Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Have you just started your new job at Leiden University? On this page you'll find an overview of several useful pages and tips to help get you started.

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

As a new employee of Leiden University, you automatically receive a ULCN account that gives you direct access to your workplace, Wi-Fi, and various ICT systems. Here you will find all information about activating and securing this account, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I reset my password?…

Arts and leisure, Personal development, Language, Arts and leisure

Here you will find questions and answers about GROW, the types of interviews, the GROW tile and more.

PhD, Staff

Before you start creating text and visual content for your educational video, make sure you have a clear picture of your learning objectives and how you are going to assess these. When you have established these, you can further develop what you want to teach. Keep in mind that there is already a lot…

The Compulsory Identification Act (WID) stipulates that employers must establish the identity of employees when they enter their employment. This also applies for employment agency staff and interns. When you start work at the University, you therefore have to show a valid identity document. A copy…

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…

Starting from the academic year 2024-2025, the entire university is using testing platform Ans for digital assessment. The Faculty of Humanities has made this switch from Remindo to Ans in the second semester (February 2025).

If you wish to come to the Netherlands there are certain immigration procedures you need to follow. The Service Centre International Staff will help you with all of these. We will provide you with checklists, an immigration wizard and an overview of all immigration formalities. This way you will be…

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 Terms of Employment Individual Choices Model gives you some freedom to select your own terms and conditions.

Working in a laboratory is different from working in an office. Some of the rules that apply when working in or around a laboratory are given below.

You have chosen to do a PhD track at the Faculty of Humanities. Doing a PhD's no small feat, what do you need to know when your start conducting research for a PhD?

PhD, Staff

Whether you’re giving a course for the first time or aiming to update your learning objectives or teaching formats, effective education starts with good course design. This step-by-step plan will help you create or innovate your course: from learning objectives to teaching formats.

Transferable skills, Career development

If your research project involves collecting private or otherwise sensitive data, you must ensure adequate data protection measures are taken. Research must be conducted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In terms of patient data, for instance, when used for research carried…

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Integration of research and teaching is one of the ambitions of our vision on teaching and learning (Learning@LeidenUniversity).

In order to realize our lifelong development ambitions, we distinguish four action lines, with various actions under them.

Diversity

Bachelor, Master, Short Course, PhD

The university strives to create a pleasant working environment for everyone. From terms of employment to health and development: here you will find the right information and support.

We will gradually fill this page with more information. In the 2025-2026 academic year, a pilot will be running in which non-registered students will be allowed to participate 45 minutes after the start time of the exam, provided there are exam seats available.

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Transferable skills, Research

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Alumni event

Education

Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

Welcome to Leiden University. Perhaps you already know that the university has 7 faculties and that you can end up in the city of Leiden or The Hague? And do you know that our university is the oldest of the Netherlands and what the motto Praesidium Libertatis means?

Starting a partnership and signing an exchange agreement is just the first step in facilitating student and staff mobility. Staff and student exchange at Leiden University is administered by international coordinators at faculty and central level.

Research, Transferable skills

Research

As of 6 October 2025, Leiden University has incorporated three key HR processes into a new platform: the Talent and Development Platform.

As a supervisor, you are responsible for the supervision of your PhD candidate. Read here about your duties as supervisor and the procedures relating to this, as well as which forms you will need.

Workshop

Communication, Outreach, Transferable skills

Research, Transferable skills

Communication, Outreach, Transferable skills