News
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National Dialogue Network of Diversity Officers 19 December 2016
Leiden University took the initiative for a National Dialogue Network of Diversity Officers. The main goal is to create a platform of knowledge and ex...
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Taskforce ‘The Future is Diversity’ 19 December 2016
Leiden University, Erasmus University and the Vrije Universiteit are collaborating in the Taskforce The Future is Diversity, aiming to improve the stu...
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Read the online magazine on diversity and inclusiveness 13 December 2016
How can we make sure that everyone feels welcome at our university? Read the highlights from the conference on The Making of an Inclusive Leiden Unive...
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Leiden University has highest ratio of female professors 13 December 2016
Leiden University has the highest percentage of female professors of all the Dutch Universities. At 24 per cent, Leiden is well ahead of the other uni...
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Leiden strengthens collaboration with two Chinese universities 23 November 2016
Leiden University is working increasingly closely with Chinese universities. On 22 November the Rector signed a statement of intent to ratify the rela...
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Symposium: The making of an inclusive Leiden University. Do's and Don'ts 07 November 2016
What do we need to do for Leiden University to become a truly inclusive institution, where everyone feels at home and has equal opportunities? This is...
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Studying with a disability 05 October 2016
Around ten per cent of students have some form of functional disability, varying from ADHD or dyslexia to a physical handicap. Under a UN treaty, the ...
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A diverse team 02 August 2016
A group of 18 Leiden students and alumni are advising the University on diversity and inclusiveness. Portraits of 11 members of the Diversity Policy F...
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New Master: Governance of Migration and Diversity 17 June 2016
In September 2016, the Leiden University Institute for History starts with a new MA sub-track 'Governance of Migration and Diversity'. This so-called ...
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More focus on women in academia 18 April 2016
For a month long, the Senate Chamber of Leiden University was reserved for portraits of women. The work of art showing a hundred unique portraits of f...
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Corrie Bakels portrait unveiled 18 April 2016
During the Dean’s lecture on April 21 a portrait of Corrie Bakels will be unveiled. This portrait is part of the initiative of Athena’s Angels project...
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Young children associate Black Pete more with clowns than with black people 03 December 2015
Older children more frequently link Black Pete with a black person. Both younger and older children think positively about him. This is the conclusion...
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Winning initiatives Van Bergen Award 2015 announced 19 November 2015
The Van Bergen Fund aims to promote contacts between Dutch and international students in order to achieve a better understanding of each other's cultu...
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Read the online magazine about diversity and inclusivity 10 November 2015
Leiden University actively promotes diversity and inclusion. In the online magazine Diversity and Inclusion you can read all about the symposium, the ...
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Sex and gender analysis needs a more prominent role in research 16 September 2015
Researchers, policymakers and funders have to take more account of the effect of sex and gender in scientific research. This is the view presented in ...