The Student & Educational Affairs (SEA) Employee Council represents all SEA employees and consults regularly with management. Its focus is the proper functioning of the organisation. The Employee Council contributes to the smooth running of the department, promotes the well-being and interests…

Plexus is the Latin word for nerve centre: it means both a collection and a meeting point. The goal of Plexus is to offer optimal services to students of Leiden University. Within Plexus can be found the Student Information Centre help desks, the University Shop, lecture rooms, meeting facilities, a…

General information on PhD research at Leiden University (including specific information of Leiden Law School on the Training and Supervision Plan (TSP), the Data Management Plan (DMP), and the PhD training).

The Ethics Committee of the Faculties of Humanities and Archaeology gives binding advice on ethical issues in research. Not every project requires formal review by the committee, but projects for which this is required may not start data collection before the committee has given her approval. Use the…

You can submit an ethics review request by filling out the ethics review request form and mailing it to ethiekmaatschappijwetenschappen@FSW.leidenuniv.nl. Before submitting an ethics review request, please consult the Ethics Review Committee of the Social Sciences Ethics Procedure and Questions…

Faculty Board   is responsible for the management and organisation of the Faculty with respect to education, teaching and scholarly practice. is responsible for the administration of the Faculty.  The Executive Board has delegated authority to the Faculty Board with respect to personnel, financial…

Contact the Faculty HR department via hr@arch.leidenuniv.nl. HR advises managers, management assistants, Faculty Board and Department Chairs on personnel policy. If you have any questions about working conditions, please contact the Servicepoint Personnel first. Depending on your question, they can…

As the Employee Council of LLInC, we represent the interests of all LLInC staff. We monitor issues such as employee wellbeing and workload, and we review important documents such as budgets and business plans.  

The Faculty Board is responsible for the administration of the faculty as a whole and with its management. Its main tasks are to give direction to, coordinate and stimulate the faculty as a whole and the various (research) centres in particular.

An institute that conducts leading research and education and that is able to make a difference in society That is the Institute of Psychology, and that is our mission. We operate in a societal context filled with opportunities, but also with challenges. Behavioural issues have never…

The faculty has participatory councils at the programme, institute, and faculty levels, but the visibility of these councils—what they do, what they are responsible for, and whom to approach for what—still leaves much to be desired. Even among the councils themselves, we do not always manage to find…

Since 1 January 2020, the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) has provided an option for staff members to submit certain employment-related decisions taken by their manager or the University to an Arbitration Committee. Arbitration Committee Mr. O. van Loon (Olaf) Chair and member…

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…

Do you want to know if you should submit your research to the Ethics Committee? The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Science is always available to review scientific research from employees of the Faculty. Feel free to contact us for advice.

A university functions best when employees are heard, taken seriously and involved in decisions that affect their work. FNV Universiteit Leiden is putting the workplace back at the centre. Election programme FNV Universiteit Leiden 2026  

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DO: Start your application on time. We work with a 3-week term to respond, but there may be questions, comments or additional documents needed. Also, since the ethics committee members are just your colleagues, we can be overwhelmed by work, get ill, or travel. We do our best to review applications…

Staff members in the Faculty Council are elected for 2 years, students for 1 year. For the elections for the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, a candidate system is used. This means that seats are allocated directly to persons. More information about the election system…

The Institute of Anglo-American Law was established by Professor Basil Markesinis, and opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in 1988.

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…

Education Coordinators are responsible for the educational organisation within a programme. 

The Education Administration Offices perform the supporting tasks associated with the educational process.

Overall responsibility for all LUC affairs rests with the Dean, who is appointed by the Executive Board of Leiden University at the recommendation of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. The Dean chairs the College Board and Board of Admissions of LUC.

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