Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of the leading international research universities in Europe. It has seven faculties and a campus in both Leiden and The Hague. Its motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bastion of Freedom. Leiden University is an internationally oriented, comprehensive University. Their scientific research and teaching inspire one another, and this cross-pollination shapes our contribution to society. With their research, they work to gain a fundamental understanding of the world and the people around us. In their teaching, they train their students to become analytical thinkers and critical world citizens who can apply this knowledge to make the world a safe, healthy, sustainable, prosperous and just place. Where possible, they endorse and apply the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
Supervisor of PhD candidate 7
Professor Jean-Jacques Hublin is the Director of the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig. He is an honorary Professor at the University of Leipzig and a part-time Professor at Leiden University. He holds the International Chair in Palaeoanthropology at the College de France, Paris. Past positions include: researcher at the CNRS (1981-2000), Professor at the University of Bordeaux (1999-2004), Visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley (1992), Harvard University (1997) and Stanford University (1999 and 2011) and Deputy Director for Anthropology, Prehistory and Palaeo-environmental Sciences at the CNRS (2000-2003).