357 search results for “government” in the Student website
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The minefield that is unacceptable behaviour
University is often a period of sexual exploration and experimentation, generally to the satisfaction of all involved. But sometimes you want it and the other doesn’t. Or vice versa. Or you can’t really tell. This is what the Safe Space play at Theater Ins Blau was about on 11 October. And: can your…
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Introducing the new assessor: 'I immediately knew: this is what I want'
With the new academic year, the Honours Academy welcomes a new assessor: Maarten Kolpa. What does an assessor do? And what can he do for honours students? Maarten talks about it in an interview. "I find it important that the student perspective comes first."
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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The 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Working together to fulfil the promise of peace
Conference
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Career College Working in Communication, Marketing & PR
Career and apply for jobs
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Country Meeting Nigeria: Elections panel discussion
Debate
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Workshop: Entrepreneurship with Sjoerd Louwaars and Vahit Güzel the founder of Choco & Things
Career and apply for jobs
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Celebration 50 years of the University Council
Conference
- LDE Masterclass on diversity and inclusion: Robert D. Putnam
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’
Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long while because of the lockdown. Visitor numbers picked up again from September, but it the next few weeks will be tense now the hospitals are full again. Halbertsma:…
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University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’
As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent symposium, 28 groups of four to five students unveiled their solutions. The commisioners expressed great enthusiasm.
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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the new academic year, which begins on 6 September. No more 1.5m distancing, but we do have to take responsibility for other people’s safety.
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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EU’s engagement in the Arctic
Lecture, Seminar
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Artificial ''Intelligence'' versus Human Dignity: Issues of Fairness and Power in Algorithmic Decisions
Lecture
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Night Spaces: Migration Culture and Integration in Europe (NITE) 3rd International Conference
Conference
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Sweden in NATO and the changing EU security architecture
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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CareerCollege Working in Policy
Career and apply for jobs
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LGBTIQ rights in Europe: the role of the European Parliament
Lecture, Seminar
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Femicide: a comparative approach from a Dutch, Italian and European point of view
Conference
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Meet & greet with Dutch diplomats: a conversation about counterterrorism & diplomacy
Meet and Greet
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Technology and privacy: trust or mistrust?
Conference
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Mentor Network live: alumni speed dating
Career and apply for jobs
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Meet the Employer
Career and apply for jobs
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EUniWell Open lectures series | War, Peace and Overcoming Helplessness: The Role of Universities
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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EuroScience Open Forum Leiden
Conference, ESOF Conference
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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Nasser Road, Political Posters in Uganda
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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Meet the Employer Campus Den Haag
Course
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2024
Course, Career Event
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Keti Koti Table
Diner | Dialoog
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Social Europe in the context of the green and digital transition
Lecture, Seminar
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law | Introductory Course for PPP-students
Research
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Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties
Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question in a debate between students and staff. The answer was clearer for some than for others.
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First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.
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Online Career Days FSW - Sustainability
Career Days FSW
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Hip Hop Diplomacy as Subversive Complicity
Guest Lecture
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The future of Europe’s finances
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Career College Working in Consultancy
Career and apply for jobs
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Opening Academic Year
Academic ceremony
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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Campus The Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experiencing group pressure.
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Diversity & Inclusion Career Session
Course
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4 - 6 April 2023 - Leiden University Career Event
Course, Online Career Week