933 search results for “africa in the world” in the Staff website
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Crash course in the use of AV tools for teachers
Didactics
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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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Tail Regeneration in the Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
PhD defence
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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?
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Liveblog: Leiden University strikes against government cuts
Staff from Leiden University are starting the Dutch universities’ staggered strike against the government cuts on 10 March. Follow the strike in this liveblog.
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Bibliometrics in the Context of Research Evaluation and Research Policy
PhD defence
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Alumnus Anne Speckens opened a mindfulness centre in Nijmegen
Professor of Psychiatry Anne Speckens studied medicine in Leiden and did her psychiatry training there too. She opened the Radboudumc Center for Mindfulness in Nijmegen. What does she do there and how does she look back on her time as a student?
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From inquisitive exchange student to Californian dream job
As an exchange student, alumna Jessica Ma was already looking for a bridge between statistics and the real world. In Leiden, she gained the experience to follow her interests and, after a few detours, she landed her ideal job with Disney in the United States.
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Voice of the ocean
There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in the world’s most prestigious sailing competition: the Ocean Race.
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Redesigning assignments in the age of AI (Science)
Didactics, Working effectively, ICT
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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Grotius Dialogue: The Individual in the Law and Practice of the International Court of Justice
Grotius Dialogue
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Palestinian-Israeli Coexistence in the Middle East
Debate
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"The First Stars" & "Uncovering the oldest stars in the Milky Way"
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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Alumni in Indonesia: ‘My experience in Leiden inspired me to try to change the situation here’
Alumni and researchers met at two well-attended alumni dinners in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. The alumni reminisced about their time in Leiden and got to see their lecturers once again.
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XR ERA Meetup: 'Museums in the Metaverse: XR Experiences for Cultural Heritage'
Online webinar
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Alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra: a speaker with a background in neuroscience
Her plan was to obtain a PhD, but, during her master’s, alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra discovered that her true interest lay in applying neuroscience in everyday life.
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Stakeholder alignment and management in public-private partnerships, applied in the health sector
Workshop
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Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade coordinators of national centre for science communication
Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) has appointed Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade as coordinators of a new national centre for science communication. The centre will foster a dialogue between researches and society and will gather and share expertise to make science communication more…
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Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI (FAIR-ASSESS)
Deliberative assembly
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Tools for real-time study of bioorthogonal conversions in the living system
PhD defence
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Extracellular Matrix Mechanics in the Regulation of the early steps of the Metastatic Cascade
PhD defence
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Neurosurgical management of brain metastases in the era of modern oncology
PhD defence
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Microstructural and Metabolic Alterations in the Zebrafish Brain Induced by Toll-Like Receptor 2 Deficiency
PhD defence
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A multi-omics approach to disentangle yeast- Fusarium interactions in the phyllosphere
PhD defence
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Interplay of landscape and climate on Culex pipiens mosquitoes in the Netherlands
PhD defence
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Post-quantum Security of Cryptographic Transformations in the Random Oracle Model
PhD defence
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SAILS Workshop: AI and LLMs: Keeping the Linguist in the Loop
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Hot Moments in the Classroom: how can you (help to) navigate these?
Personal development, Diversity, Transferable skills, Didactics
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Ad IJzerman
Ad IJzerman, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacochemistry, was made a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 26 April. He was presented with the royal honour by Mayor Elbert Roest in the town hall in Bloemendaal.
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Modelling and mapping the distribution of wild bees and hoverflies in the Netherlands
PhD defence
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Should you leave academia to handle democracy?
The relationship between academia and democracy is a complicated one. Should policy makers listen to scientists or to citizens? That is the dilemma Valérie Pattyn and Johan Christensen will discuss with a panel of experts during the academic conference EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF).