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Eddie Denessen Professor by Special Appointment of Socio-cultural Diversity
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

Participation in the Cultural Diversity Barometer: more insight into diversity among staff News - 23 March 2021
Diversity and inclusion are core values for Leiden University, and our aim is to offer all staff and students equal opportunities. As the University lacks adequate information about the cultural diversity of our staff, this spring we are taking part for the first time in the Cultural Diversity Barometer.…

Growing diversity of Dutch population not immediately visible at universities News - 29 January 2024
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.

Diversity symposium 2021: small steps can increase inclusion News - 1 February 2021
‘Culture change takes time,’ said Vice-Rector Hester Bijl at the closing panel of the University’s Diversity Symposium on 26 January. She talked about the road to a diverse and inclusive university. The symposium provided plenty of concrete examples of small steps that can already be taken.

‘People are equal but not the same’: diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective News - 18 January 2022
What is written in law and what equality, inclusion and diversity mean in practice is not always the same. This was the focus of this year’s D&I symposium on 13 January. The plenary sessions were watched by hundreds of participants and there was a wide range of workshops covering different aspects of…

University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’ News - 4 October 2022
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?

Saniye Çelik Professor by special appointment Diversity and Inclusion of the Police
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’ News - 19 December 2021
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…

Una Europa Staff Week: Learning more about Diversity and Inclusion in Bologna News - 18 January 2024
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are core values that are a focus for us as a university. But what developments are there in D&I and how can we apply these to our university? To delve deeper into this subject, four Leiden University staff members travelled to Bologna for a week of discussions on D&I with…

D&I Symposium 2024: What have we achieved with a decade of diversity policy? News - 15 January 2024
How has progress been made on diversity and inclusion at Leiden University over the past decade? Attendees reflected on this at the D&I Symposium 2024: Untold Stories. And in the workshops, students and staff discussed the next steps toward a more inclusive community.

Titia Loenen Professor of Human Rights and diversity
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

‘The COVID-19 crisis just goes to show how things can go wrong’ News - 11 January 2021
Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmacy at University College London (UCL). As a female scientist of colour, she was initially reluctant to play an active role in the university’s diversity policy. Until, that is, she had a radical change of heart: ‘I knew it; I had to become an evangelist.'