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Turkish and Syrian students talk to Rector about possible support 22 February 2023
A group of Turkish and Syrian students from the university are raising money for victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Two of them met Recto...
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Through the revolving door: do parliamentarians anticipate attractive careers elsewhere? 17 February 2023
Political scientist Tim Mickler (Leiden University) receives a grant from The Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his quantitative research into post-par...
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Youth mental health meets big data analytics: Hype or Hope? 17 February 2023
Depression and anxiety disorders among youth are causing major problems worldwide. The mechanisms involved are still unknown, however. Moji Aghajani –...
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Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier 15 February 2023
Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to pro...
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Heartache and cake at the bake sale for Turkey and Syria 15 February 2023
Tables of baked goods filled the hall of the Pieter de la Court Building on Tuesday 14 February. Students were holding a bake sale to raise money and ...
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What is the role of parties in local politics? 14 February 2023
Political scientist Simon Otjes (Leiden University) receives a grant from The Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant is part of the SGW Open Competit...
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Valentina Carraro offers recommendations on strengthening the UN system 14 February 2023
At an international high-level conference, Valentina Carraro, Deputy Coordinator of the interdisciplinary programme Global Transformations and Governa...
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Fact or fiction? Debunking five common love myths with researcher Iliana Samara 14 February 2023
'You’ll know right away when you meet your true love’ or ‘Opposites attract’: Some persistent beliefs exist about love and attraction, but are they tr...
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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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Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain 07 February 2023
Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New rese...
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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 ...