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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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Deans in the lecture halls: 'I can imagine that students enjoy being here.'
Do all graduates in the humanities pursue a career in education? What does support for incoming students look like in Leiden? And what makes a language study so enjoyable? These and more questions were answered during an information session organised specially for twenty deans from West Brabant.
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New insights on graphene
Graphene floating on water does not repel water, as many researchers believe, but rather attracts it. This has been demonstrated by chemists Liubov Belyaeva and Pauline van Deursen and their supervisor Grégory F. Schneider. Publication in Advanced Materials.
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Customer-friendly Dutch chatbots
Ever heard of conversational artificial intelligence (AI)? Anyone who has ever interacted with Siri or Alexa is familiar with this technology. We use conversational AI every day these days and it is becoming increasingly important in service and sales. A consortium of Dutch scientists and companies…
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Janneke Wesseling on The Device Paradigm and Contemporary Practices in Art and Design
On May 18 Janneke Wesseling gave a lecture at the conference
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Yamila Miguel wins Pastor Schmeits Prize for astronomy
The board of the Pastoor Schmeits Prize for Astronomy Foundation has awarded the Pastoor Schmeits Prize 2025 to two individuals: Yamila Miguel, affiliated to the Leiden Observatory, Leiden University and SRON, and to Else Starkenburg, affiliated to the Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen. The…
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Friendship between people with and without disabilities: ‘Often valuable for both parties’
Despite increasing attention to inclusion, loneliness statistics are not improving for people with intellectual disabilities. University lecturer Paul van Trigt will use an ERC Consolidator Grant to conduct research into friendships between people with and without intellectual disabilities. What does…
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Seksueel misbruik broers en zussen
Seksueel misbruik tussen broers en zussen kan diepe, mentale wonden veroorzaken. Orthopedagoog Sheila van Berkel geeft behandelaars tips voor hoe zij deze wonden kunnen helpen helen.
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Playing your way to quantum breakthroughs: how quantum games help people —and AI— understand quantum physics
Quantum games aren’t just a fun way to explain quantum physics — they may also unlock new discoveries. According to physicist Evert van Nieuwenburg, these games create structure and clear rules. Simply playing them can even contribute to better quantum software.
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A world first at the microscopic scale: metamaterials that can shrink and expand on their own
Soft structures that can take on different shapes without any external drive. Leiden physicists Daniela Kraft and Julio Melio created them in their lab. They present their groundbreaking research on microscale metamaterials in Nature - a breakthrough that opens the door to smart, reconfigurable materials…
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What global cities are made of
Understanding what our buildings and cities are made of is an important step in making them more sustainable. Industrial ecologist Tomer Fishman (CML) has received an ERC Starting Grant to map the construction materials used in buildings in the Global South. 'Without the data, you can't formulate po…
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Three new Master's specialisations in History: ‘More in line with students’ wishes’
The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by new subjects that are more closely aligned with the field of research and students’ interests. One of these new specialisations will also be taught entirely…
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Minor on sustainable healthcare launches with support from a Kiem grant
Leiden University and the LUMC will introduce a new ‘Sustainable Health and Care’ interdisciplinary minor in September. The organisers received support in the form of a Kiem grant. Lead applicant Martijn Sijbom advises new Kiem projects: ‘Work to a deadline.’
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Polish-Dutch research into Old English Psalter fragments receives funding from the British Academy
Thijs Porck (Universiteit Leiden) and Monika Opalińska (University of Warsaw) have received a small grant from the Neil Ker Memorial Fund (British Academy) for their research into the fragments of an 11th-century manuscript that were found scattered across European libraries, in The Netherlands, Poland,…
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Leiden astronomers calculate genesis of Oort cloud in chronological order
A team of Leiden astronomers has managed to calculate the first 100 million years of the history of the Oort cloud in its entirety. Until now, only parts of the history had been studied separately. The cloud, with roughly 100 billion comet-like objects, forms an enormous shell at the edge of our solar…
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Director of Operational Management. It’s the perfect role for Paula van den Bergh. ‘For me, “connection” is a nice word. If you see the connections
The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology has a new Director of Operational Management. It’s the perfect role for Paula van den Bergh. ‘For me, “connection” is a nice word. If you see the connections between things, you immediately see the logic behind the processes.’ Her career has taken her…
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Symposium: Inzet van reviews na moord en doodslag in huiselijke kring
Conference
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Valedictory lecture prof.dr. A.C.M. Kroes and prof.dr. C.J. van Asperen
Valedictory lecture
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Over experimenteren en reguleren: perspectieven op governance van data en algoritmen
Inaugural lecture
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Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2024
The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2024 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2024. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?
