The Committee on Academic Practice is the standing advisory committee to the faculty board, the dean and academic directors, on matters relating to academic research. The Committee advises, in any case, on issues regarding research policies, professorial chairs, quality insurance and, in so far as it…

The Committee on Second Source of Funding gives advice to writers of research grant applications about their draft applications. Assessment committees at NWO comprise representatives of several different disciplines, which means that applications can also be assessed by ‘lay people’. The Faculty’s Committee…

The Internal Communication team helps ensure the information provided to and communication with students and staff is clear. Its staff advise, facilitate and support their colleagues in online and offline communication. They do so by, for example, writing, rewriting and translating web and other texts,…

Contacts for the master's programme Industrial Ecology. General contacts   Programme Director Dr. A. Ghorbani Programme Coordinator Drs. Paula van den Berg and Marleen Zwetsloot MSc Study Advisor Drs. Paula van den Berg and Marleen Zwetsloot MSc   Board of Examiners Dr. Ir. A. de…

Responsibility The Board of Deans is a consultative structure for all faculty deans. The Board also acts as Doctorate Board. This is specified in the Leiden University PhD Regulations. What does the Board of Deans/Doctorate Board do? Acting as the Doctorate Board: conferring doctorates and honorary…

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)

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Molecular Science and Technology (MST). General contacts   Director of education Dr.ir. Volkert van Steijn (TU Delft) Education coordinator Dr. Michael Meijer Study Adviser Marjolijn Hinke-van Delft, MSc Drs. Marielle Nijsten   Board of Examiners…

Responsibility of the department HR Administration is responsible for the processes relating to the University's personnel and salary administration, and for handling questions from managers and employees.  What does the department do? Processing all personnel mutations and carry out administrative…

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Attention: Starting from the academic year 2023-2024, the first and second years of Bioinformatics will be part of Biology. The third year will still be part of Computer Science. Below are the contacts for the Bachelor's program in Bioinformatics. General contacts   Director of education Dr. F.…

Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science Prof.dr.ir. H.E. Bal (Chair) Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman Prof.dr.ing. T. Margaria-Steffen Prof.dr. J.B.T.M. Roerdink Prof.dr. A.P.J.M. Siebes   Mathematical Institute Ir. B. van Nederveen (Chair) Prof.dr. G. Nienhuis Prof.dr. H.A. van der Vorst Prof.dr.…

The services supporting research and education at the Faculty of Archaeology are grouped together in the Faculty Bureau. Management support and secretaries Supports the Faculty Board and the Faculty's Departments, with a focus on secretarial work, policy and procedures. Communications and Marketing…

Research conducted at Leiden Law School is closely aligned with research themes in the fields of social sciences and humanities within the National Sector Plans in the Netherlands. Through the sector plans for scientific research and university education launched in 2022, the Dutch government…

The University Council has set up three committees that will prepare large and/or long-term dossiers for council meetings. Each council member will in principle take part in one of the three committees. Education and Research Committee This committee will deal with dossiers on such subjects as: Study…

The faculty's exam procedure tells you what to do before, during and after an exam.

Dr M. Sentse (Criminology) - chair J.E. Wessel MA (Private Law) - secretary Dr J. Meekes (Economics) - member Professor Dr C. Stahn LLM (Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies) - member H.S. DeLacey (Data Steward) - member

 The educational programme, academic staff and students are supported by LUC’s support staff. The support staff is organized in three teams, each with a team lead.

The Committee’s main task is to review research proposals on criteria concerning ethically responsible scientific conduct within the Centre of Science and Technology Studies.

The Committee’s main task is to review research proposals on criteria concerning ethically responsible scientific conduct within the Institute of Cultural Anthropology/Developmental Sociology.

The Committee’s main task is to review research proposals on criteria concerning ethically responsible scientific conduct within the Institute of Political Science.

Do you have a comment or a suggestion you would like to discuss with the Dean? Make an appointment with the Dean, Professor Suzan Stoter, by contacting the Dean’s office or by phone: 071-527 7612.

The Selection and Placement Committee takes care of the preparation and execution of the numerus fixus procedure in the bachelor’s programmes of the Institute of Political Science.

Academic year 2024-2025

The Master Thesis Lab is a facility that provides additional support for students who are writing their Master's thesis. The main facilities are: Work places Advise Literature etc. You can find more information on the Master Thesis Lab webpage.

By its very nature an interdisciplinary field of research, the Leiden Archaeology Faculty has been very active in creating networks all over the world, collaborating across and within the borders of disciplines. This is best visible in how its researchers collaborate among and beyond the faculty’s three…

Leiden University - just like the other universities in the Netherlands - attaches great importance to transparency of and accountability for the university’s management. The universities have therefore drawn up and signed a code of ‘Good Governance’. You can consult this code on the VSNU website. &…

The faculty's education and research is executed by five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Education and Child Studies Political Science Psychology

dr. Dineke Tigelaar (chair) drs. Pascal Lemoine (secretary) drs. Anneke Wurth dr.ir. Alma Kuijpers Floris Velema MA

Academic year 2023-2024

Since late 2025 the Faculty Council's formal approval decisions and recommendations are also published in English. See for an overview of past approval decisions, the Dutch-language website.