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Board column: Entrepreneurship at the university for an impact on society
Courses, business premises for startups or help applying for patents: there are many ways the university can help students or researchers with their businesses.
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The wellbeing initiatives: 'Care about your own wellbeing'
Would you like to take a walk with a fellow student who you don’t know? That is the idea behind Walk & Talk. With this new initiative, International Studies aims to provide more opportunities for social contact.
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scientific director LION: ‘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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Tom Louwerse
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.p.louwerse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Laura Steenbergen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.steenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3875
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Lotte van Dillen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dillenlfvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1362
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Centre for Innovation launches podcast about Design Thinking
How do you put students at the centre of education? And how do you make your research action-oriented? A new podcast by the Centre for Innovation answers these question. In Design Thinking in Education, four lecturers and two students talk about educational innovation.
- Street parking in Leiden city centre: changes from 13 June
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How to discuss work balance
Talking about work balance is important both for your own well-being and for your performance at work. It is an inherent aspect of a modern-day healthy work culture to openly communicate about your needs and challenges. You can talk about this with your supervisor, for example during bilateral consultations,…
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No more parking options at the University Sports Centre
Facility
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’Society would flourish with new farming styles’
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near future, I think we will wonder why we didn’t make these changes earlier.’
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Study associations sign covenant: limit your alcohol consumption and look after each other
Opting more often for mocktails or soft drinks rather than beer or wine, talking to others about their drinking and pointing out the ban on drugs. Leiden University’s new covenant on alcohol and drugs for study associations encourages providing more alcohol-free alternatives.
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IBA ICC Moot Court Competition, organised by the Grotius Centre
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is proud to announce a fortified partnership with the International Bar Association to annually stage the largest moot competition focused on international criminal law: The International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition.
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Christoph Niessen
c.niessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Valerio Gentile
Faculteit Archeologie
v.gentile@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Combating loneliness in Living Lab
Master's students of Vitality & Ageing work together with older individuals in the so-called ‘Living Lab’ to combat loneliness. You can watch four brief video’s that show their creative solutions for the course ‘the older individual’ that is coordinated by health psychologist Sandra van Dijk and former…
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’
Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to contend with. Is so much going wrong nowadays? Not at all, says Professor by Special Appointment Sjoerd Keulen. ‘It’s one of the methods that makes democracy…
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Open NWA Call: Vulnerability and resilience in an online society
Research
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‘Migration society asks for an interdisciplinary approach’
Peter Scholten is one of the four professors that were officially appointed as Leiden-Delft-Erasmus professor last week. Apart from his appointment at the Erasmus University, he has now also been appointed at FGGA. We asked Scholten five questions about his double appointment and the collaboration between…
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What can the Leiden International Centre do for you?
As an international employee at Leiden University, it can be hard to settle into the workplace, the city, or generally, the Netherlands. The Leiden International Centre can help international employees land comfortably and make living abroad just a little bit easier. Jenny Willcock, coordinator at the…
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Jacqueline Meulman receives honorary membership at statistics society VVSOR
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics Jacqueline Meulman received an honorary membership during the annual meeting of the Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VVSOR). This makes her the eleventh honorary member of the society.
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Wouter Peters new director of Administrative Shared Service Centre
Organisation
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Ludo Juurlink new director of Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC)
Organisation
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Thijs Porck elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Thijs Porck, university lecturer of medieval English at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS).
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Do you know how quantum can change society? Most people don’t
Quantum technology, statistics and a survey with memes: definitely not your everyday research. Julia Cramer (Leiden Institute of Physics) and Sanne Willems (Institute of Psychology) investigate how people perceive quantum.
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Separating AI fact from fiction at the AI & Society Conference
Researchers and policymakers are welcome to attend the AI & Society Conference in The Hague on Friday 23 June. The SAILS interdisciplinary research programme will be taking a nuanced look at the state of the art of AI technology. And offering fresh perspectives.
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Come to the Medical Delta Societies introduction meetings
Research
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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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Historical research helps biodiversity in Leiden city centre
The Leiden municipality wants to make the city centre climate-proof and combat heat stress by greening it. But they want to do this in a way that does justice to the city’s heritage. Researcher Fenna IJtsma delves into historical greenery to offer inspiration.
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House rules
All persons making use of Leiden University buildings and grounds must comply with the general University house rules. These are listed in the Regulations on the Use of University Buildings, Grounds and Other Facilities, and are intended to guarantee order and safety for guests and staff alike.
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Behavioural expertise needed for lifestyle change
The importance of a healthy lifestyle does not receive the attention it deserves, as the coronavirus pandemic made painfully clear. Twelve behavioural scientists, including Professor Behavioral Interventions in Population Health Management Marieke Adriaanse and Professor of Health Psychology Andrea…
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Francesca Arici wants to raise maths awareness in society
Mathematician Francesca Arici has joined the Raising Public Awareness Committee of the European Mathematical Society. She aims to coordinate and unite the European efforts of communicating and promoting mathematics. ‘We also hope to achieve more recognition for people who do science communication.’
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Michael Meffert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.f.meffert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Incidents and dangerous situations
Together we create a healthy and safe working environment. Should an incident, dangerous situation or needle-stick injury nevertheless occur, please report it immediately. Such incidents are far more frequent than serious accidents. By reporting them we can make sure that they do not lead to serious…
- Healthy University Week: Spring into action!
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The Grotius Centre launches The Leiden Investment Treaty Arbitration Database
On the 1 June 2021, Professor Eric De Brabandere and Dr Daniel Peat of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden Law School launched the Leiden Investment Treaty Arbitration Database.
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A quick call about Service Centre International Staff
The Service Centre International Staff supports and advises all international staff at Leiden University. Not just about things like immigration, accommodation, taxes, insurance and dual career, but also about the social side of things like feeling welcome and at home at Leiden University. SCIS’s recent…
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coordinator for the research theme of AI and the digital and non-digital society (0.3 FTE)
Research
- Get a discount at University Sports Centre Leiden
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Apply for a Museums, Collections and Society scholarship
Research
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Tools for a better work balance
The pages on the left of this screen offer valuable information, tips and strategies that you can use to optimise your work balance. After all, a healthy work balance not only improves your well-being, but also contributes to better professional performance.
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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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Exploring Mountain Society in Beira Alta (Portugal) with the KNIR
Education
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Archaeological Field Work: Exploring Mountain Society in Beira Alta (Portugal)
Education
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Call for Papers: Oriental Numismatic Society Youth Conference
Education, Research
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Rehanna Nurmohamed
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.a.nurmohamed.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5200
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Six questions about the new minor ‘The (un)just society’
The new minor ‘The (un)just society’ will start in September 2024. We asked Judi Mesman some questions about this new minor.
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Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition
An interdisciplinary photo exhibition about crafts and craftsmanship in different cultures will open at Oude UB on 6 October. At the opening Fridus Steijlen will give an introduction to the Tau Tau puppets that are made in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Stretching in the courtyard, yoga in the restaurant: how colleagues keep fit together
It’s not healthy but we often do it anyway: sit hunched at our computer for hours on end. But exercising and relaxing at work doesn’t have to be complicated. These staff members have come up with fun and easy ways to help their colleagues stay fit and healthy. ‘You don’t need sportswear and won’t end…