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Peace through meditation? Femke Bakker wins grant for research on the influence of meditation on political behaviour 21 November 2019
Political scientist Femke Bakker (Leiden University) is going to investigate whether meditation affects political behaviour. Bakker has been awarded a...
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Vote now for the best employer for the MS@Work Awards 08 November 2019
The National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation need your vote for the best employer. This Award is based on the research project MS@Work from psychologist...
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Eveline Crone new ERC Vice-President 31 October 2019
Eveline Crone, Professor of Neurocognitive Development Psychology at Leiden University, has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Res...
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Leiden University receives gift for research into psychology of economic behaviour 30 October 2019
Leiden University has received a gift of over 2m euros from the Utopa Foundation for its Department of Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology....
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Jan Jansen awarded ASA Service Award by the American African Studies Association 29 October 2019
The ASA Board of Directors notes that, serving for almost a decade, the editors transformed History in Africa “into a peer-reviewed journal that not o...
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Donations for research projects with relevance to society 20 October 2019
Psychologists Marieke Tollenaar, Anne Miers and Esther van den Bos received donations from the Leiden University Fund and Stichting Praesidium Liberta...
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Rianne de Kleine using Veni grant to study post-traumatic stress 01 October 2019
Can we improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Our young and promising psychologist Rianne de Kleine receives a Veni grant to ...
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Who wrote the best master’s thesis in Political Science? Here's the shortlist! 24 September 2019
All master’s students in Political Science conclude their studies with a thesis, showcasing their academic skills and personal interest. For some, it ...
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Andrea Evers installed as a new KNAW member 16 September 2019
Health psychologist Andrea Evers is one of the 19 new members, selected by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), who have been in...
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Gravitation grant for team captains Bernet Elzinga and Andrea Evers 16 September 2019
Although depression looks different for each person, the treatment is the same for everyone. At the same time, the treatment of psychological issues i...
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On the road with an International Credit Mobility grant 09 September 2019
Over the next three years, 92 students and researchers from Leiden University and its partner universities will be strengthening their research and te...
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Two Leiden professors ‘top of the class’ according to ScienceGuide 02 September 2019
Professors Remco Breuker and Barend van der Meulen are ‘top of the class’ for academic year 2018-2019 according to ScienceGuide. This science magazine...
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Thijs Porck wins LUS Teaching Prize 2019 02 September 2019
Lecturer in Old and Middle English Thijs Porck was awarded the annual Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) Teaching Prize at the opening of the ac...
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LUF grants for six Leiden psychologists 22 August 2019
LUF grants for research projects have been awarded to Liesbeth van Vliet, Michiel Claessen, Anna van Duijvenvoorde, Laura Steenbergen, Kim de Jong and...
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‘The question is more important than the answer’ 08 August 2019
Francesco Ragazzi loves to talk about international relations. But what makes him really happy is if his students question the discipline. This has wo...