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Why you as a parent also need a time-out sometimes (and more useful parenting advice)07 October 2024Your toddler refuses to eat vegetables, your child is being bullied at school, or you’re simply overwhelmed by everything on your plate. How can paren...
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EARLI SIG 24 workshop on “Fostering researcher independence”01 October 2024Last week, the EARLI SIG 24 Workshop 2024 took place from 25 to 27 September at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in Leiden, the Ne...
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Personal Professional Skills Lab: a certificate for the development of FSW bachelor studentsFrom now on FSW students can follow a three-year elective, faculty programme with certificate for personal-professional development 20 September 2024In line with the university and faculty ambition: ‘Future-oriented development of students’, from now on all FSW bachelor students can follow a three-...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2024: the nominees13 September 2024Research skills are an essential component of the education programmes of the Institute of Political Science. After all, the challenges our (internati...
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees12 September 2024The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently a...
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities''04 September 2024The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening...
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Robin Buijs succeeds Laura Boncz as assessor of FSW02 September 2024Laura Boncz was a member of the faculty board last year as an assessor of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Robin Buijs will take over from September. I...
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Launch of the Europe Hub master's thesis prize10 July 2024Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its first annual Europe Hub master's thesis prize by 2 September 2024.
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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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Renske Gilissen Professor by Special Appointment of Suicide Prevention01 July 2024Every day, five people die by suicide in the Netherlands. Suicide is a complex phenomenon and consequently many questions remain about how to reduce t...
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Bridging science, society and self: what honours education can look like17 June 2024How can I align science, society and myself to address today’s major challenges? That’s what students of the Honours College track ‘Science, Society a...
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Taarique teaches career planning but doesn’t want students to plan their future too strictly: ‘Keep on experimenting’27 May 2024In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Taarique Debidin thinks making contact wi...
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist24 May 2024When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four co...
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How to address sensitive subjects in class?17 May 2024The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly disc...