590 search results for “behavioural biology” in the Student website
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Fien DemuynckFaculty of Science
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Unacceptable behaviour
This page provides information on what to do if you have been subjected to unacceptable behaviour.
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Unacceptable behaviour
This page provides information on what to do if you have been subjected to unacceptable behaviour.
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Unacceptable behaviour
This page provides information on what to do if you have been subjected to unacceptable behaviour.
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Concerning or threatening behaviour
Have you been subjected to concerning or threatening behaviour? Are you worried that a fellow student might pose a danger to others? Or do you have concerns about abusive behaviour in the home? If so, you can turn to the Advisory Team for Concerning or Threatening Behaviour.
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Karline JanmaatSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Berber de JongICLON
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How touchscreens and eye trackers can tell us something about the dating life of orangutans
Aesthetic attraction plays a big role in orangutans’ mate choice, behavioural biologist and PhD candidate Tom Roth has observed. But to discover just how big that role is, more research is needed into the emotions of the great apes.
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Kevin GroenFaculty of Science
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Kunal ChaudharyFaculty of Science
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Professor by special appointment Jeroen van Zon joins the Institute of Biology
As of 1 September, Jeroen van Zon started as professor by special appointment in Quantitative Developmental Biology at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). Van Zon is also group leader of Quantitative Developmental Biology at the physics research institute AMOLF. Three questions about his new role…
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Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it
Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.
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Chengyi LiuFaculty of Science
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Leiden biology student finalist UN youth delegate
Roel Wouters (24), a biology student at Leiden University, is a finalist in the election for UN youth delegate for Biodiversity and Food. The digital polls open for a week on Friday 22 October. Under-30s can vote for Roel at www.stemroel.nl.
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Louie KrolFaculty of Science
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Christine MummeryFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Edi GittenbergerFaculty of Science
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Bregje BrinkmannFaculty of Science
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Maarten LubbersFaculty of Science
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Leon HilbertSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Pieter Baas
Faculty of Science
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Women’s Day for Biology students
‘It was not always accepted, but I just wanted to be a researcher. Now, I am as happy as can be.’ It is one of the quotes from the International Women’s Day presentation for Biology students. Seven women, working as researchers and teachers at the CML, IBL, and Naturalis, shared their experiences with…
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Caitlin BlackFaculty of Science
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Sam BoerlijstFaculty of Science
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Down-to-earth biology student wins Young Talent Award
Gijs van der Velden has one of the best study results in his first college year of all science studies. With that, he won the Young Talent Incentive award and received 500 euros of the Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW). The biology student remains quite nonchalantly. ‘Of course,…
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Kees MustersFaculty of Science
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Vincent Merckx
Faculty of Science
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Lina Bayona MaldonadoFaculty of Science
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Anagnostis TheodoropoulosFaculty of Science
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Niels Raes
Faculty of Science
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Niels van DoesumSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Geert de SnooFaculty of Science
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Hans de IonghFaculty of Science
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Jessy Terpstra
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Silke HermsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maedeh NasriSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act
An evolutionary 'trap' that has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise – yet persists all the same. How is that possible? PhD candidate James France found new clues.
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Peter van WelzenFaculty of Science
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August MartinFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel Zumel GeteFaculty of Science
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Podcast: Prosocial Behaviour and Exclusion
In this episode we talk with Mara van der Meulen about prosocial behaviour and social exclusion in children. Van der Meulen also explores the role of genetics and environment in the development of social behaviour. To find out more about her research on why some children are beter able to develop their…
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Can extreme antisocial behaviour be traced back to the brain?
The brain structure of young people with conduct disorder differs significantly from that of their typically developing peers. This is the conclusion of an international study that analysed more than two thousand MRI scans, recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Dr Moji Aghajani, one of the principal…
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Anoek LorskensSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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What makes a caring parent? The biology of parenting
What happens in our bodies when we care for children? And why are some people more caring than others?
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Ilse van de GroepSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Biology students expose exotic amphibians in the dunes
During the spring of 2021, a group of eight biology students from Leiden set out into the dunes in search of amphibians. Using DNA, they determined the geographic origin of the animals. And guess what? In many cases they discovered exotic populations of animals that do not naturally belong in The Netherlands.…
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Marjolein CrooijmansFaculty of Science
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Out-of-control behaviour: why do youngsters sometimes go so far? View the vodcast by NeurolabNL
Earning some quick money by drug trafficking, committing an act of violence or almost collapsing under performance pressure. In the four-part NeurolabNL Young vodcast young people talk openly with neuroscientists about high-risk behaviour and performance pressure. How did they find their way back?
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Emily StrangeFaculty of Science
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Madeline KavanaghFaculty of Science