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D&I Symposium 2026: ‘You can’t call something inclusive if it doesn’t include everyone’
How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. ‘It’s moving from a have-to to a want-to’
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‘The COVID-19 crisis just goes to show how things can go wrong’
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.'
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The lessons we can learn from leaders of colour
Professor Judi Mesman interviewed 40 people of colour in leadership positions. What can we learn from them?
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The FSW building is now called Agora
As of 12 Januari 2026, the FSW faculty building is called Agora. This name was chosen by the FSW community. In ancient Greece, the agora was the heart of the city: a place for meeting, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. This is exactly how we see our faculty building: an open space where knowledge,…
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‘Together, we have to ensure that the faculty is a respectful and safe environment’
Student initiative COOP is committed to a respectful and safe academic environment. Here is a report of the activities over the past few months.
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Zeineb Romdhane: Student and Minister for New Democracy
A shadow cabinet has just been formed. This one consists of students from all the Dutch universities. They will be keeping politicians on their toes in the coming year, and want to show that progress cannot be made without academic research and teaching. Master’s student Zeineb Romdhane is Minister…
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Berna GürogluFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Your story becomes art in the [s]TATTOO pop-up studio
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Paul van den BroekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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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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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’
Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday.
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Sophie van RijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Francesco Ragazzi
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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How do we stop homophobia at sports clubs?
Not all gay and lesbian students feel equally safe at their sports clubs. ‘Homo’ is used almost unthinkingly as a term of abuse and players often face homophobic comments. What can sports clubs and teams do to make sure everyone feels safe when playing sports?
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A wheelchair in the Old Observatory
Yesterday marked the start of the National Accessibility Week. How accessible is Leiden University for people with a disability? We asked Lucia Langerak, disabled herself and working at the Honours Academy, about her experiences: ‘Significant improvements are being made.’
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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How accessible are our buildings?
Towards the end of February, three Leiden University buildings will be assessed for their accessibility to people with a disability. The assessment will be carried out by Ongehinderd, a social enterprise committed to making the Netherlands more accessible. Its founder and director, Gerard de Nooij,…
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Carolien JacobsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Nienke BouwFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daniëlla Dam-de JongFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Josien de KlerkFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Bert KoendersFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Tejaswini SharmaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Antonella MaielloFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Eline WestraFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent WalstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Federico De MussoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fie LuijtenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jochanan VeerbeekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Marieke BosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jacqueline VelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Metje Postma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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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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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility
‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third Pride Leiden for the university boat, with the theme: ‘450 years of being yourself’.
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.