Last week a successful writing retreat brought together over 50 researchers from all over the LUMC in Egmond aan Zee. A lot of progress was made on papers, protocols and theses. On Thursday afternoon there was a strategic meeting on the course of the LUMC Center for Health and Ageing. Soon you will hear about the results of the meeting and be invited to reflect on the vision document. Also if you could not make it to Egmond, your input [...]
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Towards a LUMC publication policy – input requested
One of the LUMC Open Science goals is to establish an institutional publication policy. This is part of the LUMC Open Science workstream in Academia in Motion. The purpose of the LUMC publication policy is to ensure that LUMC research is published in the right places and for the right audience. The publication policy will help researchers in choosing the best and most effective way to publish their work.
The publication [...]
We are looking for about 3-5 enthusiastic board members to help build and shape the board of the new sub-theme LUMC Center for Health and Ageing. We are specifically looking for a diverse group of researchers: early-career and senior, and from both fundamental and clinical research. All LUMC researchers can apply.
What is in it for you?As a board member, you can:
get connected with colleagues across the LUMC and beyond make yourself heard and seen as one of [...]
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On November 12th, a succesful and well-attended Strategic Meeting was held regarding the split into two new research subthemes of LEGend. It took place in the LEVEL building across from the LUMC. Much valuable input was given on the important points under consideration. These were (1) how to name the subtheme on aging, as well as possibly rename LEGend as a theme , (2) what vision on research this subtheme should have and which topics should fit into [...]
LUMC Global has launched the new LUMC Global PhD Scholarship 2026. Deadline for applications is 09 March 2026.
This scheme fosters international collaboration and advances global health through innovative research. It supports three high-quality, new PhD projects, attracting outstanding candidates from lower- and middle-income countries.
This unique program enables fellows to conduct 3 to 6 months of research annually at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in the Netherlands, while completing the rest of their research in their home country.
It [...]
From June 11 to 13, 25 PhD candidates from the LCO (LUMC Center of Medicine for Older People) and 15 of their supervisors traveled to Egmond aan Zee to work on their dissertations and strengthen their connection with one another.
This was the second edition of the LCO writing retreat, as the first edition was held in 2024. This year, not only candidates in the final phase of their research were invited, but all LCO PhD students were welcome [...]
How do healthcare professionals collaborate effectively in long-term care (LTC) and geriatric rehabilitation (GR)? And how can this collaboration be measured? Researcher Arno Doornebosch and his team conducted a review study on this topic. They examined which factors facilitate or hinder collaboration, and which questionnaires or measurement tools are used to assess it.
The study identified three key themes:
How well the team works together How the organization is structured How information is sharedThere are already a few tools [...]
Following publications from a 33-country Delphi study on a definition of advance care planning in dementia, and on policy and research gaps, the core and final piece on clinical recommendations has now been published.
When, how and what to assess to optimize ACP in dementia: that’s what the paper is about. The optimal would be to address a full set of 30 elements of advance care planning, 25 of which to be addressed during every conversation or at [...]
From now on, LUMC staff members are allowed to openly share teaching materials under an (open) Creative Commons (CC) License. This is an essential and valuable step enabling the distribution, sharing, and reuse of learning materials.
This permission is part of the new employer copyright regulations of Leiden University. The Executive Board of the LUMC has decided to adopt these regulations too. These regulations pertain to various types of research and educational output.
For instance, it also states that publications [...]