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Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour
A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable and often transgressive behaviour in the form of abuse of power and manipulation. This behaviour led to a culture of fear among staff who were largely…
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Marleen DekkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University joins national 113 campaign: ‘It’s okay to feel uncomfortable about talking about suicide’
Talking about suicide is important, but anything but comfortable. To make this difficult subject easier for students and staff to discuss, the university is organising a campaign week in line with the national campaign ‘1K Z1E J3’ (I see you) being run by Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie (113 is the…
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
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Four Vici grants for Leiden University researchers
Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded prestigious Vici grants the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced. The honoured applications are from researchers at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden Observatory, the LUMC and the Faculty of Archaeology.
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Interdisciplinary research: labour market on the move
Migration, globalisation, technological developments, climate change: the greatest challenges of our time all affect our labour market. But how exactly? And can we influence this? Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet regards it as his job to reveal how things really are. ‘That way, we can work on solutions…
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Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems
‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team will analyse a large patient database to identify links between violence and other health problems. ‘Violence can also be an expression of other factors,’…
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens
It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with government agencies work better than others? These questions will be discussed at the Crafting Resilience conference (working language is English) on…
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Kiem initiative culminates in plan to apply for larger grant
The interdisciplinary Kiem project ‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ has resulted in a plan to apply for a large, yet-to-be-decided research grant. The so-called pressure cooker session at the heart of the project proved very effective.
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Anja ZonneveldPLATO
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‘A country’s immigration narrative really influences the people arriving there’
Immigration and naturalisation policies are an important theme in the upcoming Dutch elections. The Netherlands should be mindful of its immigration narrative, says PhD candidate Hannah Bliersbach, as this greatly influences the relationship between ‘new’ citizens and their new home country.
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Does your smartwatch say you’re stressed? It may often be wrong
Consumer grade smartwatches may not be as accurate as promised when measuring tiredness or stress. That is the conclusion of researchers Björn Siepe and Eiko Fried based on a comparison between smartwatch measurements and self-reports by users.
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Katharina RiebelFaculty of Science
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Synthetic dataset protects privacy in criminological research
The SENSYN project has found a solution to few public datasets for criminological research: synthetic datasets. Marieke Liem talks about this unique innovation
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023
Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. In that respect, a huge amount happened at Leiden University in 2023.
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Alistair KeffordFaculty of Humanities
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All episodes of Breingeheim now available on Spotify
All five episodes of the first season of 'Breingeheim' are now available to listen on Spotify. The first season of the podcastseries is about the social contexts of adolescent development and how teens become resilient individuals. In every episode, a new Leiden-based behavioural scientist and an adolescent…
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Podcast on resilience gives a boost to worrying youths
What if you get excluded? Are apps against fear and stress effective? How do you keep your brain in shape? The first season of the new podcastseries ‘BreinGeheim’ is about the social contexts of adolescent development and how teens become resilient individuals. Leiden-based behavioural scientist sit…
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health
Anne-Laura van Harmelen has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This talent programme will enable Van Harmelen to research the social and neurobiological mechanisms of resilience in young people with childhood trauma.
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.
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Brianne WesolowskiFaculty of Humanities
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Yara ToendersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marc-Lluís Vives MoyaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kadi Tulver
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arsenij Holod
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sümeyye Ergün
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah de BoerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ambra BriziFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dorothee MischkowskiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marco van BommelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tamsin PrideauxFaculty of Humanities
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Maria Lojowska
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anouk van der WeidenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Annabel Losecaat VermeerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chris de Jager
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wim van BreukelenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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André KnulstFaculty of Humanities
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Milena PoulinaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hélène PouponnotFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Herman SteensmaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Conny BinnendijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Henk Wilke
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Martijn Treur
Faculty of Humanities
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Marina HanssenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour and breaches of academic integrity. These reports were about a professor from the university and their partner (a former member of the university staf…
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Etienne BourelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lee Aldar
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences