729 search results for “psychologie lab on weel” in the Staff website
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Stiffness and viscosity of cells differ in cancer and other diseases
During illness, the stiffness or viscosity of cells can change. Tom Evers demonstrated this by measuring such properties of human immune cells for the first time. ‘The stiffness of certain cells could be a way to make a diagnosis,’ Evers said. He defended his thesis on March 26th.
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How often are parents close to their child? This new method captures it live
Using an innovative method, psychologist Loes Janssen and colleagues measure how long and how often parent and child are close in daily life, and how they experience that togetherness. The researchers combine ‘Bluetooth low energy beacons’ with the smartphone app Ethica to track participants' physical…
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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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Tropical start to 55th edition of EL CID
Armed with sunglasses, a thick layer of sunscreen and several bottles of water, over 3,300 students have arrived in Leiden for their introduction week. The start of the 55th EL CID happened to be on the hottest day of the year.
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities''
The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening of the academic year.
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3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy
Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an environment that closely mimics human tissue. They have also developed a method to monitor real-time interactions of these mini-tumours with immune cells during…
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Thed van Leeuwen new professor by special appointment for Monitoring Open Science Policies and Practices
As of 1 September 2024, Thed van Leeuwen is professor by special appointment of the chair “Monitoring Open Science Policies and Practices” at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. The mission of the chair will be to understand the changes in policies and practices…
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As new Professor of Social Cognition and Decision, Lotte van Dillen studies how we make choices in an information-overloaded world
Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decision-making, both as individuals and as a society? And can we learn to make better choices? This is what Lotte van Dillen will explore with her profess…
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A new perspective on pneumonia: what does our body tell us about the cause?
Effectively treating a severe case of pneumonia is often challenging. Identifying the pathogen behind it can be difficult. PhD candidate Ilona den Hartog tried something new: ‘We searched for answers in substances our own body produces.’ PhD defence on 17 September.
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What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet
Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so)
Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbreaking AI model, AlphaFold. This programme accurately predicts protein structures based on their genetic code—a crucial step in understanding biological…
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eLaw participates in Lawtomation Days 2024
On 26 and 27 September, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Carlotta Rigotti, Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Marie Schwed-Shenker and Antoni Mut Piña participated in the third edition of Lawtomation Days at the IE University in Madrid.
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Workshop Digital Mapping
Workshop
- Exposition ''Wooden Diamonds''
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'FAIR': Open Science Workshop
Workshop
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Purple Friday (POPcorner FSW)
Study support
- LRS Live @ FSW
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Demystifying AI: a symposium on ChatGPT in education
Symposium
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What is a ‘dialect’? What is ‘dialectology’?
Workshop Series
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Honours College Science, Society and Self
Information session
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Mapping Dialect Data – Introduction to QGIS
Lecture, Workshop Series
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Workshop Digital Mapping
Workshop
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Workshop on Sign Language Histories
Workshop
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Michiel Westenberg advocates prevention for social anxiety: ‘Why wait until the damage has been done?’
Shyness is perfectly normal, Michiel Westenberg stated in his farewell lecture. But that doesn’t mean that social anxiety shouldn’t be identified and addressed in good time. ‘Serious shyness has strong genetic roots; you don’t just get over it.’
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Workshop: Video Montage @ LUCAS!
Course, Workshop
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Towards a Muslim Futurist Movement: On the Power of Imagining, Space Building, and Community
Lecture, LUCIS Meets | Masterclass
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Today’s experimental quantum research at Leiden University: from the microscopic to the macroscopic
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
- Visit of the TEC laboratories at ESA ESTEC
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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Single Linear Neuron Models and Training Loop Workshop
Workshop Series
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Plant Scientist for a day
Small workshop
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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ASCL Seminar: Religion and economic policy in sub-Saharan Africa
Lecture
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Tensors Workshop
Workshop Series
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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Open Science Coffee: User experiences on preregistration
Lecture
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What's Next? - Alumni in Tech
Lecture
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'ALICE': Understanding SLURM: Simplifying High-Performance Computing
Workshop
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Transfer Learning and Practical Applications Workshop
Workshop Series
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
Lecture, seminar series
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop Series
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ASCL Seminar: Plotting human-plant futures in Uganda
Lecture
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Multi-Layer Models and Activation Functions Workshop
Workshop Series
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: What is the AI in Game AI?
Lecture
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Evaluation Metrics and Model Performance Workshop
Workshop Series
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Images as Data: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Data Loaders Workshop
Workshop Series