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Success with NWO for social and behavioural scientists 13 February 2023
Ten Leiden social and behavioural scientists have successfully applied for the NWO Open Competition. With this Open Competition, NWO gives researchers...
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John Boy granted NWO XS for research Coming of Age on Instagram 10 February 2023
Research often theorizes about young adults and their social media use. John Boy wants to investigate social media platforms by talking to users rathe...
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Roosmarijn Goldbach and Matija Čuljak win FSW Thesis Prizes 2022 08 February 2023
The master thesis: for many students it is a true crowning glory. Some theses are truly excellent. Those are rewarded with the FSW Thesis Prize. This ...
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Angelo Romano awarded as Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science 05 February 2023
Social Psychologist Angelo Romano have been awarded the Association for Psychological Science (ASP) Rising Star designation. This award is presented ...
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands 03 February 2023
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformat...
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European grant for Ellen de Bruijn: ‘Hormonal fluctuations in women have been ignored for too long in brain research’ 31 January 2023
Psychologist Ellen de Bruijn studies the effects of hormonal fluctuations on behaviour and on the brain over a woman's life course. With an ERC Consol...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers 31 January 2023
From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages and more: six Leiden ...
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Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance' 31 January 2023
Applications are now open for the Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ (12 - 23 June 2023) for Master-level an...
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Psychology Awards 2022 09 January 2023
Psychology teacher of the year is Roy de Kleijn. The Master Thesis Awards are for Roosmarijn Goldbach en Matija Čuljak. Jeffrey Durieux receives the P...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed? 20 December 2022
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories 19 December 2022
Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the Unive...
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Psychology Connected on why we fight, and how to find peace again 06 December 2022
After discussing the climate, our psychologists once again broach a big topic: war and peace. Or, perhaps: cooperation and conflict. For no matter how...
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Documentaries, zines and a video installation: multimedia projects by students Visual Ethnography 28 November 2022
From documentaries, zines and exhibitions to a video installation. Students of the Visual Ethnography master's programme pulled out all the stops to f...
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Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’ 21 November 2022
Protests 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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New student members of the Cultural Anthropology Programme Committee 14 November 2022
The new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC) are Pablo Pandocchi, Rachel Cruickshank, Emily Berube-Palsboll and Nico Lesenfants Ramos. The...