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School's out! But not for head teachers 10 July 2019
Many head teachers will have to try and fill staffing gaps this summer. Assistant Professor Kim Stroet, who is researching pupil motivation, is worrie...
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Double inaugural speech: how social context influences processes in the brain 27 June 2019
It’s not a regular occurrence at Leiden University: two professors giving their inaugural lecture on the same day. Berna Güroğlu and Ellen de Bruijn s...
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Andrea Evers wins Stevin Prize for knowledge exchange and impact 21 June 2019
Andrea Evers, Professor of Health Psychology at Leiden University, has won the Stevin Prize – alongside the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific awar...
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Municipality and University join forces to help children with behavioural problems 20 June 2019
A Preventive Intervention Team that investigates children with behavioural problems and trains their social skills in order to prevent school dropout ...
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The role of shame and guilt in the development of aggression 04 June 2019
Adolescents with autism or hearing loss report fewer feelings of guilt and shame than their peers. However, guilt does still serve a ‘corrective funct...
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Wilco van Dijk NIAS-KNAW fellow 28 May 2019
Wilco van Dijk has been awarded a NIAS Individual Fellowship, which allow researchers to work on a project of their own choosing for a 5- or 10-month ...
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Magic moments at Museum Night 20 May 2019
Leiden University opened its doors on Leiden Museum Night, with a whole host of things to see and do at the Academy Building, Hortus botanicus and Old...
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Cranial nerve stimulation for less anxiety 13 May 2019
People appear to release their feelings of anxiety more quickly when the vagus nerve in the brain is stimulated with a device in the ear. In his docto...
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‘Sickness and health have become a continuum’ 13 May 2019
Professor of Health Psychology Andrea Evers is one of the coordinators of the national Health and Wellbeing programme and of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus ...
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What happens to the brain when you become a mother? 08 May 2019
May 12 is Mother's Day in many countries. Becoming a mother is no mean feat: brain scientist Elseline Hoekzema has shown that a woman's brain changes ...
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Leiden University's nominees New Scientist science talent 29 April 2019
Mathematician Stéphanie van der Pas and psychologist Sandy Overgaauw have been nominated for the New Scientist science talent competition, a prize for...
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Anxiety traits are visible in the brain 24 April 2019
Questionnaires or concentration tasks can be used to screen for anxiety, but so too can EEG recordings – at least indirectly. The frequent mind wander...
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Five Leiden researchers elected as members of KNAW 23 April 2019
Five Leiden researchers have been nominated as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).They will be inaugurated on 16 Sep...
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Residents and researchers explore plastic and psychology in the city 16 April 2019
This year will see the start of not one but two citizen science projects in Leiden and The Hague. This is the outcome of a large survey among residen...
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Academy for Self-Management: from disabilities to abilities 04 April 2019
If people with intellectual disabilities are given tailored training, this promotes self-management in their daily lives. They also need less support....