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 Faculty Office supports the Faculty Board and the central Faculty Support Departments in the areas of education and teaching, research,  finance, personnel matters, providing information etc.

The Research Board has its meetings almost every month on Wednesday or Thursday. See below for the dates. Meetings 2025 11 September 29 October 11 December Meetings 2026 5 March 16 April 4 June

What are the consequences of digitalisation for our security and privacy? What risks does the power of major tech companies pose to citizens, employees, organisations, and states? What role should governments and the European Union play in regulating online platforms? How can human rights, legal…

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

ICLON (Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching) is an interfaculty unit within Leiden University which provides undergraduate and postgraduate teacher education; provides in-service teacher training; conducts educational research on secondary and higher education. More information

The Information Management and Facilities Department has four areas of responsibility: information management, facilities, ICT and Education, and ICT and Research.

Director of Operations Pim Overgaauw Mathematical Institute  Dennis Janssen Leiden Observatory  Maribel Adame Valero Institute of Biology Leiden Monique de Ridder Leiden Institute of Physics  Caroline de Bruin Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science  Lian Olsthoorn-Tieleman…

Research within the Faculty is carried out at seven different institutes. These institutes are: Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) Institute for History Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) Instittute for…

The Board of Admissions determines on the basis of the requirements of the programme concerned whether a student can be admitted to that programme. To see whether you are admissible for our programmes, please visit our websites for prospective students: Archaeology (BA) Archaeology (MA/MSc)…

See also › BSc and MSc programme rules and regulations

Would you like to know more about the procedures for establishing and filling a chair and recruiting and appointing regular professors and professors by special appointment? You can read all about it in Appendix 4 of the Policy for Appointing Professors.  

Institute Board Institute bureau: operations, HR and financial management, secretariat, education support, communications Institute Council Onboarding Committee Advisory Council

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

The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) is one of the institutes within the Faculty of Humanities. The Institute unites the linguistic research and teaching at Leiden University. LUCL is also responsible for the Academic Language Centre as well as for most language teaching within the Faculty.…

Leiden University considers plagiarism to be a serious offense which can result in severe penalties. In the code of conduct on plagiarism you will read what the university means by plagiarism and what the possible consequences of plagiarism are.

The Faculty is housed in the Pieter de la Court Building, which is located close to the Leiden Central Railway station. The faculty has ca. 5000 students and over 900 staff. Research and education is organised within the following 5 institutes:  Centre for Science and Technology Cultural Anthropology…

Every member of staff and student needs reliable ICT facilities. As the central ICT service provider, the ICT Shared Service Centre (ISSC) provides high-quality ICT facilities to all staff and students. The 175 members of the ISSC provide support for the University’s teaching, research and  business…

The PhD Regulations are established by the Doctorate Board. The regulations set out who is eligible to be a PhD candidate, what the tasks of the supervisor and co-supervisor are and which criteria the dissertation has to meet. 2024 PhD Regulations  The 2024 PhD Regulations became effective…

Globalisation and internationalisation are deeply embedded in the fabric of Dutch society. As a faculty dedicated to governance, diplomacy, international relations, global security and public administration, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) is inherently international in both its…

The Office for International Education deals with all aspects related to international education at Leiden Law School.

The Executive Board is responsible for the efficient and effective management of the whole University.

Responsibility Archive management is responsible for archiving information connected with the policy and activities of Leiden University. This applies not only to research and education, but also to operational management. What does the department do? Since 2023, Archive management has been working…

The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The service units performs tasks on behalf of administrative units (CvB, faculties). There are nine service units: Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) ICT Shared Service…

This document comprises guidelines drawn up by the Executive Board, within the meaning of Article 9.5 in conjunction with Article 9.15 of the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW), which must be implemented by the Faculty Boards. The Guidelines for Elective Credits and Minors describes the procedure…

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) focuses on multidisciplinary research and education within the international scientific field of security studies. The Institute analyses and studies issues in a coherent way from their local transnational, and global impact. ISGA operates from…

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs is managed by the Institute Board. They are appointed by the faculty from the scientific staff of the institute for a period of two years, in principle. The Institute Board is responsible for the workflow of the employees, and promotes consistency between…

Leiden University College (LUC) The Hague is an honor’s liberal arts and sciences college that builds knowledge for a better world through excellent research-led interdisciplinary teaching on global challenges. LUC, fosters critical, independent, and creative thinking in students, and providing them…

The Leiden University Graduate School of Archaeology (GSA) coordinates the admission and registration procedures of all PhD researchers with a PhD graduation planned at the Faculty of Archaeology. The GSA monitors the full PhD track, from admission to graduation, supports (financially) both PhD ‘bottom…