Letty ten Harkel has received a Bakels Fund grant from the Leiden University Fund (LUF) for a two-year research programme at the archaeological site of Son Sard on Mallorca. The grant will enable her team to carry out geochemical and geomorphological research into the development and use of the landscape…

Since 1 January 2020 - with the transition to the Dutch Civil Code - the system of writing off leave has changed. When you take leave, the system automatically writes off the hours that fall due first.

If you work at the university and are in scale 11 or above, you have the option of concluding a function-based contract.

To be able to activate your LU-Card online, it is necessary that you confirm your identity. We use the ReadID Ready app for this. On this page you will see what you need to confirm your identity.

The most common assessment formats and points to consider when making your choice.

To help you make the impact or valorisation of your scientific research more clearly apparent, we have created a Leiden Impact Matrix.

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

In this section you will find a listing of national teaching awards, fellowships and grants.

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Thesis assessment is carried out according to faculty standards with associated assessment forms and manuals.

The working language at Leiden University is Dutch. As not all employees at the University have the same level of Dutch language skills, there are various ways of working together.

Congratulations on your awarded grant. Here is a checklist of what to do next and who you will need to involve to get your project started.

Each programme has a Board of Examiners. This is a legal requirement. The board determines whether students meets the conditions of the Course and Examination Regulations (OER) and whether they possess the knowledge, understanding and skills required to pass the final examination for that programme.

If you are pregnant, you are entitled to a minimum of 16 weeks of maternity leave. You may take this leave at least four and no more than six weeks before your due date. If you stop working four weeks before your due date, you will have 12 weeks of maternity leave after you have given birth. If you…

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From assessment periods and deadlines to invigilators and organising digital assessments. Everything you need to think about for planning, organising and communicating assessments.

If your work allows it, you can work partly from home and partly from a university location. How exactly this combination looks for you depends on your own work and that of your team.

To find out more about student well-being, check out the information below.

When moving to the Netherlands, it is important to know whether you are considered resident tax payer or non-resident. Both residents and non-residents are taxed on their taxable income. A number of criteria help determine your status as resident or non-resident.

Are you a senior lecturer and do you play an active role in the university’s educational development and innovation? If so, you are eligible for the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO). This qualification shows that you possess strong didactic and educational skills and that you contribute to the development…

The PhD track involves many different aspects. As well as important administrative steps that you have to take, for example, there are also introductory activities, a training programme and opportunities for research abroad.

If you work at Leiden University, you automatically accrue pension with the Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds (ABP). You can supplement your pension with ABP. In addition to a retirement pension, ABP also offers surviving dependents insurance and a work disability pension. From 1 January 2027, the…

In the Mediacenter in Wijnhaven, podcasts can be recorded with user-friendly equipment and four microphones. In addition, we offer the option to record low-threshold videos in the same soundproofed space.

This academic year, seven (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.

For the academic year 2025-2026, nine (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.

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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Alongside allowances for business travel, commuting and relocation, there are also a number of smaller allowances for which you may qualify. Find out more about the meal allowance, emergency response team allowance, computer glasses allowance and the trade union contribution.

For administering exams, Leiden University uses the Ans program. Teachers can use Ans to: - Create exams - Grade exams - Create practice tests - Add a grading scheme to exams

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Brightspace is Leiden University's digital learning environment. With Brightspace you can share course materials, grades and updates with your students. You can create and evaluate assignments and quizzes, perform plagiarism checks, provide personalised feedback and peer-feedback, and start discussi…

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Ovaries age faster than the rest of the body. Once women reach their mid 30s, their supply of egg cells begins to decline rapidly and menopause draws closer. This natural process not only affects fertility but also increases the risk of health problems such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and…

Colleagues from various institutes within FSW came together on 11 June 2026 to discuss the theme ‘Mental Health across the Generations’. The focus was on how mental health affects families and spans generations — and where opportunities lie to break that cycle.

Scientists from the consortium behind the Euclid space telescope, including researchers at Leiden University, have created the largest and most detailed visible-light image ever taken of the centre of the Milky Way. The image shows more than 60 million stars.

How can community organisations strengthen the sense of purpose among young people in Leiden? Students of Religious Studies undertook this project on behalf of the municipality, the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) and the De Bakkerij community centre. On Tuesday 16 June, they presented their…

On July 1, Maurice Janssen will defend his doctoral thesis on pottery production in South Limburg during the Middle Ages. For his research, he studied old publications of research and excavation reports to see how the pottery and the sites were recorded and interpreted at the time.

Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry Hermen Overkleeft develops innovative methods to study disease processes. This increases our understanding of the human body and enables the development of new medicines. Overkleeft has been awarded the Spinoza Prize: the most prestigious scientific award in the Ne…

A collaboration led by psychologist Joanne Mouthaan won second prize at the Dutch Education Awards on 25 June. The team will receive €800,000 to develop and implement the National Suicide Prevention Skills Learning Pathway for Psychology Students.

Dean Henk te Velde on the direction and future of the faculty: Just under a year ago, it became clear that the Faculty would not need to undergo a formal reorganisation. That gave us the time to prepare for the future. We are able not only to defend our strengths, but also to reflect on our identity…

In the middle of doing research for her master’s thesis, Sara Kalf (24) was hit by a car and got seriously injured. After a long period of rehabilitation and hard work, this week she can finally add her signature to the wall of the Academy Building’s ‘Sweat Room’.

Onderzoekers van het Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen en de afdeling Jeugdrecht gaan samenwerken in 2 nieuwe onderzoeken: onderzoek naar het terugplaatsingen van kinderen na uithuisplaatsing en draagmoederschappen in Nederland.

At least six people are off to a good start of the summer, because they are the recipients of a Meijers grant. For the next few years, these researchers will be able to devote themselves to their PhD research. Let’s meet these new PhD candidates!

Ustadh Mau Digital Archive project (UMADA) is among the UCLA Library 29 international cultural preservation projects supported by the Modern Endagered Archive Program (Cohort 3). From the 3rd up to the 5th of October, a digitization training workshop took place on Lamu island, on the so-called northern…

It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…

Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciting documents, he also discovered the biscuits from the Water & Bloem bakery and the wild flowers at the Groenesteeg cemetery.