1,050 search results for “health society centre” in the Staff website
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    Why thinking outside the box can improve healthcare
        
    
To truly help citizens, professionals sometimes need to dare to deviate from the rules. That was the main message during the meeting on ‘rebellious professionals’ in healthcare and well-being, held on 15 October in The Hague.
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    Not everyone has health goals top of mind
        
    
Preventing or delaying disease often requires lifestyle changes, which turns out to be difficult. Valentijn Visch and Sandra van Dijk are researching how to help people change their behaviour.
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    Language courses offered by the Academic Language Centre
    
    
Language
 - Centre for the History of European Integration Seminar Series
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    LU-Card support centre WSD-complex (Lipsius)
    
    
Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden
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    Henriët van MiddendorpSocial & Behavioural Sciences
h.van.middendorp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6333
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    Edwin de BeursSocial & Behavioural Sciences
e.de.beurs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277974
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    Mirjam Sombroek asked by Minister of Health for urgent advice on vaccination of children
        
    
Associate Professor Mirjam Sombroek has been asked for advice on account of her expertise in the area of health law and children’s rights.
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    Veronique de GuchtSocial & Behavioural Sciences
degucht@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3863
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    Health Campus explores effect of neighbourhood approach for healthy Hague generation
        
    
A generation is growing up in The Hague Southwest with little outdoor play space. Researchers from Health Campus The Hague are following what the BRUIS neighbourhood approach does and means for children and young people in the neighbourhood.
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    Working towards a healthier society: learn all about it in this new minor
        
    
Why are health problems such as loneliness and obesity so persistent? What causes them to occur more frequently in some neighborhoods than others? And how can we solve them? You will learn about these topics in the new minor 'Co-creating a Healthy Society'.
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    Better health begins close to home (and not in the doctor’s surgery)
        
    
Should we ban snack bars from neighbourhoods where residents are overweight or have diabetes? At the Common Sense about Health knowledge festival, scientists, civil servants and other professionals discussed how South Holland can become healthier. The Healthy Society Map makes it clear where there are…
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    Inge van der WeijdenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
i.c.m.van.der.weijden@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6073
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    Maartje WitloxSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Fien SteenbergenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
f.r.steenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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    Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems
        
    
‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team will analyse a large patient database to identify links between violence and other health problems. ‘Violence can also be an expression of other factors,’…
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    Mattijs NumansFaculteit Geneeskunde
m.e.numans@lumc.nl |
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    Josien de KlerkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9557
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    Annemarie SamuelsSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.samuels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1724
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    New master’s in Population Health Management
        
    
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Leiden University will start a new two-year English-taught master’s programme in Population Health Management (PHM) on 1 September 2021. The programme, which has been given the green light by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO),…
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    Mirjam Sombroek appointed member of Health Council
        
    
By Royal Decree, Mirjam Sombroek van Doorm was appointed as a member of the Health Council of the Netherlands as of 1 January 2024. She has joined the standing committee for Ethics and Law as well as the temporary Brain Injury through Sports Committee. The Health Council of the Netherlands is an independent…
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    Sharon van GeldereFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.r.van.geldere@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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    Ludo WaltmanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
l.r.waltman@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5806
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    Leiden Healthy Society Center: making Leiden the healthiest city in the Netherlands
        
    
How can the people of Leiden age as well as possible? And what is needed to reduce health disparities? That is the mission of Leiden Healthy Society Center, a new partnership between the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden University and many other partners in the city.
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    Food for Thought lunch meeting: Politics and society in the aftermath of the 2025 elections
    
    
Lecture, Food for Thought
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    Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
 - Tours for staff: first look at the new University Sports Centre
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    Kebadu GebremariamFaculty of Humanities
k.m.gebremariam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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    Chris VerhoevenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4069
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    Linda BreemanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
l.d.breeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Sylvia van Beugen
Social & Behavioural Sciences
s.van.beugen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4047
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    Mathijs DeenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.l.deen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Winifred GebhardtSocial & Behavioural Sciences
gebhardt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4084
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    Tim KoppertSocial & Behavioural Sciences
t.y.koppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Rachel O'ConnorSocial & Behavioural Sciences
r.a.oconnor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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    Ewout SteyerbergFaculteit Geneeskunde
e.w.steyerberg@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9700
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    Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
k.shahrasbi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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    Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorn appointed as Professor Law and Health
        
    
Starting 1 October 2022, Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorn has been appointed as Professor Law and Health.
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    Min ChoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.j.cho@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503
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    Laurens van GestelSocial & Behavioural Sciences
l.c.van.gestel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Anne-Laura van HarmelenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.van.harmelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6186
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    Save the date: Centre for Digital Scholarship Summer Training Week 2026
    
    
Workshops, lectures
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    Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
m.e.berger@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Wilco van DijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 31 6 4 3446432
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    Why good friends are essential for your health
        
    
Laughing, crying or even having a moan together: close friends are worth their weight in gold in good and bad times. Researcher Lisa Schreuders explains the effects on body and mind. Can we give that magical click a helping hand? And what advice does she have for first-years in their new city?
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    Rethinking sex in neuroscience of mental health
        
    
Even though it is generally known that Autism and ADHD are more common in men, and depression or anxiety disorders are more common among women, it is still not well understood if, how and when sex differences impact neurodiversity and mental health. To better understand this complex issue, 25 international…
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    Building Assyrian Society: The Case of the Tell Sabi Abyad Dunnu
    
    
PhD defence
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    Vivian Kraaij
Social & Behavioural Sciences
kraaij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3736
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    Marie Louise KroghFaculty of Humanities
m.l.krogh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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    Hoko HoriiFaculty of Law
h.horii@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7260