As an Honours College, LUC holds high academic standards for all its students. Every single member of our community has already demonstrated something special about themselves, something that sets them apart from their peers. You have been selected because we believe in your potential. LUC offers an…

Students can stand as candidates during university elections via a party. On this page, the student parties present themselves.

On these pages you find contact details and composition of education comittees, boards of examiners and boards of admissions for all bachelor's and master's programmes within the Faculty of Science.

The Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) 2022 – 2027, We are Humanities, sets out the faculty's ambitions for the coming years. The wealth of international academic knowledge about languages, cultures and societies worldwide, past and present, makes the Faculty of Humanities unique. The FSP describes how…

Would you like to know more about the procedures for establishing and filling a chair and recruiting and appointing regular professors and professors by special appointment? You can read all about it in Appendix 4 of the Policy for Appointing Professors.  

This document provides rules, guidelines and information on permitted and prohibited uses of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in examinations/assessment during your study programme. These rules and guidelines apply to all students at the Faculty of Humanities.

By its very nature an interdisciplinary field of research, the Leiden Archaeology Faculty has been very active in creating networks all over the world, collaborating across and within the borders of disciplines. This is best visible in how its researchers collaborate among and beyond the faculty’s three…

Institutes have an Institute Council, consisting of a representation of the scientific staff and members of the management staff of the institute. This council has the task: advising the Faculty Board on the composition of the Institute's board and consulting with and advising the Institute's…

As of 1 January 2019, the Ethics Committee will assess all new research proposals of FGGA researchers (including PhD research projects, excluding student research projects) using the 5 criteria set in the Code of Conduct for Research Integrity: honesty, scrupulousness, transparency, independence and…

Plexus Student Centre is there for the needs of all students. The Plexus Advisory Group advises Plexus management during regular meetings. All manner of day to day issues are addressed, from smoking by the exit, to requests for subsidies (SOS) and facilities for student organisations. Both independent…

The Office for International Education deals with all aspects related to international education at Leiden Law School.

The Policy, Advice and Strategy department assists the Faculty Board in developing and implementing its policies and procedures. The department is staffed by employees who deal with a variety of specific policy issues, as well as project managers, and administrative support personnel. The Board Secretary…

The PhD Regulations are established by the Doctorate Board. The regulations set out who is eligible to be a PhD candidate, what the tasks of the supervisor and co-supervisor are and which criteria the dissertation has to meet. 2024 PhD Regulations  The 2024 PhD Regulations became effective…

LUC employs external teaching fellows from Leiden University or other universities and academic institutions to teach one or more courses at LUC. The vast majority of the external teaching fellows are active researchers and firmly embedded in the research groups at their home faculty. This contributes…

The Board of Advice advises the Institute Board on all matters concerning the Institute. The advice relates mainly to strategic issues and future plans. Composition •    Ms. A.W.H. Bertram •    Mr. C.A. Fonteijn •    Mr. N. Ph. Geelkerken • …

The rules set out in this procedure apply to the exams for all study programmes at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW).  There are two 'sorts' of exams: Regular exams (Pieter de la Court Building/USC) Exams with special provisions for students with a disability (always in…

Leiden University takes the position that work and alcohol are not compatible. An employee's performance decreases and the risk of workplace accidents increases. In addition, an addiction can have negative consequences for cooperation, work environment and reputation. This view is expressed for all…

Committee and board members may, in some cases, be entitled to a remuneration, for instance, in the case of attendance at meetings or travel expenses incurred. Questions about who qualifies for this and when, and how much the compensation entails are all answered in this regulation. This document is…

The Research Committee of the Faculty of Archaeology advises the Faculty Board –requested or not- about matters that (directly) concern the research projects that are carried out by the Faculty members. The Research Committee advises the Graduate School of Archaeology on PhD research proposals of internal…

The Leiden University Graduate School of Archaeology (GSA) coordinates the admission and registration procedures of all PhD researchers with a PhD graduation planned at the Faculty of Archaeology. The GSA monitors the full PhD track, from admission to graduation, supports (financially) both PhD ‘bottom…

