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Using data science to promote a healthy life style News - 11 July 2023
Movement behaviours, such as physical activity, sleep, and the amount of time we sit each day, impact our health. Recently, more researchers are looking at the influence of these behaviours combined, but this is a challenging task. For example, it is difficult to monitor in what way movement behaviours…

New book to improve and promote science with citizens News - 18 January 2021
The new open access book The Science of Citizen Science bundles insights into science that is conducted together with citizens, to promote this growing form of science.

Veni grant for Neeltje Blankenstein for research to promote healthy online behaviour in youth News - 17 July 2024
Taking part in TikTok challenges, online gambling, and forwarding nudes. ‘Why do adolescents take online risks?’, psychologist Neeltje Blankenstein wonders. Her research on online risk taking has been awarded a Veni grant by the Netherlands Research Council (NWO). Read her answers to five questions.

What makes a text ‘gender fair’? ‘Concealing gender actually promotes stereotyping’ News - 14 July 2025
How do you write a job advertisement that appeals to both men and women? This question is particularly pressing in French, where every noun has a clearly visible grammatical gender. University researcher Benjamin Storme investigated how employers can best deal with this issue.

Making room for conflicting feelings will help police promote diversity and inclusion News - 13 November 2024
Diversity and inclusion within the police creates opportunities but also meets resistance. Professor by special appointment and former police officer, Saniye Çelik, emphasises how ambivalent feelings about D&I are essential to the learning process and can lead to informed decisions and real change.

studied Chinese, just like one of his ancestors: ‘We’re both trying to promote mutual understanding’ News - 17 June 2025
When Floris Harm took up his role as director of the Leiden Asia Centre, he made a remarkable discovery on the university website. It turned out that a past family member was one of Leiden University’s first sinologists.

Taskforce promotes the interests of contract and external PhD candidates: ‘We must level out the playing field’ News - 11 July 2023
The University wants to improve its support for contract and external PhD candidates. A taskforce headed by Dean of FGGA Erwin Muller has made over fifty recommendations, varying from an improved PhD portal and flexible work places on the campus to the right to vote in employee participation bodies.…

Tahir Abbas promoted to full professor of Radicalization Studies: ‘I consider myself blessed to have this opportunity’ News - 26 January 2022
Tahir Abbas was named full professor of radicalization studies by the Executive Board. This chair, according to Abbas, is an excellent opportunity for ISGA to broaden its current focus on terrorism and political violence. Abbas was interviewed about his ambitions, writing as a form of relaxation, and…

I do as I am: Understanding and leveraging identity to promote smoking cessation and physical activity Event - 4 December 2025
PhD defence