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Get to know the Leiden University Green OfficeGot some good ideas for making studying and working at the university greener? If so, share them with the Leiden University Green Office.
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Increase mobility and reduce work pressure: but how?A high level of work pressure and few opportunities to for personal development or to make a move to a new position. These were two of the major point...
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The Kattekop again voted best childcare centre in South HollandThe University's childcare centre, de Kattekop, has been awarded the 2017 Regional Award by South Holland. In an independent survey, parents gave the...
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PhD candidates get their own staff surveyPhD candidates are a special group in the workforce. For four years, they work on their own, large research project under supervision. There are parti...
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Sustainable demolition of old laboratories at a glanceLeiden University is demolishing a number of old laboratories of the Faculty of Science in a sustainable way. The Dutch Green Building Council, an org...
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Staff survey: what do we do with the findings?The staff survey is due to start on 3 April. We are curious about your opinion on working at the university: what is going well, and what can be impro...
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Alumni, staff and students and why you should vote for themMany students, members of staff and alumni at Leiden University are active in politics, including as candidates in the local elections on 21 March.
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They want a seat in The Hague City Council
Many students, staff and alumni of Leiden University are politically active. In the run-up to the local elections on 21 March, candidates in The Hague...
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'Stephen Hawking put abstract science on the map'Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (76) passed away on 14 March at his home in Cambridge, having been a long-term sufferer of the muscular disease ...
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How we can make our international students' stay more enjoyableWhat works: buddies, an international student panel or a Global Lounge? Staff at the faculties met on 12 March in Scheltema to share best practices. I...
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They want to be in Leiden's councilMany students and members of staff at Leiden University are politically active. In the run up to the local elections on 21 March candidates in The Hag...
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Leiden University appointed extra 25 female professors in 2017Last year Leiden University appointed an extra 25 female professors. With these appointments the Executive Board has increased the percentage of women...
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Fourteen women professors take over the Senate ChamberFourteen women professors are to be given a place in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber. The portraits will be unveile...
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'It would be useful if you could follow lectures online'Elections will be held in April for the University's central employee and student representative body. Alderik Oosthoek (23), a student of Public Adm...
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Confidential counsellors advise Executive BoardHow can confidential counsellors gain a more prominent position in Leiden University? And how can we make sure that staff know where to find them. The...