Welcome to the website of RISE: Researchers in Science for Equality. RISE is the network for female beta scientists of Leiden University, Faculty of Science. The mission of RISE is to build an inspiring work environment for female scientists, to…
Many female fieldwork researchers representing Leiden University in various parts of the world are confronted with circumstances that directly involve local gendered perspectives, despite the numerous victories the feminist movement has achieved in recent decades. Problems span a wide range…
Astronomer Mariska Kriek will be researching how galaxies form. She received an NWO Vice grant to study galaxies in the early universe. Her research uses new and unprecedented observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). With its large mirror and…
RISE junior board member and Cybersecurity expert Olga Gadyatskaya was interviewd about her work. Gadyatskaya and her colleagues are building a bigger security group in Leiden. ‘We are working our way up and hope to become an internationally renowned security…
As a scientist and diversity officer at Leiden University, Aya Ezawa is involved in the social side of science on a daily basis. Her role is as diversity officer at Leiden University is to translate the University’s ambitions of becoming…
On February 11th it was international day for women and girls in science. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an annual celebration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote the full and equal access…
For the international day of women & girls in science, the study programmes of astronomy, computer science, mathematics and physics joined forces to show female high school students that a career in science is a great choice. 70 high school…
How do you envision the future of the Faculty of Science? The faculty has started developing a new faculty strategy and they need the input of students and colleagues! During three meetings in February and March, they would like to…
