The members of the Advisory Board are: Mw. mr. J.S.L.M. Overbosch, Associate General Counsel IP Downstream, Shell International BV; Mr. J.E.M. Kempeneers, Ambassador / National Coordinator international positions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. W.A.J. Mijs, Chief Executive van de European…

Annually, the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences presents the Casimir Prize.

The Faculty Council is the representative body at the faculty. The Council provides advice to the Faculty Board, whether requested or at the Council’s own initiative, on all matters at Faculty level related to education and teaching, research and organisation. The Faculty Council is composed of representatives…

From 1 September 2025 to 1 September 2027, the following staff members have a seat on our Faculty Council: Marian Hickendorf Education and Child Studies Kim de Jong Psychology Gert-Jan Lelieveld Psychology Rebecca Schaefer Psychology Monique Tromp SSC Kiki Zanolie Psychology Vacancy   &nbs…

The student members on the Faculty Council as of 1 September 2025 for academic year 2025-2026 are: Floris-Jan Boutens LSP Casper Gilsing DSP-SC Lobke Jegen VSP Dylan Koek LSP Joep van der Kruik ONS Leiden Cole Maclean LSP Tijs Sturkenboom ONS Leiden  

Vice Dean Professor Jan Crijns is portfolio holder for Education and a member of the Faculty Board. Head of Education and Student Affairs Niels van de Ven is in charge of the day-to-day management of the Departement of Education, formely known as the Cleveringa Institute, in…

The Faculty Board is responsible for the general management of the Faculty, as well as the administration and organization of the Faculty's teaching and research. The Faculty Board consists of four staff members, and one student assessor. They are supported by a Board Secretary.

The Advisory Board is responsible for advising the Faculty Board on the key aspects of the Faculty's policies relating to: a. education, b. scientific research and c. operational management. The Board has the following members: Corien Bakker (municipal archaeologist Den Haag) Tim de Ridder (municipal…

Jan Sleutels is associate professor at the Institute for Philosophy. He is currently in his third term as director of Humanities Lab, the honours programme of the Faculty of Humanities, and previously served as director of education and programme chair for Philosophy. In the Faculty Council he can put…

On Friday, 16 May 2025, the results of the Faculty  Council elections were announced. This year, elections were held for both the staff and student representatives.

The Board Secretary supports the Faculty Board with preparation, minuting, and processing of all board meetings. In addition, the Board Secretary advises the Faculty Board on both policy content as well as procedures. The secretariat provides support to the Faculty Departments, the Departmental…

The Library committee of the Faculty of Science consists of the following members: Institute Members Email MI Prof. dr. J.B. (Jan) Vonk j.b.vonk@math.leidenuniv.nl LION Prof.dr. C.W.J. Beenakker beenakker@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl LIACS Dr. H. (Hao) Wang h.wang@liacs.leidenuniv.nl LIC Prof.…

Responsibility IM is responsible for University information policy. It ensures that the right information is available in the right place, and is responsible for the management and security of information and digitization. What does IM do? Information security and cyber security Direction of the project…

The Department of Education is responsible for the quality and organisation of the education offered at Leiden Law School. Responsibilities The department is responsible for: the development of education policy and educational innovations education administration and timetabling study advice and…

At the head of a research discipline is a Scientific Director. Once every two weeks, the Scientific Directors of the Faculty’s eight institutes come together with the Faculty Board to discuss the research portfolios of science, administration, faculty and administration of the budget plan. The Dean…

The executive board of the Board of Examiners consists of the following members:  Jan Jansen (chair) Jasmijn Rana Mark Westmoreland Sissy Hofmeester (secretary) Freek Colombijn (external member)

The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The department is also responsible for the policy and decision-making of the CvB. Responsibilities The Administration and Central Services department works closely with the faculties…

The standing Committee on Teaching advises the Faculty Board – on request or on its own initiative – about all aspects of the Faculty’s education policy. It also fulfils the role of Department Teaching Committee for the core curriculum courses: it analyses the student evaluations and provides the Faculty…