1,143 search results for “history of science and the ockers” in the Student website
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeological laboratories visit Faculty of Science for sustainable ideas
In 2018 the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) was launched in the UK. The aim of this programme was to help laboratories work more sustainably and efficiently. The initiative got a Dutch spin-off in 2021. Since then, a couple of the laboratories at the Leiden Faculty of Science have…
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PhD candidate Didi van Trijp researches: When is a fish a fish?
Bird, butterfly, fish: when you look through a children’s book, you usually don’t think about the fact that humans divided these animals, depicted in bright colours, into categories. Yet, this division has been discussed for centuries. In her PhD dissertation, Didi van Trijp shows how natural scientists…
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Jay HuangFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Göran SundholmFaculty of Humanities
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kees Verduin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Francesco BustiFaculty of Humanities
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculteit Archeologie
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline van EckFaculty of Humanities
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
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Da JinFaculty of Humanities
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Doreen MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Anna van 't VeerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Limin TehFaculty of Humanities
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Geke BurgerFaculty of Humanities
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
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Kiri ParamoreFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter Verschoof-van der VaartFaculteit Archeologie
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Liselotte RambonnetScience
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Olivier BurggraaffScience
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Wessel KraaijScience
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Juan Claramunt GonzalezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science
While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…
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Wim van den DoelCollege van Bestuur
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth Rosen JacobsonFaculty of Humanities
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Chris Riddell is new Face of Science: 'Can't wait to share research'
Have you ever seen your friend smiling, and suddenly you started grinning too? PhD student Chris Riddell is researching how and why we copy body language. As a new Face of Science, he will take us along on his research journey for the coming year.
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Alexander GeurdsFaculteit Archeologie
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
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Carel SmithFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid