Even if you have a healthy lifestyle, there's a lot to experience and learn during the Healthy University Week, from 26 to 30 October. Health psychologist Andrea Evers is enthusiastic about the week ahead. She tells us about the programme and gives us a taste of her own talk on what the placebo effect…

On Monday 28 October, we celebrated the start of Healthy University Week 2019. During this week, students and staff of Leiden University can follow workshops to help them adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Students on the Health and Medical Psychology master’s programme have developed workshops on topics including reducing stress and being more active at work. They are giving these during Healthy University Week (28 October to 1 November). This is the last part of their course in Health Promotion and…

From exercises for working more healthily to practical tips about getting a good night's sleep. Students and staff who take part in the Healthy University Workshops on 18 or 19 October will be given tips to suit their personal situation.

At the initiative of several of its professors, Leiden University has joined the international Healthy Universities network. Surrounded by space hoppers, the initiators of this move and those present exchanged experiences and tips at the kick-off meeting on 17 October. ‘I don't miss my chauffeur'…

During Healthy University Week, from 26 to 30 October, staff could choose from 63 workshops, talks and other online healthy university activities. We asked workshop facilitators, speakers and a participant for their tips. Like: look at what you’ve done (ta-da) instead of what you still have to do (to…

Leiden University is the first Dutch university to join the Healthy Universities international network. Lifestyle workshops, rewards for good behaviour and the latest interventions encourage students and staff to live more healthily. The experiences gained through this network will be used in scientific…

Studying at home is not always easy for everyone. It is not easy to find the right routine, set up your study place optimally, be reachable, have more or less people around you and also focus on your studies.

Education, Social

Sexual violence is widespread, and universities are particularly vulnerable environments. Creating space for open communication reduces the prevalence of sexual violence, says Agathe Cherbit-Langer, chairwoman from the Our Bodies Our Voice Foundation. The added bonus: a better sex life.

Facility

The current situation at our university is a strange one: no face-to-face classes, all buildings are closed and our students stay at home. We understand that it is difficult for students right now. Our Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker has a message for all of you. 'Take care of your health, both physically…

From 1 August 2020, smoking on the premises of Leiden University will be prohibited. Dutch law obliges institutions of higher education to enforce a full smoking ban on their premises as of that date.

At this year's Leiden Canal Run (Singelloop) on 5 April, €4.44 per runner will go to charity instead of the usual €4. This is because Leiden University is donating the symbolic sum of 44 cents for each runner who enters the race.

Your wellbeing

Work out more, eat healthier, have more time to yourself: we make resolutions every year, but they often don't make it past the end of January. To help you succeed this year, we have compiled a list with New Year's resolutions you can put into practice at the University!

A student psychologist can help you to deal with personal and study-related circumstances that might be impacting your academic progress.

Teaching during the corona crisis, the high workload and the challenges faced by the Faculty of humanities. In an online working visit to Leiden University on 12 October, Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven, discussed the hot topics of the day with the Executive Board,…

The world around us is changing. What does that mean for the future of Europe, on this turbulent world stage? And what does it mean for our teaching, and for the expectations that Leiden University has of its students? These were the key questions during the opening of the 2018-2019 academic year on…

The Healthy University @Home dossier gives staff and students tips on how to work healthily at home. The dossier combines practice and science in an easily accessible way, say project coordinator Mieke Cabout and Professor of Clinical Psychology Philip Spinhoven.

Festival, Healthy Faculty

Tuesday 21 April 2020 we heard that most of the Corona measures will remain in place until at least 20 May 2020. Dean Paul Wouters emphasizes the power of education and research within the social sciences in times of intelligent lockdown.

Veelgestelde vragen

With the new academic year just around the corner, many more students and lecturers will soon be coming to the University. What are we doing to keep our campus safe? We spoke to Martijn Ridderbos, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board, about the new Campus Protocol, which enters into force on 31 August.…

The University elections are from 25 to 29 May. You get to choose who will represent you this coming year in the various faculty councils, the LUMC Student Council and the University Council. Which parties can you vote for and what do they stand for?

Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Center have joined the Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH), further strengthening the academic network in which such problems as antimicrobial resistance are studied.

The Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) advises the Executive Board on matters of education and student affairs. The platform is also responsible for the awarding of the Leiden Teaching prize (Leidse Onderwijsprijs). All students are entitled to play an active role in the LUS.

Furnished as a living room, the Meeting Point is especially for students who have recently come to the Netherlands after fleeing their own country.

Online competitions, online sports, dietary advice for staff and students and 'What do they eat for lunch?' The first 'volunteer' is Vice-Rector Hester Bijl. What does her lunch usually consist of? The University Sports Centre is celebrating its fifty-year anniversary with a whole - corona-proof - programme…

Course

The corona crisis has also had a huge impact on our university and therefore on the lives of our students too. With our teaching mostly online and only limited social contact possible, this may not only be very frustrating, but also very difficult for you. We understand your worries and are doing all…

Organisation

The University elections will be held from 8 to 11 April 2019. The elections are for the student members of the University Council and the student and staff members of the Faculty and Employee Councils. Want to represent the interests of the students and staff? Then why not stand for election?

The Rectors, Presidents and Vice-Chancellors from seven of Europe’s leading universities met in Köln (Germany) to launch their shared vision for improving European citizens’ quality of life by creating a European University for Well-Being.

As of 14 May, people from all over the world can follow a little part of our university’s education through a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Health & Health Behaviour. This MOOC provides an introduction to the field of Health Psychology.

The corona crisis has had a major impact, also on our university and thus on the lives of our students. Our teaching is online and we’ve been urged to avoid social contact. That is difficult, especially for our international students who are here in Leiden and The Hague without their family and friends.…

In the University elections in April, the eight student seats on the University Council have gone to six parties, and newcomers the Liberal Student Party and the Party for Biomedical Students have each won one seat.

The student members of the University Council are now halfway through their term. We asked them what they have so far been able to do for their fellow students, and what is still on the list for the remainder of the year. ‘It's all about refining policies.'

University elections

Law student Joris Claessens represents the Lijst Vooruitstrevende Studenten (LVS) student party on the University Council. What has he noticed, and what needs to be done differently? ‘Online innovations don’t move fast enough for me.’ This is the third interview in a series of portraits of members of…

Over thirty research projects have been awarded a grant from the Leiden University Fund (LUF). The academics each receive a sum of between 5,000 and 25,000 euros to conduct their research.

The results of the 2020 University elections have been announced. With the exception of a few seats, little will change in the University Council in comparison with last year. The student turnout was somewhat lower, possibly because of coronavirus.

For the first time ever, a float from Leiden University is taking part in the Grand Parade during the Relief of Leiden or Leidens Ontzet. October 3 is one big party in Leiden, and the University is joining in big style to celebrate its 444th anniversary.

Your most important rights and obligations as a student are laid down in the Student charter. How this statute is implemented is detailed in various faculty and educational regulations, for example your study programme’s Education and Examination Regulations (OER in Dutch).

Once again the ONS student party (Enterprising Leiden Students) is the biggest party in the university elections. This gives the party three seats in the University Council. The staff are represented in the UR by FNV Government, with 5 seats.