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Heating and cooling with a clear conscience on the Science Campus

Heating and cooling with a clear conscience on the Science Campus

Leiden University is taking a major step forward in the energy transition with the expansion of the thermal energy storage (TES) in the Gorlaeus Building. This expansion is needed to be able to heat and cool all the new and renovated buildings on the Campus Square of the Faculty of Science sustainably. The University will be using sustainable TES increasingly in the coming years as an alternative for energy from fossil fuels.

Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre

Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre

Educational innovation provides both opportunities and challenges for lecturers. How do you put your innovative ideas into practice or how do you choose the right learning resources for your teaching? From now on, lecturers can go for support and inspiration to the new Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC), a merger between the Centre for Innovation (CfI) and the higher education department of the ICLON (Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching).

Network of student well-being officers create connections

Network of student well-being officers create connections

It’s an important theme at the University and beyond: student well-being. Even before coronavirus, research showed that loneliness and the pressure to succeed were causing particular problems for students, and these problems have only increased since the pandemic. Work is underway to improve the situation.

A quick call with Jan Willem Erisman about the interdisciplinary research symposium

A quick call with Jan Willem Erisman about the interdisciplinary research symposium

Conducting research with academics from different disciplines is not easy. ‘But collaboration is vital to society,’ says Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Jan Willem Erisman. On behalf of Leiden’s Liveable Planet interdisciplinary programme, he is organising a symposium that will be held on 7 February on how to promote interdisciplinary research.

Executive Board column: Downtime as a source of new inspiration

Executive Board column: Downtime as a source of new inspiration

We asked a lot of everyone last year. The Personnel Monitor showed that the workload was high in 2022 and Covid took its toll. I therefore think everyone deserves some downtime. Time away from the daily grind.

Teacher support, development & educational innovation: you'll find it at LLInC

A new year, a new department! As of this month, the Centre for Innovation (CFI) and ICLON Higher Education teams have merged to become LLInC: Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre.