651 search results for “inclusion” in the Staff website
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Kira Nijland about her role as a student member of the Institute Board of CADS
Kira Nijland follows the master programme Policy in Practice and is since October the student member of the Institute Board of Cultural Anthropology. She previously gained board experience at study associations Itiwana and WDO. Now she would like to get to know the university structures from behind…
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Lecturer and students taking action: 'Anton de Kom deserves a statue in The Hague’
Why doesn't the Surinamese resistance hero and independence fighter Anton de Kom have a memorial site in his former hometown, The Hague, while there are streets named after colonial leaders? The students of university lecturer Anne Marieke Van der Wal-Rémy are committed to the erection of a statue.
- Meet Lydie Cabane: the new PhD coordinator of ISGA
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Nog meer kennis over kinderrechten
Universiteit Leiden en Unicef werken al 10 jaar samen om kennis over kinderrechten uit te breiden en te verspreiden. Ze verlengen deze samenwerking.
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New book to improve and promote science with citizens
The new open access book The Science of Citizen Science bundles insights into science that is conducted together with citizens, to promote this growing form of science.
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Dorothea Samtleben: Nikhef's first female program leader
As of April 1, physicist Dorothea Samtleben is the first female program leader of Nikhef, the National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Samtleben will lead the Neutrino Physics group there. ‘This is an important step for Nikhef when it comes to diversity.’
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End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students
With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year. We have accomplished a great deal together but the year has been difficult at times.
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In memoriam Leo Waaijers (1938-2023)
It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague Leo Waaijers, guest employee at our institute, passed away on August 1 after a short illness.
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Team with staff from Leiden wins important open science prize
A team including staff from Leiden University won the Open Initiative Trophy on 11 February, a prize for the best open science initiative in the Netherlands. The winners developed Reprohak, a hackathon-like event where participants repeat research to see whether the results were reproducible.
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Veni grant for research on ‘lost pearl’ in Buddhist philosophy
University lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy Jingjing Li has been awarded a Veni grant for her research on feminist theories within the Buddhist philosophy of consciousness-only. Jingjing Li explains her plans and the importance of her research.
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Cultural contacts between ‘East’ and ‘West’ in the early Middle Ages
With the help of the JEDI fund, Fatima al Moufridji and Thijs Porck went in search of cultural contacts between early medieval England, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Together they made four knowledge clips that can now be seen on YouTube.
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Justice and reconciliation in Libya focus of Leiden meeting
On 25-26 October 2022, a select group of high-level participants gathered in Leiden to discuss research on Libya’s national reconciliation and access to justice, and to explore implications for policy and law.
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Campus The Hague welcomes their new exchange students
On Friday 3 February, all new incoming exchange students for the Spring semester were invited to attend their own Faculty’s introduction session.
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Jasper's day
On January 1st Jasper Knoester started as our new dean. How is he finding it? What kinds of things is he doing and what does his day look like? In each newsletter Jasper gives a peek into his life as dean.
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‘Nearly every research study has a governance dimension, but academics know very little about it’
The annual conference of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) interdisciplinary research programme will take place in The Hague on 7-9 June. As a researcher at Leiden University, why should you be there? ‘Nearly every research study has a governance dimension, but academics often…
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Student tower opened
The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. A self-contained unit in the middle of the campus yet surrounded by green, with a launderette, games room and study area on the ground floor, and, coming soon, a branch of Coffee Star.
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Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden's Child Law department signs MOU
Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between the Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden Law School - Child Law Department
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eLaw at CPDP.ai 2024
eLaw reflects on a very successful turnout at this year's 17th edition of the annual CPDP Conference in Brussels. This year, the conference was rebranded as CPDP.ai in order to draw attention to AI regulation and governance beyond privacy.
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Annual Report 2023 published
In its new Annual Report 2023, Leiden University reviews its research and teaching, as well as its ICT, staffing, finances, real estate, impact and knowledge transfer.
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First distinguished professors at Leiden University
The Executive Board has appointed Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker as distinguished professors at Leiden University.
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Robots and Society (RO-SO) Tutorial at RO-MAN 2021 Conference
The University of Oslo and Leiden University have joined forces to organise a Tutorial on Robots and Society: Ethical, Legal, and Technical Perspectives on Integrating Robots in the Home and Healthcare Systems and Services at the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communica…
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Test expert Coen van 't Veer: 'The Dutch final exam is a good measuring tool'
Not passed your Dutch exam? Then there’s no HAVO (Higher General Secondary) or VWO (pre-university) diploma for you, says the Inspectorate of Education's Inspector General. This comment fuels a discussion on an exam that is already under fire. The final exam for Dutch is said to be uninspiring, too…
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Student-initiative COOP empowers students to discuss difficult topics respectfully
Students are ever more cautious to express their view on controversial debates. The new student-led D&I initiative at the Faculty of Humanities, COOP, is ready to step in. They organise sessions to guide students on speaking up and respecting the views of others at university.
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Meet the student candidates for the Faculty Council Archaeology 2024-2025
Organisation
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Painting removed from wall in spontaneous action: ‘We are going to discuss this and reach a decision’
During a meeting at the University on 10 November, staff spontaneously removed a painting by artist Rein Dool from the wall in one of the meeting rooms in the Academy Building, reversed it and placed it on the floor. A tongue-in-cheek action with a serious undertone. This has led to a lot of commotion…
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Research Seminar Janet Connor
Lecture, Research Seminar
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White Balls on Walls
Filmvertoning
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Academia@WorkplacePride: Opening of the academic year
Arts and culture
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Transformative Transdisciplinarity. Aligning Science and Society Through Community-Based Research?
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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POSTPONED - Gastro-Politics & Gastro-Ethics of Diversity: Negotiating Islam in an Entangled World
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
- Putting the open engagement of societal actors into practice
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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Disability Support System workshop
Lecture, workshop
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How do we engage with experiences of war and displacement within our university community
Roundtable discussion
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'Heroic Humanities', in honour of Isabel Hoving
Conference
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Film Screening: Crip Camp
Arts and culture, Conference | D&I Symposium
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Status and trends in Open Science: open to what and for whom? The UNESCO OS Outlook
Seminar
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The colour purple: why it's important to our new Dean
During the New Year's Reception at FSW, new Dean Sarah de Rijcke gave her maiden speech. The first official moment at which she's able to share what she stands for and what to expect of her. In case you weren't there, or you want to read the speech at your own pace, below you can find the integral copy…
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International Women’s Day
Event
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Promoting Open Science Teaching
Debate, Kickstart
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FestiWell en EUniWell
Festival, FestiWell | Event vanuit EUniWell
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26 Research and Education Grants in 2020 for the Institute of Security and Global Affairs
Whilst 2020 has been an unusual and taxing year for colleagues at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), the Institute nevertheless can look back on an impressive range of successful grant applications during the previous year. This impressive result was achieved on top of excellent results…
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Workshop Weighing the Options: How to (responsibly) include GenAI in your teaching
Didactics
- Education Showcase
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Employability enhancement
How do we prepare our students for a future labour market in which flexibility, resilience and adaptability are essential?
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Video
Video tools are vital for remote teaching. There are numerous tools that you can use, each with their own pros and cons.
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Enhancing understanding and effective communication in teaching - 9 April
Course
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Enhancing understanding and effective communication in teaching
Course