The members of the Institute for Philosophy study all aspects of philosophy. In our research we seek a fruitful interaction between systematic and historical approaches to philosophy, and we thrive on intensive national and international collaboration. Our research focuses on Political Philosophy and…

The Institute Council advises the Institute Board on all issues concerning the Institute of Political Science. Its members are elected; they serve a two-year term. Members 2024-2026 Institute Council Nicolas Blarel Stefan Cetkovic Maartje van Diest Max Joosten Daniëlle Lovink Floris Mansvelt Beck Hilde…

What do we want?  Our main goal is simple: a healthy academic community at Leiden University, one in which its members –students and staff members from every segment of the university alike – feel at home and where their voices are heard and listened to.  Our goals  To help establish…

If you are registered as a student of Leiden University, you can use the services of the student psychologists.

The Casimir Prize is an appreciation of teaching teams that achieve renewal and innovation in education. The Casimir Prize is awarded to teams of minimum 2 and maximum 10 people, all employed by FSW. The prize consists of €1500, to be spent on team building, knowledge sharing or exchange with interns…

The Rules and Regulations (see file at the bottom of this page) apply to all examinations (tentamens) and final examinations (examens) in the context of honours education at Leiden University. This entails the following programmes: Pre-University College Pre-University Classes Honours College Bachelor…

Every MA programme has its own Board of Admissions, which determines, on the basis of the requirements of the MA programme concerned, whether a student can be admitted to that programme; if a student does not meet the requirements, the Board of Admissions specifies how he/she can still meet the…

The Employer’s Copyright Regulations outline Leiden University’s copyright policy for different types of research and teaching output. They explain that the employee owns the copyright on publications (as defined in the Regulations) and the employer – Leiden University – owns the copyright on other…

The Regulations on Working for Third Parties (log in required)  describe the correct way to acquire funding from third parties. They apply not only to research activities but also, for instance, to teaching and to services provided in the public arena. The Regulations specify how you…

All students of Leiden University have the right to request the ombudsperson in writing to instigate an investigation into the way in which an adminstrative unit or employee of the university has acted in a particular instance towards them. Article 1: Definitions Article 2: The ombudsperson Article…

English language and culture is broader than Great Brittain. English is a global language. For approximately 380 million people it is their mother tongue and more than a billion people speak English as a second language. Learn to master the language, know all about Anglo-Saxon culture and communicatie,…

The Employee Council Real Estate represents all real estate personnel and regularly consults with the real estate management. The starting point is the proper functioning of real estate. The employee council raises relevant issues in the field of health and safety, work experience, training and…

Candidates who stand for election accept the responsibilities that come with a potential council seat. Students receive financial compensation, while staff members are granted time off from their regular duties.  The responsibilities vary depending on the council: The University Council meets every…

The Guidelines on Language Policy set out agreements on the level of language competence of lecturers, staff and students, the language of instruction, the dual language of our communications and the language used within the University administration.  Dual language university English is the lingua…

The HR department (Human Resources) of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences proactively provides advice and feedback on the development, implementation and operation of HR policies. Society is evolving. This demands a different way of working and collaborating, and new skills that prioritise…

Since 2018, Leiden Law School has a confidential counsellor for PhD candidates. As a PhD candidate you can experience problems in the relationship with your supervisor or co-supervisor, your immediate superior, colleagues or other PhD candidates. If you are unable to solve these problems, even…

The Faculty Council is the faculty’s advisory council and has both advisory rights as well as the right of consent on various matters concerning the faculty. As such, the council represents both students and staff and acts as a sounding board for the Faculty Board. The tasks and privileges of the council…

All Course and Examination Regulations (OER) for the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

PLEASE NOTE: This programme is being taught in English since 1 September 2022. For the Course and Examination Regulations of the academic year 2021-2022 and prior, please go to the Dutch page.