187 search results for “unie national conventies on the rights of the child” in the Staff website
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculty of Law
s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3557
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together…
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law
s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculty of Law
n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7607
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Mariëlle BruningFaculty of Law
m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913
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Ann SkeltonFaculty of Law
a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…
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Li-Ru HsuFaculty of Law
l.r.hsu@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lenneke AlinkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
alinklra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273432
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Ruhama Yilma AbebeFaculty of Law
r.y.abebe@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lies PunselieFaculty of Law
e.c.c.punselie@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Simone van der HofFaculty of Law
s.van.der.hof@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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How do you decide on the future of a child placed in care?
When a child is placed in care, the assumption is always that the child can return home again. But there are still many questions about how this process - the 'permanency plan' - is arranged. New research aims to provide insights.
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Afrooz Kaviani JohnsonFaculty of Law
a.kaviani.johnson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jorre TheFaculty of Science
j.c.the@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Keara The
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Kristof GombeerFaculty of Law
k.c.n.gombeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.
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Mirjam Sombroek-van DoormFaculty of Law
m.p.sombroek@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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How do parents’ brains react to feedback about their child?
Parents appear to be extremely sensitive to feedback they receive about their child. Just how sensitive depends on the (‘rose-tinted’) glasses through which they look at their child. All this can be seen in the brain. Neuroscientist Lisanne van Houtum and her Leiden colleagues published on this issue…
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Thea CoventryFaculty of Law
t.a.c.coventry@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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How to find the right room for your teaching
Facility
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Adoption leave and fostering leave
If you adopt a child, you are entitled to a maximum of six weeks of paid adoption leave. If you adopt several children at the same time, you are entitled to one period of adoption leave only. If you are a foster carer, you are entitled to six weeks of fostering leave. This is on the provision that the…
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Violet BennekerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
v.l.benneker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martijn MosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.mos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3979
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Hoko HoriiFaculty of Law
h.horii@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7260
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Afraid of the dark? Anke Klein: 'Let your child have a say in finding a solution'
On Sunday night 25 September, all the lights in Leiden will switch off and we will see the starry sky above us twinkling in all its glory. A unique opportunity for all residents of Leiden to experience the vastness of the cosmos and view the impressive artwork that hangs over our heads every night.…
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Annelies van VarkFaculty of Law
a.van.vark@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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How do you help a child suffering from depression?
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstra recently hosted a webinar on the subject of depression in teenagers. The level of interest was overwhelming.
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Sabine WittingFaculty of Law
s.k.witting@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Looking for the right words: working together on suicide prevention among students
Organisation
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How often are parents close to their child? This new method captures it live
Using an innovative method, psychologist Loes Janssen and colleagues measure how long and how often parent and child are close in daily life, and how they experience that togetherness. The researchers combine ‘Bluetooth low energy beacons’ with the smartphone app Ethica to track participants' physical…
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.macaj@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Pedagogische Wetenschappen en Jeugdrecht zetten succesvolle interdisciplinaire samenwerking voort
Onderzoekers van het Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen en de afdeling Jeugdrecht gaan samenwerken in 2 nieuwe onderzoeken: onderzoek naar het terugplaatsingen van kinderen na uithuisplaatsing en draagmoederschappen in Nederland.
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Katrien KlepFaculty of Law
k.f.m.klep@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1325
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Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
h.te.velde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271628
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Developing your own self-image and choosing the right study programme
How you think about yourself is important for the choices you make. Adolescents are faced with choosing a study programme that will determine their future, while their self-image is still under development. Tough choice? Research by psychologist Laura van der Aar has shown that taking a training course…
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Lucy OpokaFaculty of Law
l.a.opoka@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Everyone has the right to good end-of-life care, but what exactly does that entail?
Over the past five years, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels has studied palliative care in different parts of the world. Over the next five years, she will focus on end-of-life care in the Netherlands. 'Everyone has the right to good care at the end of their life, but what that means differs…
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7212
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Mies GrijnsFaculty of Law
m.grijns@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2341
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Ton LiefaardFaculty of Law
t.liefaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tessa van BuchemFaculty of Law
t.j.m.van.buchem@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275390
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Maria de KruijfFaculty of Law
m.p.de.kruijf@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2730
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As a parent, you have a big influence on your child’s anxiety (though there’s no need to worry about it)
How do parents communicate anxiety to their child via body language and words? Psychologist Cosima Nimphy studied this question for her PhD research. Experiments show that children of anxious parents are not more sensitive to their parents’ signs of anxiety.
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Finding the right fit
PhD defence