The Handbook Laser Safety describes the management of laser safety for all departments within the university wherein lasers are in use. This handbook covers all laser facilities and installations, regardless of the class in which the laser falls. The ‘Laser Safety Handbook’ is intended to facilitate…

The Diversity Committee is working towards creating and maintaining the Faculty of Archaeology as a place where you can feel at home and safe. A place where you feel you are accepted in a close-knit community, regardless of race, age, gender, religion or disabilities. We meet about 6 times a year and…

In its mission statement, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs in The Hague formulates the following important ambition: ‘To develop into an internationally renowned academic centre of knowledge that focuses on complex issues and current developments in society.’ To be able to achieve this ambition,…

As of January 1, 2019, the Ethics Committee will review all new research by FGGA researchers (including all doctoral research, excluding student research).

There are many Liberal Arts & Sciences colleges in the world, but we posit that LUC is unique, both in terms of our globally conscious focus and also due to our increasingly diverse community. We contend that part of what makes LUC exceptional and distinctive is its global profile and we take pride…

As the Employee Council of LLInC, we represent the interests of all LLInC staff. We monitor issues such as employee wellbeing and workload, and we review important documents such as budgets and business plans.  

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The faculty's ICT Advisory Board advises the Faculty Board  on all matters concerning ICT policy. The board's members are representatievs from all five institutes.

Do you have questions about teaching or research? JOOST (the ICLON Teaching and Research Support Desk) is the place where all teacher educators (minor and master) and researchers can ask any teaching related questions and where expertise on teaching and research is made available for all. You will…

The student member of the Faculty Board is called the assessor. This person represents the interests of all students at the Faculty in all sorts of matters. The assessor is the first point of contact for students who have suggestions or complaints about teaching or student facilities. They are also…

Responsibility FSSC is responsible for the University’s financial services. What does FSSC do? Processes all incoming invoices and staff expense claims. Invoicing and credit monitoring. Registers all incoming and outgoing cashflows. Technical consolidation of the annual accounts, the administrative…

To assure the quality of the study programmes, the Faculty has developed a quality assurance system, of which the Programme Committee (PC) is the most important body. Every study programme has its own PC. You can contact the members of the PC at any time if you have questions or complaints about the…

The Leiden Law PhD Community (LLPC) comprises all internal and external PhD candidates based at Leiden Law School. By organising social events, we aim to create a welcoming community for PhD candidates and encourage them to connect with other PhD candidates across Leiden Law School. PhD candidates are…

Boards of Admissions Every master’s programme has a Board of Admissions, which determines whether a student can be admitted to that programme. Boards of Examiners Every study programme has a Board of Examiners, which monitors compliance with the Course and Examination Regulations. Committee on Academic…

Psychology Connected is a recurring event organized by the Science Committee in collaboration with the Institute Board for all Psychology Institute staff.

The standing Committee on Teaching advises the Faculty Board – on request or on its own initiative – about all aspects of the Faculty’s education policy. It also fulfils the role of Department Teaching Committee for the core curriculum courses: it analyses the student evaluations and provides the Faculty…

The Research Committee advises the Institute board on all subjects concerning research and helps with monitoring the research quality.

All reports are in Dutch and can be found on the Dutch page.

Employee and student participation within the university has two systems; the candidate system and the list system. In elections according to the candidate system, individual students or staff can register as candidates. Under the list system, lists (parties) can register with multiple candidates. You…

The Educational Service Centre (OSC) of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs oversees the student and course administration and the faculty-level support for all educational administration and content systems at our faculty. The OSC is also responsible for organising all education-related…

You can ask the student section of the Faculty Council any and all questions, opinions or ideas about the faculty. let your voice as a student be heard!

