Dear colleague, We would like to invite you to the walk-in hour following the email sent on 1 October regarding the financial situation at the Institute. You are welcome to drop in to ask questions or share any concerns you may have. The location will be announced shortly. If you would like to…

Dear colleague, We would like to invite you to the walk-in hour following the email sent on 1 October regarding the financial situation at the Institute. You are welcome to drop in to ask questions or share any concerns you may have. The location will be announced shortly. If you would like to…

A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with…

15.00 – 15.30 - Introduction (SC01) Introduction by Dr. Lotte van Dillen (Director of Research) 15.30 – 15.45 - Honours Research Bachelor Projecten (SC01) Introduction by Dr. Arjaan Wit Granting of the HRBP certificates Presentation by student Emma Blunt Title:…

15.00 – 15.30 - Introduction (SC01) Introduction by Anna van Duijvenvoorde, Coordinator MSc in Psychology (research) Q&A with Christel Klootwijk, Alumna MSc in Psychology (research) 15.30 – 15.45 - Honours Research Bachelor Projects (SC01) Introduction by Fenna Poletiek (Coordinator HRBP)…

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Most students of Psychology want to work in mental healthcare (GGZ). This makes the master’s specialisation in Clinical Psychology a logical choice. It was an option for alumna Ruth van Vugt for a long time, but she decided to explore further and has since successfully completed the Health and Medical…

In this episode we talk with Mara van der Meulen about prosocial behaviour and social exclusion in children. Van der Meulen also explores the role of genetics and environment in the development of social behaviour. To find out more about her research on why some children are beter able to develop their…

The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology invites you to join the Psychology End of Year Celebration on Monday 18 December, 16:00 hours at the FSW central hall. During this event the psychology prizes will be awarded to collegues within our institute in appreciation for their excellent…

The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology invites you to join the Psychology End of Year Celebration on Tuesday 16 December, 16.00 at the FSW central hall. During this event the psychology prizes will be awarded to collegues within our institute in appreciation for their excellent…

The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology invites you to join the Psychology End of Year Celebration on Monday 16 December, 16.00 at the FSW central hall. During this event the psychology prizes will be awarded to collegues within our institute in appreciation for their excellent…

In this episode, we talk with Mariska Kret about the expressions of emotions in humans and animals. Mariska explores the similarities and differences in emotion expression in humans and primates. Want to learn more about Mariska's research and discover why it's important that we learn more about animal…

Annelinde Vandenbroucke received the new science communication grant for NeurolabNL Young in December 2020. This grant will help her in her mission: to make science attractive for and by youth. Vandenbroucke tells Humans of Psychology why youth is important to science and vice versa,

Rebecca Schaefer received the new science communication grant for the SNAAR Festival in December 2020. With the festival, Schaefer wants to make music and science accessible to a wide audience. How exactly? That's what she tells in this issue of Humans of Psychology.

Running, walking or horseback riding: colleagues from the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology unit are each working up a sweat this month to raise money for research on Multiple Sclerosis. How much have they collected so far?

In this episode, we talk with Leonie Vreeke and Nina Komrij about the Cool Little Kids research project. CLK explores the effectiveness of training parents of anxiety prone toddlers to prevent their children from developing anxiety on a later age. Want to learn more about their research and discover…

Professor Mariska Kret has received the Mercator Sapiens Stimulus, a new science prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). The prize consists of a sum of 1m euros.

Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first few minutes? While this feeling is labelled loosely as feeling socially anxious, social anxiety disorder goes to a much further extent.

All children, parents, caregivers and friends beware! Festival Expedition NEXT is coming to Roermond 30 April 2025. The inner city will be immersed in science during the May vacation. There will be experiments, real scientific investigations, mini-lectures and spectacular shows!

Psychology Lab on Wheels is heading to the Old Observatory on working days. Diego Arize and his team of cognitive psychologists launch a new project: a serious game about emotion recognition. Game and machine learning to better recognise emotions Arize is a software engineer and leads a project…

Laura van der Aar talks about the role of self-image in making decisions for future education. In her research, Laura investigated the importance of paying attention to the development of self-image, and how this can better support teenagers in their study choice.

Professor of Cognitive Psychology Mariska Kret has been awarded the Dr Hendrik Muller Prize by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for her pioneering research into emotions. Kret: ‘This prize offers a wonderful opportunity to give a boost to emotion research.’