The aim of the Westerdijk Talent Scheme programme is to increase the number of women professors and therefore the contribution to a greater diversity at the top of Dutch academia. The programme offers universities the possibility to apply for grants…
RISE congratulates Prof. dr. Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Leiden Observatory with the 2018 James Craig Watson Medal from the American National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for her achievements in the science of Astronomy. Read the original full news item of…
A well deserved appointment of RISE founder Martina Vijver as professor of Ecotoxicology at the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University with effect from 1 December 2017. Congratulations on behalf of all members of RISE! Read the original full…
In her online lecture at the University of the Netherlands, environmental scientist Dr. Martina Vijver tells what toothpaste, sweaty socks and water fleas have in common. Martina takes the public into the world of nanoparticles. She explains what those nanoparticles…
Since 2006, the World Economic Forum publishes yearly the Global Gender Gap Report to track the gender-based disparities in 144 countries world-wide with respect to the themes 1) Economic Participation and Opportunity, 2) Educational Attainment, 3) Health and Survival, 4)…
RISE has proudly presented her first biannual report to the Board of the Faculty of Science. Read also the Faculty of Science news item (in Dutch) >> The full report can be downloaded from our website under publications >> Picture…
During your teaching you will encounter a wide variety of students, all with their own history, personality and challenges. In order to enable all your students to benefit from your teaching, you will need to deal with these student differences…
