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Eric van Dijk says farewell as Professor of Social Psychology: 'Economics and psychology are no longer separate disciplines'Psychology 05 February 2026What interests and motives shape how people cooperate, clash and place their trust in one another? For more than 36 years, Van Dijk explored these que...
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Trust in Brussels? ‘The EU would be wise to respect and protect national identities’EU 05 November 2025Many European citizens feel connected to the European Union and place trust in it, Eva Grosfeld found in her PhD research. Yet around a quarter do not...
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What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch electionsDutch elections 28 October 2025Is your strategic vote actually strategic? How can the Netherlands form a stable government? And what should the next government do about migration, d...
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Do’s and don’ts for an effective immigration policyDutch elections 17 October 2025Stopping people at the border does not result in less refugee migration, but providing relief in the region where migrants come from does. What else w...
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Spring for everyone: KCPEG symposium on existence insecurity shows both urgency and solutionsPolicy, science and practice come together in the former orphanage during the Spring symposium 2025. 23 June 2025On a sunny afternoon in early June, the KCPEB Spring symposium ‘Spring for everyone’ was held in Leiden’s former orphanage, organised by the Expertise...
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Honesty doesn’t always pay in negotiations12 June 2025When negotiating a salary or a purchase, negotiators often make strategic use of emotions. Social psychologist Zi Ye demonstrates how one negotiator m...
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How simple interventions can encourage better intergroup relationsPrejudice 21 May 2025A short video on the inclusion of migrants can reduce prejudice for at least three months, social psychologist Feiteng Long found in his PhD research....
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AI in the workgroup: ‘The moment I give students an assignment, they browse to ChatGPT’AI 24 March 2025In the ‘Educatips’ column, Psychology lecturers share their most important insights about teaching. This month: Ambra Brizi uses AI to encourage stude...
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‘We should have more trust in one another; people are actually very trustworthy’05 December 2024People don’t have enough faith in the trustworthiness of others, says psychologist Manon Schutter in her dissertation. In it, she also highlights the ...
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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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Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre17 October 2024Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Te...
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Don’t take everything in a scientific journal at face value, students learn in this new module08 October 2024In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Anouk van der Weiden, together with a tea...
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How do we make choices in an overwhelming world? That is what Lotte van Dillen will study as new Professor Social Cognition and Decision Making23 September 2024Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decis...
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'I don't want that benefit anymore': Why people aren't claiming the financial support they're entitled to03 September 2024Fear of repayment demands is causing people to forgo benefits and financial support, even when they are eligible. This was one of the finding of Olaf ...
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Grant worth millions for research on the socio-economic impact of hydrogen transition17 July 2024A consortium including economists, psychologists and public administration scholars from Leiden University will study public acceptance of the hydroge...