Studying with a disability often costs additional time and energy. Leiden University wants to do all it can to offer equal chances to students with a disability. What can you do to support a student with a disability?

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.

You can participate in many different activities and events. A lot is organised by EUniWell and the partner universities. Such as the annual FestiWell, Summer Schools or various lectures and symposia. This is how you get to know EUniWell and its ideas. Below is a selection of what is on offer.

On this page, you will find more information about what you do as a mentoring coordinator and where you can find more information to help you perform your role as well as possible.

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

With the Learning@LeidenUniversity vision, Leiden University is committed to 'The Blended University', where digital resources and support enrich education. Here you will find information on the use of educational tools, the digital learning environment, and answers to questions such as: How do I apply…

Leiden University wants to attract the best academics. What requirements does it set for new academic staff members? What requirements must you meet for a career in academia? Read more about our career policy for academic staff.

Leiden University considers good education to be of paramount importance. That is why we invest in our teachers’ professional development, to ensure that their teaching methods continue to match the needs of individual students.

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Do you have a good idea for innovating in education? Or are you seeking funding for a current or recently completed project? Various grants and funding schemes are available for innovation in education.

Honours education caters to the most talented and motivated students at Leiden University. Students receive honours education in addition to their regular bachelor’s or master’s programmes. Furthermore, honours education is available to pupils in the final two years of secondary school.

Leiden University encourages lecturers to continuously innovate and improve their teaching. Here you will find all information about support for experimental teaching and funding opportunities, as well as answers to questions such as: Which educational grants am I eligible for? How can I collaborate…

Leiden University offers practical facilities and support to ensure your teaching runs smoothly. Here you will find all information about procedures and tools, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I borrow audiovisual equipment? What are the guidelines for assessment? And how do I reserve…

AI is playing an increasing role in education. What is the university’s approach to the opportunities and challenges around AI?

Active learning is one of the ambitions mentioned in the University’s educational vision (Learning@LeidenUniversity).

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Employees and students of Leiden University have access to Brightspace and other software with their ULCN-account. For others without a ULCN-account, like guest lecturers or teaching assistants, SEEDS can provide a guest account.

In 2022-2023 eight (teams of) teachers received a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.

How can you ensure that your research hits the headlines? How can you bring your research output, such as PhD research or a publication, to the attention of the public?

Leiden University supports lecturers in organizing and conducting their teaching. Here you will find more information on practical facilities, technical tools, and didactic advice, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I make literature available? Who can I turn to for ICT support? And how…

As a lecturer at the Faculty of Science, you can attend different education workshops and trainings. Consult the agenda for upcoming events.

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.

As a PhD candidate, you were primarily hired to do research, although you will probably also have to do some teaching. The partial University Teaching Qualification (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) certificate provides recognition that a PhD candidate has gained knowledge and experience as a teacher.…

To help you make the impact or valorisation of your scientific research more clearly apparent, we have created a Leiden Impact Matrix.

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Kaltura (Personal) Capture allows you to make recordings in various ways and upload them to the video portal.

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Audio podcasts or audio recordings have a broad range of opportunities in education. Podcasts can be used to transfer knowledge (audio lectures), record interviews, record instructions for a field trip or to make a short radio documentary on location. Podcasts are a flexible medium, the small file size…

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Regular feedback is crucial to our students' learning process. As you cannot always provide extensive feedback yourself, it is useful to incorporate peer-feedback activities into your course.

Flexible learning pathways are one of the ambitions of our vision on teaching and learning (Learning@LeidenUniversity).

The use of (generative) AI in education, be it by students or lecturers, is increasing. This technology offers opportunities that can benefit teaching and learning but also comes with serious issues regarding privacy, plagiarism, integrity and ownership.

At the Faculty of Science, we value quality assurance and evidence-informed educational innovation. As a lecturer, you should always reflect on your teaching and, if necessary, make improvements from one teaching moment to the next. You can also take initiative to innovate your course or teaching activity…

Lecturers and/or members of a research group at our faculty, may be asked to supervise BSc or MSc students during their studies and research projects.

This page provides more information about the mentor-tutor system at Leiden University. What is it? What are its objectives? Where can mentors, tutors, and coordinators find more information and teaching materials?

Leiden University supports lecturers in designing and delivering high-quality education. Here you can find more information about the vision on teaching and learning, didactic tools and regulations, as well as answers to questions such as: How can I make my lectures interactive? Where can I find the…