News
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Clash of interests in Groningen 23 March 2018
Since mid-March, residents of Groningen have had access to a single digital portal for reporting damage to property arising from local gas extraction....
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Alumni meet students in Psychology Methodology & Statistics 01 February 2018
On February 15th 2018 former students in Methodology & Statistics (M&S) of Leiden University share their current and previous professional activities ...
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Who are you without that cigarette? 10 November 2017
Do you want to be successful at stopping smoking? If so, the main thing is that you should see yourself as a non-smoker. Psychologist Eline Meijer has...
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Social Science Matters: Confidence in the future? 26 October 2017
After a long period of formation, the Rutte III cabinet presented itself on 26 October 2017. The coalition agreement on which ministers will build is ...
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More input in class motivates pre-vocational pupils 24 October 2017
A pupil-oriented learning environment motivates pre-vocational pupils more than a traditional teacher-oriented class. Research by educational speciali...
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How cyborg do we want to be? 19 October 2017
Future technologies will drastically influence our daily lives. To what extent will that benefit us? The Brave New World future congress on 2 and 3 No...
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Michiel Westenberg brings together teaching and youth care for the National Science Agenda 10 July 2017
‘Equal opportunities for diverse young people’ receives a Starting Incentive of the Natonal Science Agenda of 2,5 million euros. In this project resea...
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Obesity related to upbringing 18 May 2017
The proportion of children who are overweight has increased enormously over the past 20 years. The number has currently stabilised but even so there a...
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Responding to pupils with mild intellectual disability in education 15 May 2017
Mariëtte Huizinga, Dorien Graas and Anika Bexkens call attention to learning problems of children with mild intellectual disability in the classroom. ...
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Pieter's Corner: Can diversity be engineered? 11 May 2017
In discussions about today’s society and multiculturalism the word is constantly bandied back and forth: diversity. At Leiden University we aspire to ...
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How harmful is alcohol for the adolescent brain? 11 May 2017
Under 18, no alcohol. In spite of this slogan, adolescents still have access to alcohol. But how harmful is that one beer for the adolescent brain? R...
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The Netherlands is marching for science 04 April 2017
Science is under pressure and ‘alternative facts’ are increasingly being taken as truth. On 22 April, scientists will let their voices be heard on Mus...
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Girls are better at masking autism than boys 01 April 2017
Girls with autism have relatively good social skills, which means that their autism is often not recognised. Autism manifests itself in girls differen...
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‘Hiding sexual preference causes more stress at work' 20 March 2017
How tolerant is the Netherlands on the work floor? Jojanneke van der Toorn, Professor of the Workplace Pride Chair, the first in the world dealing exc...
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The placebo effect: first world congress in Leiden 07 March 2017
Medicines can work even if they have no active ingredient. The first international scientific conference on placebos will take place in Leiden from 2 ...