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Louise Gunning appointed president of Executive Board UvA and HvA

Prof. Louise Gunning-Schepers has been appointed president of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) by the Supervisory Boards of the two institutions. The appointment is effective as of 1 April 2012.

ERC for research into the social and political aspects of sports migration

UvA anthropologist Niko Besnier received an ERC Advanced Grant for his research into the consequences of sports migration.

Dealing with feelings: the role of emotions in political communication

Communication scientist Andreas Schuck recently received a Veni grant for his research into the mobilising/demobilising role of emotions in political news reporting.

Psychiatric disorder is a complex system of symptoms

Many psychiatric disorders may not be isolated illnesses. Instead, such disorders are a complex system of symptoms that influence each other. This theory, put forward by researchers from the University of Amsterdam , contradicts the standard model for psychiatric disorders that forms the foundation of a great deal of psychiatric and clinical psychology research.

The psychology behind Paul Klee and Cobra

The upcoming international exhibition Klee and Cobra: A Child’s Play will see the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen team up with the Developmental Psychology programme group at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

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