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Chris Riddell is one of the new Faces of Science: 'Can't wait to share research' 09 March 2023
Have you ever seen your friend smiling, and suddenly you started grinning too? PhD student Chris Riddell is researching how and why we copy body langu...
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Maternal mortality in the Netherlands halved in recent years 06 March 2023
The number of women in the Netherlands dying before, during or after childbirth has halved in recent years. This was discovered by Athanasios Kalliani...
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Income and ethnicity are risk factors for cardiovascular disease 06 March 2023
Dutch people with a low income are up to 1.5 times more at risk of a heart attack or stroke than their wealthier compatriots. Among Surinamese Hindus ...
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Better health begins close to home (and not in the doctor’s surgery) 03 March 2023
Should we ban snack bars from neighbourhoods where residents are overweight or have diabetes? At the Common Sense about Health knowledge festival, sci...
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Declaration of Equity helps study associations promote diversity and inclusion 02 March 2023
Many study associations at Leiden University and University of Applied Sciences Leiden are working on diversity and inclusion. But as it’s such a big ...
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Pop-up ArcheoHotspot: A day full of (fake) skeletons, mammoth teeth and Roman pottery 02 March 2023
The Faculty of Archaeology turns 25 this year. To celebrate, it opened its doors to the public on 1 March. ‘We want to be an institution that not only...
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New professor Ineke van der Ham on our dependence on GPS: 'It’s making us needlessly vulnerable' 01 March 2023
Ineke van der Ham has been appointed professor of Technological Innovations in Neuropsychology on 1 January. She researches how virtual reality and ga...
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This is roughly what the new University Sports and Exam Centre will look like (and where it will be) 28 February 2023
The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that i...
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Ellen de Bruijn researches hormonal changes from puberty to menopause with Vici grant 28 February 2023
Psychologist Ellen de Bruijn is investigating what hormonal fluctuations do to women's behaviour and well-being. The National science funding body NWO...
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A quick call with Tanja de Bie about the Sustainability Network 28 February 2023
Would you like to take concrete steps toward a sustainable university or do you have a broad interest in sustainability? Over 200 staff members have a...
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Executive Board column: From the outside looking in (and vice versa) 28 February 2023
We know more together than alone. To increase our university’s impact on the region, we have to be open to the world outside. This is how we strengthe...
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Photo report: Bachelor Open Day at the Pieter de la Court Building 28 February 2023
On Saturday 25 February, the Pieter de la Court Building opened its doors for many future students during the Bachelor Open Day. These potential socia...
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Hanneke Hulst on realistic expectations for researchers: ‘Let’s stop expecting people to be experts at everything’ 27 February 2023
‘Am I setting a good example myself?’ Hanneke Hulst wonders. As Recognition and Rewards project leader, she maintains that we should stop expecting re...
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Interdisciplinary minor ‘Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’ 27 February 2023
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits of t...
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Five years ago, Recep fled from Turkey; he is now a university teacher 24 February 2023
For fifteen years, Recep Uysal carried out research on positive psychology in Turkey; it is even the subject of his PhD. That was until he had to flee...