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Perspective for people with borderline personality disorder 05 November 2021
‘Raising awareness of the disorder is crucial since borderline personality disorder (BPD) still faces considerable stigma ’, says Anne Krause-Utz (Cli...
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Visit the virtual Gold Matters exhibition 03 November 2021
The virtual Exhibition Gold Matters is now live and can be explored online. This exhibition is the result of collaborations between artists, members o...
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Five Leiden professors installed as Medical Delta professors 03 November 2021
On 2 November, nine professors were simultaneously inaugurated as ‘Medical Delta Professor’ at Leiden University, LUMC, Delft University of Technology...
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‘Heart rate and skin conductance predict romantic attraction’ 02 November 2021
Synchronised heart rates and skin conductance tell us that people are attracted to each other. This explains why we feel a romantic ‘click’ with some ...
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Ten ways to improve academic CVs for fairer research assessment 01 November 2021
Concrete actions for assessment panels, boosting responsible evaluation
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Caught in the middle? Beer and policy in a Leiden neighbourhood 01 November 2021
For my Policy in Practice research project, Elise van Dansik engaged with a problem that Leiden ‘Social Domain’ policy officers saw themselves confron...
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The field is on your doorstep: the challenges of policy research in Leiden 01 November 2021
Conducting fieldwork against a backdrop of public policy interests and professional reputations in your own place of residence adds a whole new level ...
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‘Colourblind parenting is a myth’ 01 November 2021
We should mention differences in skin colour to our children because only then can we talk openly about prejudice and racism – and how to prevent them...
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Psychologist writes sober book about psychedelic drugs 29 October 2021
Psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD are embraced by some and seen as lethal by others. Cognitive psychologist Michiel van Elk delved into t...
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Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021 27 October 2021
In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed b...
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Meet the members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2021-2022 25 October 2021
Benjamín Maldonado, Orestes Kyrgiakis, Roos Capel and Iskra Cvitković are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). The board advises ...
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Six reasons why it’s hard to lead a healthier life 25 October 2021
We know we should do it, and we often want to, but… Why is it so hard to live a healthier life? Professor of Behavioural Interventions in Population H...
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Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021 25 October 2021
2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solid...
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Former Visual Ethnography lecturer Koen Suidgeest city photographer Leiden 20 October 2021
People need to get to know each other to see the positive side of migration, according to photographer and documentary maker Koen Suidgeest. Since the...
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Human Rights and Climate Change: Call for Abstracts 14 October 2021
On 27-28 January 2022, Leiden University’s interdisciplinary seed grant programme ‘Beyond Anthropocentric Interests and Values? Human Rights and Clima...