450 news items found
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024
Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, ...
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‘Scary, huh?’ – The power of parental ‘fear talk’ 11 June 2024
Parents’ talk about new stimuli such as persons or objects strongly affects how avoidant or fearful their child will react. No stronger effect was fou...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...
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Public leadership in a wider perspective: ‘Leadership is for everyone’ 10 June 2024
The field of leadership suffers from ‘adjectivism’, says Professor Ben Kuipers. He immediately caveats this by saying that he too is going furnish the...
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain 10 June 2024
What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of...
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‘High sensitivity is not a clinical diagnosis, but a personality trait you can harness’ 10 June 2024
Do you often feel drained after a day at the office? The new SPS Monitor measures how sensitive you are to various stimuli. Psychologist Véronique de ...
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These tips (might) help you win the Euro football pool 10 June 2024
Are you keen to beat your friends or colleagues and win the European Championship football pool? Statistician Marjolein Fokkema has some tips that mig...
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Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise 03 June 2024
Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, re...
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Professor calls for more focus on brain impairment in suspects 31 May 2024
In her inaugural lecture on 10 June, Maaike Kempkes, Professor by Special Appointment Enhancing Neuroscientific Knowledge, will call for more attentio...
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’ 30 May 2024
Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Citizen Science Netherlands network officially launched 29 May 2024
The Citizen Science Netherlands (CS-NL) network was officially launched this month with the aid of an Open Science NL grant. The new vision for this n...
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery 28 May 2024
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. In their own wa...
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart 28 May 2024
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos...
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike 24 May 2024
Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Searc...