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What do children see in art? Psychologists are studying this at the Rijksmuseum12 December 2022From games to scavenger hunts: museums already do all sorts of things for children. But how do children really look at art? Do paintings affect them m...
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Mental health at work: young social scientists meet up during YAL Faculty lunch08 December 2022The Young Academy Leiden strives to connect young academics with each other and strengthen their position within the University. It goes without sayin...
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‘If you want to resolve the big challenges in healthcare, you have to work across disciplines’29 November 2022Marieke Adriaanse is Professor of Behavioural Interventions in Population Health and researches behavioural science issues in health. She advocates fo...
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Call for Papers and Panels: Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 202324 November 2022From 7-9 June 2023 Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) organises its second international conference in The Hague. Deadline for su...
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Cleveringa Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history24 November 2022It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural le...
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Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’21 November 2022Protests have been raging in Iran for two months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The role of social media in the protests against the Iran...
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Social Science Matters: Wokeism16 November 2022Minister of Justice Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius recently warned against "wokeists" demanding "safe spaces at universities. Speaking at the annual HJ Schoo...
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Tackle debt with healthcare funds: researchers on a healthier society for all16 November 2022Technology, medical knowledge, social measures and the design of the living environment: all these needed to achieve a healthier society. In a series ...
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Leiden Healthy Society Center: making Leiden the healthiest city in the Netherlands10 November 2022How 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 C...
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How can we encourage responsible financial behaviour?08 November 2022PhD candidate Shekinah Dare researched which psychological factors contribute to responsible financial behaviour and well-being. She wants to use this...
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Parents are too hard on themselves: teens more positive about their parenting31 October 2022Although it can be a challenge at times, parents should keep communicating with their teens. Also about how they parent. Research by developmental psy...
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Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’28 October 2022How do you co-create with researchers in other parts of the world? LDE wants to gather and share knowledge on the grand challenges and to do so across...
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WARN-D: Your personal code yellow - orange - red23 October 2022Imagine getting a notification on your mobile phone with your personal code for impending mental health problems or even depression: yellow, orange, o...
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A new environment boosts your memory (but not for everyone)21 October 2022However tempting it may be, as a student, to lock yourself in your room or in favourite library nook in the days running up to an important exam, it's...
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Science, technology and innovation is not addressing world’s most urgent problems20 October 2022Global science research serves the needs of the Global North, and is driven by the values and interests of a small number of companies, governments an...