This year, in a three-part symposium series, we are exploring how interdisciplinary collaboration can be promoted at the university. In the second session in March, the attendees discovered that understanding your rhythm and perspective is essential when embarking on an interdisciplinary project.

In a five day workshop, the interdisciplinary Leiden Biodiversity Network, together with societal stakeholders, worked on a research agenda and drafted an action plan to improve human-biodiversity relationships. Researcher Kat Stewart co-organized the workshop and shares some results.

Interdisciplinarity is more than a buzzword in academia. It’s essential for tackling today’s biggest challenges. But what does it look like in practice? How can PhDs learn the skills needed to work across disciplines, and how can supervisors master the art of guiding them?

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).

Are you working on (or interested in) doctoral training programmes, doctoral supervision or graduate school administration? Or are you a PhD candidate? If so, join us for this free online workshop! At the session, you will: Learn about best practices in PhD supervision and mentoring; Brainstorm…

Join our Padel Clinic and discover the fastest growing sport in the world! Under the guidance of a professional instructor you will learn the basic skills and techniques of padel. Whether you are a beginner or want to improve your game, this clinic is perfect for you. Registration deadline: September…

Come enjoy a pleasant afternoon with delicious beers or cocktails in Grand Café Pakhuis. Taste different drinks, accompanied by tasty snacks. Don't miss this fun activity and register quickly! High Beer: 3 specialty beers, various matching bites (fish | meat | vegetarian) and tasting of our desserts…

Exhibition

Didactics

In 2023, the 8th edition of Brave New World Conference will take place. With the theme "The Future of Attention." After 7 editions, Brave New World has become one of the most important ART-SCIENCE conferences in the Netherlands and Europe. Several Leiden scientists give lectures on their research. &…

15:30-15:40 Jan Kolen, Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology Olivier Nieuwenhuyse at the Faculty of Archaeology and his Heritage Work 15:40-15:50…

Guiding high school students as a mentor at Pre-University College: what is that like? And what does it all entail? As part of the 20th anniversary of PRE-College Leiden, we asked two experienced PRE-mentors about their job - and what makes their work so meaningful. ‘You really see them grow.’

Members of the End Fossil climate action group, including students from Leiden University, have occupied two rooms in the Lipsius building at the Faculty of Humanities today (23 November 2023).

Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project within their own teaching. They have been awarded three grants of 100,000 euros within the Senior Fellows programme and four grants of 50,000 euros within…

Speaking for the Executive Board, Timo Kos reflects on the university’s security policy and what lies ahead. ‘We want to keep our buildings open, but we also need to be able to guarantee the safety of everyone there. It’s a real balancing act.’

The Career Event: Finding your career inside or outside of academia Organised by: FSW, FGW, FA, FdR en FGGA

Didactics

Arts and culture

The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) is excited to launch the Social Safety Open Dialogue Sessions in collaboration with Human Resources (HR). These sessions aim to create a space where everyone's voice matters. We want to turn discussions into tangible actions, ensuring that the community's collective…

You are invited to participate in the online book launch of Cremation in the Early Middle Ages edited by Femke Lippok and Howard Williams by Sidestone Press. When, where, how and why did early medieval people cremate their dead? The brand-new edited collection published with Sidestone – Cremation in…

Are you ready to condense your research or innovative ideas into a captivating 180-second presentation? Join us for the Archaeology on the Clock challenge, where participants will deliver concise and engaging presentations using only one static PowerPoint slide. This is your chance to communicate complex…

Lecture

We are hosting the third staff symposium on student well-being at the ECC in Leiden on 2 April 2024 from 09.30 to 16.00. This year’s focus will be not only on student well-being but also on your well-being as a staff member. The symposium will be the first step toward a university community where student…

The Executive Board proposes to take the decision to suspend the existing institutional student exchange programmes with two Israeli universities, and until further notice not to engage in any new exchange programmes with Israeli universities that have comparable links with the Israeli military (the…

The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.

The opening of the new academic year highlighted students' and lecturers' personal motivators. Incoming students were encouraged to be bold, forge their own paths and grow by trial and error.

The University wants to improve its support for contract and external PhD candidates. A taskforce headed by Dean of FGGA Erwin Muller has made over fifty recommendations, varying from an improved PhD portal and flexible work places on the campus to the right to vote in employee participation bodies.…

Genes predict whether you have a propensity for an illness but environmental factors often have the last word: nutrition, air pollution, lifestyle, stress. The exposome as both culprit and chance. Large-scale research is being carried out into this at Leiden. Thomas Hankemeier, Professor of Analytical…

An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freedom: these all featured in Leiden University’s 450th Dies Natalis celebration and the official start of its jubilee year.

In 2022, Climate Action Hub of TU Delft | The Hague and KlimaatHelpdesk have jointly hosted the first Media Training in The Hague. Together with more than 30 PhD’s and post-docs, we have discussed challenges of communicating the rapidly evolving insights of climate research to society. Participants…

The Interdisciplinary Research Group Museums, Collections and Society (MCS) will organize a conference about four topics that are at the core of the group’s research activities. Together with national and international colleagues we will discuss issues and problems in our fields of expertise. Save the…

Celebrate with us the 446th Dies Natalis of Leiden University on 8 February 2021. This year, Professor Ineke Sluiter will deliver the Dies lecture, after which Professor Carel Stolker will give a short speech. An honorary doctorate will then be conferred on human rights and child rights activist Graça…

A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.

No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…

Leiden University and the University of Edinburgh proudly announce the launch of The Hague Global Futures Hub. Join us on 10 June at Wijnhaven, Campus The Hague, for an impactful journey of cross-sectoral collaboration and innovative education.

The Schoof government, which has since assumed a caretaker role, presented its coalition agreement last year, followed later by its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly (see updates below) look at the consequences of what…

Conference

The opening ceremony of the academic year 2022-2023 will focus on the theme of Peace & Security. The ceremony will be opened by Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Leiden alumnus Wopke Hoekstra will give the keynote speech on these topics…

D&I Event

The theme of the celebration of Leiden University's 449th Dies Natalis is curiosity: the inquisitive behaviour that is at the basis of all science and that also engages and moves us forward in our daily existence.

Conference, D&I Event