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.

A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.

LUMC and Leiden University will start the new two-year online master's program in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular and Tissue Therapies from October 2023.

This year’s Education Market will be happening very soon. On 19 June, staff members will be on hand at a variety of stands in the Huizinga Building, ready to inspire you with their experiences. Two of the lecturers describe what they will be doing.

The outline agreement proposed by the new cabinet will have serious consequences for higher education and research. If the plans go through, there will be significant cutbacks in our sector. We will keep you up to date with developments on this page.

Do you find it difficult to set boundaries? Do you suffer from work pressure? Do you want to avoid unhealthy stress, or restore your balance? Our coaches can help you to reflect on yourself, allowing you to do your work with renewed energy and enthusiasm.

Connecting with the University and with one another directly contributes to students’ well-being. This page gives an overview of initiatives that promote this.

If you need any help with your research or if you encounter problems during your PhD track, Leiden University provides several different types of support for PhD candidates. There are also groups, networks and communities in which you can meet other PhD candidates.

Research, Communication, Transferable skills

Inaugural lecture

What do you do with a museum collection full of individual white Nobel laureates at a time when diversity, inclusion and teamwork reign supreme? Ad Maas, professor by special appointment, and researcher Hilbrand Wouters have been awarded an NWO Museum grant to answer that question.

Patrick Dassen is a guest at the Institute for History.

Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar

Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

Lecture, Tuesday Talk

What happens in our bodies when we care for children? And why are some people more caring than others?

On December 10, Kazakh pianist and composer Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin will perform at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. A remarkable event where music and modern physics come together.

Despite a lack of specific legislation on this issue, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz is allowing the national police force to experiment with facial recognition technology.

If you’re unsure where to refer students to for well-being support, this page should help. It provides an overview of the support available at Leiden University.

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…

Research, Working effectively, Transferable skills

Personal development, Study support

Course

In a project funded by the John Templeton Foundation to the group of Micha Drukker, scientists will produce stem cells from short and long living understudied species to model cellular and organismal lifespan.

Jet Bussemaker (1961) is professor Policy, science and societal Impact, in particular in health care, at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Faculty Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) at Leiden University. With her interdisciplinary education and research activities Jet Bussemaker addresses…

Maarten van Leeuwen is a University Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics. His expertise is in the domains of (linguistic) stylistics, argumentation theory and rhetoric.

Marieke Adriaanse is Professor Behavioural Interventions in Population Health. This is a combined chair of the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW), which is part of the interdisciplinary Population Health programme. She works at the department…

Ton van Haaften is professor emeritus at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics and Dean of the Honours Academy.

Bart Schermer (1978) is a professor at eLaw and a fellow at the E.M. Meijers Institute for Legal Studies.

Timo Slootweg is Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy of Law (Institute for Metajuridica).

Mariska Kret works as a full professor at Leiden University (Netherlands), Cognitive Psychology Unit and leads the Comparative Psychology and Affective Neuroscience lab (CoPAN).