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Mariska Kret: ‘The arrogance of thinking we’re better than animals is downright stupid’ 06 September 2022
Professor of Cognitive Psychology Mariska Kret studies how humans and animals express emotions. Comparisons between humans and great apes offer import...
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Draw on behavioural science for a healthy lifestyle 31 August 2022
Healthy lifestyle campaigns are often unsuccessful. It is hard to get people to eat healthily or do more exercise. Behavioural science expertise shoul...
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Liesbeth Eurelings-Bontekoe was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau 29 August 2022
Emeritus professor Liesbeth Eurelings-Bontekoe received the royal award from the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam for her great contribution to the quality o...
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Psychologists receive grant for social anxiety research 22 August 2022
“We are proud and happy to receive this grant. It will enable us to do truly innovative fundamental research with a direct link to practical applicati...
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YAL Outreach Grants to tackle disinformation 18 August 2022
Leiden psychologists receive an Outreach Grant from the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) to talk about facts and fables in their field of research. Marieke ...
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Why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit 16 August 2022
When under duress innocent suspects can make a false confession. Why is this? Legal psychologist Linda Geven will give a talk about this at the Leiden...
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Mosaic 2.0 scholarship for Rüya Akdağ 11 August 2022
Rüya Akdağ is part of a research team with the aim of further studying social anxiety. The Leiden psychologist receives the grant for her doctoral res...
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In memoriam: Dr. Daniëlle A. Hamstra 03 August 2022
On July 28, 2022, our dear colleague Daniëlle Hamstra passed away after a short sickbed. Daniëlle had been associated with the Clinical Psychology Sec...
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Mia Thomaïdou with Rubicon grant for research to US 25 July 2022
Mia Thomaïdou wants to investigate how criminal courts understand and use the increased knowledge of human behavior. Her Rubicon grant allows for two ...
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Kids become real scientists with Lil'Scientist 25 July 2022
Children are perfect scientists: they are bursting with curiosity, they want to know how the world works and they go exploring every day. Yet many chi...
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Three Leiden PhD candidates awarded Mosaic 2.0 scholarships 20 July 2022
Three PhD candidates from Leiden University have been awarded a Mosaic 2.0 scholarship for their PhD research. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) Mosaic...
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ERC Award for Mariska Kret bringing science to the zoo 18 July 2022
Mariska Kret, Professor in Cognitive psychology has been awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Public Engagement with Research Awards 2022. Kret...
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Political scientist Juan Masullo awarded Elise Mathilde Fund/LUF grant for research on public attitudes towards the mafia 14 July 2022
Juan Masullo (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) receives a grant from the Elise Mathilde Fund/Leiden University Fund to conduct his re...
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Behavioural expertise needed for lifestyle change 14 July 2022
The importance of a healthy lifestyle does not receive the attention it deserves, as the coronavirus pandemic made painfully clear. Twelve behavioural...
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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants 14 July 2022
Various researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO (Dutch Research Council) Open Competition funding. Nine social sciences and humanitie...