116 search results for “coronavirus” in the Staff website
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The European ‘university of well-being’ launches its new EUniWell website
The European University of Well-Being - EUniWell - unites the Universities of Birmingham, Firenze, Köln, Leiden, Linnaeus, Nantes and Semmelweis with 102 associate partners drawn from seven distinct regions of Europe. On their new website, you’ll read all about their shared vision for improving European…
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Doing science in times of COVID-19
Research
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Is your bike parked at the train station in Leiden?
Facility
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Glove policy in Corono-time
Research
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Frequently asked questions
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ABP pension information
Human resources
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Libraries closed on 4 and 5 May
Library
- Universiteitsraad bespreekt begroting, model-OER en meer
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Checklist: Who to inform when you go on a foreign business trip
Human resources, Research
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Dies natalis 2021
University ceremony
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Attention all lecturers: tips and tools for remote teaching
Education, ICT
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Hester Bijl in the media on corona and female leadership
In the past few days, Vice-Rector Hester Bijl was interviewed by Leiden TV station Unity and the Zuid-Holland Economic Board. In both interviews she looks in more depth at the effect of the corona crisis on the University and her future role as Rector Magnificus of Leiden University.
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Our year on social media
It’s been a turbulent, bizarre and extraordinary year, 2020. Coronavirus turned the lives of everyone at our University upside down. Out teaching, research and all the events that are held in a year: nothing was the same as before. That this affected all of us is clear from the highlights and many reactions…
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More efficient drug development with the help of computer models
The coronavirus has the world in its grip. Finding a cure has never been more important. Unfortunately, the development of new drugs for treatment of the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus and development of a vaccine are complex, lengthy, and above all costly processes. With the help of computer…
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New film about the life of Ben Telders (1903-1945)
Shortly before Remembrance Day, a new film was launched about the life and legacy of Ben Telders. Telders was professor of Dutch Law at Leiden University at the start of the Second World War; he was imprisoned in a concentration camp on account of of his protest against the Nazis.
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Video message from Dean Michiel Kreutzer: ‘Stay strong’
The corona crisis was initially a sprint, but has now become a marathon, says Dean Michiel Kreutzer in a video message to employees and students. While the Faculty reopens very cautiously, patience is still important, he argues. ‘Keep faith, stay strong, and we will get through this.’
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University election results: little change, turnout somewhat lower
The results of the 2020 University elections have been announced. With the exception of a few seats, little will change in the University Council in comparison with last year. The student turnout was somewhat lower, possibly because of coronavirus.
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Reaction to the gathering of students in the Van der Werfpark
Organisation
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Working towards the new normal in stages
The restrictive measures imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus are slowly being relaxed. What does this mean for Leiden University, for our students and for our staff? On 19 May it was announced that from 15 June practicals and exams can take place at the University. It is disappointing…
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Lecturers swap tips in webinar on online teaching
Can I record my lecture as a podcast? How do I keep my students’ attention during an online tutorial or lecture? And how do I get a discussion going with everyone sitting in front of a screen? Lecturers swapped tips and personal experiences in the ‘Digital Learning and Teaching in Times of Coronavirus’…
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Inquiry-based learning: smart tools help lecturers adapt their courses
Engaged, active students who can see the links within their discipline. These are key aims of the University vision on teaching and learning, but how do you achieve them? An interdisciplinary research team led by ICLON has developed an inventive method that helps lecturers do just that.
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Library comes up with creative solutions
UBL, Leiden University Libraries, is doing all it can to continue to offer its services. Even now the motto is, ‘work from home’. Who is doing want and how are things going?
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Low-key opening of the academic year symbolises new beginning
The 2020-2021 academic year has begun. The new academic year may have been opened in a pared-down ceremony, but a ceremony it was nonetheless, with around 150 guests in the familiar setting of Pieterskerk and around 1,000 people watching the livestream. ‘Universities will always exist, however rapidly…
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Njord writes book about its wartime history
The new book, ‘Njord in de Oorlog’ (Njord during the War), describes how the Leiden student rowing club was affected by the Second World War in a detailed series of personal stories. On Monday 16 November, Njord president Rosalie ten Wolde presented the first copy to Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker.
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‘Lectures with the teacher talking for 90 minutes are completely outdated’
Historian Robert Stein is a lecturer in Medieval History. He was recently awarded the Senior Teaching Qualification. What did he learn from the STQ track and what lessons does he plan to apply in his hybrid lecture room?
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How sustainable is Leiden University?
How does Leiden University save energy? Could we organise our recycling better? Do our study programmes devote sufficient attention to the importance of sustainability? And how do we address this theme in our research? These and other questions are answered in Leiden University’s Sustainability Report…
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Changes to opening times during summer
Facility
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Leiden students win grand prize at iGEM international biology competition
The Leiden iGEM team has won the grand prize at the iGEM international biology competition. The students won a further five prizes, including those for best diagnostics tracks and best inclusion. ‘We still can’t believe it. It feels almost surreal,’ team member Amber Schonk said yesterday to University…
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WHO KNOWS theme of Leiden European City of Science 2022
Leiden will be scientific capital of Europe in 2022. The theme of the festivities was announce on 28 October: Who Knows. After all, does anyone have a monopoloy on wisdom these days? Who decides what is true? And does anyone actually know what the future holds?
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Diversity officer Aya Ezawa on George Floyd and racism: ‘this is a time for reflection’
The death of George Floyd has led to fierce protests against police violence in the United States and beyond. What effects are we seeing in our University community? We discussed the situation with Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa.
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Opening of the academic year 2020-2021
Conference
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Data Science for Tax Administration
PhD Defence
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Optimization and Application of 3D Reconstruction for Optical Projection Tomography
PhD Defence
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Integrating Analytics with Relational Databases
PhD Defence
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Factors affecting galanthamine production in Narcissus
PhD Defence
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Functional Characterization and Unraveling the Gene Regulatory Networks (GRNs) of HD-Zip Transcription Factor HB40 (and HB22) in Arabidopsis
PhD Defence
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Anisotropy in cell mechanics
PhD Defence
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Emerging Approaches to Study Cell-Cell Interactions
PhD Defence
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Software Development by Abstract Behavioural Specification
PhD Defence
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Metabolomic characterization of plant exudates and their correlation with plant defense systems
PhD Defence
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Ecological functions and environmental fate of exopolymers of Acidobacteria
PhD Defence
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Amyloid aggregation: oligomer detection and inhibition
PhD Defence
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ONLINE | Microcoil MRI of Plants and Algae at Ultra-High Field: An exploration of metabolic imaging
PhD Defence
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Modulation of plant chemistry by rhizosphere bacteria
PhD Defence
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Targeting Human Proteasomes: Substrates, Inhibitors and Prodrugs
PhD Defence
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ONLINE | Dynamics of the Oort Cloud and Formation of Interstellar Comets
PhD Defence
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Optimally weighted ensembles of surrogate models for sequential parameter optimization
PhD Defence
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Transfer of "goods" from plants to humans; Fundamental and applied investigations on retaining glycosidases
PhD Defence
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Generalized Strictly Periodic Scheduling Analysis, Resource Optimization, and Implementation of Adaptive Streaming Applications
PhD Defence
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Computational, biochemical, and NMR-driven structural studies on histone variant H2A.B
PhD Defence