News
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Updated MRI scanner ready for use 26 September 2017
The updated MRI scanner at the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) will become operational on 29 September. The new version is faster and ...
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First School Psychology graduate at Leiden University 21 September 2017
On Wednesday September 20th, Diamanto Fragkiadaki received her MSc degree in Psychology. She is the first student to complete the master’s specialisat...
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Spinoza Prizes for physicist Michel Orrit and psychologist Eveline Crone 13 September 2017
Of this year’s four NWO Spinoza Prizes, two have been awarded to Leiden researchers. On 12 September, Eveline Crone and Michel Orrit received their pr...
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What does a pilot know about fear of flying? 04 September 2017
As a psychologist and pilot, Bert Busscher is interested in the phenomenon often termed as fear of flying. Busscher discovered that the heart rate of ...
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Live supervision of training in clinical psychology therapeutic skills 15 August 2017
Anne Krause and Niki Antypa received a facultairy 'Grassroots' subsidy of 1.000 euros for education innovation. They're going to implement live super...
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They're going on a parabolic flight - and you can go too! 10 August 2017
Always wanted to find out what zero gravity is like? Now's your chance! In December 2017 a Dutch student team will be conducting experiments during a ...
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Veni award for psychologist Barbara Braams 01 August 2017
Developmental psychologist Barbara Braams has been awarded with a Veni funding for her research about risk behaviour in young people. This award offer...
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Rebecca Schaefer on 'Learning with music can change brain structure' 10 July 2017
Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study co-authored by Leiden psyc...
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Michiel Westenberg brings together teaching and youth care for the National Science Agenda 10 July 2017
‘Equal opportunities for diverse young people’ receives a Starting Incentive of the Natonal Science Agenda of 2,5 million euros. In this project resea...
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Science Agenda Starting Incentive invests in Leiden research 07 July 2017
Eight major scientific consortia are to receive research investment funding from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO. Leiden Uni...
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A different take on differences between men’s and women’s brains 27 June 2017
There is greater variety in the size of men’s brains than of women’s. This could help explain why some psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and autism a...
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Spinoza Prize for ‘puberty professor’ Eveline Crone 16 June 2017
Eveline Crone, Professor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology, has been awarded the NWO Spinoza Prize for her high-profile research on adolescen...
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Responding to pupils with mild intellectual disability in education 15 May 2017
Mariëtte Huizinga, Dorien Graas and Anika Bexkens call attention to learning problems of children with mild intellectual disability in the classroom. ...
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Pieter's Corner: Can diversity be engineered? 11 May 2017
In discussions about today’s society and multiculturalism the word is constantly bandied back and forth: diversity. At Leiden University we aspire to ...
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How harmful is alcohol for the adolescent brain? 11 May 2017
Under 18, no alcohol. In spite of this slogan, adolescents still have access to alcohol. But how harmful is that one beer for the adolescent brain? R...