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Why some people believe vaccinating their children is worse than doing nothingPeople’s motivation for not vaccinating their children can be explained by the fact that people feel more responsible for the negative consequences of...
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On your way to your dream job as a psychologistOn the Master’s Open Day on 15 February Liza Vromen from Harlem arrives in Leiden to investigate the pre-master’s programme Psychology. As a matter o...
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Wilco van Dijk on BBC about 'Schadenfreude'Leiden psychologist Wilco van Dijk and communication scientist Jaap Ouwerkerk of VU University Amsterdam published a book about the emotion Schadenfre...
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People and organisations flourish with good employment practicesCleaners who have just ninety seconds to clean each toilet. Bus drivers who have too few comfort breaks. Food deliverers who are apped by an algorithm...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn in Dutch mediaJojanneke van der Toorn appeared in several Dutch media. Her expertise centers on diversity and inclusion at work, sexual orientation prejudice, socia...
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Lotte van Dillen starts the European collaborative project Work Hard, Play HardLotte van Dillen has been awarded a NWO funding for a research project in collaboration with Wilhelm Hofmann of the University of Cologne and Henk v...
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Carsten de Dreu receives Spinoza PrizeLeiden psychologist Carsten de Dreu was presented with the Spinoza Prize by Education Minister Van Engelshoven on 12 September. The award of 2.5 milli...
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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchersSixteen 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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Spinoza prize for organisation psychologist Carsten de Dreu
Leiden social and organisational psychologist Carsten de Dreu has been awarded a Spinoza Prize, the top science prize in the Netherlands. We talked to...
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Carsten de Dreu awarded ERC Advanced Grant for research on conflicts between groupsProfessor of Social and Organisational Psychology Carsten de Dreu has been awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. This subsidy of...
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‘Hetero norm is deeply ingrained, including among LGBT people’Jojanneke van der Toorn, professor by special appointment in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Workplace Inclusion at Leiden University, states ...
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'Avoid fraud at banks: improve team atmosphere’Unethical conduct by traders at banks is likely to be a continual problem as long as fraud cases are treated as the fault of a single rotten apple. Im...
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Clash of interests in GroningenSince mid-March, residents of Groningen have had access to a single digital portal for reporting damage to property arising from local gas extraction....
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Fourteen women professors take over the Senate ChamberFourteen women professors are to be given a place in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber. The portraits will be unveile...
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Brain research shows punishing is more rewarding than helpingJust imagine: you see someone being treated unfairly. Do you find it more rewarding to help the victim or punish the perpetrator? Research by Leiden ...