Standard software is provided through the Software Centre.

Data management refers to creating, saving, updating, making available, archiving and long-term storage of research data. The final goal of this process is often defined in terms of the FAIR principles: 'Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable'.

Leiden University supports researchers with secure digital facilities and tools. Here you will find information on data management and online collaboration, as well as answers to practical questions such as: How do I store research data securely? How do I set up an online survey? And how do I register…

Teachers work with sensitive information on a daily basis: student data, exam information and communication about education, for example. It’s essential to process this information securely and to protect yourself and your students against digital risks, such as phishing, unauthorised access and other…

DataKompas is our new tool for strategic and policy related information. It includes data from our educational and research activities, staff members, management, partnerships and the implementation of our strategic plan. These singular and numerical facts offer us a complete overview and a factual…

The Privacy Service Point is responsible for the application of and compliance with privacy legislation.

Data management refers to creating, saving, updating, making available, archiving and long-term storage of research data. The final goal of this process is often defined in terms of the FAIR principles: 'Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable'.

Sharing data and documents with colleagues or other organisations can be useful, but it can also entail various risks. You should therefore think carefully before sharing anything, and always ask if you’re not sure whether sharing is permitted.

Keep in mind a fellow researcher: someone who knows your area of expertise, but not necessarily as well as you do. Are your files understandable as they are, or do they need cleaning enhancement? Keep the right balance: make sure the metadata is sufficient for reuse, but do not get carried away and…

Create an inventory of all the people/roles (potentially) involved in the research project, including their roles and responsibilities (concerning the research data), as well as how they relate to the university.

Qualtrics survey software allows you to create online questionnaires for your research. It provides various question types, branch logic and the possibility to export results to statistical software, such as SPSS.

Complete open access may not be possible because of various reasons: research ethics, privacy legislation, intellectual property, continuing research. The Easy archive at KNAW/DANS provides various access levels to deal with these issues.

Library, Research

Curious to find out how you can contribute to a safe working environment? Then keep reading to discover our tips for working securely. They will help you to work more safely in specific situations. This section contains tools and tips to promote safe working habits in specific situations.

Curious to find out how you can contribute to a safe working environment? Then keep reading to discover our tips for working securely. They will help you to work more safely in specific situations. This section contains tools and tips to promote safe working habits in specific situations.

There are regulatory policies and recommendations in place, which you should comply with and take into consideration during your research.

Guidelines, rules and other important information for PhD candidates are described in detail in various documents.

Taking care of storing your data and making timely backups is a crucial step of good research data management practices because it is not possible to archive something that has been lost.

The Ethics Committee gives binding advice on ethical issues in research. This may be the case when you handle sensitive data. But also in other cases, like handling human remains, the Ethics Committee may require you to take steps to protect your data, which will implicate Research Data Management.

We are a multidisciplinary network that advises and guides FSW researchers at every stage of their research journey.

In Maileon, you have the role of editor, but there are other types of users with different permissions.

Here you can find questions and answers about the employee experience survey.

Want to edit video, photo and audio material with Adobe Creative Cloud apps? You can do so on the computers in editing room 1A45.

As you are a new Leiden University staff member, a number of things must happen before we can draw up your contract and activate your ULCN account. This is also the case if you are affiliated with the university as external staff, for example if you were hired as a freelancer.

Tech giants such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft are increasingly shaping the digital world we live in. Reijer Passchier cautions: 'Urgent measures are needed to curb this influence.'

Using secure tools ensures that information and personal data are well protected. ‘Tools’ refers to software that can help you perform your work efficiently, such as email software or a file-sharing system. To quickly see whether a specific tool is permitted, check the tool picker!

If you need to create online forms, you can do this using Formdesk. This tool can be used for registrations for events and for asking for feedback.

Lecture, Tuesday Talk

Leiden University strengthens the impact of its research through strategic collaborations and innovative themes. Here you will find more information about our vision on internationalisation and partnerships, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I benefit from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus alliance?…

For people to reuse your data, the file formats you publish them in must be “open” as well.

Library, Research

Webinar with Q&A

The integrity and reliability of academic research are of fundamental importance to the University. All parties, both within and outside the University, must be able to have confidence that our research is conducted in a scrupulous, fair, verifiable, impartial and independent manner.

Leiden University has high-quality research facilities and laboratories for education and research.

Workshop

If you need a mobile telephone or a mobile subscription or data-only subscription, can apply for it via the helpdesk portal. You can also contact the helpdesk portal if you need to change or cancel a mobile or data-only subscription.

Workshops, lectures

Whether you’re a student, staff member or external service provider, it’s important that you feel safe at Leiden University. A range of measures are in place to assure safety and security in all the university’s buildings and grounds.

On the secure platform LUCA (Leiden University Cognitive Agent), you as a Humanities teacher have the opportunity to experiment with conditioning specific chatbots for the students following your courses.

AI offers opportunities to make your work easier. However, there is also a downside to AI that may have consequences for your privacy and that of your colleagues. On this web page, you will find more information about the responsible use of AI within Leiden University.

Conference, Lorentz Center workshop

Team Marketing at Leiden University is the central point of contact for everything related to recruiting bachelor’s and master’s students, both nationally and internationally. Activities are carried out in a data-driven, strategic, and creative way to strengthen the University’s brand and guide prospective…

Our Research Funding Community continuously gathers intelligence that helps with preparing proposals efficiently and to give them the necessary competitive edge. All grant advisors are happy to share this information, and to guide you throughout the process. For quick reference, this page summarises…

The PhD track involves many different aspects. As well as important administrative steps that you have to take, for example, there are also introductory activities, a training programme and opportunities for research abroad.

Answers to the most common questions about Maileon

Leiden University offers researchers extensive facilities and support at every stage of their academic career. Here you will find more information on funding, policy, and publishing, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I arrange a PhD track? Which research grants are available? And what…