News
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‘Music has so many positive effects’ 08 January 2019
This year, Leiden University celebrates its 444th birthday – and when you’re giving a party, you need great music! Neuropsychologist Rebecca Schaefer ...
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National Think Tank: a think tank and a do tank 08 January 2019
From learning modules for primary schools to a ‘Fixer-Upper Day’ and from a platform for returning broken electronic devices to a call to government: ...
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People and organisations flourish with good employment practices 03 December 2018
Cleaners who have just ninety seconds to clean each toilet. Bus drivers who have too few comfort breaks. Food deliverers who are apped by an algorithm...
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A look at music in the brain at the LIBC public symposium 03 December 2018
How does music affect a test subject’s brain? That was just one of the questions on the minds of the people who came to the LIBC public day to hear Re...
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Young thinkers pit their brains on the circular economy 05 November 2018
How can we speed up the transition from large cities to a circular metropolis? This is the question that Leiden students and former students Elsemieke...
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Lotte van Dillen starts the European collaborative project Work Hard, Play Hard 30 October 2018
Lotte van Dillen has been awarded a NWO funding for a research project in collaboration with Wilhelm Hofmann of the University of Cologne and Henk v...
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Social Science Matters: Housing 22 October 2018
Students, first-time buyers, parents with stay-at-home children, migrants in need of a house; the problems in the housing market affect many layers wi...
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How can we make Leiden a really 'healthy university'? 18 October 2018
At the initiative of several of its professors, Leiden University has joined the international Healthy Universities network. Surrounded by space hoppe...
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Leiden strengthens collaboration with China 16 October 2018
A delegation from Leiden University, headed by Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, was in China from 9 to 11 October. During the visit to different universities ...
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There could be surprises at the Healthy University workshops 02 October 2018
From exercises for working more healthily to practical tips about getting a good night's sleep. Students and staff who take part in the Healthy Univer...
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LGBT+ Network: a platform for the like-minded 25 September 2018
Leiden University has a new platform. On 19 September Vice-Rector Hester Bijl officially launched the LGBT+ Network.
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Inspiring and scientifically proven health advice at 'Healthy University' days 24 September 2018
Leiden University is the first Dutch university to join the Healthy Universities international network. Lifestyle workshops, rewards for good behaviou...
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Psychologists test societal acceptance of underground storage of CO2 18 September 2018
How can we reduce CO2 emissions from industry? Leiden psychologists Emma Mors and Christine Boomsma are examining the public perception and acceptance...
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Boys with autism respond more angrily to bullying 18 September 2018
Boys who are bullied develop more fear and shame; boys who bully develop more anger and less guilt, which makes it easier to justify more bullying. Bo...
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Carsten de Dreu receives Spinoza Prize 12 September 2018
Leiden psychologist Carsten de Dreu was presented with the Spinoza Prize by Education Minister Van Engelshoven on 12 September. The award of 2.5 milli...