950 search results for “near cognitive functions” in the Staff website
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Leticia Rettore MicheliSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Special training and testing reveal children's potential for learning
Traditional school tests, like the Dutch CITO, largely reflect students' existing knowledge and abilities. However, dynamic testing sheds light on students' learning potential, discovered Mirjam de Vreeze in her PhD research. This approach is especially promising for children with learning challenges,…
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7th NINO Annual Meeting 2026
Annual Meeting
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Peter PutmanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Review on “Anticancer opportunities at every stage of chemokine function” is featured on the cover of TIPS
Last November, Dr. Natalia Ortiz, Martijn Bemelmans (MSc), and Prof. Laura Heitman published a review in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (TIPS) on targeting the chemokine system in cancer (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2021.08.001). The review was written in collaboration with Prof. Tracy Handel…
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Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with…
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Philip SpinhovenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Exhibition on scripts at Oude UB: Pseudo or Don’t
What is writing? And what looks like writing, but isn’t? The Pseudo or Don’t pop-up exhibition explores the boundaries of scripts. The exhibition will run at Oude UB from 9 to 26 October.
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Nina KomrijSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Do you have a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world
Always taking the same route to work, going for that one dish in restaurants and going on the same holiday each summer: this may ring a bell for those who don’t like uncertainty. Researchers are now discovering that this aversion affects how we understand the world.
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Exploring the Gap between Embodied Cognition and Generative AI
Conference, Spring workshop
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Major international study links genes to brain structural changes over time
There seem to be genes that influence how our brains develop over time. A large international consortium has discovered this with an extensive study. The results of the study were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Cortical contributions to cognitive control of language and beyond
PhD defence
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How animals flirt with each other
How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…
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Urban Systems in the Roman Near East
PhD defence
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Optical Near-Field Electron Microscopy
PhD defence
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Jorke GrotenhuisFaculty of Humanities
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Marijke Tieleman
Faculty of Humanities
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Georg Cyrus
Faculty of Humanities
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Wouter Hofland
Faculty of Humanities
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Alisee Devillers
Faculty of Humanities
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Kiki FreriksFaculty of Humanities
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‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’
Young Dutch people’s reading skills have been declining for years. The main reason for this is that many have difficulty with reading at greater depth. Teach pupils to read actively in order to construct meaning is what Leiden researchers Paul van den Broek, Christine Espin and Anne Helder write in…
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Bicycles
If you cycle to work, you can use the University’s bicycle racks or lockable bicycle sheds; to use a lockable shed, however, you need a bicycle pass. At some locations you can also borrow a staff bicycle.
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Willemieke van der EntAdministrative Shared Service Centre
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Jeltje van der SteenAdministrative Shared Service Centre
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Niek StrohmaierFaculty of Law
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Rites of Passage in Ancient Near Eastern Rituals
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Marga Sikkema-de JongSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Between persistence and flexibility - The neuromodulation of cognitive control
PhD defence
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Cognitive training and dynamic testing in the school domain
PhD defence
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The ascending arousal system and its impact on cognition
PhD defence
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Snellius Laboratory
During an evacuation, we gather on the southeast side of the building on the Niels Bohrweg, near the bicycle shed.
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University Sports Centre
During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the greens near the beach volleyball fields, next to the University Sports Centre.
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Birte Forstmann
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Fabiola DianaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bob van de WaterFaculty of Science
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David Bezpalec
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Yena KimSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Dawa Dupont
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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How a bachelor’s student contributed to better chemical simulations
Doğukan Yilmaz chose a study that aligned with his favourite subjects, and it paid off. For his bachelor thesis, he developed a new model to better predict an important chemical reaction. ‘On the edge of what is possible at the bachelor level,’ his supervisors write. Thanks to his impressive achievements,…
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All-gender toilet Herta Mohr
Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden
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Researchers about the labs
Since the opening of the SSH labs in the Sylvius Building, more and more researchers are starting in the state-of-the-art lab spaces. What research are they doing, and how do they like the new facilities? Read about their experiences.
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Assessment formats
The most common assessment formats and points to consider when making your choice.
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Tonko ZijlstraSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Arko GhoshSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Diego Barbosa Arize SantosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Can humans observe a single particle of light? (And what does that say about our brain?)
Hoping to learn something about the human brain, Leiden researchers are creating a setup to shoot single photons, particles of light, into someone’s eye. ‘The eye is a passageway to the brain.’