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3 tips for creating a fabulous science pitch 25 May 2021
Are you interested in creating a fabulous science pitch? Neurospyschologist Liza Cornet - winner of the National Famelab Science Pitching Competition ...
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Building Resilience in Young People 10 May 2021
Effectively supporting young people in coping better with COVID-19 related stress requires detailed understanding of the factors that influence resili...
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Teamwork psychologists and educators appreciated and rewarded by KNAW 05 May 2021
A team of developmental psychologists and educators are involving young people in the communication about brain development. A second team of Leiden n...
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Help us prevent student burnout! 30 April 2021
We are looking for students who are 16 years or older and are studying at a Dutch mbo, hbo or university. Our aim is to gain insight into the needs an...
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Seven Leiden professors elected new members of KNAW 28 April 2021
Seven Leiden professors have been elected as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In total 23 new members will be ina...
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Leiden University signs health and wellbeing agreement for city of Leiden 20 April 2021
Healthy and active Leideners and a smoke-free generation. These are the main ambitions of the Leiden Health and Wellbeing Agreement that was signed on...
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Combating loneliness in Living Lab 13 April 2021
Master's students of Vitality & Ageing work together with older individuals in the so-called ‘Living Lab’ to combat loneliness. You can watch four bri...
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Two psychologists on a date with the Rector 19 January 2021
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and ...
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More victims of child abuse during lockdown 06 January 2021
The number of victims of child abuse is estimated to be higher during the first lockdown compared with a period without a lockdown. This is mainly due...
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Childhood empathy important predictor of aggression 23 November 2020
Young children who are less empathetic than their peers are more likely to be aggressive when older. This is what Malou Noten concludes in her dissert...
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Friendship strengthens mental resilience of adolescents with unpleasant childhood experiences 19 November 2020
As young people’s friendships improve, their mental resilience also increases. This is according to research conducted by Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Pro...
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Liza Cornet on her FameLab adventure 16 November 2020
On 11 November, neuropsychologist Liza Cornet competed in the semi-final of the FameLab international science communication competition. Her adventure...
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Teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing more about emotions and social conventions 11 November 2020
Children with hearing loss often fail to pick up on nuances in other people’s emotional responses. As a result, they do not always understand what is ...
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‘A week feels like a month at the National Think Tank’ 06 November 2020
In the National Think Tank (NDT) 20 young academics spend four months reflecting on how to solve a societal problem. Four participants from Leiden tol...
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Leiden scholars on the ‘bar-room brawl’ between Trump and Biden 01 October 2020
Few have dared declare a winner of the debate between American president Donald Trump and his Democrat challenger Joe Biden. It was more about who was...