620 search results for “evolution and development” in the Student website
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Merijn de Bakker
Science
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Graduation ceremony master's programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Festival, Graduation ceremony
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Graduation ceremony master's programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Festival, Graduation Ceremony
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Evolutionary change in protective plant odours
Plants can’t run away from enemies. Still, it would like to keep life-threatening herbivores at a distance. This can be done with odours. Klaas Vrieling of the Institute of Biology Leiden found out with his team how plants change odour production to keep the munchers at a distance.
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Cathleen Broersma
Science
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Barbara Gravendeel
Science
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David Milhanas Henriques Norte
Science
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Michael Richardson
Science
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Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023
In a recent article published on PLOS, Drs. Briana Pobiner and Ryan McRae of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History discuss the top 13 discoveries in human evolution in 2023.
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Cora Leder
Faculteit Archeologie
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Tessa Verhoef
Science
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Carolien Jacobs
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katerina Johnson
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anagnostis Theodoropoulos
Science
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Ben Wielstra
Science
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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space
How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…
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Hard chews: why mastication played a crucial role in evolution
We do it every day but barely give it a thought: chewing our food. But the ‘simple’ process of masticating food may have played a crucial role in the evolution of our jaws, facial muscles and teeth.
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Dissertation: existence and development of the European security architecture
On Thursday 15 April, Sabine Mengelberg, associate professor at the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA), will defend her thesis on changes in European security architecture. Permanent Change? The Paths of Change of the European Security Organizations is the title of…
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student member for the Institute Board of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Organisation, Human resources
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Jan Michiel Otto
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan Bedner
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tom Kouwenhoven
Science
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Jac Aarts
Faculteit Archeologie
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Vincent Niochet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Aitor Burguet-Coca
Faculteit Archeologie
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Thijs van Kolfschoten
Faculteit Archeologie
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Wil Roebroeks
Faculteit Archeologie
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Willem Meilink
Science
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Sustainability & Development MSc Policy in Practice | Leiden University
Research Internships in the field of Sustainability and Development focus on the challenges presented by the need to find ways in which consumption, usage, production, recycling and reusage can be brought in line with current societal needs. The Research Internships included in this category are being…
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When does resistance to toxins evolve in animals? Students publish major review
Does a snake die when it bites its lip? Why will a mongoose survive a scorpion’s sting, but we humans perish? These questions occupied the minds of toxin-enthusiasts and Master’s students Biology Jory van Thiel and Roel Wouters. They collected information from many sources and published their findings…
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Hoko Horii
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Archaeologist Sarah Schrader receives a grant to explore the evolution of stress
Stress and overwork are massive problems today, but relatively little is known about stress factors in the past. With a look at the deep history of stress, Sarah Schrader hopes to get a better understanding of the human stress experience. Her project application received an NWO XS grant.
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Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski
Science
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
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Guillermo Guerrero Egido
Science
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Manon de Visser
Science
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Mayke Kaag
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Janine Ubink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Simon Portegies Zwart
Science
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Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain
Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New research indicates that this specialisation by boys and girls starts at a very young age. Most likely, this enabled the human species to evolve much larger…
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Gerrit Dusseldorp
Faculteit Archeologie
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New generation galaxy formation simulations on the horizon – Evgenii Chaikin received his doctorate with honours
Simulations of galaxy formation provide much more information about galaxies than a telescope. Simulations have been improving significantly in recent years. Astronomer Evgenii Chaikin made such a significant contribution to this field that he graduated with honours on February 27th.
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Tropical bananaquits lose song quality in the city
I think we should go this way. This way! THIS! WAY!! Making yourself heard in a city can be difficult. That is not only the case for humans, but birds seem to be hindered by urban noise as well. Researcher Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University already showed that great tits in Leiden communicate differently…
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Leindert Boogaard
Science
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Introduction Day Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Study information
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Introduction Day Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Study information
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Supergenes make bizarre traits possible
Within the same species of butterfly many different wing patterns can occur. How is this possible? According to researchers Ben Wielstra and Emma Berdan, of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), the answer lies within supergenes. A supergene is a part of a chromosome that contains many strongly linked…
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Marie Soressi
Faculteit Archeologie