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Free Pilates classes for staff in Plexus
Human resources
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New license undergraduate and graduate theses
Library
- Tip: help your colleagues by adding your profile picture to Office 365
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Executive Board column: Make refugee students feel welcome at our university
I recently went to the anniversary celebration of The Meeting Point, and the stories the refugee students told made a huge impression on me. The Meeting Point helps students from different backgrounds feel part of our university community.
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Academia in Motion: the University is making headway towards better academic practice
Leiden University is pressing ahead with Open Science and Recognition & Rewards! This is the key message of the new Academia in Motion steering group.
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Provisional negotiation settlement Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities 2023-2024
Organisation
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Sign up for free activities during the Healthy University Week 2023
Social
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Put away those textbooks and relax: the Living Room is open
Leiden University opened the doors of its new Living Room on Thursday 16 February. The Living Room is a home from home where Dutch and international students can relax and meet others and is a strictly no-study zone.
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Considerable differences in turnout for faculty and employee council elections
Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils? The results of the 2021 university elections have been announced. New representatives will be joining many of the participation bodies at the university – the faculty councils, the employee councils and the University Council.
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Definitive Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities 2023-2024
Organisation
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More efforts for less waste: reusable crockery will become standard
Facility
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Eleven master’s students start research into sustainable hospitals
February 8 saw the launch of the Medical Delta ‘Sustainable Hospitals’ Interdisciplinary Thesis Lab. The research projects will touch on different aspects of healthcare. The students hope they will be able to offer practical solutions to make hospitals greener.
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Opening Academic Year: maximum of 75 attendees
As a result of the current corona measures, attendance at the Opening of the Academic Year on 6 September will be restricted to a maximum of 75 persons. The ceremony can, however, be viewed online by taking part in a video wall.
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Data breach public groups in SharePoint/Teams
Security
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Cybersecurity: how can you reduce the risk of reputational damage to the University?
ICT
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Always report incidents – even if you’re unsure!
ICT, Security
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Ecologist Emilia Hannula receives Gold Medal in Teylers Museum
Soil ecologists Emilia Hannula (Leiden) and Elly Morriën (UvA) received the Golden Medal of Teylers Tweede Genootschap on 5 November. They received the prize for their submission to a competition on sustainable soil management.
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A digital spring clean: four handy tips from the Privacy Office
Security
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Valentina Carraro offers recommendations on strengthening the UN system
At an international high-level conference, Valentina Carraro, Deputy Coordinator of the interdisciplinary programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) presented her research on human rights in the UN Human Rights Council and Treaty body systems. One of the most practical recommendations…
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Results of 2024 university elections announced
The results of the 2024 university elections have been announced. Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils?
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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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‘The Kiem grant is a great way to develop an idea you really believe in’
Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let Leiden colleagues from the first Kiem round inspire you! Lydie Cabane invited researchers from all over the world for a workshop entitled ‘Protecting against disasters’.
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Outline agreement: we need one another
It has been preying on people’s minds: the outline agreement and its proposed cuts to higher education. Although the content is not yet set in stone − the outline agreement will be developed into a coalition agreement − we are certain that Leiden University should also expect substantial cuts.
- European Week Against Racism
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JUL’s Karaoke Night
Activity
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Interdisciplinary research: labour market on the move
Migration, globalisation, technological developments, climate change: the greatest challenges of our time all affect our labour market. But how exactly? And can we influence this? Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet regards it as his job to reveal how things really are. ‘That way, we can work on solutions…
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Panel and Q&A: The United States and the War in Gaza
Debate
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ASCL/LUCIR book presentation: Violent Resistance - Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique
Lecture
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Our Digital Future 2023
Conference
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Chinese New Year Festival Reception
New year reception
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Scales of Luminosity
Lecture, Walks and Talks
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experiencing group pressure.
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Frequently asked questions about privacy and security
Veelgestelde vragen privacy en security
- FSW Education fair 2024
- LRS live @LAW
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Country Meeting Nigeria: Elections panel discussion
Debate
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Funding for early-career academics within the Una Europa alliance | Session 2: France, Belgium and the Netherlands
Webinar
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Reach an international audience with your scientific news - The Conversation
Online training
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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A Christmas Carol Concert
Arts and culture
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Human rights and Global Diversity
Lecture, Opening of the Owada Chair
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Immersive Tech Event - 'New Beginnings'
Conference
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Keti Koti Table
Diner | Dialoog
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Book presentation: The South Asia to Gulf Migration Governance Complex
Lecture
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Una Europa Discoveries
General Assembly
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Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’
The freedom to be who you are – woman, man, homosexual, heterosexual, transgender, religious, atheist, and so on – is perhaps the Netherlands’ greatest attribute. The principle of equality and the right not to be discriminated against are in the very first article of our constitution. Yet there is a…
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Why the western world was too late to respond to Covid
Almost all the western countries were too late responding to the outbreak of Covid. Why was that? Three governance experts, including Leiden professor Arjen Boin, have written a book about the response to the pandemic. ‘Our current system isn’t geared towards identifying and managing a long-term crisis,’…
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Back at the office? ‘Don’t expect to be productive right away’
For some it will sound like music to their ears, but for others is may sound less appealing: now the advice on working from home has changed, we can once again go to the office. After a period of working from home, which for some lasted almost two years (with maybe a short break), it can be a big transition.…
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Academics call for more powers for international organisations
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Swedish SNS Democracy Council, whose authors include Prof. Jan Aart Scholte of Leiden University. The researchers also wrote the following article.