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Difficulty with emotions and lack of trust: Mariska Kret's Vidi research 06 July 2018
‘What a relief,’ was psychologist Mariska Kret’s reaction to the news of her Vidi grant from the national science financier NWO. The grant makes it po...
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Scientists present NeuroLabNL research agenda to ministers 04 July 2018
What effect does bullying have on the brain? This is just one of the key research questions included in the NeuroLabNL science agenda. Scientists pre...
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Pupil size of discussion partners reflects trust 03 July 2018
During eye contact, people tend to mirror the pupil size of the person they are conversing with. This social mechanism is related to the trust an indi...
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First patients start earning discounts with healthy living 03 July 2018
Heart patients who maintain a healthy lifestyle can start earning discounts at shops or for trips out. The Tergooi Hospital is the first in the Nether...
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First guidelines for applying placebo effect in clinical practice 27 June 2018
It is becoming increasingly clear that the placebo effect has a great influence on medical treatment. An international, interdisciplinary team of rese...
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Green light for Leiden supercomputer 22 June 2018
From simulations of galaxies to analyses of MRI scans: scientific research needs more and more computing power. Leiden University is planning to set ...
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Spinoza prize for organisation psychologist Carsten de Dreu 18 June 2018
Leiden social and organisational psychologist Carsten de Dreu has been awarded a Spinoza Prize, the top science prize in the Netherlands. We talked to...
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LUBEC treatment centre: bridge between support and research 11 June 2018
From anxiety disorders to an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. In the Leiden University Treatment and Expertise Centre (LUBEC) children and adults receiv...
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Vidis for nine Leiden researchers 01 June 2018
Nine talented Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vidi subsidy by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Vidis are intended fo...
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Getting students to perform better with innovative teaching 29 May 2018
There is certainly some variation in terms of pupils’ performance and motivation. This is evident from the GUTS teaching innovation project conducted ...
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Clinical Psychology running the 10km 28 May 2018
This Sunday, May 27, the Leiden Marathon took place. In the pressing heat, employees of the Clinical Psychology unit participated in the 10 kilometer ...
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Research in progress: Eye-contact 23 May 2018
Jiemiao Chen is running a study on eye-contact with a virtual audience. The study involves introducing oneself to the audience while wearing eye-track...
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The best exam tips from Leiden’s student psychologists 16 May 2018
Are you a school or university student, and do you feel very anxious before and during exams? Take advantage of these tips by Leiden student psycholog...
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Social Science Matters: The stressed society 16 May 2018
Stress, burnout, depression – these conditions pervade all levels of our society. Children and students suffer from constant pressure to achieve; at t...
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Fifty Shades of Stress 15 May 2018
The challenge: Building a tool to detect chemical compounds that individually cause non-lethal stress to bacteria, but that are lethal in combination....