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Bart Barendregt receives Vici grant for research on Artificial Intelligence in Muslim Southeast Asia 14 April 2021
Very little is known about the relationship between religion and the digital future. Bart Barendregt, Professor by special appointment Anthropology of...
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Combating loneliness in Living Lab 13 April 2021
Master's students of Vitality & Ageing work together with older individuals in the so-called ‘Living Lab’ to combat loneliness. You can watch four bri...
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No holiday plans? Go on a virtual trip this summer! 05 April 2021
‘Walking around in a new environment activates our brain’s learning centre. This allows us to learn better, even once we’ve returned to a familiar env...
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Research by Coco Kanters ‘revalues’ money 23 March 2021
Money, cultural anthropologist Coco Kanters concludes in her dissertation, is not an intangible or acultural phenomenon. It is a ‘product’ that arises...
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Lemos Dekker wins first Interdem Academy Publication Award 22 March 2021
The article “Anticipating an unwanted future: euthanasia and dementia in the Netherlands” by Natashe Lemos Dekker is the winner of the first Interdem ...
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Film by Visual Ethnography alumna selected for the RAI Film Festival 19 March 2021
'Don’t Let the sunny weather fool you' a film made by Visual Ethnography alumna Guusje Meeuwissen has been selected for the RAI film festival in Londo...
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The coding sociologist John Boy developed Textnets: software to make large amounts of text visually comprehensible 17 March 2021
Software development is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a sociologist. Three years ago, John Boy began developing hi...
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Coaching sessions by psychology master's students? 15 March 2021
Are you interested in working on your well-being, work-life balance or stress levels? Leiden Psychology students are offering a series of 5 individual...
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Research Team Globalizing Palliative Care complete 14 March 2021
The project officially started in September 2020, but with the enrolment of PhD students Hanum Atikasari and Shajeela Shawkat the research team of the...
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How do parents’ brains react to feedback about their child? 11 March 2021
Parents appear to be extremely sensitive to feedback they receive about their child. Just how sensitive depends on the (‘rose-tinted’) glasses through...
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Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University 04 March 2021
Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hagu...
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Larger pupils? You might just have gained someone’s trust 02 March 2021
Synchrony in heart rate, skin conductance and pupil diameter plays a big role in human social interactions, such as gaining trust or being attracted t...
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Cultural Anthropologist Peter Pels part of research team into colonial collections 02 March 2021
The National Museum of World Cultures and the Free University Amsterdam acquired a subsidy for the research programme Pressing Matter: Ownership, Valu...
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Are all small business owners longing for business growth? 17 February 2021
Psychologist Bramesada Prasastyoga discovered that small business owners who engaged in entrepreneurship mostly for the pursuit of rewards and opportu...
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Social and Behavioural Sciences: from insight to impact 11 February 2021
Working towards resilient communities, transparency in science and connecting with the employment market – these are the three key themes being addres...