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Psychology talents present their research on Psychology Science Day 2019 01 July 2019
On the Psychology Science Day 2019 bachelor students were granted a certificate for participating in the Honours Research Bachelor Project (HRBP) and ...
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Manon Mulckhuyse new assistant professor Cognitive Psychology 24 June 2019
In September 2019, Manon Mulckhuyse will start a position as assistant professor in the Cognitive Psychology Unit.
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Optimum amount of dopamine improves cognitive ability 18 February 2019
The ‘right’ amount of dopamine in the brain makes study participants better at solving certain cognitive tasks. This is the conclusion of Bryant Jongk...
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Zsuzsika Sjoerds nominated for the Woman in the Media Award - You Go Girl 31 January 2019
Vote now for our psychologist Zsuzsika Sjoerds to win the Woman in the Media Award 2018 - You Go Girl for her important work standing up for science ...
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Five ERC Starting Grants for young Leiden University researchers 26 July 2018
The European Research Council has awarded a Starting Grant to five early career scientists from Leiden University. They received funding up to 1.5 mil...
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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchers 16 July 2018
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University have received a Veni award from the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO). This award offers p...
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Difficulty with emotions and lack of trust: Mariska Kret's Vidi research 06 July 2018
‘What a relief,’ was psychologist Mariska Kret’s reaction to the news of her Vidi grant from the national science financier NWO. The grant makes it po...
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Pupil size of discussion partners reflects trust 03 July 2018
During eye contact, people tend to mirror the pupil size of the person they are conversing with. This social mechanism is related to the trust an indi...
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Vidis for nine Leiden researchers 01 June 2018
Nine talented Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vidi subsidy by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Vidis are intended fo...
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Male researchers mostly share their work with men 11 October 2017
The scientific world is a competitive place. Even so, researchers are often prepared to share their findings with colleagues. This applies particularl...
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Brain changes underlying social anxiety: numbers count! 06 October 2017
In a recent mega-analysis, researchers from Leiden University aimed to clarify the contradictory findings of research into social anxiety disorder. Th...
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Lorenza Colzato Professor by Special Appointment in Germany 27 February 2017
On February 7th, Lorenza Colzato has become Professor by Special Appointment at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Psychologist Colzato: 'My ultimate ...
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Laura Steenbergen and Christian Eistrup win Leiden FameLab 15 February 2017
Which young scientists are best at explaining their research in three minutes and can take part in the national finals? These questions were answered ...
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Lorenza Colzato editor-in-chief of new scientific journal 10 October 2016
Psychologist Lorenza Colzato is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, a new interdisciplinary psychology publication. The journ...
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Cannabis makes you less alert 04 October 2016
Regular users of cannabis are less aware of their own mistakes, and they are not good at creative thinking. This is the conclusion drawn by psychologi...