The Faculty of Humanities has a wealth of expertise in many fields, including philosophy, religious studies, history, art history, literature, linguistics and area studies of almost the entire world. This is evident in the diversity of study programmes that we offer. For each study programme, you can…

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…

The Strategic Plan 2022 - 2027 is an elaboration of the university strategic plan. It is based on the same four core values: connecting, innovative, responsible and free.  Six faculty strategic ambitions have been formulated in this plan. These ambitions are the substantive guidelines for the choices…

From 12 to 15 May 2025, elections were held for the student positions of the University Council, the student and staff positions of all Faculty Councils, the LUMC Student Council and all Employee Councils. View the results of the election. Why vote? Leiden University regards co-participation as…

The development of your (personal) leadership skills begins with  HRM Learning & Development Leading interdisciplinary research and education: that’s what Leiden University stands for. All professionals within the University make a to this, each in their own particular way. At HRM Learning…

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…

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.  

Every member of staff and student needs reliable ICT facilities. As the central ICT service provider, the ICT Shared Service Centre (ISSC) provides high-quality ICT facilities to all staff and students. The 175 members of the ISSC provide support for the University’s teaching, research and  business…

In 2018, the SEA Employee Council is placing an emphasis on sustainability. With this in mind, the Foot Print Challenge has been launched. The university believes it has a social responsibility to work towards a better understanding and awareness of  environmental measures, together with its…

Met ingang van 2022 publiceert de Universiteit Leiden alle Wob-verzoeken en Wob-besluiten geanonimiseerd op deze webpagina.

The University Council (UR) is a democratically elected participation body in which students and staff of the University are represented. The Council is composed of eight staff members and eight student members from all faculties and supporting services. Leiden University currently has three staff…

The FSW Working Group Vision on Blended Education (VBE) is charged with delivering a vision on digitalisation and activating teaching between April 2022-June 2023. The vision will be drawn up on the basis of: literature review, dialogue with colleagues, survey of internal and external educational experts…

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

The Future Learning Office (FLO team) supports the use of ICT systems and tools in education within this faculty. FLO is, among other things, the first point of contact for Brightspace and is responsible for the Weblectures in the lecture halls. If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask. You can…

Research at Leiden Law School is organised in research programmes. All researchers at Leiden Law School take part in one of its research programmes and become research fellow.

Elections 2025

Generative AI (genAI) is increasingly being used at the various stages of research: from developing a research idea or grant proposal and defining the scope of a research project, to conducting research and presenting research results. These guidelines provide information on how genAI works, the possibilities,…

The IREC provides advice on matters relating to ethical conduct in research by ICLON staff. All research involving the collection, analysis, and/or storage of data from individuals must be submitted to IREC. IREC reviews research proposals against criteria for research ethics.