408 search results for “check and balance” in the Staff website
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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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'Especially in busy times, we have to keep seeing each other'
How do you ensure a healthy work balance when the workload increases exponentially overnight due to a pandemic? Head of IT and Facilities Marjana Rhebergen and Information Manager Rob Goedemans, together with their colleagues, had to manage the sudden switch to online education. They talk about their…
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Check the security of your password for World Password Day
Security
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Reducing work pressure
Work pressure is still high across the entire organisation. Leiden University is not unique in this respect, as all Dutch universities are facing high levels of work pressure. In an effort to reduce work pressure, we have launched a toolkit including practical measures at central, faculty, and individual…
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Innovating and connecting: check out the new University Strategic Plan
Organisation
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Gender-inclusive communication: check the new tips and guidelines
ICT, Organisation
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Looking for that one source? Check the UB's databases
Japanese newspapers, photo archives from the Dutch East Indies or information on gender and sexuality: all these can be found in the University Library's 621 humanities databases. A flyer campaign to raise awareness of them begins this week.
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Dean Mark Rutgers answers three questions about the Faculty Strategic Plan
For the past year, a steering group has been working hard on the new Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) for 2022-2027 and the corresponding Implementation Agenda. A number of working groups have also carried out a stakeholder analysis, and several consultation rounds have been held with various bodies, including…
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The Personnel Monitor results are in: what happens now?
The most problematic themes in the Faculty of Humanities are workload and social safety, according to the recently completed Personnel Monitor. What happens now?
- students doing? Refer them to the Caring Universities Mental Health Check
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Check it out: NIMAR contributes to COBRA museum exhibition
This summer, the COBRA Museum will be focusing on Moroccan art. 'The other story' exhibition presents for the first time Moroccan modernism in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Institute Morocco (NIMAR) contributed to its exhibition
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Check out photos of the new bicycle parking, open from the new academic year!
Organisation
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Are you contracting a PhD candidate? Check out the Quick Guide for Onboarding for Archaeology
Human resources
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Are you getting a new team member? Check out the new Onboarding Quick Guide for Archaeology
Human resources
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Action Matrix
De Actiematrix is de uitkomst van een inventarisatie van mogelijke maatregelen en fungeert als onderlegger voor het werkprogramma van Werkbalans in Actie. De matrix biedt een palet van mogelijke acties die medewerkers, opleidingsvoorzitters, leidinggevenden, commissies, MT’s van instituten en bestuurders…
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Sebastian Diessner for Le Figaro about quantitative easing
Sebastian Diessner, associate professor at the FGGA, recently appeared in an article called 'Inflation: a spring remontée des taux se dessine' (Inflation: a slow rise in rates is emerging) in the newspaper Le Figaro.
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‘We strive for scientific excellence as well as a healthy work-life balance’
Sense Jan van der Molen is vanaf 1 maart de nieuwe wetenschappelijk directeur van het Leiden Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Natuurkunde.
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Check out the new Chill Room in the Van Steenis building
Facility
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Need help with a media appearance or interview? Check the Media Guide for Researchers
Research
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Teaching assistants create space in packed schedules: ‘Finally, I have time to review the course content’
In this 'Educatip's column, psychology teachers share their key insights about work. This time: course coordinator Evelien Broekhof received support from teaching assistant Vincent during the last term. ‘I have more room in my schedule now that I don't have to do everything alone anymore.’
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5 questions to the Faculty Board on the digital communication code of conduct
This month, the new digital communication code of conduct came into force. Why did this code need to be in place? And what do we gain from it as a faculty? Dean Mark Rutgers and vice-dean Mirjam de Baar explain.
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Tips you can use today
On this page you can find tips & tricks to get started today on create better work balance.
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Reducing work pressure
Work pressure is still high across the entire organisation. Leiden University is not unique in this respect, as all Dutch universities are facing high levels of work pressure. In an effort to reduce work pressure, we have launched a toolkit including practical measures at central, faculty, and individual…
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Mindlab about to start: 'Theatre can help us have a good conversation'
The Mindlab theatre and discussion programme will start at the Faculty of Humanities at the end of September. University lecturers Tazuko van Berkel and Sara Polak were moderators at the first session.
- FGGA Brainstorm social safety, inclusion and work balance
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Project ME | Taking control of your academic career by taking control of yourself
Personal development
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Archaeology Student Assessor Imen el Idrissi reflects on the upcoming academic year
Education, Organisation
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Striking a Balance between Local and Global Interests
PhD defence
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Digital assessment tools
Read more about the available tools here.
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Background information on student well-being
To find out more about student well-being, check out the information below.
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Important takeaways after the evacuation drill of the Huizinga building
Facility
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Coronavirus information moved
Organisation
- Script: creating a three column script
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Moving forward together with the personnel monitor: 'Make sure it’s not just a one-off conversation’
If you want to stay fit, you have to go to the gym regularly, and – hopefully - cleaning our teeth is something we do at least twice a day. So, why shouldn’t we keep on working on a safe and healthy work climate, HR Director Esther van Opstal asks in a conversation on where things stand now with the…
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How work-life balance can bring less stress and more joy in our life
Personal development, Working effectively
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Academia in motion: a different form of recognition and reward
A better balance between teaching and research duties, greater recognition of team performances and the elimination of simplistic assessment criteria. The ‘Academia in Motion’ paper published by the Leiden University Recognition and Rewards describes the main problems with recognition and rewards in…
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The art of balance: Addressing occupational stress and well-being in emergency department nurses
PhD defence
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Going on holiday? Set up a substitute for your approval tasks
Organisation
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Another Day of Downtime
Training
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Life-course Savings Scheme
The Life-course Savings Scheme allows you to save for unpaid leave at a fiscal advantage. The Life-course Savings Scheme has been closed to new participants since 2012.
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Connect & Check in: meet the RDM Community
Network meeting
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Basic project management: a primer for postdocs
Working effectively
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Institutional accreditation and audit (ITK)
Higher-education institutions must be assessed and accredited once every six years to ensure they provide a high standard of education. You may be asked to speak to the assessment panel during the institutional audit.
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Leave
The Individual Choices Model offers a number of options for buying or saving additional leave days, or exchanging leave days for extra income.
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Club PhD | Time Management +
Personal development
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A fair balance: health data protection and the promotion of health data use for clinical and research purposes
PhD defence
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Webinar: Check it, how safe do you work?
Course
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GROW interviews
The Performance & Development interview is changing to GROW: Conversations on Performance, Development and Well-being (Gesprekken over Resultaat, Ontwikkeling en Welzijn). The new GROW interviews offer an opportunity to speak openly with each other about your work, development and well-being.
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Update coronavirus 16 February: restrictions eased, many measures lifted
Education
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LUF-SVM Fund
Master