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Young babies laugh like apes 01 September 2021
Young babies laugh like adult apes do: producing sounds while inhaling and exhaling. Adult humans produce sounds on the exhale only. Cognitive psychol...
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Marieke Adriaanse appointed professor of Behavioral Interventions in Population Health Management 30 August 2021
What determines healthy behavior and how do you promote healthy choices and routines? These are a few questions currently being addressed by Marieke A...
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We prefer to cooperate with compatriots 26 August 2021
People are more likely to cooperate with their compatriots than with people from other countries. This tendency can frustrate collaborative projects, ...
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Social mindfulness varies across the globe 24 August 2021
Compare human social behaviour at a country level and you will find differences. Japan has the highest score whereas the Netherlands is just above ave...
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Six modes of co-production for sustainability - Marja Spierenburg in Nature Sustainability 20 August 2021
In a recent publication in Nature Sustainability, an international team led by Josephine Chambers from Wageningen University, and including Marja Spie...
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Populistist parties use parliamentary instruments differently 09 August 2021
Populist parties in national parliaments have a different style of working from their colleagues in other parties. They often vote against Cabinet pro...
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LEF grant for Semiha Aydin to pilot social anxiety treatment 06 August 2021
Semiha Aydin is one of the three first-generation researchers who received a grant from the Leiden Empowerment Fund to stimulate their scientific career.
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Probability words: everybody interprets them differently 05 August 2021
What exactly does it mean when your doctor says you have a ‘good chance’ of survival? Leiden researchers discovered that there is a big difference in ...
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Take part in group decision-making research at the social interaction lab 03 August 2021
To easily take part in group decision-making research, Jörg Gross, Assistent Professor Social and Organisational Psychology, launched a platform that ...
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CADS Alumna Eva Schouten in Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100) 02 August 2021
The Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100) is an annual election for young entrepreneurs, young professionals and students who show that a sustain...
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Watch the best films of Visual Ethnography alumni on Alexander Street Press 28 July 2021
The Leiden University Visual Ethnography collection has been added to Alexander Street Press, an educational streaming video service. The master’s spe...
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Eveline Crone new Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy 26 July 2021
The British Academy appointed Eveline Crone as a Corresponding Fellow to recognise her contribution to the SHAPE themes - the social sciences, humanit...
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Sarah de Rijcke participates on a $1.2M grant awarded to DORA to accelerate research assessment reform 14 July 2021
The project will further the development of policies, practices, and capabilities in responsible academic career assessment.
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Studying and being chronically ill: how do you manage that? 13 July 2021
Third-year cultural anthropology student Claire van Helder (24) says she can't be kept still. She has her own blog, is active on Instagram and recentl...
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Bringing a community together with soup 12 July 2021
As part of her Anthropology studies, Leiden student Marleen Kop has made a short documentary about the importance of Leiden-Noord’s ‘soup time’. Her c...