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If affects the whole family: how sibling sexual abuse reverberates through family relationshipsSexual abuse 18 December 2024Sibling sexual abuse can have profound and lasting effects on family dynamics, even years after the abuse has ended. This is the conclusion of a study...
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Protecting Democracy in Europe: Tom Theuns Presents His New Book at the European Parliament17 December 2024On 10 December 2024, the European Parliament played host to an insightful presentation of ‘Protecting Democracy in Europe: Pluralism, Autocracy, and t...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 202417 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...
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Open Science as the standard: ‘You don’t do science for yourself’16 December 2024Open Science is changing how people work together and share research. Anna van ’t Veer won the Leo Waaijers Open Science Award for a career full of Op...
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‘We should have more trust in one another; people are actually very trustworthy’05 December 2024People don’t have enough faith in the trustworthiness of others, says psychologist Manon Schutter in her dissertation. In it, she also highlights the ...
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Understanding the decline in youth protection measures and youth probation figuresLeiden University examines trends and provides explanations 02 December 2024Since 2019, there has been a decline in the number of youth protection measures and youth probation procedures in the Netherlands. What explanations c...
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Grants awarded for five innovative psychology research projects26 November 2024Researchers from the Institute of Psychology have secured NWO Open Competition XS grants, each worth up to €50,000. One of the projects explores how m...
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Introducing MetaROR – An open peer review platform for metaresearch21 November 2024MetaROR, a new open peer review platform, was launched today at the AIMOS 2024 conference in Canberra, Australia. MetaROR is a joint initiative of AIM...
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College of Europe postgraduate programmes presented by Pierre Bachelier19 November 2024On 7 November, the Europe Hub welcomed Pierre Bachelier, Director of Student Affairs at the College of Europe, to Leiden University. Mr Bachelier pres...
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Language that comforts: The power of communication in healthcare13 November 2024For people who are seriously ill, an empathetic doctor can make a world of difference. Psychologist Janine Westendorp examined helpful and harmful com...
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Recap of the LHSC Knowledge Café on Father Involvement12 November 2024On 8 October, the Leiden Healthy Society Center organized an inspiring Knowledge Café about the role of fathers in raising their children. Fathers pla...
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Workplace and Community: the social and cultural processes of labour movements11 November 2024Hari Nugroho explores the role of local dynamics in shaping Indonesian labour movements. By focusing on the micro-level, this research reveals how lab...
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Research: Verbal abuse and clip around the ear common in Caribbean Netherlands families11 November 2024People from the Dutch islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius say that violence (mainly verbal) is fairly common in families. This is according to...
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KWF funding for research on culturally sensitive palliative care06 November 2024Providing good information to patients is crucial, especially in their final phase of life. Not all patients want to receive full details about their ...
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Can extreme antisocial behaviour be traced back to the brain?04 November 2024The brain structure of young people with conduct disorder differs significantly from that of their typically developing peers. This is the conclusion ...