51 search results for “ethics ” in the Student website
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Ethics committee for partnerships launched
The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and consisting of former and present Leiden University researchers, has been tasked with assessing Leiden University’s institutional ties with organisations…
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Marlon KruizingaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Stijn KoenraadsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rozemund UljéeFaculty of Humanities
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Classroom scanners in the Lipsius building tested by ethical hackers
To check whether the classroom scanners are secure, a ‘pen test’ was performed in the Lipsius building on Monday 28 March. This involved switching on the person counters for a day so that ethical hackers could try to gain access to the system.
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Doreen ArnoldusFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jenneke EversFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dorota MokrosinskaFaculty of Humanities
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
- Ethics Workshop
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
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Arie-Jan KwakFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hafez Ismaili M'hamdiFaculty of Humanities
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Brenda de GrootFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrei PoamaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Bruno VerbeekFaculty of Humanities
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Francien DechesneFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tom Theuns
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Olga GadyatskayaScience
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Hendrik KapteinFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerard VersluisFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Toon KerkhoffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Antonella MaielloFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
- News
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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and groups from the academic community. Based on their input, the Executive board has decided to create a preliminary policy regarding our ties to Israeli…
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
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Our ties with Israeli universities
Leiden University has recently received various petitions from students and staff concerning our ties with Israeli universities. We have also held extensive discussions with the University Council in response to questions raised on the subject. We think it important that our partners and research projects…
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Public pen test of classroom scanners in Lipsius
On Monday 28 March a ‘pen test’ will be carried out to check the security of the classroom scanners. These people counters in University buildings were temporarily switched off in December after there was growing disquiet about privacy aspects of the devices. The pen test will be carried out in the…
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Minors in AI, Data & Digitialisation in Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam
The universities of Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam are working together to show their students what artificial intelligence (AI) means for their own field. Three AI minors will start in the 2022 – 2023 academic year and will answer questions such as: ‘How best can you use AI in your research discipline?’…
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.
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Trust me, I’m a university
Technology and privacy, trust and mistrust. A discussion about this broke out when the University installed scanners and students protested. On Wednesday 2 February experts from Leiden University will explore this topic at the eponymous symposium. We called Roy de Kleijn, as a computer scientist and…
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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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Symposium on technology and privacy should offer new insights
Video conferencing from your sitting room and algorithms on social media that know your interests: new technology is an increasingly integral part of our lives. At the same time there is a growing call to protect our privacy, and this is causing friction, at the University too. In part because of the…
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Lunch meeting on the rise of AI and challenges for governance
Students and researches from all faculties at Leiden University are warmly invited to a lunch meeting on Monday 25 March, discussing the rise of AI and the challenges this poses for various governance structures. The event is hosted by Leiden University’s interdisciplinary programmes GTGC and SAILS.
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Are you (to be) a second year master’s student? Apply for the Joint Interdisciplinary Project!
Education
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…
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LUCIR Lecture: Future Warfare and Civilian Protection
Lecture
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria
Leiden University has secured an impressive 12 European exchange grants. This is good news for students, lecturers and researchers from home and abroad.
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.
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‘You can’t just go to the field and leave again with data’: meet LUCIR scholar Corinna Jentzsch
Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and co-convener of the Leiden University Center for International Relations (LUCIR) has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mozambique. Her resulting book, Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil…
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Interest drink Joint Interdisciplinary Project
Study information
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law / Introductory Course PhD-candidates
Research
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LUCIR/Grotius Centre Book Talk: Ideology and Mass Killing
Lecture
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LUGO Sustainability Day
Conference, Symposium