307 search results for “policy” in the Student website
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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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‘We can learn a lot from one another about student well-being’
Student well-being is an enormously broad subject. Students and researchers can gain inspiration and exchange knowledge at the online EUniWell symposium ‘Good Practices on Student Well-Being’ on 30 September and 1 October. We take a look at the forthcoming symposium with co-organiser Jasper Bitter:…
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Humanity core theme in certificate ceremony Leiden Leadership Programme
On 3 July, students of the Leiden Leadership Programme received their certificates in the Marekerk church in Leiden. During the festive closing ceremony, it became clear that humanity and leadership go hand in hand. ‘As a leader, you have to listen, observe and acknowledge problems.’
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Honours Class reconciles students with the unpredictability of life
The course Designing Your Life helps students navigate their career pathways. As it turns out, these pathways are full of twists and turns and - as with many journeys - you only make progress once you gather the courage to take the first step.
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What’s it like to be personal assistant to a teacher?
‘The pupils are enthusiastic and they miss you.’ That’s what a teacher from Haags Montessori Lyceum said in a mail to third-year student Resi Aarts (Bachelor’s in Physics) when she was unable to tutor the pupils one Friday. She and Sem Grootscholten (Master’s in Public Administration) support secondary…
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Keeping our campus safe
The world is in turmoil. International wars and conflicts have been raging for some time. And political and social developments are causing insecurity, uncertainty and unrest. This has not gone unnoticed within our university community. We have seen protests, demonstrations and other incidents. This…
- Ethics Workshop
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White Balls on Walls
Filmvertoning
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Online Career Days FSW - Sustainability
Career Days FSW
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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Why the Old Cold War Ended, a New Russia-West Cold War Developed, and the Russia-Ukraine Hot War began
Lecture
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Global Challenges: The Regime of Lukashenka
Lecture
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WINNER 2022: Week of Indonesia Netherlands Education and Research
Event
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The Europaeum: Challenges to European Security
Conference
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Working for the EU, something for you?
Career and apply for jobs
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Career College: Challenges of an international career
Career and apply for jobs
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
- LDE Masterclass on diversity and inclusion: Robert D. Putnam
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Workshop Find your dream job (at the Faculty of Science)
Career and apply for jobs
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Reflections on the painting in the Leiden Academy Building
Conference
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a view that Leiden University shares. Rector Hester Bijl talks about what teaching will be like then. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.
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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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University Council chair : ‘You have to be patient but you really can make a difference’
The university elections are approaching. Are you going to represent student and staff interests this coming year? University Council chair Pauline Vincenten gives a peek behind the scenes at student and staff participation at Leiden University. ‘I get so much energy from collaborating with the students…
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Growing diversity of Dutch population not immediately visible at universities
The intake of bachelor’s students from classic immigration countries whose prior education was in the Netherlands does not reflect the growing diversity in society. This is according to data from Statistics Netherlands.
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
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…
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University elections: student parties introduce themselves
Better links with the job market, diversity, quality of education, student well-being and free coffee. All these are issues that the student parties taking part in the University elections will be fighting for. The candidates are keen to tell you a bit about themselves. Between 9 May and 13 May you…
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Working for the EU, something for you?
Career and apply for jobs
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Structures of Power: US Infrastructure Building in the Circum-Caribbean During the Bad Neighbor Era
Lecture, RIAS-Sciences Po Seminar Series on Modern North American History
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Careful Waiting in the Last Phase of Life: Islam, Medicine and Life-Limiting Illness in Indonesia
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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FAO at the crossroads: democratic reformism or "market authoritarianism"? The case of the Instituto de Capacitación e Investigación en Reforma
Lecture
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Getting on Famously: The Netherlands and the Shah of Iran
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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The Denial of Racism on Twitter: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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The Samarkand Cotton Mill that Very Nearly Was
Lecture
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Career College: Working at an NGO
Career and apply for jobs
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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Technology and privacy: trust or mistrust?
Conference
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Mentor Network live: alumni speed dating
Career and apply for jobs
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Bibliometric Data Sources and Indicators 2024
Research
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EuroScience Open Forum Leiden
Conference, ESOF Conference
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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Report: Tracking down green spaces in The Hague in places you don't always want to be
Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of those benefits. To rectify that, a Leiden PhD candidate and a student – armed with a cargo bike – are using The Hague as a life-size laboratory.
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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Henriëtte van Lynden lezing: A Decade after the Spring - The Arab World at Crossroads.
Lecture, Henriette van Lynden lezing
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CareerCollege Working at an NGO
Career and apply for jobs
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Visiting the EU institutions in Brussels
Career and apply for jobs
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LUGO Sustainability Day
Conference, Symposium
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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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Diversity & Inclusion Career Session
Course