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Psychology prizes 2020 18 December 2020
The Psychology Teaching Award goes to the entire team of teaching staff. PhD candidates Wouter van Loon and Hilmar Zech wrote the best scientific arti...
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Polarising chats? Political misinformation on discussion apps in India and Brazil 09 December 2020
Political scientist Simon Chauchard (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This brings him ...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers 09 December 2020
From fake news via WhatsApp to mini hearts from a 3D printer: four Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research ...
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Vidi grant for psychedelics research Michiel van Elk 10 November 2020
What exactly do psychedelics do in our brains? To investigate this, NWO has awarded a Vidi grant to Michiel van Elk. The Leiden cognitive psychologist...
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Protecting democracy in Europe 10 November 2020
Political scientist Tom Theuns (Leiden University) has been awarded a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This means that he is recognis...
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Marie Münch and Wouter de Rijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2020 05 November 2020
For the first time in the history of the Van den Berg prize, there are two winners: the ‘traditional’ one for the best thesis by a student in the Dutc...
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The democratic consequences of decentralisation 05 November 2020
Political scientist Wouter Veenendaal (Leiden University) has been awarded a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This enables him to fur...
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Veni grants for eleven Leiden researchers 05 November 2020
Eleven Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant will enable them to develop their research ide...
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NWO Vidi grant for 11 Leiden researchers 04 November 2020
Eleven Leiden researchers have been awarded an 800,000 euro Vidi grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will enable them to develop their own...
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Hugo ’t Hart wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2020 29 October 2020
In an attempt to give European citizens a say over who should lead the European Commission, the European Parliament has opted for so-called 'Spitzenka...
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Three Leiden researchers receive Rubicon Grant for research abroad 30 September 2020
Chemist Liubov Belyaeva, psychologist Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam and LUMC researcher Elisa Giacomelli have received a Rubicon Grand and will therefore ...
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Master’s thesis prize 2020: the nominees 23 September 2020
As a Leiden University’s master’s student in Political Science you conduct independent research and report your findings to fellow academics and, who ...
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Van den Berg Thesis Prize 2020: the nominees 23 September 2020
The thesis... Revered by some as the crown on their studies; dreaded by others as the final stumbling block. But no matter how you look at it, the suc...
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Liza Cornet wins national final of Famelab 14 September 2020
Neurospyschologist Liza Cornet is the winner of the national final of Famelab. Famelab is an international science communication competition for young...
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Elseline Hoekzema investigates the impact of pregnancy on the human brain with European grant 04 September 2020
Neuroscientist Elseline Hoekzema receives a large European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC starting grant for promising young...