521 search results for “development diverse” in the Student website
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José DoumaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kirsten van AntwerpenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anne VisschersICLON
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Suriname symposium: focus on diversity and biodiversity
Conference
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LACDR launches training programme for innovative drug development
The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) has received a €750,000 grant from ZonMw for QPharmNL. This is a continuing education programme that trains professionals in computational techniques in pharmacology for innovative drug development.
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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Together we Thrive: United in Diversity, Connecting Cultures
Social activity
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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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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 Liu
ICLON
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Hsini HuangFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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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impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically outdated.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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Judi MesmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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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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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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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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Emiel van der HartICLON
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Charlene KalleFaculty of Science
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Hubertus IrthFaculty of Science
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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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Sophia van Ghesel GrotheSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Etienne BourelSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Erik BähreSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Radhika GuptaSocial & 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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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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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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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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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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Mark Brown
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Amanda Delgado GalvanFaculty of Humanities