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Time to attend to the itch in psychology23 June 2025Patients with chronic itching often cannot focus their attention on anything else. Psychologists want to help them, but they need more knowledge about...
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From hormone differences to valid questionnaires: psychology students present their research at the Science Day 202519 June 2025How do you measure over-protective parenting? Why are girls more likely to develop anxiety disorders? And do the social skills of therapists really ma...
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Yuliia's big wish fulfilled: dissecting a calf's brain12 March 2025Thanks to Make-A-Wish, Yuliia was given the opportunity to fulfil her dearest wish and learn more about her great interest: the brain. Together with h...
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Grants awarded for five innovative psychology research projects26 November 2024Researchers from the Institute of Psychology have secured NWO Open Competition XS grants, each worth up to €50,000. One of the projects explores how m...
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Language that comforts: The power of communication in healthcare13 November 2024For people who are seriously ill, an empathetic doctor can make a world of difference. Psychologist Janine Westendorp examined helpful and harmful com...
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KWF funding for research on culturally sensitive palliative care06 November 2024Providing good information to patients is crucial, especially in their final phase of life. Not all patients want to receive full details about their ...
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'It’s the complexity of this group of patients that makes the challenge of improving their quality of life so interesting’13 October 2024Dialysis patients experience a range of physical and mental symptoms that interact and influence each otherIn her doctoral research, psychologist Judi...
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain09 September 2024People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious an...
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way01 August 2024Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study o...
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Psychology students talk about their research at the Science Day 202409 July 2024The celebration of our up-and-coming science talent, that is the Psychology Science Day. Students stand proudly by their research posters and enrich t...
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Using VR to experience how it feels when a patient throws a shoe at you08 July 2024Psychology students usually only get to meet patients late in their studies. Therefore, neuroscientists Ineke van der Ham and Judith Schomaker want to...
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Aleksandrina Skvortsova receives LUF grant for Mind over Meal08 July 2024'We can uncover new, non-pharmacological strategies to help individuals, especially those struggling with weight los', reveals psychologist Aleksandri...
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How these young researchers are preparing for their first scientific conference16 April 2024Three Psychology students will present a poster of their thesis research on Alzheimer’s and dementia at the international conference AAIC Neuroscience...
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Working towards a healthier society: learn all about it in this new minor08 April 2024Why are health problems such as loneliness and obesity so persistent? What causes them to occur more frequently in some neighbourhoods than others? An...
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A good pedometer encourages physical activity - but not for everyone05 March 2024eHealth can improve our lifestyle without the involvement of a healthcare provider. Talia Cohen Rodrigues investigated the possibilities for people wi...