News and Events
Talk show Daphne op Dindag
On Tuesday April 25 prof. dr. Andrea Evers was invited as a guest in the talk show ‘Daphne op Dindag’. She talked about the role placebo and nocebo effects can have in the treatment of physical and mental conditions.
Kaya Peerdeman wins EPP article award
Kaya Peerdeman, PhD candidate at Andrea Evers’ research group at the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology unit, has won the EPP article award for the best academic paper of 2015-2016.
Prestigious Vici grant of 1.5 million euro for Andrea Evers for the power of expectations
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has granted Andrea Evers a Vici grant for her research proposal about the role of nocebo effects for insufficiently explained somatic symptoms
1st official SIPS conference on placebo studies
From April 2 to April 4 2017, Andrea Evers and co-workers will host the 1st official conference on placebo studies. This conference will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Grant of 2.5 million euros by the Dutch Heart Foundation and the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport.
A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. Projectleader Andrea Evers together with other collaborators has been awarded 2.5 million euros by the Dutch Heart F