The faculty's education and research is executed by five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Education and Child Studies Political Science Psychology

Leiden University wants to provide a pleasant and stimulating environment for its students and staff. Team spirit, respect and consideration of others are considered normal forms of conduct. The Executive Board has established the Complaints Committee for Unacceptable Behaviour to ensure an appropriate…

Leiden University strives for a good and stimulating work and study environment. Our policy framework on (sexual) intimidation, aggression, violence and discrimination is one of the ways in which we work towards this goal. Despite these efforts, should you be confronted by behaviour of this nature,…

Leiden University wants to create a safe environment for everyone: staff, students and guests. In order to create and maintain such an environment, the codes of conduct below was established to provide a number of guidelines relating to proper standards of behaviour between lecturers and students…

After the University Council, the Faculty Council is the second highest staff and student body at the University. It acts as an intermediary between the various departments of a faculty. The Faculty Council has the right to approve and advise on various matters concerning the faculty. It also represents…

Leiden University has both a list system and a candidate system for elections. Co-participation councils decide for themselves which system they will use. List system The list system places the emphasis on the lists. Voters select one candidate on one list. Therefore by selecting a candidate, they also…

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…

Time schedule 13 April 2026 Reference date and determination of electoral registers. On this day it is determined who can choose and who can apply. This year there are regular elections for:   University Council student and staff representation Faculty Councils student representation Student Council…

The University Council Procedural Regulation consists of various components. From the style of meetings to agenda setting, and from the voting procedure to reporting. This document is only available in Dutch.

You can vote for your representatives for the University Council during the elections. You can read about the organisation of the election in the electoral regulations.

You can vote for your representatives for the Faculty and Employee Councils during the elections. You can read about the organisation of the elections in the electoral regulations.

The tasks and powers of the Faculty Council are very similar to those of the University Council. However,  the subjects are often different, because at faculty level there are other issues than at a central level. Except the faculty LUMC, the faculties of Leiden University have a representative…

Elections 2025

Responsibility Functional Management is responsible for the management and development of University systems. What does Functional Management do? Functional Management manages the following systems: BAS InSite (support of financial, staff and logistical processes) ULCN (registration and management…

Universitair Belang represents the interests of all Leiden University employees. We see quality as a source of inspiration and motivation, especially when it comes to the mutual improvement of teaching, research and operational management. Universitair Belang is committed to achieving this through the…

Defending the interests of PhDs and postdocs at Leiden University  

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

Staff members in the Faculty Council are elected for 2 years, students for 1 year. For the elections for the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, a candidate system is used. This means that seats are allocated directly to persons. More information about the election system…

Every employee and student needs professional support they can rely on to help them navigate processes, systems and document management. The Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) provides high-quality support to all staff and students. Around 135 people work within the ASSC, supporting staff and…