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15 million awarded for research into misinformation among youth
Developmental psychologist Ili Ma has been awarded an ERC grant to investigate misinformation among teenagers, aiming to bolster their resilience against its potentially severe consequences.
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Satellites reveal: these ecosystems are the most vulnerable to drought
More severe droughts that will also last longer: this will primarily be a problem for irrigated croplands, as discovered by environmental scientist Qi Chen. Mixed forests with a variety of plant species will be the least vulnerable. Chen compared the effects of drought on different ecosystems across…
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Facts and myths about resilience after childhood adversity
Anne-Laura van Harmelen, professor Brain, Safety and Resilience will give her inaugural lecture ‘Resilience does not exist’ (in Dutch) on Monday 27 June. In her inaugural lecture she will discuss resilience after childhood adversity.
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Marieke Liem explains that the typical Hollywood serial killer image is not scienfically valid
In Belgium Radio 1, Marieke Liem (professor of Violence and Interventions) gives a scientific perspective on serial killers and explains the typical Hollywood image of serial killers is not in line with reality.
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Marieke Liem talks about the term 'troubled person' in Dutch magazine Elsevier
In Dutch magazine Elsevier, Marieke Liem explains the issues with using the term ‘troubled person‘ in reports on homocide.
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LeidenGlobal Dialogues - Indigo: Threads of Trade, Culture & Change
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Collecting sustainability and climate change for Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
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‘How expensive is migration?’
Migrants are expensive. Or are they? Professor Olaf van Vliet collaborated on a big research project from Leiden University to map the costs of migration. During the last episode of this season of the podcast Open Geesten (Open Minds), he talks about the initial results. Do migrants really put a lot…
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When criminal law works unfairly against people in vulnerable positions
Criminal law can reinforce social inequality. ‘People at the lower end of society are hit harder by criminal law in a range of different ways’, says Professor Marloes van Noorloos. ‘That has to change.’
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Democracy measured: Simon Otjes on political science and practice
Political scientists study topics that affect society, but their work often remains out of the spotlight. Not always: the research of Leiden political scientist Simon Otjes does have a visible impact.
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Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics
The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…
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When Turkish Islamism Meets Social Sciences: Essentialism Upgraded?
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Shiru LimFaculty of Humanities
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Sinead MulcahyFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Veronika YefremovaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Peter RodriguesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Stefaan Van den BogaertFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Philippe BucFaculty of Humanities
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Heleen van AmerongenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
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Arjen de VettenICLON
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Moritz JesseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bernardo Ribeiro de AlmeidaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pablo Mendes de LeonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lionel LaborieFaculty of Humanities
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Freya BaetensFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vincent DelhommeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Elise FiliusFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Simona DemkovaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luuk van MiddelaarFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Wolf ZwartkruisFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gera van DuijvenvoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Melanie FinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Steven TruxalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more
When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that Dutch people are labelling events in increasingly broad contexts as violent.
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Being a guest teacher during your masters: how do the BrainTrain students experience the high-school visits?
The outreach and engagement platform BrainTrain consists of five enthusiastic students of the masters programme Forensic Family Science. As part of their project, the students visit high-schools to teach adolescents about the brain, make them experience that their own reality is not always the only…
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Thomas Ansell: 'Our biggest goal is to bring people together'
For this interview, we spoke with Thomas Ansell: Head of Communications at The Hague Humanity Hub. The organisation facilitates and supports innovations geared towards peace and justice. They provide new connections, collaboration networks, and exchange of information. What kind of organisations is…
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Student for a Day - Social and Organisational Psychology (MSc Psychology)
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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NWO Open Competition grant for two FGGA researchers
JSixty researchers have received a grant of approximately 50,000 Euros during round 3 of the NWO Open Competition SSH-XS pilot programme. Two of them are working at FGGA: Jolien van Breen and Honorata Mazepus. The sixty researchers received the grant to start working on a promising concept or an innovative…
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen nominated for Huibregtsen Prize
Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience Anne-Laura van Harmelen has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize. The winner of the prize will be announced on the Evening of Science & Society (4 October).
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'On 1 January I’ll quit for good!': Can you visualise your way out of a smoking addiction?
A million people in the Netherlands attempt to quit smoking each year, often without lasting success. Health psychologist Kristell Penfornis carried out doctoral research into the role of self-image in smoking cessation. “If smoking is normal in your social circle, it more easily becomes part of your…
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How sustainable is the new Dutch ‘Schijf van Vijf’ Five questions for environmental scientist Joran Lammers
The ‘Schijf van Vijf’ is the Dutch official dietary guideline, similar to a food pyramid, that shows what a healthy daily diet looks like. The updated version places more emphasis on plant-based eating. But how big is the impact of that shift really? We asked environmental scientist Joran Lammers.