352 search results for “women s movement” in the Staff website
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Reconnecting and Reimagining: The MIRD Re-Connect Gala 2024
On 17 February 2024, Leiden University's Scheltema building was abuzz with the energy of the annual MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) Re-Connect Gala. This year's event marked a joyous return to in-person gatherings, bringing together 200 students, employees, and esteemed alumni of the…
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Monica den Boer appointed as endowed professor Police Studies: ‘The blue line in my life’
Monica den Boer, who has decades of experience within police and defence and was also active as a Member of Parliament (D66), has been appointed extraordinary professor of Police Studies.
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Data Management Plan course for PhD's
Didactics, Career development
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
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Webinar: what keeps you from giving feedback?
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World Peace: visions from Tolstoy
Debate, Seminar
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Webinar: A pleasant work environment: tips for connecting communication
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Israeli Politics Now
Debate
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Environmental Colonialism in Palestine
Panel
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The 2024 European Parliament election: what’s at stake?
Festival
- Warm Welcome: Let’s Kickstart this Academic Year Together
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Guest lecture by 113 on suicide prevention
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Unintended consequences of the shift towards Gold Open Access publishing
Lecture
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Modern dance basics
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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What is happening in Yemen?
Debate
- Healthy University Week 2023
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Dies natalis 2021
University ceremony
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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Academics call for more powers for international organisations
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Swedish SNS Democracy Council, whose authors include Prof. Jan Aart Scholte of Leiden University. The researchers also wrote the following article.
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Wrap-ups and recordings of the Leiden University Libraries & Elsevier seminars on Reproducible Research
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) in partnership with Elsevier hosted a series of online seminars on the challenges involved in achieving reproducibility in research. The seminars aimed to identify best practices that can help to overcome central challenges around reproducibility, and to convey several…
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) is widely regarded as an expert on civil wars and conflicts. Her new book, Rebels and Conflict Escalation,…
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How the eating habits of a limited group of Americans determine sustainability
Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a relatively small group of high-volume consumers need to modify their diet to achieve an enormous environmental gain.
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Opening Academic Year
Academic ceremony
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Netherlands and Japan united by a tradition of mutual curiosity
A delegation from Leiden University visited various universities in Japan at the end of March. The strong ties between the Netherlands and Japan are still based on a long tradition of knowledge exchange.
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Friend or foe? The role of AI in mitigating biases in HR
AI is already widely being used in HR processes, but it’s unclear whether these applications contribute to fair and inclusive decision making. Leiden researcher Carlotta Rigotti is involved in BIAS, a big consortium research project that aims to provide answers and develop a new, trustworthy AI app…
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Unravelling the complexity of HIV/AIDS
Dr. Josien de Klerk, Associate professor in Global Public Health at Leiden University College The Hague recently published some of her work on HIV/AIDS. In collaboration with a team of interdisciplinary researchers from the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development she came to the conclusion…
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Experts on the war in Ukraine, two years later: ‘Europe learned a lot from the war, help each other and don’t give up’
The one-day symposium ‘War in Europe: the impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine two years on’ on 23 February 2024
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Relational Multilateralism: the Play of International United Front in China’s Global Grand Strategy
Lecture
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Travelers defense course for female staff members
Personal development
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What Works in Suicide Prevention? Lessons from the 113 Helpline
Lecture
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Acting: play a monologue!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Seeking the Truth through Journalism: A discussion with The New York Times’s Visual Investigations
Webinar
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Policing in the US: What’s Feminism Got to Do with It?
Lecture
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Book presentation ‘Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation’
Book presentation
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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Els de Busser receives NWO-funding for project in solving cyber security issues
Dr. Els de Busser, assistant professor and researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, as principal investigator of a consortia, has been awarded 1.45 million euros for a project called C-SIDe.
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Third meeting of Leiden University's Being the First student network
Thematic Meeting Being the First
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PhD and Post Doc’s Career Event: Finding your career inside or outside of academia
Festival, Career Event
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Roundtable on Climate Change and Land Rights: IOM’s e-course module on HLP, Protection and Climate Change
Lecture, Roundtable discussion
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Report: Tracking down green spaces in The Hague in places you don't always want to be
Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of those benefits. To rectify that, a Leiden PhD candidate and a student – armed with a cargo bike – are using The Hague as a life-size laboratory.
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'Vital Minds’: Healthy University Week 2022
Course
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The Securitisation of Leiden University
Panel discussion
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Russian Information Warfare: Assault on Democracies in the Cyber Wild West
Lecture
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‘Colourblind parenting is a myth’
We should mention differences in skin colour to our children because only then can we talk openly about prejudice and racism – and how to prevent them. This is what Professor Judi Mesman says in her book ‘Opgroeien in kleur’ (Growing up in Colour), which offers advice to parents. ‘Why is there only…
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Snow, a mini-cortège and a new rector: a special Dies Natalis
No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawyer Natacha Harlequin learned in her student days in Leiden. ‘What I personally think of the alleged act doesn’t matter so much.’
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Panel discussion Bias in AI, algorithms, and the tech sector - Young Alumni Network
Alumni event
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Staff symposium on student well-being – A shared path to well-being: students and staff
Conference