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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?

An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?

The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.
Executive Board column: How can we act on the results of the Personnel Monitor?

Executive Board column: How can we act on the results of the Personnel Monitor?

The results of the Personnel Monitor 2022 are out. Now the ball is in all of our courts. What does the Monitor tell us and how can we act on it? I hope that as an organisation we can get a good dialogue going as the first step towards improvement.

Statement by the Executive Board regarding permanent and long-term contracts for lecturers

In our new Strategic Plan, we indicate how we will give shape to good employment practice in the years ahead. Topics such as ‘social safety’, the staff workload and personal development are important in this respect. One aspect of good employment practice is providing permanent contracts for structural work, long-term contracts for temporary employment and greater clarity about development options and career paths.
Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands

Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands

BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformation on the news and on their socials. In an interactive two-hour guest lesson, high school pupils discover how easily their brains can be tricked into thinking something is real. For example by taking part in a VR-experiment. 'Man, it felt like I was having a heart attack.'
Executive Board column: how can we help our lecturers develop their talents?

Executive Board column: how can we help our lecturers develop their talents?

Good lecturers are extremely important to our university. I therefore think it is crucial that we provide them with enough professional development opportunities. The Lecturer Development Taskforce has issued concrete recommendations on how to improve this. As the Board we welcome this advice.
Taskforce calls for more scope for lecturer development: ‘Dare to raise the issue yourself’

Taskforce calls for more scope for lecturer development: ‘Dare to raise the issue yourself’

The quality of academic education depends on good teaching. A taskforce of lecturers, education specialists and HRM experts is therefore calling for Leiden lecturers to be given more opportunities and scope to develop their talents. The group hopes that, with a new lecturer development model and concrete recommendations, teaching and learning can be brought closer together. The Executive Board welcomes the advice from the taskforce.