Social Safety Dialogue Sessions

YAL is excited to launch the Social Safety Open Dialogue Sessions in collaboration with Human Resources (HR). We aim to connect the existing social safety policies and their implementation with the experiences and expectations of our community.

About the Social Safety Dialogue Sessions

These sessions aim to create a space where everyone's voice matters. We want to turn discussions into tangible actions, ensuring that the community's collective experiences directly feed back to university policy. In this way, we aim to improve social safety in academia together, step by step.

Here’s what you can expect from the Social Safety Open Dialogue Sessions:

Interactive discussions: Outline the rationale and intentions of current policies and explore social safety in small groups.
Real-life narratives: Openly discuss experiences to connect these with the social safety policies to further develop the framework.
Expert involvement: Join in discussions with social safety professionals, including those from HR and the Ombudsperson. They are present to listen and take steps based on these conversations to further develop our university's social safety.

Your voice matters. Let’s discuss, reflect, and act.

Upcoming Session

The Young Academy Leiden and Human Resources are pleased to invite you to our second Social Safety Dialogue Session, taking place on Tuesday, September 24th at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

This session is part of a series held across various university faculties, aimed at promoting a university-wide conversation on policy about social safety. Following the successful first session on "Trust" which gathered valuable insights, we are excited to continue these critical discussions with a focus on "Power Relations and Dynamics."

The aim is to address the gap that sometimes exists between the intended goals of policies and their actual impact in practice. We will explore and address the complexities of power relations and dynamics within our academic community, and gather input for actionable steps. Prof. dr. Sarah de Rijcke, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, will host the event.

Session Details

Date: Tuesday September 24th, 2024
Time: 14:30 – 17:00
Location: Faculty of Social Sciences, Pieter de la Court building (Wassenaarseweg 52), exact room TBD.

Agenda

Opening remarks followed by a conversation with the participants, led by Prof. dr. Sarah de Rijcke, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Human Resources will provide an overview of how the input collected during the previous session has been utilized. They will share steps that have been initiated in response to your valuable contributions as well as existing initiatives.
Dialogues focused on exploring the theme of "Power Relations and Dynamics" through small group interactions.

During this session, we will gather your input to further refine policies and practices. At a subsequent dialogue session Human Resources will present this input, and share actions taken.

Please Note

While these sessions are hosted at different faculties, they are open to all university staff, regardless of their faculty affiliation.
If you missed the first session, please feel free to join us.
We encourage you to bring a colleague who can contribute to our discussions.

Refreshments will be provided.

To ensure a focused and open dialogue, we are limiting attendance to 50 participants. Please use the following link to sign up.

Past Session

Our first session is centered around the theme of "Trust" and will be held on March 21st, from 15:00 – 17:00. We are honored to have the session opened by Prof. dr. Jasper Knoester, Dean of the Faculty of Science. This first dialogue session will take place at the Faculty of Science (information about the classroom will be announced soon). Future sessions will each be hosted at a different faculty. We welcome all university staff, regardless of faculty affiliation or position, to join.

We promote a 'plus-1' set-up: when you intend to join the session, you are welcome to invite a colleague you trust and who you believe could offer valuable insights. During our discussions, drinks will be provided.

To ensure a focused and open dialogue, we are limiting attendance to 30 participants. Please use the following link to RSVP and secure your spot