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ERC Starting Grants for five young Leiden researchers 10 January 2022
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...
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"Visual avoidance of faces in socially anxious individuals" nominated for PhD publication award 21 December 2021
The Developmental and Educational Psychology unit nominated Jiemiao Chen's paper "Visual avoidance of faces in socially anxious individuals. The moder...
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Talent Acceleration Grant of Medical Delta for Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam 17 December 2021
For the Train your Brain project, Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam received the Medical Delta Talent Acceleration Grant. 'My pilot project does not focus on ...
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Anne Urai on her Veni subsidy and open science 16 December 2021
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...
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Veni grant for ten Leiden researchers 14 December 2021
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...
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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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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors 14 October 2021
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have...
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‘Family situations are never black and white’ 01 October 2021
She bridges the gap between research and practice, has excellent research skills and is pleasant to work with: these words of praise were lavished on ...
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility' 21 September 2021
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics abo...
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Judi Mesman awarded Stevin Prize for research on upbringing and diversity 03 September 2021
What influence do children’s upbringing and education have on their world view? This is the question Professor Judi Mesman is trying to answer. For he...
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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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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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Anne-Laura van Harmelen nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 02 July 2021
Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience Anne-Laura van Harmelen has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize. The winner of the prize will be announ...
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Michelle Achterberg receives Award for PhD Thesis on brain development in children 14 June 2021
On June 10, Michelle Achterberg received the prize for best dissertation from the Dutch Neurofederation, the network of Dutch neuroscientists, for her...
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Teamwork psychologists and educators appreciated and rewarded by KNAW 05 May 2021
A team of developmental psychologists and educators are involving young people in the communication about brain development. A second team of Leiden n...