766 search results for “cognitive near wetenschap” in the Staff website
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Mariska Kret receives new science prize for groundbreaking research
Professor Mariska Kret has received the Mercator Sapiens Stimulus, a new science prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). The prize consists of a sum of 1m euros.
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Who was the owner of the drowned books near Texel? 'It must be someone who travelled a lot'
When hobby divers revisited a nearly 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Texel, they discovered more than 1,000 objects in wooden boxes. Eight years later, postdoc Janet Dickinson used recovered books to compile a profile of the mysterious owner.
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Motion of stars near Milky Way's central black hole is only predictable for few hundred years
The orbits of 27 stars orbiting closely around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way are very chaotic. As a result, researchers cannot predict with confidence where they will be in about 462 years. ‘That is astonishingly short,’ says astronomer Simon Portegies Zwart who collaborated on the r…
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Student Aline-Priscillia: ‘I am an odd academic, I’m not very attached to outcomes’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and academics talk about their passion for their field. Student Aline-Priscillia is particularly curious about how language is processed in the brain.
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Nina KomrijFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Melle van der MolenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anne UraiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jochanan VeerbeekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paul van den BroekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Franz WurmFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maximilian KönigFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Arnout KoornneefFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Veronica Janssen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tessa VerhoefScience
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Steven MileticFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Julian SteinkeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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David HeyneFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jeshua TrompFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Michael McCabe IIIFaculteit Archeologie
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Bianca BoyerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paul KloegUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Philip SpinhovenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Niek StrohmaierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hanna Swaab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Marga Sikkema-de Jong
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Leticia Rettore MicheliFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ellen de BruijnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Do you have a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world
Always taking the same route to work, going for that one dish in restaurants and going on the same holiday each summer: this may ring a bell for those who don’t like uncertainty. Researchers are now discovering that this aversion affects how we understand the world.
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Special training and testing reveal children's potential for learning
Traditional school tests, like the Dutch CITO, largely reflect students' existing knowledge and abilities. However, dynamic testing sheds light on students' learning potential, discovered Mirjam de Vreeze in her PhD research. This approach is especially promising for children with learning challenges,…
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Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with…
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Exhibition on scripts at Oude UB: Pseudo or Don’t
What is writing? And what looks like writing, but isn’t? The Pseudo or Don’t pop-up exhibition explores the boundaries of scripts. The exhibition will run at Oude UB from 9 to 26 October.
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Urban Systems in the Roman Near East
PhD defence
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Bicycles
If you cycle to work, you can use the University’s bicycle racks or lockable bicycle sheds; to use a lockable shed, however, you need a bicycle pass. At some locations you can also borrow a staff bicycle.
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Illusions as the key: how spatial technology can help patients
Spatial technology such as virtual reality can help patients who have difficulty with spatial cognition, for instance if they keep on losing their way. In her inaugural lecture, neuropsychologist Ineke van der Ham will talk about the importance of avatars, the patient experience and room for innovat…
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Cortical contributions to cognitive control of language and beyond
PhD defence
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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University Sports Centre
During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the greens near the beach volleyball fields, next to the University Sports Centre.
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Snellius Laboratory
During an evacuation, we gather on the southeast side of the building on the Niels Bohrweg, near the bicycle shed.
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All-gender toilet Herta Mohr
Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden
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Major international study links genes to brain structural changes over time
There seem to be genes that influence how our brains develop over time. A large international consortium has discovered this with an extensive study. The results of the study were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.
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How animals flirt with each other
How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…
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‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’
Young Dutch people’s reading skills have been declining for years. The main reason for this is that many have difficulty with reading at greater depth. Teach pupils to read actively in order to construct meaning is what Leiden researchers Paul van den Broek, Christine Espin and Anne Helder write in…
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Between persistence and flexibility - The neuromodulation of cognitive control
PhD defence
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Cognitive training and dynamic testing in the school domain
PhD defence
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Jennifer SweridaFaculteit Archeologie
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Bernet Elzinga
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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What does the outline agreement mean for us?
The outline agreement proposed by the new cabinet will have serious consequences for higher education and research. If the plans go through, there will be significant cutbacks in our sector. We will keep you up to date with developments on this page.
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Non-food vending machine Snellius
Snellius, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA, Leiden