At Leiden University we are giving post-award project management a boost with the introduction of a university-wide pool of Research Project Managers, that is housed at Luris. The aim is to relieve researchers of the administrative burden that comes with managing externally funded collaborative projects.…

Read more information on the Dutch website.

The Council monitors the activities of the Executive Board, issues solicited and unsolicited advice and has a say in important decisions. Read more about the University Council >>

Read which conditions apply for PhD defences.

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.

Would you like to know more about the procedures for establishing and filling a chair and recruiting and appointing regular professors and professors by special appointment? You can read all about it in Appendix 4 of the Policy for Appointing Professors.  

Leiden University applies rules with regard to archive management, based on applicable laws and regulations. You can read about the rules in the Leiden University Archive Management Regulation. This document is only available in Dutch.

The African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) is the only multidisciplinary academic knowledge institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. It has an extensive library that is open to the general public. The ASCL is an interfaculty institute of Leiden University. Read…

Leiden University considers plagiarism to be a serious offense which can result in severe penalties. In the code of conduct on plagiarism you will read what the university means by plagiarism and what the possible consequences of plagiarism are.

Leiden University has a committee for disputes concerning university staff and student participation matters. In this regulation, you can read everything that is important about the composition, work method and functioning of this committee. This document is only available in Dutch.

Teachers, lecturers, associate professors and professors need a Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO). The Basic Teaching Qualification consists of the skills which every teacher at Leiden University must have mastered in order to teach well. What this means for you, you read in the Academic framework…

The provision of alcoholic beverages at the student bar in Leiden University College The Hague, Anna van Buerenplein 301 in The Hague, is bound by certain rules. You can read about these in this regulation. This document is only available in Dutch.  

Employee Councils represent the vision and significance of Leiden University employees in the field of policy and decision-making. You can read more about the duties, powers, composition and work method of the Employee Councils in the Employee Councils Appointment Policy. This document is only available…

In order to be able to do their job properly, the members of the University Council, Faculty Councils and Employee Councils are entitled to certain facilities. In this document, you read more about these facilities.

In these protocols you can read everything you want to know about the proceedings of your inaugural or valedictory lecture, including a handy timeline.

The provision of alcoholic beverages in the Faculty Club in the Academy Building, located at Rapenburg 67-71 in Leiden (restaurant, brasserie and reception hall), is bound by certain rules. You can read about these in this regulation. This document is only available in Dutch.

University groups may be eligible for allowances for organisation and election programme costs. In this regulation you can read about the conditions, the amounts and the application procedure for reimbursements.

Education in the Honours Academy at Leiden University offers additional challenges to regular university education. It is specifically aimed at motivated, critical and academically ambitious students with a capacity for self-reflection. You can read what the faculties have jointly agreed to in the Honours…

Do you want to know what you or your institution can do if there is a dispute with the employer regarding the application of the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO)? You can read more about it in the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The Faculty of Medicine / LUMC has a strong interdependence with the clinical care of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), and because of this, a specific character and organisational structure. The faculty has about 70 research programmes that are linked to the clinical departments, often several…

The BKO-Committee (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) assesses the Teaching Qualification portfolio. Read more about it on the staff website.

The Casimir Prize is an appreciation of teaching teams that achieve renewal and innovation in education. The Casimir Prize is awarded to teams of minimum 2 and maximum 10 people, all employed by FSW. The prize consists of €1500, to be spent on team building, knowledge sharing or exchange with interns…

Anyone who uses buildings, grounds or other facilities at Leiden University must comply with the house rules. In the Regulations for the use of university buildings, grounds and other facilities you can read which rules there are, how they are enforced and what happens in the event of a violation.…

International cooperation brings opportunities, but it also involves risks. The university is therefore taking steps to ensure that we engage in safe, responsible international cooperation in the area of knowledge sharing.

The provision of alcoholic beverages at the staff and student café in Leiden University College The Hague, Anna van Buerenplein 301 in The Hague is bound by certain rules. You can read about these in this regulation. This document is only available in Dutch.

The provision of alcoholic beverages in the Literature Café, located in the Lipsius building, Cleveringaplaats 1, the FSW Café, located in the Pieter de la Court building, Wassenaarseweg 52, the Law Café, located in the Kamerlingh Onnes building, Steenschuur 25 and the University Sports Centre/restaurant,…