214 search results for “leiden empowerment fund” in the Staff website
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Electric boats will make University construction projects cleaner
No more smelly lorries disposing of building waste or delivering building materials to the centre of Leiden. That’s Leiden University’s ambition for its future renovation or construction projects in the city centre. Electric boats should make the process cleaner and less inconvenient for the people…
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ESOF session shines a light on the dark side of our universe
Cosmologists can measure with increasing precision how the universe is expanding and changing. This is producing unexpected results and causing cracks in our picture of the universe. At the ESOF session The Dark Side of our Mysterious Universe, cosmologists, astronomers and philosophers will discuss…
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Important but not easy: interdisciplinary research
In the academic world interest in interdisciplinary research is growing. It can help to solve the big challenges of our times. But starting a research project that covers several disciplines is not always easy. This was one of the conclusions at a Young Academy Leiden (YAL) symposium. What are the c…
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A real professor in the classroom
It’s starting to become a real Dies Natalis tradition: on 8 February professors from Leiden University teach a class at primary schools in the region. This introduces children to academia and teaches them more about conducting research. ‘Had you expected me to be a woman?’
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How do we deal with the ethical aspects of research?
Whom do you ask for permission to conduct research at a primary school? And how do you collect data in countries where freedom of expression is under threat? This is what staff directly involved in the – often complex – process of research ethics recently discussed at a meeting, with the aid of some…
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ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…
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Executive Board column: Why a good relationship with the city is so important
Leiden University is a fantastic example of a network university: we create an impact with the city, stakeholders and regional and international partners. The lines of communication are really short and there is a great sense of togetherness. Our good relations with the city have also informed how we…
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Seeing Stars: Jupiter steals the show in cloudy night skies
After months of preparation, the moment of truth had arrived: would the skies above Leiden clear for the promised glitzy planet-and-star show? The people of Leiden turned out in their hundreds to go star-hunting on 25 September. They became more aware than ever of the effects of light pollution.
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenberg is holding a panel session on 14 July at the EuroScience Open Forum in Leiden.
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National flower: The daisy is everywhere thanks to men with mowers
The daisy has been crowned the Netherlands’ national flower. Rogier van Vugt, Head of Horticulture at the Hortus botanicus, explains why the daisy merits its elevation to national symbol.
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Education Festival presents the future of teaching
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on teaching at universities over the past two years. Through force of circumstances, lecturers have adapted much faster to a digital future. On 7 June Leiden Teachers Academy’s annual Education Festival (working language is English) will present insights on this ‘new n…
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Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’
Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been peer reviewed? Professor of Quantitative Science Studies and keen preprint poster Ludo Waltman explains.
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Global Impact in Health Symposium
Symposium | Leiden2022
- Urban Health Programme
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Wall Formula Tours
Arts and culture, Tour
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Nature Calls
Arts and culture, Performance
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Smart bacteria versus new antibiotics
Workshop
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Plant Scientist for a day
Small workshop
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New interactive book helps motivate young people and tackle bullying
How do you deal with bullying? How can you motivate young people? At the NeurolabNL symposium a multidisciplinary research team launched an interactive book for teachers and youth workers. This digital book offers the latest insights and plenty of useful tips and advice. Children’s Ombudsman Margrite…
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The road to the beginning
Exhibition
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Maori Day
Festival
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All episodes of Breingeheim now available on Spotify
All five episodes of the first season of 'Breingeheim' are now available to listen on Spotify. The first season of the podcastseries is about the social contexts of adolescent development and how teens become resilient individuals. In every episode, a new Leiden-based behavioural scientist and an adolescent…
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Leiden2022 Life Sciences and Health Week
Conference
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Professionalizing your community: an example from data management
Webinar
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Water lives
Festival
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OSCL meets YAL: The challenges of working with an open science mindset in a business driven environment
Lecture
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Podcast on resilience gives a boost to worrying youths
What if you get excluded? Are apps against fear and stress effective? How do you keep your brain in shape? The first season of the new podcastseries ‘BreinGeheim’ is about the social contexts of adolescent development and how teens become resilient individuals. Leiden-based behavioural scientist sit…
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Open Science Coffee: Online walk-in hour for anything OS and responsible scientific conduct related
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Making data reusable in the social sciences
Lecture
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Open Science Lunch - Faculty of Humanities
Debate, Lunch
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How to be an Academic in a World on Fire: A Hands-On Workshop co-organized by LUGO and OSCL
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: User experiences on preregistration
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Introduction to ReproducibiliTea journal clubs—the what, why, and how
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Introduction to ReproducibiliTea journal clubs—the what, why, and how
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Disseminating Knowledge through YouTube
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Form and Content Innovations in Open Publishing
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Credit where credit is due - a lesson from team science
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Practicing what we preach: Our journey toward open science
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Publish Your Reviews
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: a hands-on introduction to preregistration
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Experimenting with an open, continuous deployment PhD dissertation
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: A hands-on guide to preprints
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Direct publishing as an answer to problems in scholarly publishing
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Better coding for reproducible research
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Open Access Q&A, explaining different options based on four researcher profiles
Lecture
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OSCoffee: The psychology of biases, and how they influence us as scholars
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Open Science in Criminology - barriers and opportunities
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Open Educational Resources (OER)
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: ChatGPT in science: academic (dis)honesty or better science?
Lecture
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Open Science Coffee: Developing tools and practices to promote open and efficient science
Lecture