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Anne Urai receives 2026 Heineken Young Scientists Award for Social Sciences 08 June 2026How do people make choices, and what happens in our brains when we do? Anne Urai investigates how our brains process information and use it to make de...
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New study on spatial ability ‘You need it all day long' 08 June 2026From loading the dishwasher to packing the car: good spatial ability is always useful. How do children develop this skill in primary school? Researche...
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Video: Why is my friend with ADHD always late? 08 June 2026Can you have ADHD even if you’re not hyperactive? How does Ritalin work? And does ADHD present differently in girls from boys? In a University of the ...
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Three PhD defences in one day on religious coexistence in Ghana 05 June 2026Last Tuesday was a special day: three researchers defended their PhD dissertations in succession as part of the same project. Martin Luther Darko, Kau...
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Students and lecturers come up with 32 rules for fair assessment in the age of GenAI 04 June 2026Can assessment practices become more fair in the age of GenAI? A group of Leiden University students and teachers set out to work on this question dur...
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Students bring turbulent past of Valkenburg airfield to life 03 June 2026The former Valkenburg airfield is steeped in history: the Romans defended their empire here, German forces landed here in 1940 and even the Cold War l...
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Leiden Declaration: AI is challenging the core values of mathematics 02 June 2026In the ‘Leiden Declaration’, an international group of researchers warns that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat. The ris...
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The Hortus as a living lab: new technology reveals hidden relationships between species 01 June 2026Hortus botanicus Leiden is a treasure trove for research into interactions between species. Surprising discoveries are being made with new techniques ...
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Medieval insights for modern urban planning 01 June 2026In his PhD research, historical geographer Marcel IJsselstijn developed a new approach that improves our understanding of how medieval cities were pla...
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Video: Everyone’s a little bit autistic... aren’t they? 01 June 2026Autism: for some, ‘we’re all a little bit autistic’, whereas for others it conjures up images of mathematical geniuses or boys lacking empathy. Pedago...
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Project mapping Early-Medieval connections launches in Leiden 29 May 2026Having received a European Research Centre grant in 2025 the Connected Communities in Early Medieval Europe (COCO) project kicked off with a three-day...
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Three projects selected for the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and Society 29 May 2026An independent review committee has unanimously selected three projects to receive a grant from the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and ...
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‘Rejection is part of the process, what matters is what you do with it’ 28 May 2026On Monday, 15 June, the session ‘Failing Forward – Turning Rejection into Future Opportunities’ will take place, focusing on open conversations about ...
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What can universities learn from their ties with the tobacco industry? 28 May 2026Researchers from Leiden University and Solid Sustainability Research have published a new study in PLOS Climate on the links between Dutch universitie...
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Panic disorder and the brain: the largest study ever conducted 27 May 2026Panic disorder is associated with changes in the brain, both in children, adolescents and in adults. This is the main outcome of the largest brain stu...