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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw: 'Placement in care is always harmful'
In Europe, the Netherlands is in middle position when it comes to the placement of children in care. The consequences of such a placement in care are often disastrous, says Mariëlle Bruning.
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'Separating siblings in out-of-home care is very tough'
Every year in the Netherlands, thousands of children are placed in out-of-home care because their parents are unable to look after them properly or because the children are at risk.
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Health Campus The Hague: working together for better health and care
Better health for all the residents of The Hague region. This is the mission of Health Campus The Hague – formerly LUMC Campus The Hague. Eight partners – the LUMC, Leiden University, the municipality of The Hague and five healthcare institutions (see box) – are collaborating intensively in healthcare…
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Dangerous microbes in lower level safety lab? A new technique could make it possible
Researchers need to work in specialized environments when they work with dangerous bacteria and viruses. These microbes spread easily, so only in labs with a high biosafety levels they can be studied. Unfortunately, to look at the microbes properly, expensive microscopes are needed that are not always…
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Merijn de Bakker
Science
m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5043
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Fons Verbeek
Science
f.j.verbeek@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5773
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Girl brings charges of child abuse by youth care facility
The 16-year-old girl was staying in a closed juvenile care institution where, among other things, she was administered 'pain stimuli'. The charges are the first of their kind, says Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law, to Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant.
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Abolfazl Sajadi
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a.sajadi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Daniel Vale
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.s.vale@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Pablo Ilgemann
Science
p.m.ilgemann@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jörg Meyer
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j.meyer@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5569
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Statement from the Executive board: taking care of one another
The world is currently beset by many problems. The armed conflict and continuing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories is resulting in numerous casualties. This is giving rise to many emotions and reactions worldwide, and also greatly affecting our own university community. We have seen…
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The wellbeing initiatives: 'Care about your own wellbeing'
Would you like to take a walk with a fellow student who you don’t know? That is the idea behind Walk & Talk. With this new initiative, International Studies aims to provide more opportunities for social contact.
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‘Pharmacogenetics will become part of patient care’
Does medicine make patients feel better or worse? We are getting better at predicting this from people’s DNA profiles, says Professor Jesse Swen. ‘It never fails to fascinate me how one DNA base pair can have such a huge effect on treatment with medication and the outcome.’
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The FSW POPcorner on caring student communities in difficult times
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Nano-scale Electronic Structure of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
PhD defence
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Single-molecule microscopy in zebrafish embryos
PhD defence
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Huub de Groot
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groot_h@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4539
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Geert-Jan Kroes
Science
g.j.kroes@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4396
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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Annemarie Samuels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.samuels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1724
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Mattijs Numans
Faculteit Geneeskunde
m.e.numans@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9111
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Anne Stiggelbout
Faculteit Geneeskunde
a.m.stiggelbout@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 4575
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Inger Schipper
Faculteit Geneeskunde
i.b.schipper@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 5025
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Mariëlle Bruning
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913
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Care conferences for long-term forensic patients: demand greater than supply
Care conferences for long-term residents (15+ years) in forensic mental health care are widely appreciated by all parties involved. Research by Leiden University shows that the demand for these meetings is so great that the supply cannot be met within the desired time frame.
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Inaugural lecture: 'Connecting disciplines advances science and care’
On Friday 9 September, Jeanin van Hooft, Professor of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, will deliver her inaugural lecture titled: 'The scope of connection'. She emphasises the value of collaboration and connection for scientific research. In addition, she pleads for more diversity; according to…
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'We are only content when everything is taken care of'
Two organisers at heart. In the background, facilities managers Nick van Asperen and Kees Schoonwater ensure that staff and students have everything they need to work and study well. Recently, the familiar faces started doing so in a new role. Schoonwater is now project manager housing and Van Asperen…
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law.
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Archaeologist Amanda Henry in podcast on dental care in the past
In the first instalment of the three-part podcast series Óf Bones, Brains, and Pink Elephants, three students of Utrecht University interview Dr Amanda Henry on dental care in the past. Why do we need to brush our teeth, and why didn't our ancestors?
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Michiel van de Sande delivers inaugural lecture on advancing sarcoma care
On 5 November 2021, Professor Michiel van de Sande of the Department of Orthopedics in the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) delivered his inaugural lecture ‘The Art of Doing and Doing Nothing’. Van de Sande used the opportunity to explore both physical and philosophical aspects of co-decision…
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'GDPR is no excuse for not tracing children placed in care'
The GDPR privacy legislation is no impediment to handing out sanctions to Russian oligarchs or reuniting children placed in care with their parents, says privacy experts Anna Berlee, Marlies van Eck, Simone van der Hof, Simone Huting, Friederike van der Jagt and Jeroen Terstegge.
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Statement Faculty Board FSW: let us take care of each other
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Kim de Jong
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.de.jong@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7995
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Frits Rosendaal
Faculteit Geneeskunde
f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 4037
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Josien de Klerk
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9557
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Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.p.sombroek@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’
Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, they find that the adoption of new AI models is raising questions about what counts as reliable scientific evidence.
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Peak performances by teams in the operating theatre: What makes a care professional resilient?
Working in an operating theatre is a highly competitive sport. High work pressure, stress, and unexpected developments during operations. This requires a lot from care professionals who need to be mentally resilient to be able to deliver peak performances time and time again. What makes a care professional…
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Psychologists participate in high-tech biomarker research in health care
Next generation immunodermatology (NGID) is a nationwide, large-scale project, funded by a large grant of the Dutch NWO to unravel novel biomarkers for six different skin diseases. These biomarkers will drive a high-tech, patient-centric approach in clinical practice. Health psychologist Sylvia van…
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Microbiome ecology professor Ákos Kovács' new job feels like coming home
‘Working in Leiden is a dream come true.’ Ákos Kovács studied in his birth country Hungary and worked in Germany, Denmark and Groningen. As professor of Microbiome Ecology at IBL, he immediately started working together with his new colleagues to make discoveries about the versatile bacterial species…
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Bas ter Braak
Science
s.j.ter.braak@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marcel Schaaf
Science
m.j.m.schaaf@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4975
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on new agreement in Dutch youth care
Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law at Leiden University, responded in various media to the new draft agreement aimed at reducing work pressure of youth protectors.
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Erik van Geest
Science
e.p.van.geest@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden researchers visualise the 'guardian of our genome’
The guardian of our genome, the protein MutS, scans the DNA for spelling errors and makes sure they are corrected. An essential process for our health. Researchers at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have discovered precisely how this protein works by making MutS visible with cryo-electron microscopy.…
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‘A donor organ is a precious gift that we should treat with care’
Professor André Baranski is a champion for improving organ procurement. He believes there should be standardised training and certification for procurement surgeons. This is what he said in his inaugural lecture on 16 April.
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Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Ferritin
PhD defence
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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the new academic year, which begins on 6 September. No more 1.5m distancing, but we do have to take responsibility for other people’s safety.