Activities
Support and advice
The Diversity & Inclusion Expertise Office advises the faculties, expertise centres and policy administrations regarding diversity and inclusion. Furthermore, the D&I Expertise Office regularly consults with administrators, portfolio holders, faculty diversity coordinators and diversity officers, sounding boards, committees and networks in the area of diversity and inclusion within the university.
Training courses
Training courses are designed to provide direct support for raising awareness and developing the skills needed to effectively achieve an inclusive learning and working environment. The Diversity and Inclusion Expertise Office works closely with the HRM department and ICLON. Custom-made training courses can also be offered on request.
For questions about the training courses, please contact: diversitytraining@bb.leidenuniv.nl
Examples of training courses for staff
- Implicit bias, diversity and inclusion (Basic)
- Recruitment and selection (Basic or Plus)
- Interactive lecture: Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes
- Abrasive conversations
- Looking beyond labels
- Intercultural competences for lecturers and supervisors
- Argumentation training for lecturers and supervisors
Meetings
Annual symposium
The Diversity & Inclusion Expertise Office organises an annual symposium for all students and staff with lectures and workshops, in order to promote expertise and awareness and to come together as a community.
2025
Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
Video
Only accessible to staff and students after logging in with ULCN credentials
2024
Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Video
2023
Language, inclusion and belonging
2022
Inclusivity with Law: What does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective?
2021
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences and beyond
Videos
- Symposium (22 January)
- Presentation Edray Goins: Notes from the Diary of a Black Mathematician
- Closing panel (26 January)
2019/2020
From diversity to inclusion: strategies for an inclusive curriculum and learning environment
2018
2017
How inclusion makes diversity work
2016
The making of an inclusive Leiden University. Do's and Don'ts
2015
Diversity and Inclusion: Challenging Implicit Bias
2014
2013
Excellence through Diversity (article in Dutch)