330 search results for “diversity in higher education” in the Staff website
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Tips & tricks for organising peer feedback
Didactics
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Racism: a daily reality
March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We spoke to Leiden University’s Diversity Officer, Aya Ezawa, and asked her how we can combat racism and discrimination.
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Felix Ameka
Faculty of Humanities
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Vacancies: help produce central secondary education exams
Education
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Scheduled Maintenace Educational Systems on October 21st
ICT
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Scheduled maintenance educational systems (March 24)
ICT
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Education for Professionals at a glance
Education
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Friday 8 September: Scheduled maintenance educational systems
Education, ICT
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Language both connects and divides
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them together.
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Saturday 21 January: Scheduled maintenance educational systems
ICT
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Saturday 21 October: Scheduled maintenance educational systems
ICT
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Collaboration tools
The university offers a number of facilities for collaborating with colleagues within and outside the University. This may involve sharing information or collaborating on documents. Depending on your objective, you can choose from the following collaboration tools.
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Thinking about Resilience and Adaptation to Digital, Social, and Natural Challenges: responses and ideas from Latin America and the Caribbean
Workshop
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A wheelchair in the Old Observatory
Yesterday marked the start of the National Accessibility Week. How accessible is Leiden University for people with a disability? We asked Lucia Langerak, disabled herself and working at the Honours Academy, about her experiences: ‘Significant improvements are being made.’
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How do we stop homophobia at sports clubs?
Not all gay and lesbian students feel equally safe at their sports clubs. ‘Homo’ is used almost unthinkingly as a term of abuse and players often face homophobic comments. What can sports clubs and teams do to make sure everyone feels safe when playing sports?
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Anne Land-Zandstra
Science
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Scheduled maintenance educational systems from Friday 11 November
Education
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Scheduled maintenance educational systems on Friday 16 December
Education
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Scheduled maintenance Educational Systems on May 3rd and 4th
ICT, Organisation
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How accessible are our buildings?
Towards the end of February, three Leiden University buildings will be assessed for their accessibility to people with a disability. The assessment will be carried out by Ongehinderd, a social enterprise committed to making the Netherlands more accessible. Its founder and director, Gerard de Nooij,…
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PLEASE NOTE: Changed dates for scheduled maintenance educational systems
ICT, Organisation
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Scheduled Maintenace Educational Systems on Friday, December 15th
ICT, Organisation
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Scheduled maintenance educational systems: Friday 10 November - Monday 13 November
Education, ICT
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Inclusivity with Law: What does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective?
Conference, D&I Symposium
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Existing partnerships
All partnerships between Leiden and international partner universities are managed in a central database.
- Teacher support, development & educational innovation: you'll find it at LLInC
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Human rights and Global Diversity
Lecture, Opening of the Owada Chair
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’
Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Various speakers in Leiden’s Pieterskerk highlighted the importance of science for society.
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New Education Dashboard: easy access to essential teaching data (in Dutch)
Education
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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 Council discusses results NSE and framework for educational advice / support
Organisation
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Purple Friday: ‘I try to give the community some support’
Purple clothing and a pride flag flying from all University buildings: Leiden University is once again taking part in Purple Friday. How do people experience this day? We asked some employees and students of the Faculty of Humanities.
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Nominate students for the ECHO Award 2023
Social
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Digital education: what’s working well and what can we improve?
Nearly a year since the abrupt switchover to mostly online learning, the Digital Education seminar gave teaching staff the opportunity to review their experiences. What can stay in 2021 and what must go? Frequently voiced opinions: yes please to digital tools that make lectures more interactive; yes…
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Scheduled maintenance educational systems from May 12th until May 13th, 2023
ICT
- More information about cooperating with China
- More information about cooperating with China
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What does the outline agreement mean for us?
The outline agreement proposed by the new cabinet will have serious consequences for higher education and research. If the plans go through, there will be significant cutbacks in our sector. We will keep you up to date with developments on this page.
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Anti-Asian racism deserves much more attention
Racism and discrimination come in many different shapes and forms – in the Netherlands too. Verbal attacks, stereotypes and violence: some people are confronted with these on a daily basis. A group that is often not included in research and the debate on racism is people of Asian descent. The Diversity…
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Ralph Kijk in de Vegte
Administratief Shared Service Centre
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Markus Davidsen
Faculty of Humanities
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Symposium about Rein Dool painting and University exhibition policy
At a symposium on 26 May, experts, staff and students from Leiden University will discuss what should happen with Rein Dool’s painting in the Academy Building and what the guidelines for the University’s exhibition policy should be. These issues will be explored from diverse perspectives during the…
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Reminder: Teaching Fellows Comenius programme deadline 20 September
Research
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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Nienke Beets
Science
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Percentage of female professors rises to over 30 percent
The percentage of female professors at Leiden University has risen to 30.2%. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor 2021, which was published by the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH). This shows that Leiden University is well above the national average of 25.7%.
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Intervision group on diversity for mid-career lecturers
Didactics
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
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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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Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women
In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…