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Infants of mind-minded parents better at regulating emotions
20 June 2018
Most parents want their children to learn to regulate their emotions and, for example, not immediately give up after a disappointment or become hysterical when they don’t get their way. New research by a team of ...
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Blushing reveals narcissistic children's concerns about their social image
7 June 2018
Narcissistic children blush when they do not receive the praise they think they deserve. They feel depreciated but are unwilling to admit this feeling to others, perhaps to hide their vulnerabilities. 'It shows just ...
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Vici grant worth 1.5 million euros awarded to eleven UvA and AMC-UvA researchers
23 Feb 2018
Eleven researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Academic Medical Center (AMC) have each received a Vici grant worth 1.5 million euros to conduct research over the coming five years. Vici, which is ...
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Parental mentalization strong predictor of healthy infant-parent attachment
23 Jan 2018
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are one step closer to understanding how infants become securely attached to their parents. In a new study published last month, the researchers show how parents' ...
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How do children construct views of themselves?
28 Sept 2017
How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children’s social relationships turn out to be critical. For example, children develop higher self-esteem when their parents treat them ...
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PTSD in children quickly and effectively treatable within hours
28 June 2017
Children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) can be successfully treated with only a few hours of EMDR or cognitive behavioral writing therapy (CBWT). This is the finding of a new research paper ...
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Learning to live with social media
8 June 2017
Social media and other kinds of media have positive and negative effects on children and adolescents. ‘We need to help youth learn how to make media a part of their life – but not their entire life.’ This is one of ...
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Funding for two projects to stimulate educational innovation at the UvA
6 Mar 2017
Minister Bussemaker of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has awarded the Comenius Teaching Fellow grant, worth €50,000, to the education project of Mieke Lopes Cardozo (lecturer in ...
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Lisbeth Utens, professor by special appointment of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents
23 Jan 2017
Dr E.M.W.J. Utens (1959) has been named professor by special appointment of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for children and adolescents at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural ...
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Xavier Moonen, professor by special appointment of Knowledge Development of Children and Young Adults with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Behavioural Difficulties
22 Dec 2016
Dr X.M.H. Moonen (1954) has been appointed professor by special appointment of Knowledge Development of Children and Young Adults with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Behavioural Difficulties at the University of ...
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Exclusive travel grant of the journal Kind en Adolescent
30 Sept 2016
Milica Nikolic, a PhD candidate of developmental psychopathology at the Department of Child Development and Education received a travel grant of € 2.500 from the journal Kind en Adolescent on September 9 in Utrecht.
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Veni grants for 22 UvA and AMC-UvA researchers
15 July 2016
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to 22 researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Academic Medical Center. The grants – amounting to 250,000 euros for each ...
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Sleep problems among adolescents easily treatable with ‘SleepingSmart’
4 May 2016
Many adolescents struggle with a chronic lack of sleep. This can negatively affect their cognitive functioning and, by extension, their academic performance, as well as lead to problems like depression, anxiety and ...
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UvA to receive subsidy for Open and Online Learning
7 Apr 2016
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has awarded a subsidy to the University of Amsterdam for four projects in the field of Open and Online Learning. The subsidy forms part of the Open and Online ...
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Diversity Committee is looking for research assistants (application deadline 22 March, 12:00)
17 Mar 2016
The newly installed Diversity Committee, researching ‘diversity’ at the University of Amsterdam, is looking for assistants who will support their research project for the period April-August.
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Marie Curie Fellowship awarded to nine UvA researchers
15 Feb 2016
The European Commission has awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship to 9 researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The fellowship forms part of the Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme.
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Rubicon Grant for two UvA researchers
11 Jan 2016
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Rubicon Grant to two researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The grant will allow the researchers to obtain international ...
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Thea Peetsma, professor of Learning and Motivation
18 Oct 2015
Dr T.T.D. Peetsma (1953) has been appointed professor of Learning and Motivation at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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Shanghai Ranking: UvA’s Social Sciences once again best in the Netherlands
31 Aug 2015
The Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam have once again risen in the field ranking conducted by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, advancing from 39th to ...
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UvA programmes rise in latest QS World University Rankings
29 Apr 2015
In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, Communication & Media Studies are ranked 8th globally. Last year these subject areas, which are bundled by QS, were ranked in 10th place. Several ...
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Andries van Ark, professor by special appointment of Quantitative Research Methods
16 Apr 2015
Dr L.A. van der Ark (1968) has been named professor by special appointment of Quantitative Research Methods for the Promotion of the Academisation of Education, the Kohnstamm Chair, at the University of Amsterdam’s ...
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Femke Geijsel, professor by special appointment of Educational Sciences
10 Nov 2014
Dr F.P. Geijsel (1969) has been named professor by special appointment of Educational Sciences, specialising in leadership and management at education institutions, at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of ...
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UvA launches thematic series of MOOCs on Coursera
22 Oct 2014
Starting from the 2015-2016 academic year, the University of Amsterdam will be the first university in the Netherlands to offer a specialisation, a series of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in a specific field, ...
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City makes for stressful start to teaching career
16 Oct 2014
Many primary school teachers just starting a job in a big city experience high levels of work pressure and stress. These are the findings of UvA researcher Lisa Gaikhorst, who will receive a doctorate from the ...
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UvA Social Sciences once again top QS Rankings
18 Sept 2014
Once again this year, social and behavioural sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) achieved top positions in the QS Ranking by Subject.
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Major NWO grant for Yield
17 Sept 2014
Yield has secured one of the coveted Graduate Programme grants awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) relocates to Roeterseiland Campus
9 Sept 2014
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Science’s disciplines of Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography and Urban and Regional Planning, Political Science, Educational Sciences and Child Development, and ...
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Carla van Boxtel, professor of Teaching Methodology
1 Sept 2014
Prof. C.A.M van Boxtel (1970) has been appointed professor of Teaching Methodology, with a focus on history education, at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Social and ...
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Renske Keizer, professor by special appointment of Child Development
28 Aug 2014
Dr R. Keizer (1983) has been named professor by special appointment of Child Development, with a focus on the role and pedagogical significance of fatherhood, at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social ...
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UvA Social Sciences climbs in Shanghai Top 50 Ranking
15 Aug 2014
This year Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam has climbed in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) field ranking, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, from 50 to 39 globally.
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UvA’s Social Sciences best in the Netherlands
8 Oct 2013
The discipline of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the best in the Netherlands, according to the THE World University Ranking.
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Nature and nurture: human development from a biological and environmental perspective
26 Sept 2013
Yield is a new research priority area at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, set up to investigate the effects of both biological and environmental factors on human ...
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UvA in top 50 of ARWU Ranking for Social Sciences
10 Sept 2013
The University of Amsterdam has been placed in the top 50 for the discipline of Social Sciences by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This ranking of the world’s 500 best universities is published ...
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Patti Valkenburg appointed University Professor of Media, Youth and Society
9 Apr 2013
Prof. Patti Valkenburg has been appointed University Professor of Media, Youth and Society by the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The appointment is effective from 1 May 2013. Valkenburg is ...
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Dr S.E. Severiens, professor by special appointment of Educational Sciences
22 Jan 2013
Dr S.E. Severiens has been named professor by special appointment of Educational Sciences, specialising in curricular design for vulnerable children and teenagers, at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of ...
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Dr P.F de Jong
2 Jan 2013
Dr P.F de Jong (1956) has been named Professor of Educational Science, specialising in learning and teaching in primary and secondary education, at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and ...
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Dr R.G. Fukkink
5 Dec 2012
R.G. Fukkink (1969) has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Childcare and Education Services for Young Children in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) at the University of Amsterdam ...
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Dr R.J. Oostdam
26 Nov 2012
Dr R.J. Oostdam (1958) has been appointed Professor of Learning and Instruction at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The chair is endowed by the Stichting Hogeschool van ...
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Sadness and physical complaints cause girls to cry more
17 Oct 2012
Girls aged from 9 to 13 years old cry more often than boys. This is partly due to the fact that girls are sad more often (internalise feelings more often) and they experience physical complaints such as fatigue and ...
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Quality of ‘out-of-school’ care facilities rated as satisfactory
12 Oct 2012
The pedagogical quality of the out-of-school care facilities in the Netherlands is rated as satisfactory to more than satisfactory, according researchers at the UvA’s Kohnstamm Institute, following a national ...
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US children exposed to background television four hours a day
11 Oct 2012
On average, a child from the age of eight months to eight years in the USA is exposed to almost four hours of background television on a normal day. Younger children and African-American children are exposed to even ...
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University of Amsterdam one of top 150 universities in global ARWU rankings
17 Aug 2012
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is ranked, just as previous years, in the top 150 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This ranking of the 500 best universities in the world is published annually ...
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Attend inspiring lectures by renowned UvA professors in the Glass House of Science and Scholarship
17 Aug 2012
This year marks the 380th anniversary of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). In honour of this 76th ‘lustrum’ (anniversary occurring every five years), the UvA will be celebrating the opening of the academic year on a ...
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Two young UvA researchers to go abroad with assistance of Rubicon grant
3 July 2012
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Rubicon grant to two promising young UvA researchers. This grant enables researchers who have recently obtained their doctorate to gain ...
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'LAB': interdisciplinary centre for research
20 June 2012
All the research facilities and advanced equipment of the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) – including a sleep lab, baby lab, fMRI brain scanner and virtual reality lab – ...
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UvA researchers confirm teaching entrepreneurial skills in primary school is useful
1 June 2012
Primary school is a fertile ground for developing entrepreneurial skills. These are the finding of the study 'The effect of early entrepreneurship education' conducted by the Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship ...
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Frightened fathers, frightened children?
1 Apr 2010
Professor of Special Education in the Family and at School Susan Bögels believes that fathers play a crucial role in the development of fear in children. She received a Vici grant of € 1.5 million for her research ...
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How do children learn to read – and where do problems start?
17 Feb 2010
Dr. Eva Marinus (Pedagogics and Didactics) received a Rubicon grant of €56,000 for her research into dyslexia.
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Cannabis use and dependency in a cultural context
23 Dec 2009
Researcher Dr Anja Huizink (Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences) wants to develop a reliable measuring instrument that takes various factors into consideration, for example cultural context and gender ...
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FMG earmarks funds for interdisciplinary research projects
24 Nov 2009
Edward de Haan, dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG), has designated two interdisciplinary research focal areas. These research projects, Institutions and Inequality and The Entertainization ...
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ZonMw subsidy for research into adolescent sleep problems
26 Oct 2009
Psychologist Anne Marie Meijer from the department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences has been awarded a €384,175 subsidy from the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) for ...
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Bonne Zijlstra receives dissertation award
26 Oct 2009
Last month Dr Bonne Zijlstra, methodologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Pedagogical and Educational Studies, was presented with the Psychometric Society’s dissertation award. Zijlstra received the award ...
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Study of ADHD in adolescents receives € 450,000 grant
19 Oct 2009
UvA psychologist Dr Saskia van der Oord, Dr Hilde Geurts, Prof. Pier Prins and Ms Marije Kuin of ZonMW (the Netherlands organisation for health research and development) have been awarded a € 450,000 grant to study ...
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The role of education in a changing society
27 July 2009
Society is changing at a rapid pace, and our schools and education systems must adapt accordingly. Which steps are they taking to adjust, and what is the role of policymakers, parents, businesses, teachers and ...
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Does selection for secondary education produce inequality?
16 June 2009
Does selection for secondary education affect non-cognitive factors such as active citizenship and deviant behaviour? This is the key question in a review of education literature to be conducted by sociologist Herman ...
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Quality of childcare centres drops again
16 June 2009
According to a national study conducted by the Netherlands Consortium for Childcare Research (Nederlands Consortium Kinderopvang Onderzoek, NCKO), the educational quality of the care provided by Dutch childcare ...
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Computer programme improves reading skills
14 May 2009
Can a computer programme help to improve young children’s reading ability? This is the question addressed to in a new study conducted by researchers in the Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at the ...
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Research into the effects of guided reading aloud
29 Apr 2009
In collaboration with the Maatwerk Primair lectorate of the Almere teacher-training college for primary education, the SCO-Kohnstamm Institute of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is to embark on a two-year study of ...
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FMG to appoint 12 Academy Assistants
9 Mar 2009
The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has presented the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences with a subsidy towards the appointment of 12 Academy Assistants (Akademie-assistenten). The ...
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Educational scientist Jan Ax wins teacher-training award
24 Feb 2009
University of Amsterdam education scientist Dr Jan Ax was awarded the Dutch Association for Teacher Educators’ (VELON) Gerard M. Willems Prize in February. Ax received the award in recognition of his article ...
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Educators define framework for organised childcare
10 Feb 2009
Dutch childcare centres have long been operating without a national pedagogical framework or scientific foundation of any kind. The new book Pedagogisch kader kindercentra 0-4 (‘Pedagogical framework for childcare ...
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Too many unqualified teachers in the classroom
10 Feb 2009
Twenty-five percent of teachers in the lower grades of secondary education teach on an unauthorised basis at least part of the time. Both qualified and unqualified teachers are unhappy with this situation, according ...
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Primary schools fully capable of pursuing their own policies
27 Jan 2009
Primary schools are perfectly capable of pursuing their own policies, according to a study conducted by the SCO-Kohnstamm Instituut (University of Amsterdam). In doing so, however, schools often encounter obstacles ...
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Children with lesbian parents in the US less happy due to homophobia
5 Jan 2009
Children with lesbian parents in the United States have lower psychosocial welfare than their Dutch peers, according to a study conducted by the University of Amsterdam and the University of California (San ...
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