See your Faculty’s tab for more information on what we expect of you as a lecturer, before, during and after tests and examinations, and when supervising students in writing their thesis.

Career development, Didactics

Vidatum will provide support during the pre-award phase of grant applications.

Every faculty has its own procedures with respect to registering for courses and examinations, BSA, handing in grades, publishing timetables, etc. For more information, see your Faculty’s tab.

Visitors to a website want to see immediately if the content is worth reading. The text should therefore be appealing and ‘scannable’.

An organisation the size of Leiden University requires careful internal communication.

To protect sensitive data, such as personal details or confidential business information, the university uses so-called sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365. On this page, you can learn what sensitivity labels are and how to use them.

Teachers work with sensitive information on a daily basis: student data, exam information and communication about education, for example. It’s essential to process this information securely and to protect yourself and your students against digital risks, such as phishing, unauthorised access and other…

Sharing data and documents with colleagues or other organisations can be useful, but it can also entail various risks. You should therefore think carefully before sharing anything, and always ask if you’re not sure whether sharing is permitted.

Submitted invoices by 9 December 2025 at the latest, will probably be process and payed before the end of this year, as long as they meet the Leiden University guidelines and are approved in time by the budget holder.

If you want to hold a group discussion, a video conference call or make calls online, the information below sets out the possibilities.

Lecture, Walk-in session

Here you will find questions and answers about Vidatum.

Personal development

In order to be able to monitor the University’s achievements and provide internal and external accountability, the University makes use of a number of reports, both standard and customised.

Using secure tools ensures that information and personal data are well protected. ‘Tools’ refers to software that can help you perform your work efficiently, such as email software or a file-sharing system. To quickly see whether a specific tool is permitted, check the tool picker!

Individuals have the right to instruct the university to delete their personal data in a number of cases. For instance, if the university no longer needs the data, or if the person withdraws consent previously given.

Leiden University ensures a pleasant and safe working environment with suitable facilities for everyone. Here you will find information on all facility matters and answers to questions such as: How do I request furniture? Where can I park? And how do I arrange catering for a meeting?

AI offers opportunities to make your work easier. However, there is also a downside to AI that may have consequences for your privacy and that of your colleagues. On this web page, you will find more information about the responsible use of AI within Leiden University.

Each institute has a PhD Council that represents the PhD candidates of their respective institute.

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.

Good ICT resources are crucial for having a smooth working environment at your new place of employment. Here we briefly explain what you need and where you can find the most important ICT services.

Scientific integrity is an important element in the PhD trajectory, and is addressed in several different settings.

Here you will find guidelines for using devices such as laptops, tablets, and telephones. Whether you are working with a device purchased for you by ISSC or with a device you have purchased privately, it is important that you save your files securely and handle confidential data with care.

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For your teaching and research you can usually loan audio-visual equipment, such as a video camera, microphone or audio recorder, from your own Faculty.

All faculties offer computer rooms for teaching and/or independent study purposes. The University Library also provides study stations with (or without) computer and a group instruction room.

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.

Data management refers to creating, saving, updating, making available, archiving and long-term storage of research data. The final goal of this process is often defined in terms of the FAIR principles: 'Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable'.

The information on your profile page is generated by different underlying systems. You can (request to) change or delete it. Please note that it may take some time before the adjustments are shown.

If you find a new job or if your contract is coming to an end, there are a number of matters to consider.

Leiden University guides PhD candidates step by step from the start to the defence. You will find more information here about admission, the PhD track, and completion, as well as answers to questions such as: What conditions must I meet? What requirements must my dissertation meet? And what is involved…

An organisation the size of Leiden University requires careful internal communication.

The Grant Support Office at the Research Desk provides information and advice on grant opportunities. We also support researchers in the process of developing and writing their grant proposal and guide them through the mandatory administrative matters.

If you write a doctoral dissertation, please inform yourself about copyright. Copyright protects you as an author. Publishers may ask you to transfer the copyright to them, but you are not obliged to do so.

All doctoral dissertations are checked for plagiarism before they are submitted to the doctorate committee.

The Leiden University Library (UBL) has more to offer to lecturers than you might think. The UBL can provide you with general rules for copyright in Blackboard, information skills training for your students, or the option of using library collections as part of your teaching.

An organisation the size of Leiden University requires careful internal communication.

In the Netherlands children attend school from the age of 4 and are legally required to do so from the age of 5. Elementary school, or primary education (basisschool), lasts 8 years.

An education grant may be available for collaboration with institutions outside The Netherlands. There are different types of grants available, all with different application procedures. A dedicated Education Grant Team can help you find the right grant and give you advice about the relevant procedures.…

The drastic cuts to higher education announced by the Schoof caretaker government will affect us all. Although not everything has been finalised, and elections for the Dutch House of Representatives will be held on 29 October 2025, we aim to keep you informed of all developments on this website as best…

Here you can find more information about international cooperation.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) can be an aspect of teaching and learning, an outcome to achieve and/or an atmosphere to create. On this page you can find out more information in terms of support and best practices.

Guidelines, rules and other important information for PhD candidates are described in detail in various documents.

The Research Support Portal first gives an explanation of how the portal works and then offers all kinds of information about research support within Leiden University. The portal serves as a guide for researchers during all phases of their externally funded research projects. Valuable information is…

Plagiarism is a violation of someone else's intellectual property. Leiden University stands for integrity and reliability in the way our researchers conduct research, and we consider plagiarism to be a serious offence.

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Didactics

Qualtrics survey software allows you to create online questionnaires for your research. It provides various question types, branch logic and the possibility to export results to statistical software, such as SPSS.