๐ง From teens to fathers, FSW researchers explore how to support mental health at every life stage. New focus area Mental Health across the Lifespan spotlights stress, parenting, resilience & real-world impactโfrom schools to homes. ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐จโ๐ง
๐Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
๐ข Student vacancies ๐ข
@polscileiden.bsky.social is looking for a:
- Student ambassador for the master programme in Political Science: lnkd.in/eUJHbfEt
- Studentambassadeur bachelor Politicologie: lnkd.in/ewRmHX-8
๐ง From dark basement to bright future๐ก: The souterrain of Pieter de la Court is now a bright, flexible hub for social science research. Labs for baby EEG to live demosโthis is where the future of SSH takes shape. Officially opened 12 June by Dean Sarah de Rijcke.
Read and see more: bit.ly/4epEfo8
๐ How can we live healthier, happier livesโright here in Leiden?
On 28 June, discover it at the free Leids Kennisfestival!
๐ช Talks, labs & activities on health & wellbeing
๐ค With FSW mini-lectures on music, food, fear & phones
๐Hooglandse Kerk | 11:00โ16:00
๐Full programme: lnkd.in/eZndcs6u
๐ Big news!
Andrea Evers & Diana Suhardiman have each won an ERC Advanced Grant! ๐๐ง
With โฌ2.5M in funding, theyโll lead cutting-edge projects in health psychology & climate justice.
Weโre proud to see their innovative research recognised on the European stage!
๐ Leiden & Gaza universities launch Picturing Scholasticide, exposing destruction of Palestinian education & impact on culture & freedom.
๐ Exhibition online after 13 June
๐ In light of World Refugee Day, themed โIn Praise of Community Buildingโ
๐ Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Join us for one or more interactive sessions on subjects like #copyright, #openaccess, #datavisualization, #FAIRdata & more!
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ
Register: edu.nl/8vxnj
๐23-27 June 2025
๐Leiden University Library & Herta Mohr building
๐ขOpen to all
๐ข โWeโre already at war โ weโre just acting as though weโre notโ ๐
During the Just Peace Dialogues from 16 to 22 June in The Hague, institute member Daniel Thomas will call for greater awareness โ and dialogue.
Read the interview here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
๐How can we future-proof teaching? At the LTA Conference, 100+ lecturers explored new methods.
๐ฎ From role-play to Minecraft, play boosts creativity.
๐ฃ๏ธ Carousel method offers fresh ways to engage students.
๐By Leiden Teachersโ Academy
๐ Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
๐ฉโ๐ฌScientist wanted! Can you explain your work to a nine-year-old? Then Vuurvliegen is the perfect challenge for you!๐จโ๐ฌ
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When: July 3, 2025
Time: 12:00 โ 14:00
Where: Hogeschool Leiden Interested?: Email to cjaeger@leidenbiosciencepark.nl.
๐Read more: bit.ly/4jKKFiL
Helaas is de manifestatie op de Dam op 10 juni uitgesteld, vanwege de treinstaking. Lokale stakingen gaan wel door.
www.linkedin.com/posts/woinac...
๐๏ธ In Educatips, FSW lecturers share key teaching tips. This month:
๐ง A podcast replaces the final paper in an autism course โ helping students link theory to practice.
๐ป A new e-learning supports Clinical Psychology students throughout their thesis journey.
๐ read more: bit.ly/45QB2vr
๐ฅ How do we build a healthier society through research?๐ฌ
At the Health@FSW event, all institutes shared ideas โ from mental health to inequality.
๐ค A knowledge market, inspiring talks, key themes & 10 rapid-fire pitches marked a vibrant event for change & collaboration.
๐ More info: bit.ly/3Zl8TZG
๐จ Afraid of the vacuum cleaner? ๐ถ
Young children are sensitive to fear โ and avoidance only makes it grow.
๐ง Prevention programme Cool Little Kids teaches parents to face fears step by step. New project Brave Steps adds even more tools for early, tailored support.
๐ More info: bit.ly/43LXof7
๐
National strike on 10 June โ universities take a stand โ
๐ Students & staff protest budget cuts to higher education.
๐Demo at Dam Square, Amsterdam
๐๏ธLeiden Uni supports the strike but stays open.
๐คOrganised by FNV, AOB, LSVb & WOinActie.
๐More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Medical Delta hoogleraar Machiel van Dorst zet zich in om gezondheidsverschillen te verkleinen. โOnze ruimtelijke omgeving heeft op allerlei manieren invloed op het welzijn van mensen.โ Lees het interview met hem hier: www.medicaldelta.nl/nieuws/portr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUnW...
