721 search results for “activity” in the Staff website
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Executive Board column: Let’s be alert to unacceptable behaviour
This is a difficult time. Above all, for all those directly involved in this horrible case – unacceptable behaviour by a professor and his removal from the University – the case we went public about on 18 October and that has been reported in the media. This is painful and tough for the complainants…
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How do we prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist?
We can accrue pensions, reinforce dykes and make our homes more sustainable. But how do we make our higher education fit for the future? And what skills should we be teaching our students now for jobs that don’t yet exist? Lecturers and educational developers looked to the future during the keynote…
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a view that Leiden University shares. Rector Hester Bijl talks about what teaching will be like then. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
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‘A country’s immigration narrative really influences the people arriving there’
Immigration and naturalisation policies are an important theme in the upcoming Dutch elections. The Netherlands should be mindful of its immigration narrative, says PhD candidate Hannah Bliersbach, as this greatly influences the relationship between ‘new’ citizens and their new home country.
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Director of the MIVD General Swillens visits ISGA to talk about intelligence cooperation
On 15 December, Director of the MIVD General Jan Swillens, visited the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) to give a lecture on international intelligence cooperation together with ISGA/NLDA researcher Pepijn Tuinier. This event, co-organised by the Intelligence and Security Group and the…
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Cleveringa professors target of hate campaigns: ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’
Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski will jointly hold the Cleveringa lecture on November 26. They were accused of defamation in Poland for a book they co-edited. How has this affected them? ‘This is an attempt to wear us down.’
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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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‘A culture of dignity and respect takes constant work and attention’
As staff, we can help every day to create a culture of dignity and respect, says HR specialist Bregje Speet. ‘It boils down to the question of how to treat each other normally. And what we consider normal to be.’
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The new normal - Teaching and learning after Covid-19
Conference, Education Festival 2022
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Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance'
Course, Summer School
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FGGA Academia in Motion get-together
Debate
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LTA lunch lecture: Can you send me a 3-D model?
Lecture
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Reach an international audience with your scientific news - The Conversation
Online training
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Well-being moment for staff: Spring lunch walk
Lunch walk
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Managing group work
Didactics
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How to be an Academic in a World on Fire: A Hands-On Workshop co-organized by LUGO and OSCL
Lecture
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Perceptual drawing: draw your favorite object
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Striking Back: The End of Peace in Cyberspace and How to Restore It
Lecture
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HI The Hague Student Experience at Liberation Festival The Hague
Festival
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Explore! Career Opportunities Beyond Academia
Research, Communication
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Una Europa–Africa Partnership Seed Funding Call 2023: Launch webinar
Webinar
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LTA lunch lecture - Gamification in Higher-Ed: Promises, Practices, and Pitfalls
Lecture
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Knowledge utilisation
Research
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Live Q&A with OpenAI: AI and the Future of Humanity
Debate, Live Q&A
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Well-being moment for staff: Summer lunch walk
Walk
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
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The Need for Teaching a More Accurate and Inclusive History of Science: The Case of Islamic Contributions to Math and Sciences
Debate
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Symposium on furthering cross-university academic cooperation
Conference
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Daily Dutch (POPcorner FSW)
Study support
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Statistical Learning and Prediction
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Fireside Peace Chat with Arnold Stepanyan
Debate, Fireside Peace Chats
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Online Radicalisation: The Use of the Internet by Islamic State Terrorists in the US (2012-2018)
PhD defence
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Advanced functional MRI analysis
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Book presentation ‘Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation’
Book presentation
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law | Introductory Course for PPP-students
Research
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The Road to Decolonising Research
FULL | Panel discussion and brainstorm session
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Final Conference of the European Network on Teaching Excellence (E-NOTE) Project
Conference
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Hybrid Experience Day Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, Online Experience
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Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2024
Festival
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Meet our international students!
The Week of the International Students, from 14 – 18 November is an initiative of Nuffic. The aim of this week is to showcase the importance of an international experience for both Dutch and international students. This year’s theme Meet the world, make the change highlights the positive change students…
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FGGA in 2022: This was the year for our Faculty
We started this year as we ended it in 2021: in a lockdown. But the world continues to open up. We are occasionally allowed to go into the office and students are able to return to Campus. Continue reading to find out what the rest of the year has been like.
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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What does research support involve?
The first hybrid Leiden Research Support Conference – organised for and by research support staff – took place on 27, 28 and 29 September and focused entirely on organising effective research support.
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Taskforce promotes the interests of contract and external PhD candidates: ‘We must level out the playing field’
The University wants to improve its support for contract and external PhD candidates. A taskforce headed by Dean of FGGA Erwin Muller has made over fifty recommendations, varying from an improved PhD portal and flexible work places on the campus to the right to vote in employee participation bodies.…
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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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A new social contract in western welfare states in an era of climate change, digitalization and ageing
Seminar
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The Hague Space Diplomacy Symposium
Conference
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law / Introductory Course PhD-candidates
Research
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Entrepreneurship as a career prospect for postdocs
Career development