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Anxiety traits are visible in the brainQuestionnaires or concentration tasks can be used to screen for anxiety, but so too can EEG recordings – at least indirectly. The frequent mind wander...
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Five Leiden researchers elected as members of KNAWFive Leiden researchers have been nominated as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).They will be inaugurated on 16 Sep...
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Leiden psychology student is distant great-nephew of RembrandtBenson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know th...
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Two major research subsidies for Leiden lecturersChemist Ludo Juurlink and Professor of Science Education Fred Janssen from the Leiden Graduate School for Teaching (ICLON) have been appointed by the ...
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Two Leiden nominations for New Scientist science talentMathematician Stéphanie van der Pas and psychologist Sandy Overgaauw have been nominated for the New Scientist science talent competition, a prize for...
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Delft University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC to intensify collaborationErasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Delft University of Technology wish to structurally intensify and upscale their academic collaboration, p...
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‘Students describe my module as an emotional rollercoaster’Thanks to Ian Cook’s ‘Who Made My Clothes?’ MOOC, thousands of students have researched where their clothes come from. How does this geographer from t...
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Student section of University Council more fragmentedIn the University elections in April, the eight student seats on the University Council have gone to six parties, and newcomers the Liberal Student Pa...
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Podcast: A plunge into the cesspits of LeidenArchaeologist Roos van Oosten is studying Leiden's medieval cesspits. And on the basis of her work she reaches a surprising conclusion: the Middle Age...
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Canal Run raises over €22,000 for charityA respectable 5,023 runners took part in the Leiden Canal Run on Friday 5 April. They raised the sum of €22,302 for various Leiden charities.
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Geert de Snoo new Director of Netherlands Institute of EcologyProfessor Geert de Snoo, Dean of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University, has been appointed Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIO...
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Academy for Self-Management: from disabilities to abilitiesIf people with intellectual disabilities are given tailored training, this promotes self-management in their daily lives. They also need less support....
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The end of life as a subject for debateMost students do not have to deal with death on a daily basis. A Bachelor Honours Class about this specific topic seems to be a special experience: th...
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EL CID turns 50: a retrospectiveFor Leiden students and alumni, it might just be the week they feel most nostalgic about: EL CID week. This year sees its 50th edition. A small exhibi...
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Sporty students and staff raise money for research and teaching projectsIn the space of a year, over 100 fundraisers have been started on acties.steunleiden.nl. Students, staff and others with a link to the University have...