As a lecturer tutor, you are responsible for one or more mentor groups. SEA offers support to help you perform this role.

The University believes it is important that you are happy in your work. This is why we gauge your opinion with the personnel monitor. We use the results to make improvements that enhance job satisfaction.

Each department of our faculty has a different way of onboarding new lecturers depending on your experience and type of teaching responsibilities.

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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…

The ICT department ensures a safe and modern digital working environment, allowing you to focus fully on your tasks. Here you will find information about all facilities for your daily work activities, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I connect to Eduroam? Which software is available for…

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?

From the 2026-2027 academic year each programme will record the teaching preparation process in TimeEdit Curriculum (TEC). TEC is the curriculum source system in which data is recorded completely and reliably. From TEC, data can be exchanged with other systems. TEC replaces local Word and Excel files…

LUCRIS GSM is a registration and monitoring system for PhD candidates. GSM stands for "Graduate School Management", and LUCRIS GSM should not be confused with LUCRIS PM (Publication Module). With the LUCRIS GSM module, all information concerning PhD candidates is stored in a uniform way and made accessible…

Are you an FSW lecturer or involved in teaching and do you have a good idea for Lifelong Learning (LLO) education, i.e. education for professionals? Put your idea into practice with an LLO Seed Grant!

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

Constructive alignment is a core principle of educational design. It ensures that you design courses, materials, activities and curricula with which your students can achieve the learning objectives you set out for them.

At Leiden University, we expect our researchers and lecturers to share our ambition to become one of the best. This is the crux of our HR policy. Read more about our policy below. Also, you will find more information about temporary staff, staff participation, leadership and how we ensure our integr…

Higher-education institutions must be assessed and accredited once every six years to ensure they provide a high standard of education. You may be asked to speak to the assessment panel during the institutional audit.

Leiden University needs space to be able to innovate, and the Organisational Development programme is working on this.

The academic freedom core team was established by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl in the summer of 2022. It comprises five professors from five different faculties: Martine de Vries (LUMC), Frits van der Meer (FGGA), Sense Jan van der Molen (Science), Jannemieke Ouwerkerk (Law) and Herman Paul (Humanities).…

Your workplace is equipped with a standard basic software package. In addition, you can also install programmes yourself from the additional software package. If you need software that is not available via the additional or basic software package, you can apply for the software you need.

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

We provide answers here to some frequently asked questions about collaborations with the fossil fuel industry.

LaTeX is a system for document preparation. It gives the user control over typesetting, references, complex formulas, and more. It is widely used in communication and publication of scientific documents in many fields.

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Are you considering preparing a Kiem application? Learn from those who came before you! Here you find the recommendations and insights from colleagues who previously realised a Kiem project.

On this page you find video tools for educational purposes and information on lecture recordings.

The Andrea Evers Fund provides funding for innovative, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects in the area of health and well-being.

Leiden University transitioned to a new, future-proof software system: BAS InSite. This system replaces SAP Self Service and handle personnel, financial, and administrative matters currently managed through the Serviceplein.

Vidatum supports the project management of externally funded research projects.

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DataKompas is our new tool for strategic and policy related information. It includes data from our educational and research activities, staff members, management, partnerships and the implementation of our strategic plan. These singular and numerical facts offer us a complete overview and a factual…

The university offers a number of facilities for collaborating with colleagues within and outside the University. This may involve sharing information or collaborating on documents. Depending on your objective, you can choose from the following collaboration tools.

All partnerships between Leiden and international partner universities are managed in a central database.

Leiden University supports researchers with secure digital facilities and tools. Here you will find information on data management and online collaboration, as well as answers to practical questions such as: How do I store research data securely? How do I set up an online survey? And how do I register…

If you notice something you think may be unethical or illegal, you can discuss this in confidence with the confidential counsellor.

If you wish to share files with colleagues within or outside the university, you can save these files in the cloud. You can do this with OneDrive, which is part of your Microsoft 365 account. If your files are too large to be sent by e-mail, you can use SURFfilesender.

Leiden University has a wide range of buildings for teaching, research, and meeting. Here you will find practical information regarding access, layout, and usage of these locations, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I reserve a meeting room? Where can I report a defect? And what are the…

Depending on its purpose, assessment can support ongoing learning, provide final evaluations, or help students reflect on their own progress.

In our new strategic plan (Innovating and Connecting – 2022-2027) we focus on stronger connections: between disciplines, with society and within our university community.

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Leiden University offers its international staff several resources to help find their way in the Netherlands. The Service Centre International Staff provides advice and different types of services to all international employees and guest researchers that come to pursue their academic career in Leide…

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.

The Faculty of Humanities has appointed a confidential advisor for all PhD candidates. Aside from this, each institute also has one (or two) PhD counsellor(s). On this page you can read who they are and what they can do for you if in your position as a PhD candidate you experience problems for which…