1,436 search results for “we are humanities” in the Public website
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Imagination can reduce pain
If you imagine in advance that something is not going to hurt, this could mean you experience less pain. This discovery was made by health psychologist Kaya Peerdeman during her PhD research on the placebo effect. PhD defence 7 February.
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Writer in residence Maxim Osipov: ‘Writing is the development of truth’
Since criticising the war in Ukraine, Russian author and cardiologist Maxim Osipov has fled Russia. Come September, he will be Leiden University’s writer in residence and teach a course on Russian literature.
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Grant for research into stress-related disorders
Disruption to the gut flora can affect your mental health. How could this knowledge be used to prevent stress-related disorders? This is what psychologist Laura Steenbergen will investigate with the aid of a project grant from the Leiden University Fund (LUF) and the Gratama Foundation.
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What does a pilot know about fear of flying?
As a psychologist and pilot, Bert Busscher is interested in the phenomenon often termed as fear of flying. Busscher discovered that the heart rate of a person undergoing a therapeutic flight shows how much they still suffer from fear of flying. The post-flight heart rate can even predict whether the…
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Who are you without that cigarette?
Do you want to be successful at stopping smoking? If so, the main thing is that you should see yourself as a non-smoker. Psychologist Eline Meijer has discovered that smokers who are unable to do this are more likely to resume smoking. This is more common among smokers from a lower socio-economic background.…
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Leiden Team Wins Second Place at the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court
Four master's students from Leiden University participated in this year’s edition of the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court, hosted by Antwerp University. Following the verbal rounds held between 21 and 22 March, the team went through to the finals, achieving second place overall.
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The Answer to Inequality is in the Past
Lecture
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We Navel-String Bury Here
PhD defence
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How do we form romantic bonds?
PhD defence
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Symposium on interdisciplinary collaboration: How do we foster connections?
Conference
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#HumanRightsWeek: The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe – Experiences of a Former Ambassador
Lecture
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HagueTalks: Achieving the SDGS: Mission Impossible or Yes We Can?
Lecture
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Powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil
Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.
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Social support and quitter-identity may help smokers quit
Receiving positive support and seeing yourself as being a quitter may help smokers quit, say Eline Meijer and colleagues. The health psychologists published their study in Social Science & Medicine.
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Saving for discounts by living healthily
A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. A research group including psychologist Andrea Evers has been awarded 2.5 million euros by the Dutch Heart Foundation and the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare…
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Do we have a standard model of cosmology?
Lecture, Oort lecture
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Systemic Sclerosis: can we identify patients at risk?
PhD defence
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
Lecture
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Straightjacket: Same-Sex Orientation under Chinese Family Law
‘Visibility and secrecy are both valuable tactics and should not be antagonized in LGBT movements, ’ says Jingshu Zhu. Zhu will defend her dissertation on Wednesday 21 February. Time for a short interview with the PhD candidate.
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Open Science Coffee: Practicing what we preach: Our journey toward open science
Lecture
- Symposium on collaboration and decompartmentalization. How do we connect science and practice?
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How do we engage with experiences of war and displacement within our university community
Roundtable discussion
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How do we walk in crowds? A brief journey from crowd physics to smart environments
Lecture
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Migraine is een hersenziekte. Als het eenvoudig was dan hadden we het al opgelost.
Inaugural lecture
- Open Science Coffee: Practicing what we preach: our journey toward open science
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The placebo effect: first world congress in Leiden
Medicines can work even if they have no active ingredient. The first international scientific conference on placebos will take place in Leiden from 2 to 4 April. Placebo researcher Andrea Evers, who is also chairing the conference, answers some pressing questions.
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Treatment with anti-CGRP (receptor) antibodies for migraine: Can we predict effectiveness?
PhD defence
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Van Marum Colloquium - Beyond Cyclic Voltammetry: What can we learn by measuring the reaction entropy and volume of electrochemical reactions
Lecture
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Effecten van korte gevangenisstraffen en de prijs die we ervoor betalen
Lecture
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LIC Lecture: Density functional theory in chemistry: Where are we today?
Lecture
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Can we overcome Orientalism with Multiculturalism? A Methodological Reflection on Asian and Comparative Philosophy
Lecture
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Gaza, Palestine, Israel – the collective failure: how did we get here and what next?
Lecture
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Weightless in the name of science
Laura Nijkamp’s biggest dream came true recently: she took a parabolic flight and was weightless for a moment. The BrainFly student team, which includes psychology students from Leiden, needed volunteers. She signed up immediately. She tells us all about her experience.
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Why We All Need Philosophical and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Maxim Osipov - Public Interview By Michel Krielaars
Lecture