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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain 30 January 2024
Unlike other major university rankings, the Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the Centre for Science an...
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This board game helps navigate the dilemmas of academic life 29 January 2024
How did you get to where you are now? This is a key question in the Academic Life Course board game, developed by and for academics. ‘In a normal work...
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Towards the Hinduisation of India? 25 January 2024
The recent consecration of India’s Ayodhya temple by Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party figurehead Narendra Modi raises important questions. Is...
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'There's nothing more we can do for you': new publication on harmful communication in oncology 23 January 2024
PhD student Janine Westendorp and her colleagues conducted literature research on what patients with cancer and their loved ones perceive as harmful c...
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Serious game helps people with acquired brain injury to relearn how to navigate 22 January 2024
When trying to find their way, some people pay attention to the surroundings while others remember where they need to turn left or right. People with ...
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Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa 22 January 2024
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Develop...
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Neuroscientists on tour: 'Many people with MS do not link their cognitive symptoms to the disease' 22 January 2024
In the MS Cognitietour, psychologists and neuroscientists from Leiden University discuss the latest scientific knowledge with MS patients and their lo...
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Students with a connection to Israel or Palestine together in a support group 18 January 2024
Psychology lecturer Sepideh Saadat is leading a support group for students affected by the Israel-Hamas war. In four sessions she brings together stud...
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Thesis on research on the intergenerational transmission of trauma wins FSW thesis prize 2023 17 January 2024
With research on the intergenerational transmission of trauma, Tamara Compagner (right) has won the FSW Thesis Prize 2023. The thesis was written as p...
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Children's stories as a window to investigate empathy 17 January 2024
Researcher Max van Duijn and PhD student Bram van Dijk apply language models to stories told by children to investigate empathy. For this research, th...
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The colour purple: why it's important to our new Dean 16 January 2024
During the New Year's Reception at FSW, new Dean Sarah de Rijcke gave her maiden speech. The first official moment at which she's able to share what s...
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Award-winning thesis reveals gender gap in reactions to women’s sexual assault stories 15 January 2024
Research master student Linda Bomm found in her thesis that men, compared to women, believe female sexual assault survivors less, blame women more, an...
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Thesis on public policy in vulnerable neighbourhoods wins FSW thesis prize 2023 15 January 2024
With 'The unruly reality of a new government: Navigating between networks and serving in a 'vulnerable' neighbourhood', Mony Klaus has won the FSW The...
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Depressed adolescents gain little benefit from eye contact with their parents (although connection is so very important) 10 January 2024
Eye contact between parents and children improves their mood and increases feelings of connectedness on both sides; but not in the case of depressed a...
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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year 09 January 2024
Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’...