Marking the (late) Summer of Sustainability at YAL The summer of 2021 arrived on the tail end of a global pandemic that has left us all reeling and trying to reassess our relationship to each other, ourselves, and the other life forms that make up our planet. Cristiana Strava + 2 others • 29-09-2021
Science is NOT like competitive sports Last week, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) published a short editorial written by the chair of the executive board, professor Marcel Levi, titled “Science is like competitive sports”. Anna van Duijvenvoorde + 4 others • 22-07-2021
On the necessity of fieldwork during a pandemic I witnessed the Dutch lockdown from a distance because I was based in Namibia at the time for archival research, and was set to travel through southern Africa for the next couple of months. But no one can escape reality. Tycho van der Hoog • 22-10-2020
Journey of two novice PhD candidates amidst COVID-19 Starting a PhD is an exciting opportunity: meeting new colleagues, settling in your office and familiarizing yourself with your new environment. What we couldn’t have imagined, is that this ‘new environment’ would actually turn out to be the confinement at our own homes. Sarah Vandenbroucke + 1 other • 22-10-2020
Diversity and inclusion at Leiden University: Just ticking a box or the sincere desire to change? Almost six years ago I made the transition from a job in the judiciary to working at the law faculty of Leiden University. I soon became aware of a lack of visible diversity among the faculty staff, although the student population did seem to be reasonably diverse. Amir Ali Abadi • 04-08-2020
"Neither here nor there": About modern racism and how to engage with it in an academic community Since the death of George Floyd and the resulting global demonstrations, discussions about racism are again ever present. What tends to be left outside of the discussion is the variety of people affected by this particular discussion. Diana Natermann • 30-07-2020
