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343 search results for “emotion” in the Student website

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  Roujia Feng PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.j.feng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tonko Zijlstra Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.w.zijlstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Podcast: Animals have emotions News - 1 April 2022

  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…

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  Iza Korsmit Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.r.korsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• AI and emotion recognition: ‘It could disrupt social interactions’ News - 21 July 2025

  Just imagine new AI technology is able to read human emotions flawlessly. How would that affect us as humans? That is the question PhD candidate Alexandra Prégent is exploring.

• Autistic children develop social-emotional skills with other children News - 10 November 2021

  Autistic children have indeed potential: most of their emotional abilities improve with age, concludes developmental psychologist Boya Li in her research on the emotional development of autistic children. Promotion on 10 November 2021.

• From horror to silent strength: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands News - 23 June 2025

  This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. Participants are invited to explore their fears and feelings, and in doing so, contribute to scientific research.

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  Manon Mulckhuyse Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.j.mulckhuyse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276711

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  Kiki Spoelstra Self Funded Phd Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.e.spoelstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rajat Ravi Rao PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.ravi.rao@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Shannon Yuen PhD student

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.yuen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anoek Lorskens Education and research assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.lorskens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Cesare Figari Barberis Postdoc

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  c.figari.barberis@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Deaf and hard-of-hearing children keep pace with hearing peers in emotional development News - 19 February 2025

  Deaf and hard-of-hearing children can find it challenging to blend in during recess on the playground. Yet, in recent studies, two PhD researchers studying children in China and Portugal showed that the emotional development of these children is largely on par with their hearing classmates.

• Bonobos, unlike humans, are more interested in the emotions of strangers than acquaintances News - 11 January 2023

  Humans and bonobos show striking similarities as well as differences when they see pictures of conspecifics. Both are more interested in photos of conspecifics that show emotion. But while our human attention is more easily drawn to photos of family members and friends that express certain emotions,…

• How can people with autism and social anxiety understand others’ emotions better? News - 23 January 2025

  A smile, tears in your eyes or a blush on your cheeks: we understand one another better by mirroring one another’s emotions. In her PhD dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that people with autism or social anxiety can be helped by interventions focused on the body.

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  Julie Hall Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.hall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Psychologists on NOS Jeugdjournaal about research on emotions in children. Join project Fearless? News - 27 May 2024

  In het LUMC in Leiden onderzoeken ontwikkelingspsychologen hoe kinderen en jongeren omgaan met emoties. Daarvoor maken ze een mri-scan van de hersenen van de deelnemers (9 - 16 jaar). De 11-jarige Olivier in het Jeugdjournaal: ‘Ik vind het leuk om het onderzoek te helpen.’ Wil je ook de wetenschappers…

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  Eliska Prochazkova Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.prochazkova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine News - 2 July 2025

  Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling about the conflict, with students and staff grappling with academic values and moral dilemmas.

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  Jochem Jansen Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.jansen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278580

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  Jin Yan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.yan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Motoyuki Sanada Visiting Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.sanada@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carmen Sergiou Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.sergiou@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anouschka van Dijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.j.m.van.dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fabiola Diana Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.fabiola@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• drives humans? How Mariska Kret manages to touch science with her emotion research News - 20 February 2024

  In zoos, at festivals and in a mobile lab at the market: everywhere, Mariska Kret tries to understand human and animal emotions with her distinctive behavioural research. Now she has received the Mercator Sapiens Stimulus of €1 million for her efforts.

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  Suzanne van de Groep PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.w.van.de.groep@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wilco van Dijk Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0 6 43446432

• Beyond iced coffee and face masks: ‘True self-care is about emotional awareness and living according to your values’ News - 9 October 2025

  In hun klinische stage leren Psychologiestudenten mentale steun bieden aan anderen, maar hoe zorgen zij als toekomstige therapeut ook voor zichzelf? Met video’s, podcasts en een panel wil Kelly Ziemer haar studenten de nodige zelfzorg-skills bijbrengen.

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  Karlijn van Heijst PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.van.heijst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Esther Mertens Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.a.mertens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nadia Garnefski Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  garnefski@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273774

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  Julia Folz Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.folz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Henk van Steenbergen Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hsteenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273655

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  Xueting Zhang Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  x.zhang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0645793906

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  srijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lukas Kunz PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.kunz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evin Aktar Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.aktar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275228

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  Marieke Tollenaar Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273454

• Mariska Kret receives Dr Hendrik Muller Prize 2025 News - 20 November 2025

  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.’

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  Peter Putman Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pputman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274818

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  Anne Krause-Utz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.d.krause@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276639

• Chris Riddell is new Face of Science: 'Can't wait to share research' News - 9 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 language. As a new Face of Science, he will take us along on his research journey for the coming year.

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  Kia Radovanovic PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.radovanovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ruthie Pliskin Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.pliskin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276762

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  Marinus van IJzendoorn

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanijzen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manja Koenders Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.koenders@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277980

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  Ronny Boogaart University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272120

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  Hilde van Meegdenburg Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.van.meegdenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275093