Arts and culture, Sport

As part of the EUniWell Open Lecture Series, Prof. Alla Fedorova will be speaking about “European standards of Human Rights protection of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts: the main challenges of their implementation due to Russian invasion of Ukraine” on Thursday, 2 June, 16:00 CEST / 15:00…

Training

Do you want to get to know the work of your colleagues with regard to a Healthy Society and how you can collaborate to make an impact on societal wellbeing? Please join us at the Healthy Society Event on Thursday 9 June 2022.

The Leiden Consortium on Individual Development (L-CID) is excited to host a Developmental Neuroscience conference on Tuesday 22 March. On this one-day interactive conference we will discuss why Development Matters! The Covid infection rates are decreasing and we no longer have a…

Conference

Webinar

The ILO Convention 169 and the UNDRIP provide a specific international legal framework to safeguard the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world. In addition to these instruments, indigenous peoples are today able to voice their concerns and complain against violations…

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has undoubtedly had a deep impact on our students and staff, in particular those with a personal connection to the region. The war in Ukraine also affects our community. Several of our colleagues and students have relatives in the affected area. We can imagine that…

Have you got a great idea or initiative for well-being If so, EUniWell's Seed Funding Programme might be just the thing for you or your team. Read for more information, application process and deadlines on the EUniWell website: Official Launch of the 4th EUniWell Seed Funding Call.

Webinar

Webinar

Monthly event organized by SAILS

Festival, Opening

Webinar

Webinar

Webinar

Course

Bruno Allahissem and Luca Bruls recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates in the NWO-funded project 'Digital warfare in the Sahel: popular networks of war and Cultural Violence', led by Mirjam de Bruijn and Jelena Prokic (LUCL). Below they introduce themselves.

From the workload to sustainability: the University Council helps decide on important topics. In the University elections – from 9 to 13 May – you can vote for who will represent you on the Council. Three questions to the three lead candidates of the staff parties: PhDoc, Universitair Belang and Leidse…

What was the year like for the FGGA faculty board & office? A number of departments share what 2021 was like for them.

The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…

Did you also read a lot this summer? We made some real headway on our bookshelves. After all, nothing beats reading a beautiful or thrilling book outside. In this reading list, you'll find our favourite books for the summer of 2022. If you have any suggestions, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or I…

Recognition and rewards. Open science. These topics are increasingly in the spotlight: globally, nationally and within our university. Who is working on these themes within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW)? Which steps are we already taking and what should we do next? These questions…

She studied biology in Leiden and never left. Now, as Professor of Immunobiology, Annemarie Meijer has taken on the role of the new confidential counsell for for PhD candidates. It's a role that suits her perfectly: she has extensive experience in the research world and has guided dozens of PhD candidates.…

‘Teaching is not merely a profession; it’s a calling.’ These were the words of Ayo Adedokun on winning the LUS Teaching Prize at the opening of the academic year on 6 September. The prize is for the best lecturer of the year.

Good, accessible and affordable healthcare is increasingly difficult to provide. Martin Schalij from the LUMC understands that this can keep people awake at night.

How can we continue to work on an open university culture where everyone’s contribution is recognised and rewarded? Over 120 university staff spoke about breaking academic barriers at the first Academia in Motion Festival in PLNT.

Jaïr van Rhenen studied Medicine in Leiden and is now a GP in the largely religious Veenendaal. Before this, he worked as a tropical medicine doctor in Lesotho. ‘If you have the prospect of an afterlife, you often respond differently to illness.’

Is aggression always bad? PhD research by psychologist Simone Dobbelaar shows that it is not. In fact, children who occasionally fiercely defend themselves and stand up for their peers often feel better mentally.

Even voorstellen het HR team stelt zich voor

More papers, more grants, more students: constant growth is still the gold standard at universities. Neuroscientists Anne Urai and Claire Kelly argue that this mentality obstructs us in resolving such complex societal problems as the climate crisis. Their alternative? The university as a doughnut.

Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports released this week, the panel calls on governments worldwide to develop coherent policies that address biodiversity, climate change, water, food and health.…

Jyothi Thrivikraman set up a Virtual International Collaboration project with a university in Myanmar.

Workshops

D&I Event

This Young Faculty Lunch is ONLY open to early-career scholars (post-PhD).

Reducing health inequalities is a major public health priority, but fundamental questions such as how multifaceted and socially patterned diseases like type 2 diabetes, respiratory diseases and mental disorders behave in populations remain unanswered. To address these questions, health science needs…

Lecture, Roundtable discussion

EUniWell Open Lecture Series

Download the recording of this seminar Research assessment reform in Latin America and the Caribbean is a master key to strengthen and expand inclusive, diverse and quality Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in alignment with the principles and practices of a long-standing regional movement of…

Lecture

Unfortunately, this Liveable Planet event is in Dutch. Please stay tuned for the next English event! Op 14 april van 13:00 tot 16:00 vindt in Leiden een het Liveable Planet congres plaats over lokaal en integraal beleid voor het aanpakken van duurzaamheidsdoelen (o.a. Global Goals en het klimaatakkoord)…

In beleid en rechtswetenschap wordt gevangenisstraf veelal gezien als ultimum remedium, een laatste redmiddel en een sanctie waar spaarzaam mee dient te worden omgegaan. De omvangrijke inzet van, met name korte, gevangenisstraffen als reactie op criminaliteit zet echter serieuze vraagtekens bij de validiteit…

From 2 to 13 May 2022 EUniWell, the European University for Well-Being, will be hosting its second annual FestiWell. The nine-day event - 'Towards global sustainable well-being' - will explore with students, researchers, and academic and university staff from all EUniWell institutions one of the…

Exhibition

Social Safety at the workplace is a topic that affects us all. The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) organizes an interfaculty lunch to address social safety at Leiden University. Prof.mr. Annetje Ottow, the president of Leiden University’s Executive Board will join us to engage in a dialogue about this important…

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