When doing the right thing is... annoying Michael Jackson already sang it: If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change. But do be warned: people don’t always find morally motivated ‘do-gooders’ inspiring, but rather annoying! Stephanie Esajas • November 26, 2018
Someone like me can be successful, too! How can role models best be utilised in order to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people achieve equality in the workplace? Jojanneke van der Toorn and Luisa Liekefett • November 19, 2018
Taking the power of expectations to the patient How easily can you be influenced in your expectations? To what degree do your expectations influence you, for example, your symptoms when being ill or the effects of treatment? And how can such expectations be applied to optimize patient care? Henriët van Middendorp • November 12, 2018
Facing the limits living with spastic tetraparesis This story gives insight about what it's like to have a disability and be a student at Leiden University. The blog is created to give more information about spastic quadriparesis, a paralysis that causes impairment in all four limbs. Bianca Maria Wiersema • November 08, 2018
Discovering your talents Do you feel you are a talented and successful person? Could you name your five greatest talents, if asked? Most people find this quite difficult. Find out whether talent is a prerequisite for success, and read about six ways to discover your talents. Suzanne van de Groep • October 25, 2018
How difficult is language learning? And to explain it? Language is a vertiginously complex symbolic system, and yet humans all learn it, effortlessly, within a remarkably short period of time. How do they do this? Fenna Poletiek • October 11, 2018
Is intelligence testing in school the smart thing to do? In educational settings, intelligence tests are used more and more frequently. The results of these tests are used for a multitude of purposes. Usage of these tests, however, also has negative sides. So how smart is using intelligence testing in school? Bart Vogelaar • September 24, 2018
Does social media use prevent us from remembering the moments we try to preserve? Imagine yourself at a party, enjoying drinks with your friends. You are having a great time and decide to snap a picture and post it on Instagram. This will surely help you remember this moment, right? Well, it might, but it will also alter your experience Ilse van de Groep • September 10, 2018
PhDiary: Summer School in Nijmegen Last week I temporarily left beautiful Leiden for Nijmegen to visit a Summer School. During a Summer School you dive into a certain subject intensively for a short period of time (in my case a week), but there is also ample opportunity to meet new people. Suzanne van de Groep • August 30, 2018
