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The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control 21 March 2024Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect...
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Academic and non-academic staff do an exchange: ‘We don’t know enough about each other’s worlds’ 21 March 2024At a work meal HR Policy Adviser Petra Boerlage and Associate Professor Robert Stein got talking about the ‘worlds’ of academic and support staff: are...
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Why teens should treasure their friendships 21 March 2024Adolescents with strong friendships experience fewer anxiety and depression symptoms, PhD student Iris Koele discovered in her research on high school...
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Kim Duistermaat new Campus The Hague Director as of 1 April: ‘I like to be in the driver’s seat’ 21 March 2024Kim Duistermaat will become the Campus The Hague Director on 1 April. In this new role, she will monitor Campus The Hague projects and drive them forw...
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Developer of new Indonesian capital to work together with Leiden-Delft-Erasmus 21 March 2024Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN), which is in charge of developing Indonesia’s new capital city entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Leiden-De...
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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks 21 March 2024The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students...
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How to improve the workplace for bi+ people 20 March 2024People who are attracted to more than one gender often experience a disadvantage in the workplace and labour market. BI+ Netherlands and Leiden Univer...
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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people 20 March 2024Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating. She now promotes eq...
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Five pilot interdisciplinary modules for professionals to start in 2024 19 March 2024Leiden University is known for its pioneering research and teaching. By offering education to professionals (lifelong learning), we want to bring this...
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Statement on collaboration with the fossil fuel industry: businesses must demonstrably commit to ‘Paris’ 18 March 2024Leiden University will not enter into any new research partnerships with companies in the fossil fuel industry that are not intensively and demonstrab...
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AI recognizes anxious youth based on their brain structure 18 March 2024A unique multicenter study, including about 3,500 youth between 10 and 25 years old from across the globe, shows that artificial intelligence - specif...
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Want to find out more about Academia in Motion? The ambassadors can come and tell you more 14 March 2024An open academic culture, where quality beats quantity, where science and society are closely linked and where we recognise and reward everyone’s cont...
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A semester in Morocco: ‘You see the history that you’re learning about’ 14 March 2024The Netherlands Institute in Morocco is open to students from all Dutch universities. Two students explain why they are spending a semester studying i...
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Rhuari'luana Hankinson-Kempf receives Pieter de la Court medal 2023 13 March 2024The Pieter de la Court Medal is awarded annually by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences for an initiative by a student or group of students...
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Six questions about the new minor ‘The (un)just society’ 12 March 2024The new minor ‘The (un)just society’ will start in September 2024. This interdisciplinary minor will provide an in-depth and applied view of social ju...