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An overview of Dutch politics and Political Science in the Netherlands: the Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics31 October 2024Dutch politics has long been a paragon of stability. Think, for example, of our party system until, say, the last decade. At the same time, we also se...
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Food as a powerful way to understand social reality and its dynamics30 October 2024Framing Poland through the lens of post-socialism, as is common in the social sciences, has become outdated. This label no longer captures the rapid c...
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Vidi grant for The Future of Dying24 October 2024Amidst the growing availability of advanced life-lengthening medical interventions, both healthcare professionals and patients are recognizing that le...
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Eleven Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grants22 October 2024The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 11 Leiden researchers. This grant of up to 850,000 euros will enable them to develop an in...
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Nina Schmal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 202421 October 2024Successfully completing a master’s thesis in Political Science is no small feat. Not only is this for most students the most extensive and in-depth re...
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos17 October 2024This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behavio...
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Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre17 October 2024Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Te...
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Social Science Matters: Internationalization15 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 interactive09 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 learning09 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 closer01 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 Making23 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...