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Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain 07 February 2023
Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New rese...
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants 02 February 2023
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has...
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European grant for Ellen de Bruijn: ‘Hormonal fluctuations in women have been ignored for too long in brain research’ 31 January 2023
Psychologist Ellen de Bruijn studies the effects of hormonal fluctuations on behaviour and on the brain over a woman's life course. With an ERC Consol...
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The more time, the better the kidney 26 January 2023
There are never enough donor organs. And the organs that there are have to be transplanted at lightning speed. Medical science is therefore working ha...
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From politics to psychology: the power of games and play 25 January 2023
The Bachelor Honours Class 'Homo Ludens: Why We Play' combines games, theory, and practice. Students dive into all aspects of humanity in which games ...
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Healthy living? People often want to solve problems like debt or mouldy walls first 25 January 2023
Doctors can repair a lot, but preventing or delaying illness is better. This often requires lifestyle change and that turns out to be difficult. Dr. V...
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‘We should stop celebrating diversity. It should be a given’ 24 January 2023
Language matters. It can mean that people feel they do, or do not, belong. How can inclusive communication make people feel welcome? This was the them...
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What is there to do at Leiden University in 2023? Six events to look forward to 20 January 2023
From sponsored runs to festivals and from open days to concerts: Leiden University hosts all manner of events every year. To make sure these events ge...
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Honours Class on inequality: 'Focus on the big issues’ 17 January 2023
At the end of December, the concluding lecture of the Bachelor Honours Class 'Policy and Politics: struggling to combat social inequalities' took plac...
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Bored or scared children? Teachers’ behaviour makes a big difference 17 January 2023
Teacher training should do more to prepare teachers for the pedagogical aspects of teaching, Professor of Educational Sciences Tim Mainhard will argue...
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Executive Board of the University asks University Council for advice on activating person counters/sensors 12 January 2023
The Executive Board of Leiden University has asked the University Council to advise on its proposed decision to reactivate the person counters/sensors...
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Bonobos, unlike humans, are more interested in the emotions of strangers than acquaintances 11 January 2023
Humans and bonobos show striking similarities as well as differences when they see pictures of conspecifics. Both are more interested in photos of con...
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New Year’s Reception like old times, faculty vision and strategy plan presented 11 January 2023
After two virtual editions, the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences could finally come together in real life again to celebrate the start of th...
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Psychology Awards 2022 09 January 2023
Psychology teacher of the year is Roy de Kleijn. The Master Thesis Awards are for Roosmarijn Goldbach en Matija Čuljak. Jeffrey Durieux receives the P...
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Language both connects and divides 02 January 2023
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them togethe...