We are looking for about 3-5 enthusiastic board members to help build and shape the board of the new sub-theme of LEGEND YOUNG. We are specifically looking for a diverse group of researchers: early-career and senior, and from both fundamental and clinical research. All LUMC researchers, feeling connected with the theme, can apply. Make yourself heard and seen as one of the main contributors to the research direction on health and youth within the LUMC.
What is in it for [...]
AiM aims for a culture change within Leiden University towards becoming an open knowledge community, closely connected to society, that recognizes and rewards everyone’s contribution to our strategic goals. AiM is part of the Future@work program.
Open Science is about research, education, and patient care.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning materials that you can reuse, adapt, and distribute for [...]
The LUMC is committed to fostering talent. Early-career researchers who have the potential to grow towards a junior group leader and will contribute to the LUMC research strategy, are invited to apply for a personal grant as part of the LUMC Gisela Thier Research Fellowship program.
BudgetThe grants each have the total amount of € 400,000 for the duration of 4 years.
There will be 3 fellowships available for 2026.
The deadline for submitting a preproposal [...]
There was much enthusiasm for the board of the LUMC Center for Health and Aging (LUCHA)!
We are proud to introduce the selected members of this new board:
Caroline Overbeeke-Couprie (PHEG), Elske van den Akker-van Marle (MBESLIS), Maartje Klapwijk (PHEG), Miriam Haaksma (OUDGNK), Rosalinde Poortvliet (PHEG), Wesley Huisman (LUCID-R) together with existing members of the Lifecourse MT (Simon Mooijaart (OUDGNK), Jeroen de Bresser (RADI) and Joris Deelen (MOLEPI)).
We will start with forming new and expanding existing committees to organize [...]
Leiden University Una Europa Seed Funding
Seed funding is available from Leiden University for researchers, lecturers, and support staff to initiate Una Europa collaborations. Apply for up to €15,000 in funding for projects that strengthen international ties within Una Europa. Examples include research visits, small-scale joint research projects, and co-publications, jointly developed or blended courses, or preparatory work for external grant applications. Also open to PhD candidates, early-career researchers, and professional support staff. Deadline: April 30. https://www.medewerkers.universiteitleiden.nl/onderzoek/interne-onderzoeksfinanciering/una-europa-seed-fundingUna Europa [...]
Got a fantastic concept but no clue how to turn it into a grant? Or you can turn your ideas into a grant, but you just can’t seem to nail down the proper language to make it stand out from the crowd. This is the right course for you.
Content
During this course you will practice writing or improving your own research proposal for an individual grant. [...]
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 [...]
Ready to take your research to the next level with strong data practices?
Good data management is the foundation of high‑quality, transparent, and reproducible research.
The LUMC Advanced Data Management Team offers a range of practical courses, both hands‑on and online, to help you manage your research data effectively before, during, and after your project. Our training includes:
Data stewardship Writing a data management plan Reviewing a data management plan Castor workshop Castor showcase
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 [...]
A new conference on the biology of aging will be held as the first general meeting of the newly founded European Federation for Aging Research (EFAR). Together with the German (DGfA), Dutch (DuSRA), Scandinavian (Nordic Aging), and British (BSRA) societies for aging research, we founded EFAR that aims to connect the community of aging researchers across Europe. Additional aging societies from countries across Europe are about to join as well. Our aim is to form a structure for scientific exchange, [...]