1,950 search results for “medical psychology” in the Public website
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When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.
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Application procedures
The application procedure is broken down into four parts.
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Trade union grant for psychology research into the effect of a basic income
Psychologists Fenna Poletiek and Erik de Kwaadsteniet have received a grant from the FNV trade union to research people’s attitude to work if they receive a basic income. How do they plan to find answers?
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Dual appointment of seven new Medical Delta professors
Seven new Medical Delta professors revealed their research plans in a lecture marathon on 21 June. The professors at Leiden University, the LUMC, Delft University of Technology and the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam operate at the interface between life sciences and health and technology.
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Bernet Elzinga
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3745
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‘Tolerance and respect will advance medical science’
Fijs van Leeuwen, Professor of Radiology, Molecular Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, advocates an open and respectful academic culture that always puts the patient first. He delivered his inaugural lecture on 13 November.
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Members
The Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition is a network focusing on science valorisation and outreach, stimulating interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and expertise on topics related to brain and cognition. Its research members come from a broad and diverse spectrum of specialized academic fields…
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Kick-off Meeting Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network
To foster interfaculty collaborations and explore common ground for working interdisciplinary on health-related themes in Leiden and beyond, the Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network has been set up.
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Matching medication to DNA leads to 30% fewer side effects
According to the LUMC, patients experience 30% fewer serious side effects when medication doses are tailored to their DNA.
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Innovation in medical education: from study books to VR glasses
Leiden University experiments with Virtual Reality as a learning experience.
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Latest hardware for computer research on medical imaging
The LIACS Media Lab has received a research grant from the worldwide leading graphics hardware company NVIDIA. The grant exists of newly developed hardware utilizing thousands of processors. LIACS researchers will use it to investigate deep learning in understanding imagery from sources such as MRI…
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International career
Are you considering starting a master’s programme in Psychology at Leiden University and are you planning on pursuing a career in health care outside of the Netherlands? If so, then before your start your studies, make sure to check if your preferred country has special requirements to work as a psychologist,…
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Alexandra Ghita
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.a.ghita@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maartje Witlox
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tom Kouwenhoven
Science
t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Anika Bexkens
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.bexkens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6566
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How to determine medication dosages for premature babies
Premature babies almost always require treatment with medication. Doctors usually determine the dosages based on data from children who were not born prematurely, while preterm infants often develop differently. Medication researcher Aline Engbers investigated three commonly used drugs, focusing on…
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App helps doctors find the right dose of corona medication
Leiden researchers have developed an app that doctors can use to more easily determine the right dosage of medication for corona patients. At the moment, doctors are prescribing many existing kinds of medication to patients. Using the app, they can determine a safe and effective dosage.
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‘Patient demonstrations are a good tool in medical teaching’
On 7 July 2020 medical lecturer Luuk Willems received his SKO certificate (Senior Teaching Qualification) and may now officially call himself a senior lecturer. The course has meant that he now has clear ideas about what he wants to achieve in his teaching. ‘I want to strengthen my role as a coach and…
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Medical Anthropologist Lemos Dekker on dementia and euthansia in Relevant
Medical Anthropologist Lemos Dekker has been interviewed about dementia and euthanasia for Relevant, the magazine of the Dutch Association for a Voluntary End of Life.
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Exaggeration in medical news starts with the press release
Medical research is often exaggerated in the news. Medical journalists are not the only ones guilty of such sloppiness; results are also often exaggerated in academic press releases. This was the conclusion of a study by researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Leiden University,…
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ZonMw Medical Inspirator Prize for research ‘Lyme paralyses lives’
Together with patient representatives, clinician-researchers from Radboucumc (Internal Medicine) Amsterdam UMC and researchers from Leiden University (Andrea Evers and Henriët van Middendorp) have received the Medical Inspirator Prize 2019 of The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development…
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'Without empathy, you can't give good care'
Patients who feel understood will recover faster. But how can doctors become more empathetic? By reading literary works, suggests emeritus Leiden Professor of Medical Psychology, Ad Kaptein. He discusses this issue in his book ‘Helende woorden – romans over ziek-zijn’ (Healing words - novels about…
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Who are the winners of the Psychology awards of 2017?
Several prizes have been awarded to students and staff or the Institute of Psychology. Congratulations to all of them.
