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…
On November 16, Prof Martina Vijver held her inaugural lecture, entitled “:Over ecotoxicologische grenzen: de choreografie van stoffen in de natuur”. Chemical substances and nanomaterials are processed on a massive scale in diverse products, while their risks have not been…
Collecting Likes for the Viva400, a ranking of influential women, may not be ideal. But it is an important way to bring role models to the attention of the right target group. This is what Martina Vijver and Miranda van…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – DEADLINE NOVEMBER 26 2018 Female Leadership in Academia: an international workshop in Rome 13 – 17 February 2019 jointly organised by: Royal Netherlands Institute Rome (KNIR) and Istituto Svizzero di Rome This workshop intends to contribute…
Research of the Dutch newspaper NRC showed that at all Dutch universities, men had more chance in recent years to get promoted with the distinction cum laude than women. The criteria for cum laude promotions are not defined objectively, so…
How do you ensure that students do not lose track when setting up their first research? Marjo de Graauw knew what to do and implemented Labbuddy in the training practicals: an e-learning tool for laboratory education. She has been nominated…
The women’s magazine VIVA composes every year a list of creative or enterprising women. This year three women of the Faculty were nominated: Julia Cramer, Ariane Briegel, and Stéphanie van der Pas The VIVA400 list consists of a mix of…
“Even girls who excel at the natural sciences, do not always consider it to be a valuable career option. Because we are constantly told – by our friends, by our parents or teacher or maybe even just the TV –…