534 search results for “clinical diversity” in the Staff website
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D&I Symposium 2026: ‘You can’t call something inclusive if it doesn’t include everyone’
How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. ‘It’s moving from a have-to to a want-to’
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The lessons we can learn from leaders of colour
Professor Judi Mesman interviewed 40 people of colour in leadership positions. What can we learn from them?
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‘The COVID-19 crisis just goes to show how things can go wrong’
Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmacy at University College London (UCL). As a female scientist of colour, she was initially reluctant to play an active role in the university’s diversity policy. Until, that is, she had a radical change of heart: ‘I knew it; I had to become an evangelist.'
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Paul Wouters receives RISE Award
Paul Wouters received the RISE Award, an award by the women’s network RISE, for his commitment to increasing gender equality at the Faculty of Science. ‘It makes it clear that it is possible to truly make a change in 9 months. That is why I am happy with this award.’
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Annelies OskamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.l.oskam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278482
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Projects 2026-2027
For the academic year 20265-2027, five (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.
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The FSW building is now called Agora
As of 12 Januari 2026, the FSW faculty building is called Agora. This name was chosen by the FSW community. In ancient Greece, the agora was the heart of the city: a place for meeting, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. This is exactly how we see our faculty building: an open space where knowledge,…
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273340
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How is the Netherlands supporting scholars at risk?
Episode of Stop de Sloop (Stop the Demolotion), a podcast about higher education.
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Carolien RieffeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
crieffe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273674
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Nina KomrijFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Racism: a daily reality
March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We spoke to Leiden University’s Diversity Officer, Aya Ezawa, and asked her how we can combat racism and discrimination.
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility
‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third Pride Leiden for the university boat, with the theme: ‘450 years of being yourself’.
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Projects 2024-2025
This academic year, seven (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’
Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday.
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Slight increase in percentage of female professors in Leiden
The proportion of professors at Leiden University who are female has risen slightly to 32.0%. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor 2024 released by the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH). This puts Leiden University above the national average of 28.7%.
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Your story becomes art in the [s]TATTOO pop-up studio
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Julia van den BergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.f.van.den.berg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mischa de RoverFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
rovermde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276754
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Antonia RulitschkaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.rulitschka@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Taarique DebidinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.debidin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marjolein VandenboschFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.m.l.j.z.vandenbosch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Thomas WillemsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.r.a.willems@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Edwin de BeursFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.de.beurs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277974
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Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.a.guicherit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273499
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Esther VerwayenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.n.verwayen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273917
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Jens HenkelmannFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.r.henkelmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Boitumelo Vavani
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.vavani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mathematical modelling of cellular pathways contributing to drug- induced liver injury
PhD defence
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Francesco Ragazzi
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
f.ragazzi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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A wheelchair in the Old Observatory
Yesterday marked the start of the National Accessibility Week. How accessible is Leiden University for people with a disability? We asked Lucia Langerak, disabled herself and working at the Honours Academy, about her experiences: ‘Significant improvements are being made.’
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Staff networks
Leiden University has two active staff networks that organise various activities every year. From domestic and foreign city trips to challenging sports clinics and creative workshops. In short: fun outings where you can get to know your colleagues even better.
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Marius Staringm.staring@lumc.nl | 071 5262137
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Judith VeldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.d.veld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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William HoogenboomFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.w.j.hoogenboom@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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How accessible are our buildings?
Towards the end of February, three Leiden University buildings will be assessed for their accessibility to people with a disability. The assessment will be carried out by Ongehinderd, a social enterprise committed to making the Netherlands more accessible. Its founder and director, Gerard de Nooij,…
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Projects 2022-2023
In 2022-2023 eight (teams of) teachers received a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.
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Projects 2025-2026
For the academic year 2025-2026, nine (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
e.i.crevels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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research in The Hague on the best approach to climate and species diversity
Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of questions are key in the COMBINED project, on which Leiden scientists and residents of The Hague, among others, can work for six years with 4 million euros from…
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Andrea Evers Fund
The Andrea Evers Fund provides funding for innovative, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects in the area of health and well-being.
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Kyra VerboonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
k.e.verboon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rob van Wijkr.c.van.wijk@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274505
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Annemarie Moerkerken-Ritmeester
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.m.c.moerkerken@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christa Cobbaertc.m.cobbaert@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Wilco Peulw.c.peul@lumc.nl | 071 5262193
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Susanne Osantos.osanto@lumc.nl | 071 5269111