Eighty academic papers, 270 participants and four roundtables on dealing with global challenges. The second conference of the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges was bold and ambitious. What did participants think of the conference? Find out in this video.
Greater transparency in science. Broader career paths. Less work pressure. A dynamic conversation at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW) focused on these goals. A unique research agenda was also presented to Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and Dean Paul Wouters.
The SAILS conference The Future of AI is Here (and Guess What … it’s Human) brought together researchers and policy makers to discuss the important issues in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Where are the opportunities and what are the dangers?
Our annual strategic conference was held this year on 15 and 16 June in Soesterberg, and has now become a tradition at our university. Around a hundred colleagues, including Faculty Boards, Scientific Directors, directors of expertise centres and our Administration and Central Services department, the participation bodies and student assessors, all assemble for a day and a half, away from the hustle and bustle of every day, to exchange ideas with one another on issues that are important for the university.
Alumni and researchers met at two well-attended alumni dinners in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. The alumni reminisced about their time in Leiden and got to see their lecturers once again.
The academic playing field is becoming more complex all the time, making a strong research support network crucial. Over 100 research support professionals shared knowledge, gained inspiration and became acquainted or got to know each other even better at the third Leiden Research Support Conference at PLNT.
