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Inequality in medical science: ‘We need to better understand the flexibility of the female brain’Hormones 19 November 2025During a well-attended Studium Generale lecture at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Professor Ellen de Bruijn demonstrated how hormonal fluctuations influence t...
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How adolescents can become resilient to digital misinformationMisinformation 14 November 2025Young people are particularly susceptible to misleading information on social media. Yet insights from developmental psychology show that they also ha...
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Congratulations, Dr. Eleonora Dagienė!PHD DEFENCE 07 November 2025On 30 October 2025, Eleonora Dagienė successfully defended her PhD thesis at Leiden University, titled ‘Quantitative Research Assessment and its Unint...
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Why there is plenty of hope for the brainLIBC Publieksdag 06 November 2025From historical understandings to new treatments: during the Public Day of the Leiden Institute for Brain & Cognition, curious visitors learned how ra...
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Aïsha MacDougall wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 202505 November 2025Writing a master’s thesis in Political Science is a demanding yet rewarding journey. Every year, students deliver impressive research that showcases t...
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Trust in Brussels? ‘The EU would be wise to respect and protect national identities’EU 05 November 2025Many European citizens feel connected to the European Union and place trust in it, Eva Grosfeld found in her PhD research. Yet around a quarter do not...
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Scoping Review: the Contributions of Open Science to Research CultureReport 30 October 2025In a new report commissioned by Science Europe, CWTS and the Know Center review academic and grey literature to examine how open science practices con...
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What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch electionsDutch elections 28 October 2025Is your strategic vote actually strategic? How can the Netherlands form a stable government? And what should the next government do about migration, d...
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Fourteen Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grant23 October 2025The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start ...
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Do’s and don’ts for an effective immigration policyDutch elections 17 October 2025Stopping people at the border does not result in less refugee migration, but providing relief in the region where migrants come from does. What else w...
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Narrating Highland Heritages of Bhutan16 October 2025Highland Bhutan is facing unprecedented challenges from a combination of climate change, new economic opportunities, and changing cultural aspirations...
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Democracy measured: Simon Otjes on political science and practiceSocial Sciences Connect 14 October 2025Political scientists study topics that affect society, but their work often remains out of the spotlight. Not always: the research of Leiden political...
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‘Don’t let algorithms determine what happens in class’Inaugural lecture 10 October 2025From TikTok to ChatGPT: digital technology is permeating our whole existence. What does that mean for education and upbringing? It’s not about screen ...
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The power of citizen scienceInaugural lecture 07 October 2025From monitoring pollution to tracking rainfall, citizen science comes in different shapes and sizes. But at its heart, it’s about the relationships be...
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More than movement: study of cognitive and psychological symptoms of Parkinson’sParkinson's disease 07 October 2025Cognitive decline and anxiety in Parkinson’s disease are often only recognised at a late stage, yet they can greatly impact people's lives. Research b...