Museums are powerful and influential institutions in their ability to shape knowledge and contribute to our identity. What we preserve and how we present our collections and heritage is closely connected to our identity and culture. In the multidisciplinary Museums, Heritage and Collections, you'll…

Learn about information events and activities for the MSc The Politics of Artificial Intelligence at Leiden University, including webinars, virtual sessions, and application Q&A.

The CML Institute's Council (IC) consist of seven persons representing staff and students who are working in our institute. The council advises the management team on a broad range of topics that concern all CML staff members: financial matters, research programs, education and strategic outlines.

Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

Do you want to contribute to future proof health and care? Our healthcare faces major challenges such as staff shortages, ageing and increasing costs. During the two-year master programme Population Health Management you will become equipped to tackle these challenges to improve health. Knowledge from…

Do you want to contribute to future proof health and care? Our healthcare faces major challenges such as staff shortages, ageing and increasing costs. During the two-year master programme Population Health Management you will become equipped to tackle these challenges to improve health. Knowledge from…

How are new drugs developed? This question is central to the Minor Modern Drug Discovery (MDD), which covers the entire trajectory from disease to drug molecule and vice versa. The various research groups involved offer a complementary and interdisciplinary perspective by connecting the diverse subjects…

Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

LLInC supports innovative and high-quality education both within Leiden University and in partnership with academic and social organisations.

The Institute of Psychology is part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

The LLMC collaborates regularly with partners from society, business, and science.

Our education programmes span the entire spectrum of Animal Sciences, Evolution, Biodiversity and Conservation, Microbial Biotechnology and Plant Sciences.

The Academic Language Centre organises language courses for companies, government agencies, private clients, and students and staff members of Leiden University.

Taal als sleutel tot het begrijpen van de mens.

A part of the steel construction of the former Gorlaeus high-rise forms the basis of a new green bike park which is part of the redevelopment of the Faculty of Science.

The one-year (60 EC) master in Classics and Ancient Civilizations provides intensive and comprehensive training covering the entire range of present-day research on the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome and the Ancient Near East.

The Research Master in Linguistics is a specialised research-based programme offered at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL). It is modelled on LUCL’s unique profile of studying language diversity by means of a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University's Faculty of Science with University of Pretoria in South Africa.

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In 2019, LUGO started a petition demanding an ambitious sustainability vision for 2030. This petition was formulated based on what LUGO deemed achievable rather than based on the restrictions of the present. We believe that sustainability should be one of the core values of the next central policy…

Within the Linguistics specialisation, you can choose one of the suggested thematic routes. Depending on your chosen theme, the programme prepares you for a career in various fields, such as speech technology, artificial intelligence, education, language documentation and language policy.

If spending three years at university and following the entire Dutch Studies programme is not an option for you, we offer an alternative. We have created a challenging one-year programme in which you will learn to speak Dutch and delve into Dutch culture. This programme is less comprehensive, and allows…

In 2019, LUGO started a petition demanding an ambitious sustainability vision for 2030. This petition was formulated based on what LUGO deemed achievable rather than based on the restrictions of the present. We believe that sustainability should be one of the core values of the next central policy…

The MSc program Evolutionary Biology focuses on important factors for the evolution of organisms. It prepares you for a research careers at universities, research institutes, or biotechnology sector. It’s also possible to combine training in biological research with training in communication, education…

Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

At the LAK, you can participate in a wide range of creative courses, supervised by passionate professionals. From drama and presentation to dance, visual arts, singing and music, photography, and writing – there's always something for you. You'll not only develop your talents but also meet like-minded…

Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University (university wide) with Al-Quds University in Palestine.

For students taking the Pre-Classes, it is important that they are supported by their parents and school. On this site, you will find all the information relevant to this.

PhD students at Bio-organic Synthesis are invited to present their work during the weekly Monday Morning Biosyn Talks.

Many Science Based Business students receive their first job offer during or right after their internship.

The Editorial Room in Huizinga in 0.11e is a space where Journalism & New Media students can edit their audio and video productions.

On this page you will find the most important issues that you as a student of Leiden University will have to deal with.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University’s Faculty of Science with the University of Alberta in Canada.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University (university wide) with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Since the start of the Leiden University Green Office, several projects have been initiated to increase the awareness among staff and students and to make the university more sustainable. Read here about our finalized projects.

Crises like climate change and loss of biodiversity threaten our planet. That’s why sustainability is an important topic in research and education across Leiden University. On this website you read how scientists from many disciplines work together in researching sustainability.

An overview of awards and prizes granted to our staff and students in 2021, as well as special appointments at Leiden University and other institutions.

Steps to take if want to request a Working Holiday Permit for your upcoming studies.

The World Teachers Programme (WTP) is a bilingual profile of the Initial Teacher Education programme geared towards bilingual and international education.

The LUC Intro Week 2026 will take place from Monday August 17th through Friday August 21st. The introduction week is your way to settle into LUC!

During the Latin American Studies Master's programme you will focus on key social, political, linguistic and cultural developments which are currently shaping the complex reality of Latin America.

How do young adults find their way in an increasingly complex society? In Leiden, as part of the GUTS project, we study how brain development and self-regulation play a role in this process.

This was the programme for The Knowledge Orchard 2025: