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Larger working memory stimulates creative thinking

University of Amsterdam researchers and a fellow researcher from the University of Groningen have discovered that people are more creative if they have a larger working memory. The findings are due to be published shortly in the scientific journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Grant for three UvA projects concerning sustainable urban areas

Three research projects of UvA academics will receive a grant as part of the research programmes Urban Regions in the Delta and Sustainable Accessibility of the Randstad organised by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

Milena Veenis winner of the 2011 Oxford Journals Prize

With the article "Cola in the German Democratic Republic. East German Fantasies on Western Consumption" (Enterprise & Society volume 12) Milena Veenis was awarded the Oxford Journals Prize 2011.

UvA researcher receives NWO grant for study on comprehensible language and health care

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a €250,000 grant to Dr Bas van den Putte of the UvA’s Amsterdam School of Communication Research. Van den Putte will use the grant to study health care information for young people with learning difficulties.

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