News
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LOWI conclusion: former employee did breach scientific integrity 18 September 2020
On 28 July 2020, the Netherlands Board on Research Integrity (LOWI) concluded that a former employee of Leiden University breached several rules of sc...
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No evidence for link between depression and diet 16 September 2020
Evidence that the right diet can prevent or alleviate depression is weak. In literature reviews on the subject, the authors often reach strong conclus...
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Daphne Tona maps the brain 07 September 2020
Psychologist Daphne Tona is one of the first to investigate a small nucleus in the brain stem 'in vivo' in living volunteers. That nucleus is involved...
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Elseline Hoekzema investigates the impact of pregnancy on the human brain with European grant 04 September 2020
Neuroscientist Elseline Hoekzema receives a large European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC starting grant for promising young...
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European grant for Eiko Fried to develop a personalised early warning system for depression 03 September 2020
With a starting grant of the European Research Council (ERC) for promising young researchers, Eiko Fried aims to develop a personalised early warning ...
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ERC Starting Grants for five young researchers from Leiden University 03 September 2020
The ERC Council has awarded Starting Grants to five promising Leiden researchers. With an impressive three laureates, the Faculty of Social and Behavi...
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Leiden helps refugee researcher make a new start 18 August 2020
What happens if you are an academic forced to flee your home country and find yourself here in the Netherlands with practically nothing? The Hestia sc...
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Grant for research into stress-related disorders 21 July 2020
Disruption to the gut flora can affect your mental health. How could this knowledge be used to prevent stress-related disorders? This is what psycholo...
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An inclusive learning environment for children with communication problems 13 July 2020
Schools are essential to children’s development and provide numerous options for growth. They also facilitate learning beyond the classroom and give c...
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'New' dummy MRI scanner 13 July 2020
The old dummy MRI scanner in the LUMC was replaced by a 'new' one from Marktplaats (!) at the beginning of July 2020. This device is used specificall...
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Margot van der Doef first Leiden psychologist to hold Senior Teaching Qualification 06 July 2020
'Continuing to work on my professional development is inspiring and stimulating, and it’s rewarding to have an influence on how psychology is taught.’...
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Wanted: women with breast cancer for research on communication 02 July 2020
We would like to draw your attention to the following advertisement which was originally disseminated by the Dutch Breast Cancer Foundation, in collab...
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Black Lives Matter - New network of Dutch museums 30 June 2020
How are people of color represented in art collections? And do young people of color feel that museum collections reflect their norms and values? Deve...
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Paul Wouters on what the Black Lives Matter-movement means for Social and Behavioural Sciences 11 June 2020
George Floyd's death still leads to fierce protests against police violence and racism on a daily basis in the United States and abroad. We asked Paul...
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Our expectations shape our health 08 June 2020
Positive expectations about a medicine may help it to work more effectively, even if you tell patients about this placebo effect. The reverse, the noc...