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Social Science Matters: Internationalization 15 October 2024International education in the Netherlands is under pressure. There is pressure on the student housing market, and there is a greater desire among rig...
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'It’s the complexity of this group of patients that makes the challenge of improving their quality of life so interesting’ 13 October 2024Dialysis patients experience a range of physical and mental symptoms that interact and influence each otherIn her doctoral research, psychologist Judi...
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Children pay more attention to art when descriptions are playful and interactive 09 October 2024The description of a painting directly affects how children look at that artwork. This was discovered by psychologist Francesco Walker in the Rijksmus...
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Special training and testing reveal children's potential for learning 09 October 2024Traditional school tests, like the Dutch CITO, largely reflect students' existing knowledge and abilities. However, dynamic testing sheds light on stu...
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Why you as a parent also need a time-out sometimes (and more useful parenting advice) 07 October 2024Your toddler refuses to eat vegetables, your child is being bullied at school, or you’re simply overwhelmed by everything on your plate. How can paren...
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EARLI SIG 24 workshop on “Fostering researcher independence” 01 October 2024Last week, the EARLI SIG 24 Workshop 2024 took place from 25 to 27 September at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in Leiden, the Ne...
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Researchers and members of the public bring a sustainable world a little closer 01 October 2024Researchers, civil servants and local residents met on 27 September to talk about partnering for sustainability. What were the results? In a green ‘ci...
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How do we make choices in an overwhelming world? That is what Lotte van Dillen will study as new Professor Social Cognition and Decision Making 23 September 2024Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decis...
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Changing power relations and rising stars 12 September 2024The norms, institutions and power relations that have defined the last decades of international political and economic relations in the European Union...
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Erik Bähre on Dutch radio about the last wild Indian 10 September 2024An extraordinary encounter took place in 1911. American scientists discovered the last 'wild' Indian, from the Yahi tribe, who had lived in total isol...
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Earlier treatment of PTSD symptoms in women staying in the women’s shelter in Amsterdam at LUBEC Leiden 09 September 2024Many women in women’s shelters suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to the expertise center affiliated with Leiden University ...
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain 09 September 2024People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious an...
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NWO grant for research on new type of global organisation 05 September 2024To what extent can global issues be solved by multistakeholder collaboration, a relatively new type of organisation? Jan Aart Scholte, the coordinator...
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Four researchers of FSW receive an ERC starting grant 05 September 2024The Starting Grant is awarded annually by the European Research Council (ERC). This year, 51 researchers in the Netherlands will receive a Starting Gr...
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ERC Starting Grant for research on diversity in outdoor recreation 05 September 2024In Europe, people from minoritized communities are often less involved in outdoor activities such as hiking and camping. However, identity-based group...