498 search results for “development diverse” in the Student website
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Vassilis KoutsogiannisLuris
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Sanna FennetLuris
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Elisabeth Heins-WunderleLuris
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Anna Coyajee-van RietschotenLuris
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Zoë Elstrodt-BeerenLuris
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Together we Thrive: United in Diversity, Connecting Cultures
Social activity
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PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction
Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically outdated. PhD candidate Evelien Trip has developed a new device that can measure erections more comfortably and painlessly.
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Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development
Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further professionalise and improve the university’s organisation as per the Strategic Plan.
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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…
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Muhammad Syamsu RizaludinFaculty of Science
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Kohei SuzukiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sanne RotmeijerFaculty of Humanities
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Marleen GroeneveldFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Thinley DemaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Esther van de CampSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Rodrigo OchigameSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Xu LiuICLON
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Hsini HuangFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Eline Westra
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden students develop AI tool for marking assignments
Jeroen van Gessel’s lecturers didn’t always have time for extensive feedback on his written assignments. So, together with tech-savvy friend Menno Hahury, he founded Eduface, a startup to develop an AI teaching assistant. ‘The first users now work three times faster.'
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A quick call with Ella Picavet on affordable period products
Many will add them to their shopping list without a second thought, but what if you don't have enough money to buy period products each month? The university has recently started providing packs of affordable sanitary pads and tampons in the SchoolSupply vending machines. ‘It's just like providing toilet…
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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Debate on painting of cigar-smoking white men
The brief removal of Rein Dool’s ‘cigar-smoking white men’ painting generated a storm of reactions last November. Students, staff and alumni reflected on this at a symposium on Friday 26 May.
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Sylvana Simons to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture
Every year on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March, Leiden University holds its Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. This year’s lecture will be given by Sylvana Simons, MP and leader and parliamentary chair of the BIJ1 party. What does International Women’s Day mean to her and which challenges…
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Emiel van der HartICLON
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Charlene KalleFaculty of Science
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Hubertus IrthFaculty of Science
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Kate PukhovaiaLeiden University Library
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Sita ter HaarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hiske Heemskerk-BavelaarICLON
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Floris VelemaICLON
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Katy LipsICLON
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Teun van GelderFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Etienne BourelSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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Tailoring medicines for the genetically diverse African populations
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
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Joint solution for appointment of Vice-Rector of Organisational Development
A mediation meeting was held today between the University Council and the Executive Board about the appointment procedure for the Vice-Rector of Organisational Development, Erwin Muller. We have managed to resolve the dispute.
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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How NeCEN helped develop the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
The Phase 3 clinical trial results of the promising Covid-19 vaccine of Johnson & Johnson are expected this month. The Dutch electron microscopy facility NeCEN helped develop the company’s vaccine, and they have now published their scientific findings in Nature Communications.
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Radhika GuptaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Mini organs-on-chips: an alternative to drug testing on animals
Mini organs-on-chips allow us to study how diseases develop and how drugs work. Although the technology is not new, it is becoming increasingly advanced. PhD candidate Bart Kramer hopes it will eliminate animal testing in the future.
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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White Balls on Walls
Filmvertoning
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Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
D&I Event
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Alan Palacios
Faculty of Humanities
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Mark Brown
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs