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Leiden: the heart of health and well-being 24 June 2024
The city of Leiden is enriched by a dense infrastructure of knowledge institutes, with a uniquely strong focus on health and well-being. This gives Le...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024
How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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Want to help develop a Serious game at Psychology Lab on Wheels? 20 June 2024
Psychology Lab on Wheels makes science accessible for everyone. On Monday 24 June, we will be back with our mobile lab at the Old Observatory near the...
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Professor calls for more focus on brain impairment in suspects 31 May 2024
In her inaugural lecture on 10 June, Maaike Kempkes, Professor by Special Appointment Enhancing Neuroscientific Knowledge, will call for more attentio...
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On this public day on psychedelics, researchers transcend the media hype 29 April 2024
Never before has so much research been carried out on the therapeutic effect of psychedelic drugs. Researchers at the LIBC Public Day are happy about ...
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression 16 April 2024
Scared to read aloud, put your hand up, answer a question or make a mistake at all: many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers...
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Creating a sustainable university: ‘You need breathing space for activist work’ 08 April 2024
More papers, more grants, more students: constant growth is still the gold standard at universities. Neuroscientists Anne Urai and Claire Kelly argue ...
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The lessons we can learn from leaders of colour 26 March 2024
With diversity and inclusion, organisations too often focus only on cosmetic change. ‘Interview bias training alone is not enough’, says Distinguished...
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How to improve the workplace for bi+ people 20 March 2024
People who are attracted to more than one gender often experience a disadvantage in the workplace and labour market. BI+ Netherlands and Leiden Univer...
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A good pedometer encourages physical activity - but not for everyone 05 March 2024
eHealth can improve our lifestyle without the involvement of a healthcare provider. Talia Cohen Rodrigues investigated the possibilities for people wi...
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Carrot or stick: which is better motivation to exercise more? 22 February 2024
Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat...
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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year 09 January 2024
Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’...
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Video: Why more women have ADHD than you think 21 December 2023
When we think of ADHD, we often think of highly creative, hyperactive boys rushing around and bouncing off the walls with a seemingly endless supply o...
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more 27 November 2023
When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that ...
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Four projects awarded science communication grants 24 November 2023
A climate game, a science and music festival, a mobile psychology lab and interactive sessions on anxiety in children. The Dutch Research Council (NWO...