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Podcast: Revealing Your Mind with Psychedelic Experiences
Can you only have psychedelic experiences by taking magic mushrooms? Not according to Aidan Lyon, philosophical researcher at the Institute of Psychology. In this episode, he explains other ways through which we can reveal our minds in insightful ways.
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Aidan Lyon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Chenxiao Zhao
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Psychologists at Lowlands Science: can virtual reality trigger a psychedelic experience?
Fantastic plants, dizzying patterns and pulsating sounds: researchers from Leiden are going to study the effects of a simulated psychedelic trip on the mind and body at Lowlands Festival. Why might this be interesting for therapies?
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The neuroscience of the psychedelic experience
Lecture
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Podcast: A changing view on psychedelics
We talk with Michiel van Elk, about his research into mapping what effects psychedelics have on the human brain and what this means for the possible clinical application of these drugs. The cognitive psychologist shares his findings with a sober view, bringing critics and fanatics closer together for…
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Psychologist writes sober book about psychedelic drugs
Psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD are embraced by some and seen as lethal by others. Cognitive psychologist Michiel van Elk delved into the world of psychedelic drugs and wrote a surprisingly sober book about them. ‘Without first-hand experience my story wouldn’t be complete.’
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science
While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…
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On this public day on psychedelics, researchers transcend the media hype
Never before has so much research been carried out on the therapeutic effect of psychedelic drugs. Researchers at the LIBC Public Day are happy about the effect the drugs can have on depression, anxiety and PTSS, but at the same time they have some doubts. ‘The hype is bound to crash before long.’
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Night of Discoveries: 3D-printed paintings and the effects of psychedelics
Come to the Night of Discoveries art and science festival on 16 September. Various researchers from the university are speaking at the festival.
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Xaver Funk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- International Experience Week 2024
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Natalia Amat Lefort
Science
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International Experience Week
Are you a Dutch student with big dreams of studying abroad? Or an international student at Leiden University seeking new intercultural adventures? Find out about a world of opportunities at the International Experience Week.
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Josi Marschall
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- International Experience Week: 23 - 28 September 2024
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Experience Day Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, On Campus Experience
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Hybrid Experience Day Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, Online Experience
- Register now: International Experience Week 23 – 28 September 2024
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Tessa Hagens
Science
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Michiel van Elk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Huseyin Beykoylu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lived Experience of VR simulation at the LUMC
Simulation training has emerged as a cornerstone of medical education providing an immersive and experiential learning environment for learning healthcare professionals. In recent years, virtual reality has introduced a groundbreaking paradigm to simulation-based training, uncovering many benefits for…
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Antje Wessels
Faculty of Humanities
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines inspired the public with their quest to understand our world.
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Experience your next spring abroad
Education, Social
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International Experience Week: 9 till 13 October
Education
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The Leiden Experience: Why Humanities Matter
Our students come from all over the world and have many different interests, but they share one ambition: change the world and show #whyhumanitiesmatter.
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LUCSoR student perspectives on the Jewish Experience, in podcast form
In her “Jews and Judaism” lecture class in Fall 2020, Dr. Sarah Cramsey’s students produced 7-minute long podcasts instead of final papers.
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Campus Den Haag hosts 'On Campus' Experience Days
Last Saturday, Wijnhaven Campus and the Anna van Buerenplein were the setting for the first 'on campus' Experience Days in The Hague since the restrictive measures in higher education were introduced in March 2020. Spread over the day, some 200 students visited the campus to delve deeper into the 3…
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Register now for the International Experience Week: 9 - 13 October
Education, Social
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LUCSoR student perspectives on the Jewish Experience, in podcast form
In her “Jews and Judaism” lecture class, Dr. Sarah Cramsey’s students produced 7-minute long podcasts instead of final papers.
