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Putting the Dutch children’s ombudsman on the map 06 July 2017
In the last five years the Dutch children’s ombudsman has developed into a full-fledged supervisory body monitoring compliance with children’s rights ...
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Obesity related to upbringing 18 May 2017
The proportion of children who are overweight has increased enormously over the past 20 years. The number has currently stabilised but even so there a...
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What can Elmo teach us about autism? 03 April 2017
Being able to share your emotions is important for social development and for making friends; the same principle also applies in Sesame Street. The ma...
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Grant for research on murder and manslaughter in the Netherlands 06 December 2016
’25 years of fatal violence’, a collaboration of dr. Marieke Liem and prof.dr.Lenneke Alink about murder and manslaughter in the Netherlands, has rece...
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Judi Mesman to become the new Dean of Leiden University College The Hague 01 March 2016
The Executive Board has appointed Professor Judi Mesman Dean of Leiden University College The Hague with effect from 1 July 2016. The Board of the Fac...
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Reducing child abuse 10 December 2015
When abusive mothers hear crying babies, their autonomous nervous system does not react strongly enough. This is the conclusion reached by Sophie Reij...
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Young children associate Black Pete more with clowns than with black people 03 December 2015
Older children more frequently link Black Pete with a black person. Both younger and older children think positively about him. This is the conclusion...