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‘Family situations are never black and white’ 01 October 2021
She bridges the gap between research and practice, has excellent research skills and is pleasant to work with: these words of praise were lavished on ...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2021: the nominees 30 September 2021
The thesis is the crown on the work of our bachelor students. As authors, they show their knowledge of the subject that they have chosen. They demonst...
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility' 21 September 2021
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics abo...
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2021: the nominees 13 September 2021
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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Judi Mesman awarded Stevin Prize for research on upbringing and diversity 03 September 2021
What influence do children’s upbringing and education have on their world view? This is the question Professor Judi Mesman is trying to answer. For he...
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Network analysis library igraph receives two grants 02 September 2021
igraph, an important open source network analysis library, will receive two grants of $400,000 (approximately €340,000) over the course of the next tw...
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LEF grant for Semiha Aydin to pilot social anxiety treatment 06 August 2021
Semiha Aydin is one of the three first-generation researchers who received a grant from the Leiden Empowerment Fund to stimulate their scientific career.
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Eveline Crone new Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy 26 July 2021
The British Academy appointed Eveline Crone as a Corresponding Fellow to recognise her contribution to the SHAPE themes - the social sciences, humanit...
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 02 July 2021
Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience Anne-Laura van Harmelen has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize. The winner of the prize will be announ...
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Théo Pavlović granted with Master's Speckmann Award 2021 23 June 2021
Alumnus Théo Pavlović received the Masters Speckmann award for his thesis: PAN RECORDS - A digital journey through the ethnic music niche that was sup...
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Michelle Achterberg receives Award for PhD Thesis on brain development in children 14 June 2021
On June 10, Michelle Achterberg received the prize for best dissertation from the Dutch Neurofederation, the network of Dutch neuroscientists, for her...
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Teamwork psychologists and educators appreciated and rewarded by KNAW 05 May 2021
A team of developmental psychologists and educators are involving young people in the communication about brain development. A second team of Leiden n...
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Bachelor students Barink, Van der Geest, Van den Helder and Ruhe received Speckmann Award 2021 28 April 2021
Bachelor students Kirsten S. Barink, Milène van der Geest, Claire van den Helder and Pim L. Ruhe are granted the Speckmann award for their Fieldwork N...
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Seven Leiden professors elected new members of KNAW 28 April 2021
Seven Leiden professors have been elected as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In total 23 new members will be ina...
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Eleven Leiden scientists receive funding for science communication 22 April 2021
The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ f...