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Experience the beauty of the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows us to look deeper into the universe than ever before. Not only does this provide a mass of data, but also stunning images. You can admire all of that in the Old Observatory's new exhibition: JWST Universe. Be amazed by the stunning images and learn more about…
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Surprising insights, experiments and magic tricks at interactive ‘Wijsneus Festival’
What should we do about litter in the countryside? Can you tell from camera images if someone is guilty? And what does your heart rate really look like? Get answers to these questions and more at the free ‘Wijsneus Festival’ on Friday 16 September at Leidse Hout Park.
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How do adolescents and parents experience parenting in daily life?
How adolescents perceive parenting is related to their mood. Differences between the perspectives of parents and adolescents are also of importance for adolescents’ mood. That is what research by Loes Janssen and her Leiden University colleagues in Clinical Psychology shows. Open Access publication…
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Elevating education: two teachers share their SKO experience
This month, ten teachers received a Senior Qualification Education (SKO), including Marcellus Ubbink and Daan van der Es from our faculty. Why did they go through the process of getting qualified, and should all teachers have an SKO?
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Bianca Boyer on why people with ADHD often experience overstimulation
What happens in the mind of someone with ADHD? GZ psychologist Bianca Boyer discusses this in a two-part episode of the Dutch 'Podcast Psycholoog'. She likes to look beyond the symptoms described in the DSM-5. 'Those are just the tip of the iceberg.'
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Using VR to experience how it feels when a patient throws a shoe at you
Psychology students usually only get to meet patients very late in their studies. Therefore, neuroscientists Ineke van der Ham and Judith Schomaker want to research whether students learn more effectively from a virtual experience with a patient with dementia than from a text. Schomaker: 'We have plans…
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Young people’s experience of mental health problems help improve medical training and practice
LUMC Curium and the Dutch National Youth Council (NJR) have been working on integrating young people’s lived experiences of mental health problems in medical research and training. The aim is to broaden doctors' and researchers’ perspectives and improve the care offered.
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Student Sophie on her internship at VPRO: 'My plan is to experience this fully and learn as much as I can'
In a new video on the Faculty of Humanities' YouTube-channel, we follow MA student Russian and Eurasian Studies Sophie. She is doing an internship at VPRO's OVT, a weekly Dutch radio show that provides historical backgrounds for news, columns and documentaries.
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in becoming a student mentor? Former student mentors share their experiences
Helping new students find their way at our faculty, organising visits to the court in The Hague, perhaps even teaching a course for a group of new students about the ins and outs of their study programme. The faculty is looking for new student mentors for the academic year 2024/2025. What does it mean…
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Exploring this country has been the experience I didn’t know I needed’
17 November is International Student’s Day, dedicated to showcasing the international experience of international students in the Netherlands.
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Successful On-Campus Master’s Experience Day: ‘It will help me to make a good choice’
The Faculty of Humanities’ On-Campus Master’s Experience Day was a pleasantly busy event. The information sessions and corresponding information market went down well with interested undergraduates.
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European grant to research colonial medical experiments: 'Should we keep using this data?'
When we think of unethical medical experiments, we tend to think first of Nazi Germany. What is less well known is that experiments were also carried out in colonised areas without the explicit consent of the test subject. University lecturer Fenneke Sysling has received a European grant to research…
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Leiden and African students share knowledge and experiences in online Global Health course
Online teaching has made it much easier for international students to join in our courses. The Leiden minor in Global Health, for instance. Students from Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Malawi logged on and made a valuable contribution with their knowledge, about tropical diseases, for instance.
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June 2022: Conference 'Practicing Informed Consent; Dilemmas and experiences in social science research'
Research
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Experience Day master’s Political Science: on campus, 15 March 2023
Education, Social
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Green light to build revolutionary new experiment at CERN to search for unknown particles
After many years of preparations, CERN has approved a groundbreaking new experiment: the Search for Hidden Particles (SHiP). Physicist Alexey Boyarsky was involved from the start. ‘We know there is physics that’s missing and we aim to find it.’