1,333 search results for “diversity and inclusion” in the Public website
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A double-edged sword: religious discourses and LGBTQIA+ inclusion
The role of religion in the identity construction of LGBTQIA+ folks
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Frank Doolaard
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gratama Science Award for Jojanneke van der Toorn
Jojanneke van der Toorn has been proclaimed the young and promising researcher of 2015. At the official opening of the academic year on 31 August she was awarded the Gratama Science Award for emerging talent.
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eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review
In healthcare, gender and sex considerations are crucial because they affect individuals' health and disease differences. Yet, most algorithms deployed in the healthcare context lack close consideration of these aspects and do not account for bias detection. In their latest paper, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga,…
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Frits Kortlandt
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden University has highest ratio of female professors
Leiden University has the highest percentage of female professors of all the Dutch Universities. At 24 per cent, Leiden is well ahead of the other universities in the Netherlands.
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Language Diversity
Language offers new insights into our history, cultural differences, migration, and the way in which our brain processes information. This knowledge can in turn help us understand what it means to be human, as well as opening the way to many practical applications. In order to realise these goals, linguists…
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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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‘Diversity doesn’t appear at the wave of a magic wand’
If universities want to open their doors to more students and staff from minority groups, good intentions alone will not suffice. That is what Frank Tuitt, Diversity Officer at the University of Denver, has to say. He will speak at the University’s annual Diversity Symposium on 22 January 2020.
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PhD candidate - biodiversity & society: the Dutch home as a multispecies space
Social and Behavioural Sciences
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PhD student in vascular cell biology/immunology
Science, Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL)
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Diversifying the Collections: Inclusive Citizenship and Public Histories of Exclusion
In educational settings such as museums, universities and schools, white, male, able-bodied and rational subjects still dominate. Although there has been a lot of theoretical work on processes of in- and exclusion through racialization, sexualization, and disabilization, we still know very little about…
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The evolution of chemical diversity in plants : pyrrolizidine alkaloids and cytochrome P450s in Jacobaea
Plants produce an astonishing variety of secondary metabolites (SMs) which are thought to play vital roles in the fitness of plants through ecological interactions.
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Relatively large number of female professors at Leiden University
Leiden has the second-highest percentage of female professors of all the Dutch universities. These are the results of the annual Women Professors Monitor. The Open University is the only university with more female professors.
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Assistant Professor in Systems and Security
Science, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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LDE Governance of Migration and Diversity Seed Fund
Master, PhD
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Floris Bonnet wins Van Bergen award
Biology student Floris Bonnet is one of the winners of the Van Bergen Award for organising an International Ball. The award aims to promote contact between Dutch and international students at Leiden University in order to foster a better understanding of each other's cultures.
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Online library
Immerse yourself: read books, listen to podcasts and watch films about racism, discrimination and the colonial past.
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Training courses D&I
The university and faculty regularly offer training courses in the field of Diversity & Inclusion. View an overview of the current training courses here.
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Leiden University considers establishing chair for Workplace Pride
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Leiden University is considering establishing a special chair for Workplace Pride. The professor appointed to this chair will study opportunities for improving the position of lesbian women, homosexual men, bisexuals and transgender people (LGBTs) in…
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Leiden University to participate in Cultural Talent to the Top monitor
This year, Leiden University will participate for the first time in the Cultural Talent to the Top monitor. This will provide insight into the University’s diversity policy with regard to staff from a non-western background. The ultimate aim is to promote ethnic and cultural diversity in certain rol…
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LGBT+ Network: a platform for the like-minded
Leiden University has a new platform. On 19 September Vice-Rector Hester Bijl officially launched the LGBT+ Network.
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Positive developments and challenges of local democracy and inclusive governance in Chile
On 4 March 2024, the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) held a meeting of its Working Group on Local Democracy and Inclusive Governance, in which theoretical ideas and experiences about local governance and decentralisation were discussed. Esteban Szmulewicz, PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional…
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Governance of Migration and Diversity
Become a migration expert! Migration, including refugee migration, is a key issue in current and past political and societal debates.
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Leadership Labs
In the Leadership Lab (4 EC) you tackle a topical problem presented by one of our partner organisations and develop important leadership skills in practice.
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PD Fellow Ergodic Theory/ProbTheory
Science, Mathematical Institute (MI)
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PhD Dynamical Systems
Science, Mathematical Institute (MI)
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Inclusion on International Women’s Day: pulling together for structural change
How do you achieve the structural change needed for a more inclusive university community? What challenges do female staff face in their careers and what does it take to be a woman in a leadership role? This is what over 40 female staff members from the university discussed on International Women’s…
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New ‘progress pride flag’ flying on annual Coming Out Day
It is still not easy to ‘come out’ about your sexual orientation or gender identity. On Coming Out Day (11 October), the issue was the focus of global attention. This year, instead of the traditional rainbow flag, the ‘progress pride flag’ flew above University buildings.
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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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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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Maedeh Nasri
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eduard Fosch Villaronga: 'Robots are mainly for the average person'
IT lawyer Eduard Fosch Villaronga wants to promote diversity and inclusiveness in AI research. And that's really important, because he has observed how artificial intelligence - from Twitter to walking robots - is prejudice in terms of race, gender and sexual orientation.
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PhD candidate on developing biodiversity-inclusive strategies for the energy transition.
Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
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The evolution of the diversity of secondary metabolites
Why do plants produces always produced so many slightly differing metabolites within a particular chemical class?
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Lecturer (replacement position) in Classical Hebrew and Aramaic
Humanities, Institute for Area Studies
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Explainable AI for Multi-Objective Optimization of Maintenance Schedules
Science, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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PhD Candidate in Political Science
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Political Science
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PhD candidate in Political Science Investment agreements and environmental protections
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Political Science
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Postdoctoral Researcher project respresentation of value
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Psychology
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Theoretical Approaches to Linguistic Diversity
Describing a new language for the first time is an exciting and challenging intellectual experience.
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PhD position in mathematical statistics
Science, Mathematical Institute (MI)
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CWTS Scientometrics Summer School (CS3)
Research
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Bredero in a new light
Bredero (1585-1618) was known for his farces and comedies, but he also wrote one tragedy. According to Olga van Marion and Tim Vergeer, the play's main protagonists Rodd’rick and Alphonsus were not competing for the love of a lady, but were in love with one another.
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Photo reportage: international students get to know Leiden
At Orientation Week Leiden, a record 1,378 new international students got to know the city and one another. From a cracking karaoke party to fishing plastic out of the canals – see what they got up to in the photos!
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Percentage of female professors in Leiden unchanged
Like last year, the percentage of female professors at Leiden University is 31.2 per cent in the Women Professors Monitor 2023. This puts Leiden University above the national average of 27.6 per cent.
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Lucia Langerak: ‘I'm not one to sit on the sidelines’
Lucia Langerak was awarded a Master’s degree in Egyptology with cum laude honours in 2018. Her bachelor’s degree was also with cum laude honours. ‘I’m an exceptional Egyptologist, if only because I’ve never been to Egypt.’ She is now the coordinator of the Access & Support Platform at the University…
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Postdoc on Law and Vulnerability in Social Media 0,8 - 1,0 fte
Law
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PhD candidate on Law and Vulnerability in Social Media 0,8 - 1,0 fte
Law, Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law, eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies
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Language Diversity in the World
This research profile area brings together descriptive, historical and theoretical linguistics, as well as psycho- and neurolinguistics.