Psychology Lab on Wheels makes research accessible to all: with our mobile lab we literally reach people on the street. From bustling city centres to remote areas, our lab travels all over, making it easy for you to participate in our research. And with your help, we gain new insights and deepen our…

The mobile lab, the Psychology Lab on Wheels, brings science to the general public!

In the Psychology Lab on Wheels, we conduct innovative research together with citizens. We drive our mobile lab to people all over the country helping to bridge the gap between science and society.

Psycho-physiological reactions to stress.

Reactions and reaction times in cognitive tasks.

What is the relation between brain development and social and cognitive development across childhood, adolescence and adulthood?

Digital media are everywhere and are therefore a major part of our lives and the lives of our children. The new specialisation in Digital Media in Human Development focuses on the opportunities and challenges of digital media in child rearing and education.

Social anxiety and factors determining school success in children. Brain development in relation to cognitive, social and emotional development in adolescence.

Lange tijd wisten we ons thuis in een wereld die we meenden te hebben. Het bestaan in deze vertrouwde wereld vormde onze existentie, die we op een eigenlijke wijze op ons namen. Thans is de wereld echter niet meer wat hij was, en zijn we ook zelf niet meer wie we waren. ‘De wereld is weg’, zo dichtte…

Observational, cognitive and physiological measurements in social contexts.

We study expressions of emotion and social decision making across species.

Taal als sleutel tot het begrijpen van de mens.

Psychology Lab on Wheels is available for rent for your on-site research. What does the mobile lab look like? What are the requirements? How do you make good use of the mobile lab?

Psychology Lab on Wheels comes to you. Will you help with a donation? Your contribution allows us to purchase state-of-the-art measurement equipment, support researchers and recruit participants for our studies.

What is emotion in human and nonhuman animals? How do emotions get to expression and how do they impact on our interactions, our decisions to trust, distrust or cooperate? Why do we mimic and synchronise affective processes?

How do psychology, culture, politics, and upbringing influence our lives in a rapidly changing world? What is the role of education and development, and how do cultural differences shape our society? In the minor "Introduction to Social Sciences: Human Behavior in a Changing World" (30 EC), you will…

On the basis of the characteristic aspects of a picture, certain computers can tell us what the picture is showing. They can learn this in the same way that young children are able to learn to recognize images. Further improving these techniques opens the way to a whole range of new applications. Biology…

The Institute of Psychology is committed to play a prominent role in teaching and research at the national and international level.

You can find the Digital Lab on the ground floor of the Huizinga building (room: 0.09) on the Leiden University campus in Leiden. The Digital Lab is part of a collection of Humanities labs designed for staff and students who require a place to work, experiment, and find support for their digital res…

Leiden University's Citizen Science Lab supports and organizes initiatives where anyone can get started with scientific data and research. This is how we enrich research with insights from the community, make science accessible to all, and tackle important local issues together.

CWTS hosts the Open Science Lab and a UNESCO Chair on 'Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science'.

For Humans of Psychology, students and staff will be put into the spotlight. At our institute prizes are won, exiting research is conducted, knowledge is harnessed, public meeting are organised and open science is highlighted. Take a look behind the scenes.

The Institute of Psychology is responsible for innovative and interdisciplinary research and education within psychology and related disciplines.

The LUCL Labs consist of four spaces equipped to conduct high-quality experimental linguistic research.

Experimental research

Psycholinguistic research

Monthly PhD Labs offer COI PhD researchers an opportunity to present their work and receive specific feedback about their projects in a supportive and collegial environment.

AI Labs are collaborations of Leiden University with external parties such as industry, governmental parties and other universities on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. The Science institutes of Leiden University are unique located in the largest Bioscience Park of the Netherlands, next door to…

The Digital Lab in Huizinga 0.09 is a meeting place for staff and students working in the field of Digital Humanities, where they can collaborate and share their expertise.

The AI Humanities Lab in Huizinga 0.09c is an innovative space where researchers explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities. 

The Dutch museum landscape is among the most forward-thinking worldwide, in terms of innovations in engaging diverse audiences and stakeholders. Building on the museum studies and art history programmes at Leiden University, the Museum Lab explored conceptual and practical aspects of the museum as a…

In the Leadership Lab (5 EC) you tackle a topical problem presented by one of our partner organisations and develop important leadership skills in practice.

The Leiden Ludic Collective is an open initiative and shared space for scholars and gamers of any level to hold discussions, exchange ideas, and, most importantly, play together. The Ludic Lab is located in Huizinga 0.14.

he master’s programme in Psychology focuses both on in-depth study of theory and on the acquisition of professional and research skills. The distinctive feature of the Leiden master’s programme is that the teaching is not restricted to only the functioning of psychological processes; these processes…

PhD students in the Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI) research group attended a PhD Skills Lab to develop empirical legal publication expertise.

The International Bachelor in Psychology in Leiden is a broad study with a strong focus on research.

Clinical psychology is a discipline concerned with the application of psychological science to the assessment and treatment of mental disorders.

Psycholinguistic research

Cognitive psychology is the study of cognitive functions such as attention, memory, consciousness, emotion, language and action control. The goal is to understand the complex relationships between brain, mind and behavior.

Are you thinking about studying Clinical Psychology? Learn more and watch the videos.

Are you thinking about studying School Psychology? Learn more and watch the videos.

Psycholinguistic research

Shared, general-purpose labs.

A 24 person classroom on the floor 0 of the Pieter de la Court building. Designed for groupwork, rolling, flexible tables and chairs are arranged around shared monitors. Each group has a small whiteboard. The frontal projection point has a short-throw projector with motion tracking and live annotation.…

Although science and education have top priority, exploratory projects with companies, governments and NGOs generate ample opportunities in terms of societal challenges, science strategy, valorisation and research collaboration. In the LIACS Applied Data Science Lab, our master's students and graduates…

The Translation Lab in Huizinga 0.09 hosts research and training activities in various aspects of translation, including audiovisual translation, machine translation and AI, translation process research and user’s reception.

The Citizen Science Lab is a transdisciplinary expertise centre that brings together scientists, policy makers, citizens and other societal stakeholders in participatory research initiatives that produce new knowledge, address scientific questions of relevance to society, and provide data and insights…

The [A]Social Creatures Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that focuses on understanding social interaction with and between artificial creatures. Researchers and students from the Creative Intelligence & Technology group collaborate in it.

Our lab meetings are organized almost every month for researchers interested in empirical legal research.