338 search results for “diversity in higher education” in the Student website
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Understanding superconductivity comes closer with major ERC grant for Milan Allan
Physicist Milan Allan will build an instrument that will bring superconductivity research further. He has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of 2 million euros over the next five years. With his PairNoise programme he aims to detect paired electrons as they occur just above the temperature at which…
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Working together on a liveable planet
What can you do about sustainability in your immediate living environment? On Thursday afternoon, April 14, the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden was filled with policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, citizens, students, and even the mayor of Leiden. Leiden University and the Association of Dutch Municipalities…
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National meet & greet for highly gifted students
Meet & greet
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Workshop Developing an Academic Writing Style (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Creating a clear structure (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
Lecture
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Ralph Kijk in de VegteScience
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When does resistance to toxins evolve in animals? Students publish major review
Does a snake die when it bites its lip? Why will a mongoose survive a scorpion’s sting, but we humans perish? These questions occupied the minds of toxin-enthusiasts and Master’s students Biology Jory van Thiel and Roel Wouters. They collected information from many sources and published their findings…
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National ThinkTank: ‘A school trip that never ends’
The clever young people at the National ThinkTank who tackle an urgent societal problem each year include two Leiden alumni this autumn: Jiao Harmsen and Jort van Dalen. They will spend at least four months getting to grips with the topic of ‘education’.
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'If Asia doesn't work out, I'll go to Sweden'
It was a busy turn-out at the first Study Abroad Festival held recently at the Gorlaeus Laboratory on 30 October 2015. Students gathered here to orient themselves - albeit often in an early phase - on studies or work placements abroad.
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‘Bringing all these people together – that’s what gives me energy’
Getting to know all his colleagues as fast as possible, and learning about the faculty’s strengths: these will be Jasper Knoester’s first challenges. Jasper became the new Dean of the Faculty of Science on 1 January, and he is optimistic about the corona restrictions. ‘Obviously, this isn’t the start…
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Hague city councillors on working visit: ‘The Hague is becoming a real student city’
What does the University mean for The Hague? And what are researchers and students learning from the city and its residents? The Hague city councillors visited Campus The Hague on 27 September and spoke to administrators and researchers. ‘From Schilderswijk to Benoordenhout: we are a university for…
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life. Jasper first wrote his column from Kuala Lumpur, and it was ready to share. Then a crisis arose this week that demanded…
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Afro Mix intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Workshop Develop an academic writing style
Study support, Study support
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CCLS Matchmaking Event
Conference, Matchmaking Event
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Classical Ballet advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Workshop Creating a clear structure
Study support, Study support
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HI The Hague Student Experience at Liberation Festival The Hague
Festival
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Pointes beginners/intermediate
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Six projects that have come about thanks to the Quality Agreements
With its ‘Quality Agreements’, Leiden University is working to improve the quality of its teaching. Much has been done since they began at the end of 2018. At a meeting for delegates from all the faculties and the University Council on 11 June, it became clear just how much has already been achieved…
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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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Network of student well-being officers create connections
It’s an important theme at the University and beyond: student well-being. Even before coronavirus, research showed that loneliness and the pressure to succeed were causing particular problems for students, and these problems have only increased since the pandemic. Work is underway to improve the sit…
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The quest for the magic angle
Stack two layers of graphene, twisted at slightly different angles to each other, and the material spontaneously becomes a superconductor. Science still can't explain how something so magical can happen, but physicists use special equipment to reveal what is taking place under the surface.
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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Marine bacteria hold the key to a sustainable future
Lecture, This Week's Discoveries
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HI The Hague Student Area
Festival
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with Ozan Candogan
Lecture
- Dies Natalis 2023
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Dies Natalis 2023
University ceremony
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Michelle in het VeldExpertisecentrum SOZ
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Rachna in 't VeldFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Arie in 't VeldFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marjorie in 't Veld
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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To do a PhD or not to do a PhD? Speed date about it with alumni!
Career and apply for jobs
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FestiWell en EUniWell
Festival, FestiWell | Event vanuit EUniWell
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Good Practices on Student Well-Being
Conference, EUniWell Symposium