Research support
Leiden University is working hard to enhance the support that is available for researchers and research groups as they apply for external funding and carry out externally funded research projects. We are determined to provide the best possible support for individual researchers and research groups.
Read more about the programme Leiden Research Support
Leiden Research SupportWhat facilities offers the faculty you before and during your research?
Support before your research
The Research Desk provides you with information and advice on grant opportunities. We also support you in the process of developing and writing your grant proposal and guide you through the mandatory administrative matters. When you are considering applying for a grant, take notice of the regulation "Working for Third Parties" in which the Principal Investigator's responsibility in this process is described.
Contact us well in advance so we can discuss your proposal and help you set a time frame.
At the Research Desk we provide information about:
- Finding specific grants/grant opportunities
- Setting a timeline
- Writing proposals
- Preparing for interviews
- Advice on consortium formation
- Feedback on proposals and rebuttals
- Interview trainings
- Administrative & financial support
| Legal advice at LURIS | LURIS |
| Grant support at the university's Grant Development Office | Grant Development Team |
| Information about SOLO Research and lab support | SOLO |
| Information about privacy | SOLO privacy officer |
| Budget preparation for your research proposal | Projectcontrol |
| CDS to facilitate and support Digital Scholarship (Text & data mining, Open Access, Copyright, Collaborative environments) | |
| CDS | Datamanagement |
| Conducting Research that is not funded by the University contribution | Regulations on Working for Third Parties |
Support during your research
The FSW offers support in all stages of performing your research. SOLO Research and Lab Support plays a central role in facilitating beta-medical research. SOLO Research and Lab Support works in close collaboration with several committees and coordinators.
The Bètabeleidscommissie is an advisory committee responsible for policy as far as it pertains to beta-medical research and distribution of funding. The committee consists of representatives of the Faculty Board, the Faculty Office, the chair of the lab coordinators and the scientific directors of the institutes.
Members of the committee:
• Paul Wouters, Dean FSW
• Rolf Oosterloo, Executive Director FSW
• Lenneke Alink, Scientific Director Institute of Education and Child Studies
• Michiel Westenberg, Scientific Director Institute of Psychology
• Serge Rombouts, LIBC
• Giel Zwinkels, Location Manager / Facilities Manager
• Patris van Boxel, Head of Department SOLO
• Maureen Meekel, Research Technician
The lab coordinators are responsible for the day to day running of the laboratories and are the first port of call for researchers wanting to use the labs for their studies. The lab coordinators manage the diaries and the lab keys, and ensure that the labs are clean and tidy.
Lab coordinators:
- Szilvia Biro, Assistant Professor – Parenting, Child Care and Development
- Roel van Dooren, PhD candidate - Cognitive Psychology
- Anne Helder, Assistant Professor - Educational Sciences
- Rens Huffmeijer, Assistant Professor – Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies
- Erik de Kwaadsteniet, Assistant Professor - Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology
- Antoinette van Laarhoven, Assistant Professor – Health, Medical and Neuropsychology
- Maria Lojowska, Researcher – LEVEL labs
- Marga Sikkema-de Jong, Associate Professor – Learning and Behaviour Problems in Education
- Evin Aktar, Assistant Professor – Clinical Psychology
- Kiki Zanolie, Assistant Professor – Developmental and Educational Psychology
The freezer coordinators facilitate the storage of biological samples by maintaining an overview of the freezer capacity, the demand for biosample storage, and freezer procedures.
Freezer coordinators
- Antoinette van Laarhoven, Assistant Professor – Institute of Psychology
- Szilvia Biro, Assistant Professor – Institute of Education and Child Studies
- Kiki Zanolie, Assistant Professor – Institute of Psychology
- Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam, Post-doctoral researcher – Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Willem van der Does, Professor – Clinical Psychology
- Mitch van Geel, Associate Professor – Institute of Education and Child Studies
- Jaap-Willem Mink, Staff member – Health, Medical and Neuropsychology
- Sander Nieuwenhuis, Professor – Cognitive Psychology
- Ruthie Pliskin, Assistant Professor – Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology
- Wouter Weeda, Assistant Professor – Methodology and Statistics
Location manager Giel Zwinkels advises the Faculty and Institute Boards on the (safe) use, allocation, and layout of labs and offices. Additionally, he oversees building activities.
All studies and experiments conducted in the Institute of Psychology and the Institute of Education and Child Studies must first obtain ethical approval in order to protect participants' interests. Research that falls within the scope of the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (Wet medisch-wetenschappelijk onderzoek met mensen, WMO), first must be reviewed by an accredited medical research ethics committee or the CCMO.