167 search results for “plastic a break” in the Staff website
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Jo-Anne VerschoorScience
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Plastic in cigarette filters: why smoking is bad for the environment too
We all know smoking is bad for our health. But we might not have known that the cigarette filters that litter our streets also impact the environment. Esther Kentin is a lecturer at Leiden Law School. She is raising awareness of the University’s cigarette butt problem.
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Less plastic in university restaurants
Facility
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Thijs BoskerScience
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Liselotte RambonnetScience
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Arko GhoshFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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The lifecycle of a cigarette filter
The university is launching a campaign to focus extra attention on our smoke-free university locations. The University is using aptly named cigarette barrels to try to show clearly just how many cigarette filters are being saved from the environment. How harmful are these cigarette filters to the e…
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Auke-Florian Hiemstra named Person of the Year
Auke-Florian Hiemstra is the Leidsch Dagblad Person of the Year 2022.
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Scientific journal for and by students: 'We have to break habits'
Associate Professor Paz González had two things she wanted to improve for students: collaboration and publication opportunities. Her solution? A scientific journal for and by students. She received a Senior Fellow Comenius grant to put the plan into action.
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.
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Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year
Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year.
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A LangeveldFaculteit Geneeskunde
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A. GerasymenkoLeiden Learning and Innovation Centre
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A Gorter
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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A Jonker-de Roode
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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A Mouret-Vein
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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A Gerritsen van der Hoop
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Remote teaching
Education that takes place online instead of on campus is called remote teaching or online education. How do you make optimal use of remote teaching?
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Sign up for ‘Vital Minds’: Healthy University Week 2022
Human resources
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Painting and Drawing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Tom van der ReepScience
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Working hours
You and your manager agree on how many hours you will work. The standard working hours for a full-time employment are 38 hours per week.
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Pregnant at work
If you are pregnant, as your employer, we will do everything in our power to protect your health and that of your baby. Both during your pregnancy and while you breastfeed.
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour and breaches of academic integrity. These reports were about a professor from the university and their partner (a former member of the university staf…
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Katharina RiebelScience
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Back to work
When you return to work after the birth of your child, you are entitled to a number of facilities. These are listed below.
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Cees A. Swenne
Faculteit Geneeskunde
- With kind regards: Convention, standards and breaking the rules in letter-writing
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Basic Project Management for PhDs
Research, Working effectively
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories
Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the University and our researchers are working on solutions. The nitrogen crisis, problems with young people’s services and an increasingly urgent climate crisis:…
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Online courses Communication
Career development, Leadership
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More efforts for less waste: reusable crockery will become standard
Facility
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From 1 August no more disposable products in the cafes and restaurants: reusable tableware will become standard
Facility
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Augustinus Lycklama A NijeholtFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Maaike Lycklama à NijeholtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daphne Wong-A-FoeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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A new job or the end of your contract
If you find a new job or if your contract is coming to an end, there are a number of matters to consider.
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Een dag vol (nep)skeletten en mammoettanden
De Faculteit Archeologie bestaat dit jaar 25 jaar. Ter ere van dit jubileum opende de faculteit op 1 maart zijn deuren voor het brede publiek.
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Questions about your LU-Card
Have you applied for a LU-Card but not received it? Does your LU-Card not work? Or do you have a different question or problem? Listed below are a few common questions and problems relating to the LU-Card.
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Leiden research into corona waste ends up in New York Times
Face masks and plastic gloves are supposed to protect us from corona, but they are becoming an increasing problem for the environment. In a special series of the New York Times, Leiden biologist Liselotte Rambonnet and alumnus Auke-Florian Hiemstra talk about their research and the special website they…
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Report incidents and accidents
What are you supposed to do if something goes or has gone wrong? Whether it be a break-in, an accident or an unsafe situation of any other kind, or data breach or cyber-attack; please read how to report each type of incident below.
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Video screening and dialogue Neurodiversity Pride Day
Video screening
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Aianle a Abdulahi
Science
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Work Balance in Action
Many people at the Faculty of Humanities engage in their work with great passion and enthusiasm. It is important that employees enjoy their work and create a healthy work balance. Work Balance in Action is intended to keep the theme of ‘work balance’ on the agenda. By engaging in dialogue around this…
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funding-career
Your funding needs might change as you advance through your career. Below we detail the opportunities available for every career stage.
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SchouwburgstraatSchouwburgstraat 2, The Hague
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Video
Video tools are vital for remote teaching. There are numerous tools that you can use, each with their own pros and cons.
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Living Labs and ‘pavement plants’: Leiden University’s contributions to biodiversity
Through various initiatives, Leiden University is trying to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity: the cultivation of a wide variety of micro-organisms, animals and plant species. This is important because in the Netherlands biodiversity has declined from about 40 percent in 1900 to about…
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Humanitarian aid for Ukraine: donate or volunteer
Social
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Sign up for free activities during the Healthy University Week 2023
Social