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Inclusive Leadership in the Public Sector 10 June 2021
What factors play a role in determining inclusive leadership in public organisations? On Friday June 4, dr. Tanachia Ashikali answered this question a...
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Susanne Deen Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator at Leiden Law School and FGGA 08 April 2021
On 15 April Susanne Deen will start as Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator for Leiden Law School and the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. The a...
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‘All students want to be seen and heard’ 25 March 2021
A safe place to discuss burning social issues such as racism with each other. The student workspace Space to Talk About Race and the Afro Student Asso...
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Zeineb Romdhane: Student and Minister for New Democracy 11 March 2021
A shadow cabinet has just been formed. This one consists of students from all the Dutch universities. They will be keeping politicians on their toes i...
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How accessible are our buildings? 16 February 2021
Towards the end of February, three Leiden University buildings will be assessed for their accessibility to people with a disability. The assessment wi...
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Sculptures provide more diverse view of University’s history 04 February 2021
Three new initiatives will provide a more diverse view of Leiden’s academic history, literally and figuratively: a historical study on the background ...
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Diversity symposium 2021: small steps can increase inclusion 01 February 2021
‘Culture change takes time,’ said Vice-Rector Hester Bijl at the closing panel of the University’s Diversity Symposium on 26 January. She talked about...
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‘The COVID-19 crisis just goes to show how things can go wrong’ 11 January 2021
Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmacy at University College London (UCL). As a female scientist of colour, she was initially reluctant to play an ac...
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‘We’re undermining science and that’s a great shame’ 11 December 2020
Kerstin Perez has reached the position of Assistant Professor of Particle Physics at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For peo...
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Academy Building ‘oranged’ to stop violence against women 26 November 2020
Eliminate violence against women. That is the message of the Orange the World campaign. Leiden University is joining in this year, hence the ‘oranged’...
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New ‘progress pride flag’ flying on annual Coming Out Day 09 October 2020
It is still not easy to ‘come out’ about your sexual orientation or gender identity. On Coming Out Day (11 October), the issue was the focus of global...
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How can we tell the story of multivocal the Netherlands? 17 September 2020
At a time when statues of figures from history have an uncertain future Valika Smeulders has just become Head of History at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. W...
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National Action Plan on Diversity and Inclusion launched at Wijnhaven 01 September 2020
As of 1 September, the Netherlands has a national action plan to promote diversity and inclusion in teaching and research. The plan was launched at Le...
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An inclusive university as a joint effort 06 July 2020
Inclusive teaching and research, a good reflection of society and a safe and accessible learning and working environment. The new Diversity and Inclus...
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Black Lives Matter - New network of Dutch museums 30 June 2020
How are people of color represented in art collections? And do young people of color feel that museum collections reflect their norms and values? Deve...