News
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Who are the winners of the Psychology awards of 2017? 09 January 2018
Several prizes have been awarded to students and staff or the Institute of Psychology. Congratulations to all of them.
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Weightless in the name of science 11 December 2017
Laura Nijkamp’s biggest dream came true recently: she took a parabolic flight and was weightless for a moment. The BrainFly student team, which includ...
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Which master's? Spoilt for choice! 14 November 2017
On Friday 10 November, Leiden University welcomed curious students from all corners of the world to the Master's Open Day. One thing is clear: student...
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Who are you without that cigarette? 10 November 2017
Do you want to be successful at stopping smoking? If so, the main thing is that you should see yourself as a non-smoker. Psychologist Eline Meijer has...
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Adolescents don't just think of themselves 30 October 2017
Parents often see that when their sweet, socially-minded children become adolescents they change into selfish 'hotel guests' who think only of themsel...
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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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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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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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Attention for autism in girls 12 April 2017
Autism spectrum disorders are more often diagnosed in boys than in girls. For Developmental Psychology professor Carolien Rieffe this raises the quest...
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The Netherlands is marching for science 04 April 2017
Science is under pressure and ‘alternative facts’ are increasingly being taken as truth. On 22 April, scientists will let their voices be heard on Mus...
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Leiden researchers win public award in Smartest Project contest 04 October 2016
A research project by Developmental Psychology professor Carolien Rieffe and researchers of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science has been...
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First diplomas for International Bachelor in Psychology 19 September 2016
Around 50 students have graduated from the new International Bachelor in Psychology (IBP) programme within three years. Inspiring speeches sketched an...
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Multitalented psychology students Tessa and Naomi run relay race in Rio 10 August 2016
Tessa van Schagen and Naomi Sedney know exactly how to combine their Psychology study with top-level sport. Both students are running in the 4 x 100 m...
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Expectations can relieve pain 07 June 2016
To relieve a patient's pain, it can be effective to induce expectations. This finding is promising for optimising the effectiveness of treatments, con...
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Zsuzsa Bakk winner of PhD Dissertation Award 11 April 2016
Zsuzsa Bakk has been selected as the winner of the 2016 Distinguished Dissertation Award of the Classification Society for her thesis entitled 'Contr...