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Anthropologist Sander Hölsgens on The Conversation on what schools can learn from skate cultureThe Conversation 29 July 2025Skateboarding philosophy can transform education in numerous ways. Together with colleagues, Sander researched the value of skateboarding in education...
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Anthropology students win Speckmann Prize for LGBTQ+ community care researchSpeckmann Prize 16 July 2025Second-year Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology students Sonja Weckroth, Leonardo Costa, and Ilse Zwart have been awarded the prestigious ...
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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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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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Towards a stronger sector: Insights and ambitions from FGGA & FSW10 June 2025Connecting, discussing success stories and taking the next steps: that is what the Meet & Greet on the sector plans was all about. On 2 June, nearly 2...
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With this new assignment, students are even better prepared to support people with autismEducation 27 May 2025In this Educatips column, Child and Education Studies lecturers share their key insights about teaching. This month: Rachel Plak and Karlijn Pieterse ...
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Anthropology students explore how buildings shape student life at MBORijnlandInterview 26 May 2025In the second-year course Fieldwork NL, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology students conduct their own full-scale anthropological research...
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How e-learning makes writing a thesis easier for lecturers and studentsE-learning 13 May 2025In the Educatips column, Psychology lecturers share their most valuable insights on teaching. This month: Laura Nawijn and colleagues are designing an...
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Bestselling author Jeroen Windmeijer puts Leiden on the map with his thrillersAlumnus interview 09 May 2025It’s only been six years since bestselling author Jeroen Windmeijer (56) decided to become a full-time writer. Since then, he’s put Leiden and the uni...
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Practising with AI: a chatbot for suicide preventionAI 24 April 2025In the ‘Educatips’ column, Psychology lecturers share their most important insights about teaching. This month, Joanne Mouthaan and Anna Hudson talk a...
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In the spotlight: students cultural anthropology conduct research on Tiny Houses22 April 2025Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology students have conducted research into the experiences and motivations of people moving into a Tiny Hou...
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Leiden students help with primary school language lessonsReport from The Hague 22 April 2025De Regenboog primary school in The Hague has a high percentage of children whose first language is not Dutch. In the ‘Children of the City’ project, E...
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Unknown, but not unlovedDutch people know little about the Caribbean islands; yet they want to maintain the connection 16 April 2025Do you know what the capital of St Eustatius is? Or which province Curaçao belongs to? No idea? You are not the only one: the majority of European Dut...
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With new collaboration tool, these teachers hope to avoid arguments before deadlinesCollaboration 15 April 2025In the ‘Educatips’ column, lecturers in Child and Education studies share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Tirza Smits, Kim Stro...
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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...