344 search results for “opening academic year 2021” in the Staff website
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institutes due to start working with Programme Standards in the new academic year
The Faculty of Humanities is launching the Programme Standards project with the aim of distributing the teaching effort more transparently and fairly. In June, the Faculty Council approved the Programme Standards project on the condition that it would include enough evaluation moments, a condition that…
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Middle Eastern Culture Market 2021: Evening Edition
This year, LUCIS adapted the programme of its popular annual Middle Eastern Culture Market into an evening version, featuring a lecture, book discussion, and music.
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‘The goal is that we no longer have to talk about open science because all science is open’
Paul Wouters has been involved in open science for 30 years, from his first introduction to a preprint server in 1992 to his recent roles as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and open science ambassador for Academia in Motion. Wouters is now retiring. He is leaving with high hopes…
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Second round of Open Science Fund now open
Research
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Executive Board column: How we are tackling the smarter academic year
Research by The Young Academy on the length and intensity of the Dutch academic year has given us food for thought. Do our staff have enough time and space to conduct research? And do we ask too much of our students? The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science asked us universities to think about…
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Ludo Waltman: New Open Science Ambassador for Academia in Motion
Education, Research
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Project ME | Taking control of your academic career by taking control of yourself
Personal development
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Sustainability Report 2021: continuing to reduce our CO2 footprint
Leiden University continued to reduce its carbon footprint in 2021 by being more careful with natural resources and making structural reductions to its energy consumption. This is what it says in the Sustainability Report 2021.
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Opening POPCorner The Hague
Met een openingswoord, een paneldiscussie op de Spaanse Trappen in Wijnhaven en een druk op de rode knop voor het gebouw zelf, is POPcorner The Hague donderdagmiddag officieel geopend door rector magnificus Hester Bijl.
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Stimulating Open Science and Recognition & Rewards
Greater transparency in science. Broader career paths. Less work pressure. A dynamic conversation at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW) focused on these goals.
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OSCoffee: Making data reusable in the social sciences
Lecture
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Funding for early-career academics within the Una Europa alliance | Session 3: Ireland, UK and Poland
Webinar
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OSCoffee: Disseminating Knowledge through YouTube
Lecture
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In Memoriam: Wilfred van Soldt (1947-2021)
We regret to share the news that our colleague, friend, and former professor of Assyriology at Leiden University, passed away on 15 May 2021.
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Nadine Akkerman wins Dr Hendrik Muller Prize 2021
Nadine Akkerman, associate professor of early modern English literature is receiving the Dr Hendrik Muller Prize 2021 for her work.
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OSCoffee: Better coding for reproducible research
Lecture
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These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023
Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.
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Successful Open Day for Humanities: ‘Here you feel how it really works’
Full lecture halls, a crowded information fair and a queue for coffee in the basement: during the Open Day, the Faculty of Humanities was inundated with curious prospective students.
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Application deadline 15th of June: New master’s students for the upcoming academic year
Last Wednesday was the official deadline for students to apply for one of our master’s programmes. Some of our master’s programmes, such as History, organised a last call Q&A for students.
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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021)
We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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Sjoerd Huisman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.m.h.huisman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5374
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Naomi Truan
Faculty of Humanities
n.a.l.truan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1650
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This was 2021! An overview of Humanities in the news
Online, hybrid, on campus... It was an unpredictable year, also for the Faculty of Humanities. Luckily, there were also non-corona related stories. Let's review 2021 with this list of the most-read news articles per month.
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Open Doors Day: will you open your door to students and colleagues on 28 September?
Social
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Report LUCAS Conference Bodies Matter 15-16 April 2021
Over two days in the middle of April the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society hosted the virtual Bodies Matter conference. Almost two years in the making, the conference was an exciting and timely opportunity to discuss and debate histories, theories and practices of bodies.
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Adjusted opening hours WSD complex March
Facility
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Maria Sherwood-Smith
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.c.sherwood-smith@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4892
- Opening hours restaurants and cafes during summer
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Open Access: renewed agreements in 2022
Library, Research
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ACPA appoints new academic director
The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) recently appointed a new academic director. Erik Viskil is taking over from Henk Borgdorff, who held the post for the past four years. What has been achieved in those years? And what does ACPA’s future look like? In this double interview we discuss…
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Extended opening hours Lipsius bike parking
Facility
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These are the nominees for the Faculty Teaching Prize 2021
Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students and a jury decides who will receive the prize. The prize is awarded during the official opening of the academic year on 8 September. This year, students nominated four candidates. We spoke to…
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Students speaking about this academic year: ‘It’s okay if one day doesn’t go so well.’
Nearly all students have faced many challenges this academic year. Students Nasreen Javanjoo (Religious Studies) and Marcos Cordova (Literary Studies) talk about their experiences of studying in the time of coronavirus.
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Academics in the public debate: come discuss academic freedom at our dialogue session
Research
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Summer schedule opening hours WSD complex
Facility
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National platform launched for academics facing abuse
Academics regularly face threats, intimidation and abuse. The Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) therefore launched the WetenschapVeilig platform on 7 November 2022.
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interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 prospective students and 4,000 parents visited faculties in Leiden and The Hague to soak up the atmosphere and imagine how it would be to study at Leiden…
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Executive Board column: Academic freedom under pressure
Academic freedom is something to be cherished. The freedom to conduct research, design courses and publish research findings as we see fit is crucial to our work.
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Nadine Akkerman is the winner of the LUCAS Audience Award 2021
The LUCAS Audience Award 2021 has been awarded to Nadine Akkerman. This is a prize for researchers who appeal to an audience wider than the academic community. The prize consists of 1000 euros, a trophy and eternal fame.
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solar panels to tables made from old jackets: University opens its doors on Heritage Open Days
The theme of the Heritage Open Days Leiden on 10 and 11 September is sustainability. At four University locations guides will talk about the history of the buildings and how they have been renovated. And there is a first: tours in sign language.
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Anne Urai
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.e.urai@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3371
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Jaap-Willem Mink
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.a.b.mink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6801
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Maximum number of Open Access articles in Springer journals reached
Library, Research
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Oscar Gobée
Faculteit Geneeskunde
o.p.gobee@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 6673
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Anna van 't Veer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.e.van.t.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1822
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Maximum number of Open Access articles in Springer journals reached
Library, Research
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‘Don’t assess academic CVs on autopilot’
Hiring academics is more than just tallying up publications, says academic director and history professor Jeroen Duindam. He and his colleagues have come up with tips and guidelines for interview committees that align with the new system of recognition and rewards.
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Submit your project proposal to the Open Science Fund
Research
- Submit proposals for the NWO Open Science Fund
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High response to NSE 2021: Leiden students fairly satisfied despite coronavirus
Leiden students are fairly satisfied with their degree programme. This is clear from the first results of the National Student Survey 2021, which was held this spring. The scores are somewhat lower than the national average. Students are most positive about their lecturers, their contact with them and…