1,044 search results for “policy” in the Staff website
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University Council chair : ‘You have to be patient but you really can make a difference’
The university elections are approaching. Are you going to represent student and staff interests this coming year? University Council chair Pauline Vincenten gives a peek behind the scenes at student and staff participation at Leiden University. ‘I get so much energy from collaborating with the students…
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Wanted: Educational innovations for the Comenius Leadership Fellowship or Dutch Education Award
Education
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Staff symposium on student well-being: ‘Let’s talk more about adversity’
How can we help our students build resilience and prevent unnecessary stress? And how do we break the taboo on failure? These and other questions are what study advisers, lecturers, deans and student support staff discussed at the staff symposium on student well-being at PLNT.
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‘A culture of dignity and respect takes constant work and attention’
As staff, we can help every day to create a culture of dignity and respect, says HR specialist Bregje Speet. ‘It boils down to the question of how to treat each other normally. And what we consider normal to be.’
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The danger of unregulated online communications
Social media gives people a voice but also fuels online hate, especially against marginalised groups. PhD candidate Eva Nave: ‘While end-to-end encryption protects activists, it also enables criminal activity, creating a more accessible version of the Darkweb.’
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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Meijerslezing en Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2024
Meijerslezing, Meijersprijzen en Van Wersch springplankprijs en Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2024
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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine
Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling about the conflict, with students and staff grappling with academic values and moral dilemmas.
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A shared path to well-being: ‘Someone has to be the first to say: let’s do things differently’
How do we offer students a helping hand without losing sight of our own well-being? This was the question that study advisers, lecturers, deans and student support staff tried to answer at the Staff Symposium on Student Well-being.
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Live blog: Alternative demonstrations in Leiden and The Hague against government cuts
Alternative demonstrations were held in Leiden and The Hague on Thursday 14 November after the national protest in Utrecht was cancelled. Leiden University supports these protests, which were organised by WOinActie. Read our live blog of the demonstrations.
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Office for International Education and internationalisation
Internationalisation is an important pillar of the Strategic Plan of Leiden University and Leiden Law School. The driving force behind internationalisation at our faculty is the Office for International Education (known as BIO). The Head of BIO is Anette van Sandwijk. Now the current political climate…
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The world is changing. How should we as a university adjust our strategy?
At the halfway mark, how should we adjust our strategy to a rapidly changing world? Faculty administrators, academic directors, directors of expertise centres, staff from Administration and Central Services, members of the representative bodies and students assessors met on 6 June to discuss this qu…
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Alumna Mojan Samadi: ‘Femicide is not about the perpetrator’s motive’
Mojan Samadi obtained her PhD in 2020 in Leiden and has since remained at the university as an assistant professor. Her research currently focuses on gender and criminal law, with a key question being how criminal law should address femicide.
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Vidi grants for research on sexual intimacy using robots and the life-course impact of criminal sanctions
Two colleagues have each received a prestigious Vidi grant. We spoke to criminologist and Associate Professor Hilde Wermink, and Eduard Fosch Villaronga, Associate Professor of eLaw, about what this grant means to them and their research plans.
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…
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Growing diversity of Dutch population not immediately visible at universities
The intake of bachelor’s students from classic immigration countries whose prior education was in the Netherlands does not reflect the growing diversity in society. This is according to data from Statistics Netherlands.
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a view that Leiden University shares. Rector Hester Bijl talks about what teaching will be like then. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
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Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
D&I Event
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Kick-off Conference Horizon Europe research project TransEuroWorkS: Transforming European Work and Social Protection
Conference
- Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities Conference Governance of Migration and Diversity
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Developments in local politics research
Lecture
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Essays on the Economics of Household Finance and Social Insurance
PhD defence
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Public lecture: Challenges of Teaching Controversial Issues in a Post-Conflict Society
Lecture
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Una Europa workshop: help design a framework for doctoral training programmes
Interactive workshop
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Cleveringa lecture
Inaugural lecture
- Una Europa Talk | Connections in International Relations: Competition vs. Integration
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Research support career: Data stewards & ethics secretaries
Webinar
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International Women’s Day
Event
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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Lancering The Hague Global Futures Hub
Conference
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Skills
What skills do students need to function as academic professionals and engaged citizens?
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Young people and children and the counter-smuggling project
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Do we need some kind of national observatory for consultation projects?
Lecture
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Victims' Rights at A Crossroads
Conference, Seminar
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Countering online hate speech: How to adequately protect fundamental rights?
PhD defence
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Bibliometric Data Sources and Indicators 2025
Research
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Non-Textual Evidence in International Criminal Prosecutions
PhD defence
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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Sub State Recognition: The Politics of State Recognition from Below
Lecture
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Liveable Planet Lunch Lecture: ‘If you want to travel far, go together’: transdisciplinary collaboration for a Liveable Planet - Laurens Hessels
Lecture
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From Colonial Morocco to the Promised Land: The Jewish Exodus and Its Complex Realities
Lecture
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Masterclass Leadership: Shakespeare & Retorica
Leadership
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information
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The making of a lost generation: child labor among Syrian refugees in Turkey
Lecture
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Webinar Population Health Management
Study information
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Webinar Population Health Management
Study information