415 search results for “climate change” in the Staff website
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Changed rates of continued payment of wages during illness
Human resources
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Authorisation of invoices, orders or staff changes during your holiday
Finance
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4168
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LastPass password manager hacked: change all your passwords
ICT
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MIRD student Ricardo: ‘Students can change the world’
During International Student Week, from 14 to 18 November, we would like to put our international students into the spotlight. Ricardo Alexandre de Jesus Vaz (21) from Portugal is in his first year at FGGA and a student in the Master International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD).
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The changing funding landscape: four tips for a successful application
The Dutch research funding landscape is changing. What developments can senior grant adviser Walter van Raaij see? And what are his tips for a successful grant application?
- Climate-Conscious Living for Students
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent symposium, 28 groups of four to five students unveiled their solutions. The commisioners expressed great enthusiasm.
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'Engaging in a cultural change is something you do together'
'Only together we can improve the faculty culture,' say FGGA Dean Koen Caminada and Head of HR Monique Jongman. They emphasise the importance of participation in the FGGA dialogue sessions.
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Olaf van VlietFaculty of Law
o.p.van.vliet@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8551
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‘My internship changed my view of the public sector’
Hidde studies Public Administration and did an internship at the Kennemerland safety region. During his internship, he conducted research effective collaboration on the Environment and Planning Act at the safety region.
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PLEASE NOTE: Changed dates for scheduled maintenance educational systems
ICT, Organisation
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Nikki Ikani’s new book on crises and change in European foreign policy
Nikki Ikani, Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), has recently published her latest monograph 'Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy' with Manchester University Press.
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Submit requests to change staff details directly in the Service Portal
Organisation
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From next year, your laptop connection at the university will change to eduroam
ICT
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have an Apple ID that uses your university email address? This will change
ICT
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Changes to Read and Publish agreements with publishers as of January 2025
Library, Research
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Call for submissions: symposium ‘Changing Approaches Towards Restitution and Return of Colonial Heritage’
Research
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Accessibility LUC by car has been changed
Facility
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Interdisciplinarity offers ‘golden opportunities’ but not without big changes
How should we organise interdisciplinary work within Leiden University? This was the key question at a symposium organised by the Liveable Planet interdisciplinary research programme. Radical ideas, like getting rid of the faculties, came up for discussion.
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Changes on Campus The Hague: what do they mean for you?
From January 2026, Leiden University will have an additional location in The Hague: Spui Campus. As well as teaching, study and sport facilities, it will offer 90 workspaces and meeting rooms for Leiden University staff.
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Inclusion on International Women’s Day: pulling together for structural change
How do you achieve the structural change needed for a more inclusive university community? What challenges do female staff face in their careers and what does it take to be a woman in a leadership role? This is what over 40 female staff members from the university discussed on International Women’s…
- Commuting allowance changed: promoting sustainable travel with a new mobility policy
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Hans de VriesFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
h.r.de.vries@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Academia in Motion Festival: ‘We’re in a changing world of academia’
How can we continue to work on an open university culture where everyone’s contribution is recognised and rewarded? Over 120 university staff spoke about breaking academic barriers at the first Academia in Motion Festival in PLNT.
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assistance abroad? University’s external emergency number temporarily changed
Security
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UTQ training- and professional development courses for FGGA lecturers in The Hague (BKO)
Didactics
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Engagement with Society
The ‘Engagement with Society’ ambition is closely linked to the ‘Employability Enhancement’ and ‘Skills’ ambitions. Introducing students to social issues often gives them immediate insight into the job market they will enter. And working on social issues gives them the opportunity to develop skills…
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Knowledge Orchard session on leadership: ‘It’s essential to interdisciplinary collaboration’
What do you need to move your interdisciplinary collaboration forward? The Knowledge Orchard event will help. Assistant Professor Eduard Schmidt, who is giving a session on leadership, gives a sneak preview.
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Call for papers - Frontlines of protection: Thinking and defining protection against disasters in times of environmental disruptions
Research
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Enchanting artwork with a message: ‘Cinquecento Medusae’ at KOG
Since 24 March, the Kamerlingh Onnes Building of the Faculty of Law has been full of hundreds of colourful jellyfish. But behind that enchanting sight is a serious message: the exhibition symbolises the loss of biodiversity in the oceans due to climate change.
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students look back: ‘My life has never been busier, but I would not change it’
It is the final stretch for the students of FGGA. Summer is approaching and they are working hard to complete everything before the summer holidays. We asked some of them how they look back at the academic year. ‘Being a mentor during HOP week is something I can recommend to everyone’
- The P&D interview is changing to GROW: Conversations on Performance, Development and Well-being
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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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‘Maybe interdisciplinarity could function as a way to change the university’
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.
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Deconstructing a more assertive China: How did its foreign policy change?
Since 2009-2010, the West viewed China as more assertive. Especially after Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the country abandoned Deng Xiaoping’s ‘low profile’ foreign policy. Friso Stevens explains in his dissertation where this change has come from. The dissertation defence is on 28 March.
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Let us know what you think about the proposed changes to the course evaluations: read the discussion paper
Organisation
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Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education
In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustainable development, are addressed in the teaching and research at all of our faculties. On this Day of Sustainability, we highlight a number of subject…
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Veni grant for Nikki Ikani and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida
Nikki Ikani (ISGA) and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida (LUC) have received Veni-funding. A total of 188 scientists received grants in this round. Veni grants are awarded annually by NWO.
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Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties
Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question in a debate between students and staff. The answer was clearer for some than for others.
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
g.j.rutten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272112
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
l.c.van.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2224
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What responsibility do we have with the Earth System? An interview with Joeri Reinders
How can we ensure that we act climate-proof and climate-neutral? We asked climate and earth scientist and lecturer at the Climate Change course Joeri Reinders.
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Marieke BosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6624
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Human Rights and Food Security – Legal Training for Professionals at LUC
Food security is increasingly under pressure due to rising inequality, climate change, and armed conflict. From 28 October, Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague offers a seven-week course
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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’
Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outcomes that benefit society? Professor of biological chemistry Nathaniel Martin started a spin-off company with his team. ‘When it comes to valorisation…
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The annual interview is changing: from scores and numbers to more human dimensions
Speaking with your manager more often, focusing explicitly on well-being and giving more recognition and rewards for teamwork and team performance: the annual Performance & Development (P&D) interview will have a new format and also a new name. With the acronym GROW (Gesprekken over Resultaat, Ontwikkeling…
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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Universiteit Leiden twaalfde in wereldwijde duurzaamheidsranking
De Universiteit Leiden staat op de twaalfde plek in de UI Green Metric, een wereldwijde duurzaamheidsranglijst voor universiteiten.