Anke Klein and her team have devised a fun and useful app to help anxious children. In the app, children can upload a video of themselves showing, for...

A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psyc...

Psychology teacher of the year is Anouk van der Weiden. The master thesis awards are for Irina Verhülsdonk and Christel Klootwijk. Eliška Procházková ...

'I hope to contribute to a better understanding of social dilemmas we constantly face, like those that arise with climate change or the current pandem...

Adults who were abused or mistreated as a child and consequently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit greatly from cognitive ...

Five researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of on average 1.5m euros...

Health psychologist Andrea Evers has been invited by several Dutch and international media to talk about the coronavirus and the measures taken by the...

As the year draws to a close, many music lovers are looking forward to the Top 2000. How high is their favourite song and who is number one? But the l...

For the Train your Brain project, Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam received the Medical Delta Talent Acceleration Grant. 'My pilot project does not focus on ...

Neuroscientist Anne Urai has been awarded a Veni subsidy to further develop her ideas over the coming four years on how the brain makes choices. Why d...

Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elab...

Hanneke Hulst has held the new Leiden chair in Neuropsychology in Health and Disease since 1 September. From 1 January she will also be chair of the H...

Receiving a gift is nice, but giving a present also makes you happy. Development psychologist Mara van der Meulen from the Leiden Consortium on Indivi...

Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first f...

Patients with incurable cancer want their oncologist to be clear but to show empathy too. They find hard and vague communication harmful. These are th...