29 October 2025

How can we save time when searching for documents and information or scrolling through mailboxes, and have more time for our actual work? That’s precisely what the Smarter Digital Collaboration and Communication project aims to achieve: saving time, greater control, less frustration, and digital security.

Survey 

It's clear from the results of a recent questionnaire that staff would appreciate guidelines: for example, on how to use digital tools like Teams, OneDrive or Outlook more efficiently, or how to reach agreements about working together and sharing information within department teams.

Guidelines

The outcomes of the questionnaire we sent to staff in the spring provided input for an advisory document drawn up by AVK, a training and coaching company that offers courses on the digital work environment. This document sets out basic principles on how to use the Microsoft 365 tools we have access to, and that are most widely used. For example: where do you keep documents, how do you work together in Teams, what have you agreed on using chat and email?

Sign up for a webinar

A webinar is being organised on 18 November for all staff. You can learn about the new guidelines and how you can make agreements on these within your team. It’s a great opportunity to achieve smarter collaboration, ensuring clarity among team members, leading to better efficiency and results.

Webinar: Slimmer digitaal samenwerken & communiceren

 18 November, 15.00 – 17.00

Target audience: all staff at Leiden Law School and the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Language: Dutch

Trainer: Timo Keijzer, bureau AVK

What can you expect?
✔ Information on the new guidelines
✔ Practical tips for digital collaboration
✔ Tools and examples to try out yourself