๐
June #PhD defences at Leiden University ๐
How does arousal affect memory? Can we predict prison violence? What shapes group conflict under inequality? This month, 5 PhD candidates in psychology and pedagogy defend their research at the Academiegebouw.
๐ Learn more: bit.ly/3ZMGYBM
๐ Social Science Spotlight: 3 discoveries from May! ๐ง
From tax attitudes to prejudice and kids & abstract art โ Leiden researchers show how our views and feelings are shaped by politics, visuals and social norms.
๐ฐ Read more about the 3 research projects here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
๐ฟ Spring Edition: Student Well-being Week is here (2โ6 June)! ๐ช From yoga in the Hortus to poetry & job prep โ recharge & grow with 25+ free workshops, both day and evening, to boost your well-being and study success.
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Sign up per activity: bit.ly/3HgKXAd
๐ป More support anytime: bit.ly/43GOP5n
โจ What connects a thriller author and a mental health innovator? FSW! Alumna Marisse van Os is transforming mental healthcare. Alumnus Jeroen Windmeijer writes bestsellers rooted in Leidenโs history. 2 careers, 1 solid foundation in social sciences.
๐ Interviews: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
๐๐ฌ Does the tobacco industry still influence science at Dutch universities? Research by Solid Sustainability Research and Leiden University shows it does.
๐ Funded by an FSW Healthy Society seed grant, it maps tobacco-industry ties in academia.
๐ Full report: zenodo.org/records/1527...
Curious about what your FSW colleagues are doing in health research?๐ง ๐ Want to connect across disciplines?
๐
Join the Health Research @FSW event on 26 May in Leiden. Get inspired by pitches, new themes & a knowledge market.
๐๏ธ Attend: lnkd.in/eyYxM-yk
Best regards,
The FSW Health Team
๐๏ธ Communicating Science with Impact: 2 Opportunities This June
๐ Apply by 1 June: Interdisciplinary training for PhDs & supervisors: join free programme in OctโDec, incl. The Hague
๐ฃ๏ธ 5 June: โThe Conversationโ trainingโlearn to write for global audiences
๐ www.linkedin.com/posts/leiden...
๐๏ธ๐ค Open Mic: Pitch Your Heritage Research
๐ฃ PhDs, postdocs & staff: share how your work relates to heritageโdirectly or unexpectedly
๐ค Connect across disciplines, join the network, or just listen & enjoy
๐
21 May | 15:00โ17:30 | Van Steenis
๐ Register: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
๐ฐ๐บ Mayโs Mid-Month Media Roundup: FSW Researchers in the News
๐ง Schomaker in 'The Conversation': novelty + familiarity boost memory
๐Masullo & Cremaschi in 'The Conversation': anti-fascist history curbs far-right support
๐ Janmaat on NPO 1: why bonobo females lead
๐ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
๐งMaak kennis met het LUF Kinderfonds. ๐ฌOnze onderzoekers, waaronder Prof. Anouk Goemans (jeugdhulp en jeugdbescherming), zetten zich dit jubileumjaar vanuit verschillende disciplines samen in voor kwetsbare kinderen. Meer informatie of wilt u een bijdrage geven? ๐Ga dan naar www.lufkinderfonds.nl
โWat ik vooral interessant vind: wat gebeurt er als mensen verdwalen?โ Lees het interview met prof. dr. Ineke van der Ham (@unileiden.bsky.social / TU Delft) naar aanleiding van haar benoeming tot Medical Delta hoogleraar: www.medicaldelta.nl/nieuws/portr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY0-...
On 6 May, an unannounced demonstration and occupation took place at our The Hague Campus. Support is available for those impacted:
๐ฅ Staff: manager or FGGA CST (bit.ly/42Ofuhm)
๐ฅ Students: Student Support Team (bit.ly/4m6CmA1) and PopCorner The Hague (bit.ly/4k8dXs2)
๐ Full update: bit.ly/3F8oqVw
Keep an eye out for these upcoming #PhD defences in the month of Mayโฌ๏ธ
๐ Alessia Aspide (15/5, 14:30, Political Science): fiscal prefs & debt
๐ Zi Ye (20/5, 11:30, Psychology): emotion deception
๐ Feiteng Long (20/5, 14:30, Psychology): ideology & norms
๐Academiegebouw
๐ Full info: lnkd.in/dfaHFXA
๐ Featured Lecture @FSW: ๐ง The Memory of Scent ๐ธ
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19 May, 19.00โ21.30 | โฌ10
Curious how scent, memory & the brain connect? Join Nadine Akkerman, Hanneke Hulst & others as they explore smell through neuroscience & 17th-century recipes by Constantijn Huygens.
๐๏ธ bit.ly/4k12MSc