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The Bank van Lening (1746) en Bank Courant (1752) in Batavia: Did Empire Create a Financial Revolution in Asia?
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Van Marum Colloquium: Near-ambient pressure XPS/NEXAFS at Diamond Light Source
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Infrared Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy in Microfluidic and Electrochemical Environments
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: On the Stability of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Understanding Structure and Function in Molecular and Material Metal Oxides
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: On the nature of the active site in heterogeneous catalysis – under reaction conditions
Lecture
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Het algemeen belang van dwarsliggers: Een publieke verbeelding van leiderschap en innovatie binnen lokale overheden in digitale tijden
Inaugural lecture
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Lecture series Treasures from the Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections and their Wealth of Knowledge
Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arabic. Studium Generale organizes a lecture series on the world-famous manuscripts from the Middle East collection of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).…
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Twenty-five lecturers gain Senior Teaching Qualification
Twenty-five passionate lecturers earned their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on Monday 12 January. Five of these lecturers talk about how the SKO has benefitted them and what they think ‘good teaching’ is.
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Social Science Matters: Climate change
Climate change is a hot topic and constantly in the news. Thousands of Dutch high school students protested at the Malieveld in The Hague. News website Nu.nl has barred climate change deniers from their comments section to prevent ‘fake news’. How does climate change impact the research community, and…
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Van Marum Colloquium: Ticking the CO2 clock with molecular control. From fuels to complex molecules
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Surface Transformation and Activity in Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts
Lecture
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Museum visit: A talk with Colombian Artist Nika Sorzano
Arts and culture
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Pedagogies of "Con/Tact" in unsettling times
Conference, BOCA Workshop
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Van Marum Colloquium: Advancing water electrolyzers: component development and lifetime degradation studies at TNO
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: NiOOH-Catalyzed Glucose and Other Organic Molecule Electrooxidations
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: The HER on Pt: Revisiting Tafel slope analyses when deducing reaction mechanisms
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Some observations on atom surface scattering, diffraction and diffusion
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Quantum Effects at Electrified Solid-Liquid Interfaces
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Influence of Nanoscale Surface Topography and Chemical Modification on Electrical Double-Layer Interactions in Aqueous
Lecture
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Maribel Fierro
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Maribel Fierro, Research Professor at the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid), to Leiden. She is the third Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University…
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Tellen én meetellen: Samen recht doen aan kinderen en gezinnen in de jeugdbescherming
Inaugural lecture
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Radicale democratie. Pieter Vreede (1750-1837) en de Nederlandse Revolutie
PhD defence
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Real or Fake? Deception during elections
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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Het op atomaire schaal afbeelden van chemische reacties op oppervlakken
Inaugural lecture
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Book presentation: In Staat van Beleg - Aeneas Tacticus
Lecture, Book presentation
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Van woorden naar daden: (doen) wat werkt in suïcidepreventie
Inaugural lecture
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How Dutch Brazil was lost
The Amsterdam media played a major role in the rise and fall of Dutch Brazil, the colony held briefly by the Dutch West India Company in the 17th century. This is the conclusion reached by Professor of Maritime History Michiel van Groesen in his book ‘Amsterdam’s Atlantic’.
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Sara Polak: ‘Corona unveils great social inequality in the US’
Following China and Italy, it appears that the United States is becoming the next epicentre of the coronacrisis. Can the US handle this crisis? Is president Trump dealing with the situation correctly? We asked Leiden America expert Sara Polak.