1,683 search results for “social anxiety disorder” in the Public website
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‘Mysterious Meniere’s disease is the poor relation in medicine’
Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear, was first described back in 1861, but there’s still no good test or treatment for it. Tjasse Bruintjes, Professor by Special Appointment of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, wants more attention for this mysterious disease. And he wants to tell his fellow…
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Using sensors to measure playground dynamics
Free playtime and physical play are of great importance to children's social development. That is the main conclusion of innovative research by developmental psychologists and computer scientists from Leiden University.
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformation on the news and on their socials. In an interactive two-hour guest lesson, high school pupils discover how easily their brains can be tricked into…
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
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OSCoffee: Making data reusable in the social sciences
Lecture
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Deciphering the link between Iron and Brain Disease
Aceruloplasminemia is a very rare, genetic disease accompagnied with iron accumulation that causes movement disorder and brain damage at early age.
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Clinical psychologist Maartje Schoorl Professor by Special Appointment
As of 1 May 2020 Maartje Schoorl holds the special chair 'Psychological Professional Training in Mental Health Care with emphasis on evidence based interventions'. Her appointment has been made possible by the Organisation of Postdoctoral Education Mental Health Care Leiden/Rotterdam for a period of…
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Publication monograph Frank den Hollander and Anton Bovier
The monograph
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Mark de Rooij appointed SAIlS Professor
As of April 2022, Mark de Rooij has been appointed SAILS Professor AI and Data Theory at the Institute of Psychology. This position will enable him to contribute to the goal of the interdisciplinary programme: to build on and expand the current expertise on AI within Leiden University, working from…
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Pokémon Go new opportunity for children with autism
'A great result for the effect of Pokémon Go on children with autism', says Carolien Rieffe in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. 'Although we do not know whether the game will lead to friendships in the long term.'
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Court case of 15-year-old anorexia patient: force-feed or right to self-determination?
Via expedited proceedings at Leeuwarden Court of Appeal, a mother is trying to impose a relatively new treatment for her 15-year-old daughter’s eating disorder. The girl is suffering from anorexia nervosa and if she does not receive urgent treatment which the girl herself supports, there is a chance…
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'Data breach at Jeugdriagg can have life-long consequences for these children'
An investigation by Dutch news site RTL Nieuws reveals that an error at the Regional Institute for Juvenile Outpatient Mental Healthcare (Jeugdriagg), has led to the files of children, many with serious psychological problems, being leaked.
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International appreciation for Eiko Fried
Eiko Fried (Clinical Psychology) was inspired by the idea of mental disorders as complex properties with
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Opinion piece: Wilders’ remarks are offensive and unacceptable
Recently, a pro-Palestine demonstration was held outside the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam during its opening, which was being attended by President Herzog of Israel. Wilders’ response? ‘It smells like a political campaign by the far-left mayor of Amsterdam. Irresponsible.’
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Daphne Tona maps the brain
Psychologist Daphne Tona is one of the first to investigate a small nucleus in the brain stem 'in vivo' in living volunteers. That nucleus is involved in cognitive function and neurological and psychiatric disorders. With this research Tona is further mapping the brain. PhD defence on September 10.
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Terms of Exchange. Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences
Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Leiden University's nominees New Scientist science talent
Mathematician Stéphanie van der Pas and psychologist Sandy Overgaauw have been nominated for the New Scientist science talent competition, a prize for the most talented scientist in the Netherlands and Flanders.
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Message from the Executive Board following the shootings incident in Rotterdam
We have all been deeply affected by the events that took place in Rotterdam on Thursday evening. Our colleagues at Erasmus Medical Center and Erasmus University have lost a valued colleague and have been involved in a very serious incident, which will undoubtedly leave deep scars. The witnesses to this…
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Language as shaped by and for social interaction
Lecture
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LCCP Lecture The Social Dimension of Critical Phenomenology
Lecture
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Elif Naz Kayran received APSA Best Dissertation Award
Dr. Elif Naz Kayran received the Best Dissertation Award from the Migration & Citizenship Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for her dissertation 'Political Responses and Electoral Behaviour at Times of Socioeconomic Risk Inequalities and Immigration'
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Thomas Ansell: 'Our biggest goal is to bring people together'
For this interview, we spoke with Thomas Ansell: Head of Communications at The Hague Humanity Hub. The organisation facilitates and supports innovations geared towards peace and justice. They provide new connections, collaboration networks, and exchange of information. What kind of organisations is…
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Introducing: Tiffany Bousard
Tiffany Bousard is a PhD-candidate at Leiden University Institute for History and examines Atlantic news which circulated in the Habsburg or Southern Netherlands during the period 1580-1680.
