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LUF grants for six Leiden psychologists 22 August 2019
LUF grants for research projects have been awarded to Liesbeth van Vliet, Michiel Claessen, Anna van Duijvenvoorde, Laura Steenbergen, Kim de Jong and...
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Psychology talents present their research on Psychology Science Day 2019 01 July 2019
On the Psychology Science Day 2019 bachelor students were granted a certificate for participating in the Honours Research Bachelor Project (HRBP) and ...
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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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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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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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You make your best friends in your late adolescence 04 March 2019
What happens in young people's brains when they win money for someone else? Psychologist Elisabeth Schreuders has shown that the brain responds differ...
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It is a myth that boys lag behind in brain development 12 February 2019
It is true that girls perform better at school than boys, but this is not due to differences in brain development. This is the conclusion psychobiolog...
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Leiden strengthens collaboration with China 16 October 2018
A delegation from Leiden University, headed by Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, was in China from 9 to 11 October. During the visit to different universities ...
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Boys with autism respond more angrily to bullying 18 September 2018
Boys who are bullied develop more fear and shame; boys who bully develop more anger and less guilt, which makes it easier to justify more bullying. Bo...
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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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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchers 16 July 2018
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University have received a Veni award from the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO). This award offers p...
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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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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 ...