Through Open Access, research results from around the world are freely accessible to all. It is an incentive for exchanging and utilising knowledge and fresh insights between scientists, companies and social institutions. The Centre for Digital Scholarship at the University Library offers support with…

This list shows the University’s restaurants and cafés and their opening hours. Temporarily there will be no evening meals.

Here you will find an overview of all communication departments within the university.

During an evacuation, employees and students of the Science Faculty gather at the following assembly points:

Our communication strategy emphasises the achievements of Leiden University researchers and students and supports our mission and core values.

Leiden University has a number of parking areas. To use these parking areas you need a parking subscription. The Rijnveste and Sports Centre parking areas are the only parking facilities that can be accessed with a PIN.

The Development and Alumni Relations department offers a number of offline and online communication resources for alumni. Alumni are approached via the Leidraad magazine, the digital newsletter Alumni News and the alumni website. The University also manages a number of social media accounts especially…

The Dutch universities, university medical centres and Research Council have reached an agreement with Elsevier Publishing on a national open science partnership. The partnership includes open access publishing and reading services for Elsevier journals and open science services for disseminating and…

Communication

Library, Research

An organisation the size of Leiden University requires careful internal communication.

Career development, Leadership

Communication about your project is a common requirement from funders to make sure that impact and knowledge utilisation can be achieved. It is also referred to as public outreach and dissemination and this is part of responsible research and innovation principles. This section describes the requirements…

Bjørn Peare Bartholdy is Archaeology’s representative in the Open Science Community Leiden (OSCL) . We spoke with him about the value of Open Science and how to make a good start. ‘Open Science is headed to be a regular way of academic work.’ So better to jump on the Open Science bandwagon early on.

Leiden University is proud of its research and teaching, its staff and its students. This is why we are keen to inform society of what goes on at the University.

Science

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.

Leiden University participates in and organises a number of popular science events to help inform the public about what is going on in the world of science.

Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. This edition…

During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the front or backside of the Pieter de la Court Building.

When you are awarded a grant you need to comply with certain rules and regulations relating to data management and sharing your project results. The instructions on what you need to do in this area when a grant is awarded also serve as a guideline on what to state in the data management paragraph in…

The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ fund.

Organisation, Research

Sexual violence is widespread, and universities are particularly vulnerable environments. Creating space for open communication reduces the prevalence of sexual violence, says Agathe Cherbit-Langer, chairwoman from the Our Bodies Our Voice Foundation. The added bonus: a better sex life.

Research

A diverse team of Leiden archaeologists applied for, and was awarded, the KNAW ‘Appreciated!’ grant, meant to further their science communication endeavours. We speak with Dr Maikel Kuijpers, who is the main contact person of the application.

Science, Leiden Observatory

Research

Research

Lecture

The SSH Ethics Committee was established by the deans of the Faculties of Archaeology, Governance and Global Affairs, Humanities, Law, and Social and Behavioural Sciences . The Committee advises on ethical aspects of research proposals submitted by researchers applying for European grants.

As a result of the current corona measures, attendance at the Opening of the Academic Year on 6 September will be restricted to a maximum of 75 persons. The ceremony can, however, be viewed online by taking part in a video wall.