At International Women’s Day 2022, RISE proudly presents the RISE award to Prof. dr. Paul Wouters in recognition of his extraordinary commitment to increasing gender equality at the Faculty of Science. From April 1 to December 31 2021, Prof. Wouters…
‘It was not always accepted, but I just wanted to be a researcher. Now, I am as happy as can be.’ It is one of the quotes from the International Women’s Day presentation for Biology students. Seven women, working as…
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) RISE puts the spotlight on four women in our faculty. The Researchers in Science for Equality (RISE) network is launching a Junior Board on this special day. Their…
When scientific conferences went online, diversity and inclusion soared New data show that female attendance at virtual science and engineering meetings grew by as much as 253%, and genderqueer scientist attendance jumped 700%. Besides this, the carbon footprint of 7000…
On January 1st 2022, Jasper Knoester started as our new Dean of the Faculty of Science. The board of RISE met him during an online meeting, which Jasper described as the following. “The day started at 9 am with an online…
Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elaborate their ideas over a period of three years. The Veni laureates are going…
Netherlands L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Rising Talent Prizes 2022 Three prizes of € 3,500, € 2,000, and € 1,000. The Call is open until January 20th 2022.
