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Video: Why some people feel no shame 18 September 2023
Some people seem to feel no shame. And especially for this episode, we found one such person: Appie Mussa. He is our guinea pig and if anyone can put ...
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Happy at work? Jojanneke van der Toorn looks ahead to the symposium on inclusiveness and diversity 13 September 2023
Jojanneke van der Toorn is kicking off the new Academia@WorkplacePride year with the LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion Symposium. As a social psychologist, ...
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Binge-eating disorders in the Arab world and the Netherlands 13 September 2023
Psychologist Bernou Melisse was shocked at the long waiting lists in the Netherlands for people with binge-eating disorders. The problem was not yet o...
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Depressed teens appear to be extra sensitive to parental criticism 07 September 2023
‘You’re so messy! Tidy up your room.’ ‘Why are you so lazy today? Go and do your homework’: criticism is never nice to hear. But for some teens it hit...
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Brainstorming with and for students about money management 05 September 2023
How do we tackle financial stress among students? Policymakers and students came up with a plan. The outcome has been a report that the university can...
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers 05 September 2023
Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their resear...
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Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people 04 September 2023
The local benefits op logging operations in tropical forests are far smaller than we often think. At the same time, the negative impacts on local well...
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Why good friends are essential for your health 04 September 2023
Laughing, crying or even having a moan together: close friends are worth their weight in gold in good and bad times. Researcher Lisa Schreuders explai...
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Mental health problems during COVID highly variable by symptom cluster and population group 01 September 2023
People already diagnosed with a mental disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic did not show a disproportionate increase in symptoms afterwards. This is ...
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CSC fellowship awarded to Liwen Meng 31 August 2023
Liwen Meng has been granted a CSC fellowship to initiate her PhD project, which will delve into the role of nature in buffering stress response. Her r...
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More Dutch at the university? ‘We desperately need internationals’ 30 August 2023
He did an English-taught degree, completed a master’s abroad and now teaches on an English-taught programme at the Campus The Hague. Jan Meijer is the...
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Empower your PhD and join this new research project 28 August 2023
Dutch postgraduates do not feel adequately prepared for a next job. In a new research project, PhD candidates from Leiden University are invited to fu...
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science 21 August 2023
While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands...
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What happens on the schoolyard? Sensors on clothing reveal painful patterns 21 July 2023
The design of school playgrounds partially influences whether children play together. This is particularly relevant for more vulnerable students, such...
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Video: positive feedback on Leiden conference on global challenges 10 July 2023
Eighty academic papers, 270 participants and four roundtables on dealing with global challenges. The second conference of the interdisciplinary resear...