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Anne Urai on her Veni subsidy and open science 16 December 2021
Neuroscientist Anne Urai has been awarded a Veni subsidy to further develop her ideas over the coming four years on how the brain makes choices. Why d...
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Veni grant for ten Leiden researchers 14 December 2021
Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elab...
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Five Leiden professors installed as Medical Delta professors 03 November 2021
On 2 November, nine professors were simultaneously inaugurated as ‘Medical Delta Professor’ at Leiden University, LUMC, Delft University of Technology...
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility' 21 September 2021
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics abo...
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LEF grant for Semiha Aydin to pilot social anxiety treatment 06 August 2021
Semiha Aydin is one of the three first-generation researchers who received a grant from the Leiden Empowerment Fund to stimulate their scientific career.
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Eveline Crone new Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy 26 July 2021
The British Academy appointed Eveline Crone as a Corresponding Fellow to recognise her contribution to the SHAPE themes - the social sciences, humanit...
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Michelle Achterberg receives Award for PhD Thesis on brain development in children 14 June 2021
On June 10, Michelle Achterberg received the prize for best dissertation from the Dutch Neurofederation, the network of Dutch neuroscientists, for her...
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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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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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Eleven Leiden scientists receive funding for science communication 22 April 2021
The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ f...
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International appreciation for Eiko Fried 22 March 2021
Eiko Fried (Clinical Psychology) was inspired by the idea of mental disorders as complex properties with "fuzzy boundaries", rather than the categor...
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Rebecca Schaefer: 'Music and science bring people together' 19 February 2021
Rebecca Schaefer received the new science communication grant for the SNAAR Festival in December 2020. With the festival, Schaefer wants to make music...
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KHMW appoints five new Leiden members 10 February 2021
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed five new members from Leiden. Annetje Ottow, Carsten de Dreu, Pancras Hoogen...
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Annelinde Vandenbroucke: 'Science for and by youth'. 08 February 2021
Annelinde Vandenbroucke received the new science communication grant for NeurolabNL Young in December 2020. This grant will help her in her mission: t...
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Loes Janssen in NWO Synergy Award final 03 February 2021
Loes Janssen would like to foster well-being of families by using an app and sending families short and fun activities each day to do together. For th...