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It costs money to borrow money, but how much and for how long?Minou van der Werf advocates applying insights from social psychology to financial behaviour. Even small practical interventions can help people to ma...
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Best friends forever? How the adolescent brain reacts to good friendsDuring adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Developmental psychologist L...
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Andrea Evers awarded Proof of Concept GrantProfessor of Health Psychology Andrea Evers has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This additional grant is...
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From healthy eating to the art of failing: join in the Student Wellbeing WeeksIt’s good to know you’re not alone in these strange times. That’s why Leiden University is organising the Student Wellbeing Weeks from 18 January to 1...
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New Year’s reception 2021: a memorable online eventThe Faculty’s traditional New Year’s reception, like everything else these days, was transformed into an online event this year. Dean Paul Wouters as ...
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Zoom available for teaching from 22 January onFrom 22 January on, the video conferencing app Zoom will be available for students and teachers at Leiden University. The University is responding to ...
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2020 Hall of fameIn 2020, many of our staff and students have again won prestigious prizes and been awarded important research subsidies.
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Psychology prizes 2020The Psychology Teaching Award goes to the entire team of teaching staff. The theses awards go to Robert-Jan de Rooij and Florian Thomas-Odenthal. PhD...
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Michiel van Elk on Psychedelic Spotlight about his researchMichiel van Elk talks about his research on the effects of psychedelics, for which he won the Vidi-grant. 'It's the first time in history that the Dut...
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Orangutans yawn contagiously when they see others yawnFor the first time, contagious yawning has now also been found in a species that roams its territory mostly in solitude and is less frequently engaged...
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‘Our pirate image scares people off, but that’s exactly what we want’Controversial environmental organisation Sea Shepherd fights illegal fishing all around the world and is not afraid to take direct action. Alumnus Gee...
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On our way to barrier-free studyingThe University wants to remove the barriers experienced by students with disabilities as quickly as possible. Our teaching must also become inclusive,...
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New Summer School |The European Union, the United Nations and Global GovernanceThe Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ is open to Master-level and PhD students. It is supported by the Euro...
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Five popular articles from 2020At the end of the year we always compile a list of our most interesting, most popular articles from that year. In the crazy year that was 2020 one top...
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Work in the time of coronavirus: ‘It’s actually become easier to meet people’How are you doing in these strange and unprecedented times? That’s the question we are asking our colleagues in this series. Jasmijn Mioch, for instan...