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New Year's Reception 2025: the power of diversity and collaboration09 January 2025‘Let us not forget the power of genuine engagement,’ dean Sarah de Rijcke stressed at the New Year's Reception on 7 January 2025, which was also atten...
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Uta Wehn new professor by special appointment for Citizen Science and SustainabilityAppointment 09 January 2025As of 1 December 2024, Uta Wehn is professor by special appointment of the chair 'Citizen Science and Sustainability' within the Focal Area Engagement...
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Sleep plays key role in predicting suicidal thoughts07 January 2025A restless night aggravates symptoms in those experiencing suicidal thoughts, as psychologists Liia Kivelä and Niki Antypa have found in their study o...
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now20 December 2024Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports re...
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Leiden University will recognize and reward open science moreGrant 20 December 2024Leiden University has received a €50,000 grant from Open Science NL to develop a roadmap for integrating open science into the strategic priorities of...
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Open Science in Recruitment and Promotion PoliciesGrant 19 December 2024Dutch knowledge institutions are taking steps to recognise and reward open science. On 13 December, the Open Science NL Steering Board approved a tota...
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If affects the whole family: how sibling sexual abuse reverberates through family relationshipsSexual abuse 18 December 2024Sibling sexual abuse can have profound and lasting effects on family dynamics, even years after the abuse has ended. This is the conclusion of a study...
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Protecting Democracy in Europe: Tom Theuns Presents His New Book at the European Parliament17 December 2024On 10 December 2024, the European Parliament played host to an insightful presentation of ‘Protecting Democracy in Europe: Pluralism, Autocracy, and t...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 202417 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...
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Open Science as the standard: ‘You don’t do science for yourself’16 December 2024Open Science is changing how people work together and share research. Anna van ’t Veer won the Leo Waaijers Open Science Award for a career full of Op...
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‘We should have more trust in one another; people are actually very trustworthy’05 December 2024People don’t have enough faith in the trustworthiness of others, says psychologist Manon Schutter in her dissertation. In it, she also highlights the ...
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Understanding the decline in youth protection measures and youth probation figuresLeiden University examines trends and provides explanations 02 December 2024Since 2019, there has been a decline in the number of youth protection measures and youth probation procedures in the Netherlands. What explanations c...
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Grants awarded for five innovative psychology research projects26 November 2024Researchers from the Institute of Psychology have secured NWO Open Competition XS grants, each worth up to €50,000. One of the projects explores how m...
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Introducing MetaROR – An open peer review platform for metaresearch21 November 2024MetaROR, a new open peer review platform, was launched today at the AIMOS 2024 conference in Canberra, Australia. MetaROR is a joint initiative of AIM...
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College of Europe postgraduate programmes presented by Pierre Bachelier19 November 2024On 7 November, the Europe Hub welcomed Pierre Bachelier, Director of Student Affairs at the College of Europe, to Leiden University. Mr Bachelier pres...