603 search results for “being” in the Staff website
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Leiden Research Support Network: invisible forces in science
They are not always in the spotlight but are essential to our scientific research: Leiden research support professionals. And their network is growing and professionalising all the time. Over a hundred such professionals shared knowledge and gained inspiration at the Leiden Research Support Network…
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Archaeology brings 3D scanning into the classroom
In the course 'From Ceramics to Plastics: The Mediterranean in 12 objects' students were taught to work with 3D scanning technologies. One of the underlying reasons to introduce students to this technology was to teach them to reproduce objects. ‘More and more archaeological information is stored in…
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward?
Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and staff have felt unsafe. We want with this message to look back at the past week and look forward to the future. What happened and how do we now want to move…
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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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Postdoc Adam Benfer stewards big data in the study of Central America
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dr Adam Benfer, originally from the United States, occupies a double position as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds and as the Faculty’s Data Steward. ‘It is pretty much what the title says: I steward data. Essentially,…
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The long-awaited UN Summit of the Future has ended − what are the results?
Many saw the UN Summit of the Future as the moment of truth for the United Nations and its plans for the world. Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Comparative, EU and International Law, explains the results.
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Eliciting preferences for EU-level social protection in the context of global challenges
Seminar
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EUniWell Open Lecture Series: The role of science communication in the medical field
Lecture, Part of Open Lecture Series
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Global Impact in Health Symposium
Symposium | Leiden2022
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On the Origins of 'The Origins of Inequality'
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Ñii Ñu’u - Sacred Skin
Film screening and Q&A
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Museumnacht Leiden 2022
Festival
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Let’s Connect webinar: Open communication
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Meet Stichting We zien mekaar
Meet & chat
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OSCoffee: Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme
Lecture
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Classical Ballet beginners
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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From Colonial Morocco to the Promised Land: The Jewish Exodus and Its Complex Realities
Lecture
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Symposium on Ukraine in images, words and sounds
Conference
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Academia in Motion Festival
Festival
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PhD Candidates: Get more success with less stress
Personal development, Working effectively
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Fast-Tracking Climate Resilience with AI: a Stakeholder Discussion
Panel discussion
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Chinese calligraphy for everybody
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Decolonizing Area Studies. An Open Conversation
Roundtable conversation
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KNOT: Envisioning A Virtual Museum of Indigenous American Heritage in Italy
Lecture
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How to deal with fear of failure without compromising our mental health and growth
Webinar
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2024 Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores
Congress
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Chinese Calligraphy for everybody
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Activities
On this page you will find an overview of the activities organised by the Leiden Research Support Network.
- Healthy University Week 2023
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First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.
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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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Our man in Jakarta keeps the institute running from Venlo
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many staff of Leiden institutes abroad to leave their posts in a hurry. How is the KITLV Jakarta team doing now? Director Marrik Bellen talks about the turbulent times for this Leiden institute and its staff. And can we learn anything from the Indonesian approach?
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Interdisciplinary research: labour market on the move
Migration, globalisation, technological developments, climate change: the greatest challenges of our time all affect our labour market. But how exactly? And can we influence this? Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet regards it as his job to reveal how things really are. ‘That way, we can work on solutions…
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Dialogue and experimentation to embed Recognition and Rewards within the whole University
A culture change is needed within the University in the area of Recognition and Rewards, and a start can now be made on bringing about that change. The Recognition and Rewards steering group has published a change vision and recommendations people can start to work with. Their advice has been welcomed…
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Lecture series Treasures from the Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections and their Wealth of Knowledge
Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arabic. Studium Generale organizes a lecture series on the world-famous manuscripts from the Middle East collection of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).…
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Ten lecturers receive Senior Teaching Qualification
On 28 June, ten dedicated lecturers received their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO). Rector Hester Bijl congratulated them in an online meeting. We asked some of them what this qualification means to them, what they believe ‘good teaching’ entails and what makes them so passionate about education…
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ELS Atelier – for lawyers who want to learn about empirical research
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Intervision group on diversity for mid-career lecturers
Didactics
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Development matters - Longitudinal pathways in brain and behavior
Conference
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Modes of Human Becoming: Towards a Process Archaeology of Mind
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion Symposium
Debate, Symposium
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Skills Lab A good conversation: train your GROW-skills
Communication, Leadership
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Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis (Advanced)
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Leiden Research Support Conference
Conference
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Conference Museums, Collections and Society
Conference
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
- Healthy University Week: Spring into action!
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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The new normal - Teaching and learning after Covid-19
Conference, Education Festival 2022
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Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2024
Festival