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‘It’s a
real balancing act for doctors at gender
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Do
young people who want to change gender have the unconditional
right to medical treatment? Pediatric Endocrinologist Martine
de Vries, who is also Professor of Medical Ethics, treats
transgender children and adolescents.
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Thank you, Isabel
Column by Aya Ezawa, Diversity Officer at
Leiden University On 9 October we will
celebrate the achievements of Isabel Hoving, the first
Diversity Officer at Leiden University, and mark the
transition to a new Diversity Officer and team. To mark the
occasion, Professor Kalwant Bhopal (University of Birmingham)
will give a lecture about the experiences of black and
minority ethnic academics in higher education in the
UK.
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‘An inclusive university begins with which books
you choose’
Sociologist Aya Ezawa is the new Diversity
Officer at Leiden University. What is the University doing
well and what could it do better? ‘It’s taken much more for
granted that universities should be a reflection of society.
But this is also an area where we can still make
progress.’
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Four years of women's network at the Faculty of
Science
A
valuable community of female researchers, providing solicited
and unsolicited advice to the board of the Faculty of Science.
Those are the strengths of women’s network RISE. On 11
September the network presented its second biennial
report.
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New student initiative:
IncLUsion
IncLUsion is a student initiative that enables
refugees who are unable to join regular programmes to
participate in BA and MA courses at Leiden
University.
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Meet MENA
The
Middle East and North Africa Student Association (MENA) aims
to represent Middle Eastern culture by promoting an inclusive
vision of the region, a vision that includes gender, race and
sexuality. We organise various social and cultural events that
are open to all.
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New staff network: LUDEN
Leiden University Diversity and Equality Network
(LUDEN) aims to promote an inclusive working and learning
environment. It has a particular focus on race and ethnicity,
while maintaining an intersectional perspective.
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Discover the world
at Leiden University |
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