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Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER) are freely accessible and reusable educational materials in various formats. OER can be very valuable for teachers and students alike. On this page, we will discuss exactly what OER are, their advantages and disadvantages, whether certain restrictions may apply, and…

Sylvia Vink Educational advisor and researcher
Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

Tim Mainhard Professor Educational Sciences
Social & Behavioural Sciences

Esther de Vrind Director of education
ICLON

Fred Janssen Scientific Director/Professor Science Education
ICLON

Nadira Saab Professor Educational Sciences
ICLON

Educational experiment with polder rice News - 11 October 2023
Is polder rice a feasible circular alternative to cows on peat soil? In May, an experimental trial began, with researchers from Leiden University and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) planting around 3,000 rice plants at the Polderlab near Leiden. The researchers aimed to test rice as a middle…

Course reserves now available for education News - 26 March 2020
Leiden University teachers that have requested course reserves for students at Leiden University Libraries (UBL), or have made books non-lendable for educational purposes, now have four ways to offer these materials to students at home.

Join the protest against the higher education cuts News - 13 November 2024
Students and staff from Leiden University are protesting in The Hague on 25 November against the billions in cuts to higher education. ‘The cuts are a terrible idea and we want to show why’, says Claire Weeda from WOinActie. ‘Research and teaching are essential to society.’

Roeland van der Rijst Professor Educational Science / Director of research program
ICLON

Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus Educational Sciences
Social & Behavioural Sciences