385 search results for “innovation” in the Staff website
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A podium for science
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. This edition…
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy of preventive genetic testing is a fine example of the intersection of economic science and law.
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Buurtlab 070 launched – sustainability research in, by and for the community
Buurtlab 070 is a new Leiden University project in which residents, researchers and students from The Hague work together on climate, sustainability and biodiversity solutions. What do they expect of the lab?
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Activities
On this page you will find an overview of the activities organised by the Leiden Research Support Network.
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Academia in Motion Festival
Festival
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Is Universal Jurisdiction Becoming more Universal? Taking Stock of Contemporary Practices
Conference
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Decolonizing Area Studies. An Open Conversation
Roundtable conversation
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Immersive Tech Event - 'New Beginnings'
Conference
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Teaching in Practice (UTQ module)
Didactics
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Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT)™
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Nationaal Groeifonds: what do you need to know?
LRS webinar
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NWO Vidi 2023 pre-proposal information meeting
Information briefing
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Filling an Accountability Gap? How a Standing UN Investigative Mechanism Would Further International Criminal Justice
Conference
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Hiring inclusively and its impact on the organisation
Lecture
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NWO Veni 2023 pre-proposal information meeting (webinar)
Information briefing
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AI in education
The latest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) can use natural language to answer complex questions and tasks. OpenAI launched the ChatGPT chatbot in late 2022. This has caused a stir in the world of education and is a cause of concern for many. What could AI in general and ChatGPT in particular…
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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Warfare: technology and ethics - a reading list
While the United States continues to carry out drone strikes, and China conducts large-scale cyber and information operations, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers live in trenches, and NATO sends tanks to the Donbas front to force a breakthrough. Has war changed dramatically in recent decades as a result…
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Flash interview with alumnus and new Faculty Advisory Council member Yousef Yousef
Yousef Yousef is a 'self-made man'. But he first obtained his bachelor's degree in tax law in Leiden. 'A CEO needs to have a basic understanding of the principles of law', he says.
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What makes us ill?
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…
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Daniel Carter, PhD – ‘There's “money law” and there's “people law” and I've always been more interested in the latter.’
Not everyone benefits from the increased flexibility in the labour market. EU migrant workers engaged at the lower end of the employment spectrum are falling behind. According to Daniel Carter, the legal system is at fault and in his PhD thesis he explains the reasons why.
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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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Two-day workshop Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT)™
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Testing and Assessment (UTQ module)
Didactics
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Land for Food: Property contests in capitalist heartlands
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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Dies natalis 2021
University ceremony
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission
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.
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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
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FestiWell en EUniWell
Festival, FestiWell | Event vanuit EUniWell
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Grotian Law and Modernity at the Dawn of a New Age - International Conference
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the first publication of De jure belli ac pacis by Hugo Grotius in 1625, an international conference will be organized by the Grotiana Foundation, the Paul Scholten Centre for Jurisprudence at the University of Amsterdam, the Grotius Centre for International…
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Opening Academic Year
Academic ceremony
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Staff symposium on student well-being – A shared path to well-being: students and staff
Conference