466 search results for “adoption politics” in the Student website
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Emmanuel Ogwuche OkpeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Ifeanyichukwu Charles NwekeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Eduardo Menz QueiroloFaculty of Humanities
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Transferable skills
During your studies you will develop transferable skills. Leiden University has selected 13 transferable skills that it finds important for students to develop during their studies. These skills are important not only during your studies but also in later life once you begin working.
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Four questions about why we’re holding a debate on our ties to the fossil fuel industry
On Wednesday 27 September we will be holding a debate for students and staff on our links with the fossil fuel industry in relation to the topic of sustainability. All students and staff of the university are cordially invited. If you’re still not sure about whether to attend, these four questions and…
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University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’
How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Being outlines the University’s plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Amy EaglestoneSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Why Nixon Went, and Trump Stuck Around
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Carola van EijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cecilia-Louise von IlsemannFaculty of Humanities
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Rong YuanFaculty of Humanities
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Pouria MirelmiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Rebecca Naous
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja BeerkensFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maud RijksFaculty of Humanities
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Robert OkelloFaculty of Law
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Aart ScholteSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Helena Landwehr
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
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‘All of Leiden will join in with the Seeing Stars experiment’
What will happen if the lights in a large part of the city are switched off? How many stars can you see without all that light pollution? This is what researchers, artists and the residents of Leiden are going to investigate during Seeing Stars Leiden on 25 September. ‘Leiden is the ideal place for…
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Leiden University may open new building in the centre of The Hague
The Municipality of The Hague, Leiden University and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) will together try to realise a University building in the former Hudson’s Bay premises at Grote Marktstraat 48-50/Spui 3. This will facilitate the growth of Campus The Hague. A cooperation agreement was signed…
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’
How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly appointed distinguished professor Arnold Tukker explained.
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Carrot or stick: which is better motivation to exercise more?
Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat of losing something like a deposit work better? And what do patients think? This is what PhD candidate David de Buisonjé researched.
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Special telescope measures neutrino with highest energy ever
Even with state-of-the-art technology, it is almost impossible to see: a cosmic neutrino. Yet scientists have managed to image this particle with a deep-sea telescope. And that could help to better understand our universe. Leiden particle physicists collaborated on this ambitious project, published…
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Leiden University publishes the titles of seven tainted scientific articles
In a supplementary decision on 17 May 2022, the Executive Board of Leiden University has concluded that it will publish the titles of seven articles in which there is evidence of malpractice. This concerns a former staff member of the Institute of Psychology. The Executive Board considers it to be in…
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Field trip to sustainable farm shows ‘what you can achieve if you chart your own path’
How to take ownership of your career? To find out, students from ‘Design Your Career as a Climate Change Maker’ visited a farmer who has done just that. They learned from him that it’s never too late to start working on something you believe in.
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📚 Academic Writing Workshop 🖋️(POPcorner FSW)
Study support
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
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Hans de VriesFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Daniel SchadeFaculty of Humanities
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Jacqueline VelFaculty of Law
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Durable Upheaval: The 1974 Ethiopian Revolution and Its Impact Five Decades Later
Lecture, Studium Generale
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‘Sometimes choosing a different path can take you further’
On International Women's Day (8 March) we take time to consider female emancipation and participation. What does this day mean for Leiden University, and how does it tie in with our aim of becoming more diverse and inclusive? We talked about these issues with Annetje Ottow, who recently became the…
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Demonstration, security and university ties: Executive Board answers University Council’s questions
The University Council meeting on 2 June was largely dominated by the demonstration, occupation and policing in The Hague last month.
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Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’
The freedom to be who you are – woman, man, homosexual, heterosexual, transgender, religious, atheist, and so on – is perhaps the Netherlands’ greatest attribute. The principle of equality and the right not to be discriminated against are in the very first article of our constitution. Yet there is a…
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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine
Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling about the conflict, with students and staff grappling with academic values and moral dilemmas.
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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment
NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what eminent psychologist and thinker Steven Pinker argued to a packed Great Auditorium.
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Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Lecture, Studium Generale