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Three writers win the Peter van Straaten Psychology Prize
Three novelists have won the first Leiden University Peter van Straaten Psychology Prizes: Esther Gerritsen, Yvonne Keuls, and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. This is a prize for Dutch writers whose novels shed light on psychological problems and disorders. The prizes will be awarded on January 16.
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Brains react differently to ADHD medication than expected
A tried and tested medication for treating ADHD works differently than expected in the brains of healthy individuals during rest: rather than stimulating brain activity, it suppresses it.
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Psychology education on suicide prevention honoured with Casimir prize
'We zijn heel blij met deze erkenning! Het mooie aan deze onderwijsprijs is dat het voor een teaminspanning is', reageert Joanne Mouthaan op de Casimirprijs voor het onderwijsproject 'E-learning Zelfmoordpreventie'. Maatje Maartje Schoorl noemt de Casimirprijs de kers op de taart van goed onderwijs…
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Philip Spinhoven acting Scientific Director Institute of Psychology
Professor Philip Spinhoven has been appointed acting Scientific Director of the Institute of Psychology until 1 September 2021. He succeeds Michiel Westenberg who resigned from the position 1 January 2021, because he could no longer combine the responsibilities of Scientific Director with his academic…
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A new strategy for the Institute of Psychology
Last Thursday, 1 June, the Institute of Psychology's strategy was officially presented during the Institute of Psychology Party. After a year of commitment from across the organisation, there is now a plan for the next five years that includes five focal points, based on the Leiden academic core val…
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The Secret Lives of Art Works
The Secret Life of Art Works. Exploring the Boundaries between Art and Life is the first collection of essays to present case studies from the visual arts, architecture, sculpture and numismatics, and to engage critically with theoretical perspectives from art history, psychology, aesthetics and ant…
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The Survival of Pliny in Padua. The Botanical Renaissance and the Transformation of Classical Scholarship
‘The Survival of Pliny in Padua. The Botanical Renaissance and the Transformation of Classical Scholarship’ in: Transformations of the Classics via Early Modern Commentaries, ed. by K.A.E. Enenkel. Intersections 29 (Leiden/Boston: Brill, forthcoming autumn 2013), pp. 327-62.
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Psychology Connected on inequality: 'More diversity in research? Then also recruit participants differently'
In our collective journey to bridge social, economic, and cultural inequality in society, we must al play a part, says Wilco van Dijk. Unfortunately, notes Carolien Rieffe, minority groups are often not included in this 'we.' This became a focal point of discussion during the fifth Psychology Connected…
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Aspasia grant for promising researchers in psychology
Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam, Stefanie Meeuwis, and Eliška Procházková have all been awarded a share of the Aspasia diversity grant obtained by Mariska Kret. These three promising young psychologists will each receive 10,000 euros as a stepping stone towards a career in science. This gives them three months…
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Leiden psychology student is distant relative of Rembrandt
Benson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know that Rembrandt was also enrolled as a student here?
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Residents and researchers explore plastic and psychology in the city
This year will see the start of not one but two citizen science projects in Leiden and The Hague. This is the outcome of a large survey among residents and researchers in both university cities. The Citizen Science Lab will help the winners implement their ideas, with support from the University and…
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Colloca is coming to Leiden as a KNAW visiting professor in health psychology
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has granted health psychologist Andrea Evers a visiting professorship funding for Luana Colloca. This funding is linked to the KNAW’s Visiting Professors Programme which enables outstanding foreign researchers to spend time working in the Netherlands.…
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PRE-Class Psychology concludes with project presentations on emotions
At this year's conclusion of the PRE-Class Psychology, the central hall of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences became a hub of knowledge exchange revolving around a central theme: emotions.
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Live supervision of training in clinical psychology therapeutic skills
Anne Krause and Niki Antypa received a facultairy 'Grassroots' subsidy of 1.000 euros for education innovation. They're going to implement live supervision of students during therapy/coaching sessions in the International Practice Internship.
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Annemarie Samuels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.samuels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1724
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S. Valdez
Faculty of Humanities
s.valdez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Miriam Waltz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Andries Hiskes
Faculty of Humanities
a.r.hiskes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fenneke Sysling
Faculty of Humanities
f.h.sysling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2737
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Josh Robison
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.a.robison@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 5071
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Karline Janmaat
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.r.l.janmaat@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tim Koppert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.y.koppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Angelo Romano
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.romano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maartje Schoorl
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.m.d.schoorl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4083
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Carlijn Bergwerff
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.e.bergwerff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Linda Breeman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.d.breeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727