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Psychologists test societal acceptance of underground storage of CO2 18 September 2018
How can we reduce CO2 emissions from industry? Leiden psychologists Emma Mors and Christine Boomsma are examining the public perception and acceptance...
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Enhancing social participation of deaf and hard-of-hearing children 20 August 2018
Adva Eichengreen starts a fellowship focusing on enhancing social participation of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. Eichengreen has been offer...
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Carolien Rieffe starts LDE research on autism in high school students 10 July 2018
The Leiden University psychologist Carolien Rieffe will investigate how to create an social climate at high schools, to make young people with autism ...
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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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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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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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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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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....
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Rumination leads to problems in boys with autism 03 April 2018
Boys with autism are more prone to develop physical complaints, depression and aggressive behaviour. Psychologists at Leiden University have discovere...
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Adolescents who feel heard are less angry in online games 31 March 2018
How do young people react when an unknown person gets under their skin in an online game? A sense of control over their social environment can prevent...