450 news items found
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain 10 June 2024
What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of...
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‘High sensitivity is not a clinical diagnosis, but a personality trait you can harness’ 10 June 2024
Do you often feel drained after a day at the office? The new SPS Monitor measures how sensitive you are to various stimuli. Psychologist Véronique de ...
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These tips (might) help you win the Euro football pool 10 June 2024
Are you keen to beat your friends or colleagues and win the European Championship football pool? Statistician Marjolein Fokkema has some tips that mig...
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Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise 03 June 2024
Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, re...
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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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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’ 30 May 2024
Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Citizen Science Netherlands network officially launched 29 May 2024
The Citizen Science Netherlands (CS-NL) network was officially launched this month with the aid of an Open Science NL grant. The new vision for this n...
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery 28 May 2024
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. In their own wa...
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart 28 May 2024
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos...
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike 24 May 2024
Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Searc...
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward? 22 May 2024
Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and sta...
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Building a sustainable future: 'Combine the forces of natural and social sciences' 22 May 2024
The United Nations has declared May 22 the International Day for Biological Diversity. A moment of global reflection on everything on Earth and its in...
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Living and Dying with the State 21 May 2024
The state, and specifically the idea of nationality, is almost all-determining in social life in the Netherlands. It determines how people identify, h...
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Construction Day: Time to come and take a look in the University’s new Spui Building 21 May 2024
You might be wondering what the reconstruction of the former V&D store at Spui in The Hague looks like now. If so, you can come and find out for yours...
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‘Climate damage and nature loss are unfairly distributed. And so are the solutions’ 21 May 2024
In the fight for a liveable planet, we desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth and equal rights for all, argues anthropology professor Marja ...