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Social Science Matters: Out-of-home placement 08 June 2022
It was recently revealed that an estimated 1115 children of parents who are victims of the childcare benefits scandal were forcibly taken into out-of-...
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Serge Rombouts: ‘It is important to have attention for other people’ 08 June 2022
‘There’s so much going on, and it’s hugely interesting.’ Serge Rombouts, professor of Methods of Cognitive Neuroimaging, is describing his new positio...
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Striking similarities in how humans and other primates search for food 07 June 2022
How unique is the human capacity for learning and adapting to an environment? In field research – in the rainforest and Artis Zoo – primatologist Karl...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn on challenges and benefits of LGBTIQ+ employee networks 07 June 2022
On 19 May 2022, Jojanneke van der Toorn and Workplace Pride organised the symposium 'LGBTIQ+ employee resource groups: Benefits, challenges and opport...
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Dissertation Prize for Developmental Psychologist Michelle Achterberg 02 June 2022
For her research on social-emotional regulation in children Michelle Achterberg on Wednesday, May 25 2022 received the Dutch Association of Developmen...
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Seed Grant for De Maaker and Gupta for research on heritage and climate governance 31 May 2022
Erik de Maaker and Radhika Gupta have received a Seed Grant to initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilised to address climate chan...
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Video series: Collaboration with China in daily practice 31 May 2022
What are the benefits for us of collaboration with Chinese partners? What sparks off Leiden researchers' interest in collaborating with colleagues in ...
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The person behind the murderer 26 May 2022
Are all murderers calculating psychopaths with an obscene predilection for bloody chainsaws? Yes, if Hollywood is to be believed, but in the real worl...
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European Grant for Mariska Kret's Virtual Reality emotion training tool 24 May 2022
Teaching people to recognize subtle, real-world expressions will help them understand and trust others better. The aim of Mariska Kret is to develop a...
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Detaching students from the idea that everything you read is true 16 May 2022
We expect students to be critical readers. ‘But how?’ they ask. ‘You read an article and it all sounds perfectly logical and convincing, so why should...
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Nature conservation in the Dutch Caribbean 16 May 2022
A sense of security plays an important role in the decision to contribute to nature conservation. Stacey Mac Donald conducted four years of research o...
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’ 13 May 2022
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) ...
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Pascal Haazebroek and Kirsten Buitelaar on lecturers and students new style 10 May 2022
‘You’re in it together,’ says Pascal Haazebroek, Director of Studies of Psychology. ‘You have an influence on your education; you’re part of a univers...
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Stimulating the gut–brain nerve can influence emotion 10 May 2022
Stimulating the vagus nerve, which provides a direct link between the gut and brain, makes people pay less attention to sad facial expressions. This r...
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Owada Chair should bring together nations, cultures and individuals 09 May 2022
Dominique Moïsi, a professor at King’s College London, will be the first holder of the Owada chair. ‘In the present international context of polarisat...