144 search results for “center” in the Staff website
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Executive Board column: From the outside looking in (and vice versa)
We know more together than alone. To increase our university’s impact on the region, we have to be open to the world outside. This is how we strengthen our ties and create new opportunities for teaching and research.
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’
Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, they find that the adoption of new AI models is raising questions about what counts as reliable scientific evidence.
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LUMC researchers: high levels of lipids in blood protect against allergies
People with relatively high levels of lipids in their blood are less likely to develop allergic conditions such as eczema and asthma. These lipids cause genes that play a key role in allergic reactions to be less active. Researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have published an…
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has published an article about this together with his German colleague Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser in the Science Advances journal.
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Regieorgaan Open Science officially launched as Open Science NL
Fifteen knowledge institutions and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science have signed the covenant for Open Science NL. Leiden University has also joined the covenant, via the Universities of the Netherlands. This marks the start of the Dutch Research Council’s and brings the transition to open…
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have been awarded a Spinoza Prize and Judi Mesman a Stevin Prize. They received their prizes on 13 October.
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Leiden University student attends Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony
Natalia Sobrino-Saeb has attended the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo. She was awarded this honour after winning the essay competition of the Nobel Ignitor Fellowship, a programme that seeks to inspire young changemakers around the world – for change can be made by all of us: “You never know…
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‘Meeting new people is still very valuable’
Particularly during this time of social distancing and remote learning, it is important to carry on meeting new people – even if you don’t always feel like it after another day staring at your screen, says Wessel van Dam. In his role as assessor at the Honours Academy, Wessel represents the interests…
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Alumnus Anne Speckens opened a mindfulness centre in Nijmegen
Professor of Psychiatry Anne Speckens studied medicine in Leiden and did her psychiatry training there too. She opened the Radboudumc Center for Mindfulness in Nijmegen. What does she do there and how does she look back on her time as a student?
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in Dutch
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in English
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OSCoffee: Research Software on the rise at Leiden University
Lecture
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Entrepreneurship as a career prospect for postdocs
Career development
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FeedbackFruits Training
ICT, Research
- Introductory Meeting PhD
- Introductory Meeting PhD (online)
- Introductory Meeting PhD (online)
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‘Nice tool but what are we supposed to do with it?’
Public agencies are keen to use new technology such as AI to speed up their primary processes. But the internal organisation is often a major stumbling block. SAILS researcher Friso Selten conducts research at the interface between data science and public administration.
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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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Conference on opportunities and dangers of AI: ‘Europe needs a daring vision’
The SAILS conference The Future of AI is Here (and Guess What … it’s Human) brought together researchers and policy makers to discuss the important issues in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Where are the opportunities and what are the dangers?
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Interdisciplinary research: brainstorming and bridge-building
Bring over a hundred driven researchers together in one room and the good ideas will start to flow: that was the thinking behind the internal networking meeting on interdisciplinary collaboration on Wednesday 17 May. Representatives from the nine interdisciplinary programmes were waiting at their stalls…
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Global Impact in Health Symposium
Symposium | Leiden2022
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Museumnacht Leiden 2022
Festival
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FSW Faculty Lunch on Mental Health at Work
Conference
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How to factcheck fake news?
Alumni event
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Decolonizing Area Studies. An Open Conversation
Roundtable conversation
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Playing with words
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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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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Hiring inclusively and its impact on the organisation
Lecture
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Masterclass Leadership: Shakespeare & Retorica
Leadership
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Active learning
Didactics
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Burnout First-aid Kit
Personal development, Working effectively
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Mediation and Moderation Analysis
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Join the first Social Safety Dialogue Session
Open Dialogue Session
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Staff symposium on student well-being – A shared path to well-being: students and staff
Conference
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Workshop The reliable pelvis
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Panel discussion Bias in AI, algorithms, and the tech sector - Young Alumni Network
Alumni event
- Healthy University Week: Spring into action!
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2024
Festival
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Opening Academic Year
Academic ceremony
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Dies Natalis 2023
University ceremony
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Activities
On this page you will find an overview of the activities organised by the Leiden Research Support Network.