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Pauline Aarten and Marieke Liem in ‘Politie en Wetenschap’ with their new research
Commissioned by ‘Politie en Wetenschap’, Pauline Aarten, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, and Marieke Liem, Associate Professor at Leiden University, published their new research last week. The study
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Facts and myths about resilience after childhood adversity
Anne-Laura van Harmelen, professor Brain, Safety and Resilience will give her inaugural lecture ‘Resilience does not exist’ (in Dutch) on Monday 27 June. In her inaugural lecture she will discuss resilience after childhood adversity.
- OSCoffee: Making data reusable in the social sciences
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Psychologist Bart Verkuil strikes a blow against burnout
Burnout is on the increase. It is caused by group pressure, being ‘on’ all the time and asking too much of ourselves. Clinical psychologist Bart Verkuil advises lowering our expectations.
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Enabling the most impact from Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) research
Working Group
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Student for a Day - Social and Organisational Psychology (MSc Psychology)
Study information
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Young Academic Lunch
Conference
- ELS lab meeting – Methodology session on social network analysis
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Research grant awarded to Daan Weggemans, Katharina Krüsselmann, Tessa Ubels and Marieke Liem
With this grant the researchers seek to shed light on the factors which play a role in transmitting jihadist ideas, and explore possible ways to mitigate this transmission.
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Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics
The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…
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Being a guest teacher during your masters: how do the BrainTrain students experience the high-school visits?
The outreach and engagement platform BrainTrain consists of five enthusiastic students of the masters programme Forensic Family Science. As part of their project, the students visit high-schools to teach adolescents about the brain, make them experience that their own reality is not always the only…
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Student for a Day - Social and Organisational Psychology (MSc Psychology)
Study information
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Student for a Day - Social and Organisational Psychology (MSc Psychology)
Study information
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The promise of organization. Political associations, 1820-1890, debate and practice
The central theme of the NWO-project ‘The Promise of Organization’ is the evolution of political organization during the 19th century. We focus on the enthusiasm, arguments and concrete activities of the organizers as well as the criticism offered by opponents of modern political organization.
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Katharina Riebel
Science
k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149
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Bente de Leede
Faculty of Humanities
b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Anja Zonneveld
PLATO
zonneveld@plato.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3430
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Manon van der Heijden
Faculty of Humanities
m.p.c.van.der.heijden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2670
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Volunteers needed for brain study in resilience research project
Why do some people with adverse childhood experiences develop mental health conditions whereas others do not? A Leiden research project is looking for volunteers aged between 18 and 24 to help us understand more about human resilience.
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NWO Open Competition grant for two FGGA researchers
JSixty researchers have received a grant of approximately 50,000 Euros during round 3 of the NWO Open Competition SSH-XS pilot programme. Two of them are working at FGGA: Jolien van Breen and Honorata Mazepus. The sixty researchers received the grant to start working on a promising concept or an innovative…
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The year of the FGGA in 12 Facebook events and 12 Instagram highlights
Underneath you will find the 12 most important Facebook events that took place at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs in the past year, and an overview of our Instagram highlights of 2018.
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Two Veni grants awarded to Leiden Psychology researchers
Two Leiden researchers of the Institute of Psychology have been given the opportunity to realise their research plans for the coming three years thanks to a Veni grant from the Netherlands organisation for scientific research. Hanneke Hendriks is researcher in the field of Social and organisational…
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Embedded Bureaucrats and Refugee Integration: How Do Local Bureaucrats’ Social Ties to Host Communities Facilitate Service Provision to Refugees
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Philippe van Gruisen receives KNAW grant for interdisciplinary research on (labour) migration from a broad perspective on societal wellbeing
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has awarded a KNAW Early Career Partnership 2023 to Philippe van Gruisen for interdisciplinary research on (labour) migration from a broad perspective on societal wellbeing.
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Briitta van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…
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We all BENEFIT: The Ecosystem for Healthy Living
The modification of risk factors and related health behaviors lies at the very core of adequate cardiovascular risk management, yet evidence shows that the majority of people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) fail to achieve a healthy lifestyle in the long term. The main objective of this project is…
- Daring questions in Islam