619 search results for “aggression and and social behaviour” in the Student website
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Jonathan Hak on the paramount importance of the truth – and why we shouldn’t always take images at face value
Hak, lawyer, international imagery law lecturer, and adjunct associate professor, talks about his PhD research on the use of images in international criminal prosecutions. He was a public prosecutor in Canada for over 30 years and dealt primarily with the prosecution of homicides and other major cri…
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)
How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierings demonstrated that chimps can actually drum and move rhythmically—each following their own unique beat.
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Jan-Peter LoofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KoeseFaculty of Science
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Flor Miriam Plaza del ArcoFaculty of Science
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Gamal Adel ElgamalFaculty of Science
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Terrorism is created in a social context: ‘We need to talk about context far more often’
‘Countering violent extremism – the international deradicalization agenda’ is the name of the book Tahir Abbas published last month. In this interview the associate professor in Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA tells about the backgrounds and goals of the book.
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If your friends jump in the river…
Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van Hoorn discovered. Peers also have a positive influence on one another, an aspect that has so far been under-researched. PhD defence 12 January.
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Expert Exchange on accountability for crimes against children in Ukraine
Leiden University co-hosts Council of Europe expert exchange on accountability for crimes against children in Ukraine
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Tanja AhlinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mirjam WeverFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Dignity and respect in the online learning environment
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Flash interview with alumna Liz Kool about her choice for a career with social impact
Kool made a conscious choice to work for a non profit organisation. Recently, inspired by the pandemic, she also made a career switch.
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Jamie KorporaalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Richard GriffithsFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent StavleuFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Angela van der Hoeven-Verhoef
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mahdis Mirzadeh
Faculty of Humanities
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Stefania Marassi
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Matana NG'WeliFaculty of Science
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New interactive book helps motivate young people and tackle bullying
How do you deal with bullying? How can you motivate young people? At the NeurolabNL symposium a multidisciplinary research team launched an interactive book for teachers and youth workers. This digital book offers the latest insights and plenty of useful tips and advice. Children’s Ombudsman Margrite…
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Solving the Pachakutik party puzzle
The Ecuadorian Pachakutik party is one of the oldest indigenous political movements in Latin America. Despite not being very successful at the polls and hardly having organisational resources at its disposal, Pachakutik is still part of Ecuador’s political landscape. In her dissertation, Political Scientist…
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Aftenposten: ‘Blurring of the distinction between dating, sex and the social aspect’
Assistant professor Andrew Shield was interviewd by Norway's largest printed newspaper, Aftenposten about sex and dating apps.
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Philip SpinhovenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Master Class | Factory Girls, Sex Workers, and Minorities: Writing the Marginalized in History
Hanan Hammad and Eftychia Mylona give a master class focusing on conceptual and methodological challenges in writing histories of marginalized social groups.
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
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Bernard BernardsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Indira HuliselanFaculty of Humanities
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Armin CuyversFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alex Geert CastermansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eva SieversFaculty of Science
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Frank TakesFaculty of Science
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Kees Goudswaard won’t be whiling away his days
After 45 years at Leiden University, it is time for Kees Goudswaard to retire. In his farewell lecture, he reflects on developments in his field: social security.
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The parallels between quarrelling animals and humans
The journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society – Biological Sciences published its theme issue ‘Conflict across taxa’ on 4 April, which was edited by Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology Carsten de Dreu. Together with researchers from other disciplines he provides more insight…
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John Boy granted NWO XS for research Coming of Age on Instagram
Research often theorizes about young adults and their social media use. John Boy wants to investigate social media platforms by talking to users rather than talking about them
- Effective Public Risk Communication: Raising Awareness without Causing undue Fear
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Meet the new student Programme Committee members of Cultural Anthropology
Maria Moser, Mischa de Jong, and Ander Damiano Delliturri are the newly appointed student representatives on the Programme Committee (OLC). This committee provides advice to the Executive Board and the Faculty Board on various educational issues, including the development of Course and Examination Regulations…
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Lianne Visser receives G.A. van Poelje Prize for best public administration dissertation
Researcher Lianne Visser has been awarded the G.A. van Poelje Prize for the best dissertation in public administration of the past year. It is a renowned award for doctoral research in public administration in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Can the Helsinki Accords provide us with lessons for diplomacy today?
Kai Hebel explains how the 1975 Helsinki Accords shaped European diplomacy and why their spirit remains urgently relevant in an era of renewed geopolitical in the Guardian.
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Leiden Healthy Society Center: making Leiden the healthiest city in the Netherlands
How can the people of Leiden age as well as possible? And what is needed to reduce health disparities? That is the mission of Leiden Healthy Society Center, a new partnership between the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden University and many other partners in the city.
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Hans SlabbekoornFaculty of Science
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Marga Sikkema-de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jonathan Benichov
Faculty of Science
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
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Marion PluskotaFaculty of Humanities
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities