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‘Nearly every research study has a governance dimension, but academics know very little about it’ 08 May 2023The annual conference of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) interdisciplinary research programme will take place in The Hague...
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New course Experimentation I: Programming Psychological Experiments developed with Grass Shoots grant 04 May 2023Last year, Henk van Steenbergen received a Grass Shoots grant to completely redevelop the research master's course 'Experimentation I: Programming Psy...
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry 04 May 2023Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem l...
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Working towards a healthier society: learn all about it in this new minor 03 May 2023Why are health problems such as loneliness and obesity so persistent? What causes them to occur more frequently in some neighbourhoods than others? An...
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What do you do if your professor winks at you? 03 May 2023Sexual harassment was the theme of the recent annual symposium of student ambassadors to the Leiden-Bollenstreek police in collaboration with the poli...
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Freedom: International students and staff tell us what it means to them 03 May 2023On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that cannot be taken for granted in many countries. We asked international students and staff what ...
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Liveable Planet present at LUGO Sustainability Day 03 May 2023Liveable Planet, the Leiden interdisciplinary research programme on sustainability, has a full presence at the LUGO Sustainability Day on Tuesday 9 Ma...
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Nicolien Mizee new writer in residence at Leiden University 01 May 2023Writer and columnist Nicolien Mizee will be Leiden University’s new writer in residence from autumn 2023.
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‘Not everyone has health goals top of mind’ 01 May 2023Doctors can fix a lot, but preventing or delaying disease is better. This often requires lifestyle changes, which turn out to be difficult. Sandra van...
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New joint minor Authenticity and Art Crime 01 May 2023Made You Look and other series on art forgeries are very popular. Perfect timing therefore for the new Leiden-Delft-Erasmus minor Authenticity and Art...
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Shaping the university of the future. Leiden University joins Una Europa alliance 24 April 2023Leiden University is a member of the Una Europa European alliance. This partnership of 11 research-intensive universities is working to shape the univ...
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Results of the university elections 2023 21 April 2023The results of the 2023 university elections have been announced. Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils?
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'Will you look at me?' How socially anxious people avoid eye contact 21 April 2023Individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder (SAD) consistently avoid eye contact. However, in a non-clinical population, gaze avoidance in soci...
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Student lectures for senior citizens: ‘You can learn a lot from other generations’ 19 April 2023Connecting generations, reducing loneliness and slowing mental decline: these are goals of the Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan foundation’s lectures, which ar...
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Buurtlab 070 launched – sustainability research in, by and for the community 18 April 2023Buurtlab 070 is a brand-new Leiden University project in which residents, researchers and students from The Hague work together to find climate, susta...