 PhD candidates, seven actively involved faculties and, above all, lots of innovative interdisciplinary research, all with data science as the common denominator. The university’s Data Science Research Programme (DSO) has proven so successful that after five years on a start-up grant it…
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Mitra BaratchiFaculty of Science
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Edwin BakkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dimiter ToshkovFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Olaf van VlietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maria BoletsiFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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Marga Sikkema-de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture