In the academic world interest in interdisciplinary research is growing. It can help to solve the big challenges of our times. But starting a research project that covers several disciplines is not always easy. This was one of the conclusions at a Young Academy Leiden (YAL) symposium. What are the c…

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Are all murderers calculating psychopaths with an obscene predilection for bloody chainsaws? Yes, if Hollywood is to be believed, but in the real world they are generally everyday people with problematic backgrounds. Professor of Violence and Interventions Marieke Liem therefore calls for the demythologisation…

The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Jan Kolen as the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coordinator as of 1 February 2022. In this role Kolen will take the lead in regional and national cooperation relating to the topic of AI, data and digitalisation.

Social and Behavioural Sciences, Psychology

Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs

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

EUniWell, the European University of Well-Being, is an alliance of eight universities. The alliance’s aim is to promote an inclusive well-being agenda for students, staff and society at large by offering new, innovative, interdisciplinary and international opportunities for collaboration and development…

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Humanities, Institute for Area Studies

Leiden University is working hard to enhance the support that is available for researchers and research groups as they apply for external funding and carry out externally funded research projects. We are determined to provide the best possible support for individual researchers and research groups.

A University education is not only about transferring information, but also about teaching students to conduct research.

Leiden University frequently reviews the quality of its research. We do this by means of both internal and external assessments. Read how we monitor and assess the quality of our research.

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research software

The purpose of the Research Support Portal is to make information on research support easier to find for researchers and support staff.

Leiden University is one of the world's top universities in leading international rankings. As a postdoc, you will be working with internationally renowned researchers, often as part of a specific research project. As such, the University cultivates an attractive research climate with excellent facilities.…

If your research project involves collecting private or otherwise sensitive data, you must ensure adequate data protection measures are taken. Research must be conducted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In terms of patient data, for instance, when used for research carried…

Leiden researchers work together with other researchers from across the world. The University has developed a regional policy focused on three specific regions with which we maintain intensive contact through a number of faculties: China, Indonesia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Universities, companies, organisations and societies are increasingly facing enormous quantities of data. It is a great challenge to transform these Big Data into knowledge, which is why Leiden University has launched a University-wide Data Science Research Programme.

Conference

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?

Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

Together with staff and students from eight different European universities, we are working on a European University for Well-Being: EUniWell.

De Universiteit Leiden zet in op de versterking van de ondersteuning voor onderzoekers en onderzoeksgroepen bij extern gefinancierde onderzoeksprojecten.

The aim of this process is to make it easier for researchers to access the existing research infrastructure. We will improve the information about this infrastructure and reach clear agreements with the faculties. This will give researchers better access to the available options at the University, both…

On this page you will find a list of all research and teaching applications that are available for use outside the University network. The list will be updated regularly.

Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)

Do you want to conduct your PhD research at two universities? There are two possible ways to do this: with a cotutelle or a joint doctoral degree (JDD). Arrangements about admission, supervision and the location of defence will then be set out in either a joint doctoral degree (JDD) or a cotutelle a…

Leiden archaeologist Professor Wil Roebroeks receives the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). "By granting Wil Roebroeks the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award, we are honoring his extraordinary contributions to paleoanthropology through his field research, his interdisciplinary…

Within the LRS programme, we began to prepare last autumn for the possible purchase of research project management tooling. We are looking at where tooling could help researchers and support staff with applying for research projects as well as with managing, financially administering and reporting on…

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Law, Institute of Public Law, Europa Institute

To give a better idea of the research at Leiden University, a new website has been launched that lists the University’s institutes together with the disciplines that they cover. But the institutes also work together intensively.

Career development, Personal development

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?

Sleep disorders have a significant influence on our physical and emotional health. Sleep should therefore receive more attention within lifestyle medicine, says Professor Gert Jan Lammers. He will give his inaugural lecture on Friday 20 May entitled: ‘Getting to sleep’.

Finance, Organisation, Research

Various consortia in which Leiden University is represented are beginning interdisciplinary research, which will bring scientific and societal breakthroughs within reach. Knowledge institutions, government and private parties are working closely together on the projects.

Science, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)