Each degree programme has its own Programme Committee (Opleidingscommissie, OLC) that is made up of lecturers and students.  It provides advice to the Education Board and the Programme Director of the degree programme in question. Each OLC meets a number of times a year to discuss all matters related…

The Policy, Advice and Strategy department assists the Faculty Board in developing and implementing its policies and procedures. The department is staffed by employees who deal with a variety of specific policy issues, as well as project managers, and administrative support personnel. The Board Secretary…

The student charter informs Leiden University student of what they can expect from the university and what the university expects from them. The charter is, in fact, a compilation of the rights and obligations of students. It also provides a summary of the facilities available to students. Most importantly,…

As a PhD candidate, PhD fellow, or contract PhD at Leiden Law School you are automatically part of the Graduate School. This means that you can follow the courses and workshops that the Graduate School organises, make use of the support services, and are subject to the Graduate School’s quality control…

On these pages you find contact details and composition of education comittees, boards of examiners and boards of admissions for all bachelor's and master's programmes within the Faculty of Science.

The Students’ Council (SR) is a representative advisory body in the LUMC. The council represents all students in the LUMC’s study programmes: Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Population Health Management, and Vitality and Ageing and gives (un)solicited advice on all faculty matters related to…

Responsibility Finance Directorate supports The Executive Board in the internal administration of the University. Its role is as policy initiator, advisor and facilitator in all areas of the University’s internal administration. What does Finance Directorate do? Coordinates the planning & control…

The motto of Leiden University Praesidium Libertatis (“Bastion of Freedom”) means that we are committed to fostering an inclusive and safe learning and working environment that is conducive to academic inquiry and the free exchange of ideas. To create such an environment, the Faculty of Humanities expects…

The PhD Council represents the interests of all LUCAS PhDs, internal, external, and otherwise contracted. It consists of five members who are appointed by the Academic Director for a period of two years. The Council meet every two months with the LUCAS Management Team to discuss matters concerning the…

As an Honours College, LUC holds high academic standards for all its students. Every single member of our community has already demonstrated something special about themselves, something that sets them apart from their peers. You have been selected because we believe in your potential. LUC offers an…

The Institute Office of the Institute of Education and Child Studies provides optimal support for management, staff and students. The Institute Office is arranged as follows:

The PhD Committee is a bottom-up initiative that aims to create an open, active, and fun environment for all PhD candidates working at Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology. The PhD community at the Faculty of Archaeology is diverse, international, and interdisciplinary. The committee is run by…

The Security Affairs (VHZ) department deals with all issues relating to safety and security. The department helps to ensure that Leiden University’s students, staff members and visitors are as safe as possible at all times.

Leiden Law School is a high-standing institution in the field of research and education in law and aims to further strengthen this position. Receiving a PhD degree is considered as proof of competence in independently conducting scientific research. Doctoral research at Leiden Law School means research…

Institutes have an Institute Council, consisting of a representation of the scientific staff and members of the management staff of the institute. This council has the task: advising the Faculty Board on the composition of the Institute's board and consulting with and advising the Institute's…

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.  

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…

The Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) 2022 – 2027, We are Humanities, sets out the faculty's ambitions for the coming years. The wealth of international academic knowledge about languages, cultures and societies worldwide, past and present, makes the Faculty of Humanities unique. The FSP describes how…

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

Leiden Law School offers the possibility of becoming an external (non-funded) doctoral candidate. External PhD candidates should have a research proposal that fits within the research carried out in one of the eight research programmes of Leiden Law School.

Plexus Student Centre is there for the needs of all students. The Plexus Advisory Group advises Plexus management during regular meetings. All manner of day to day issues are addressed, from smoking by the exit, to requests for subsidies (SOS) and facilities for student organisations. Both independent…

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…

Leiden University takes the position that work and alcohol are not compatible. An employee's performance decreases and the risk of workplace accidents increases. In addition, an addiction can have negative consequences for cooperation, work environment and reputation. This view is expressed for all…

Committee and board members may, in some cases, be entitled to a remuneration, for instance, in the case of attendance at meetings or travel expenses incurred. Questions about who qualifies for this and when, and how much the compensation entails are all answered in this regulation. This document is…

The members of the Institute for Philosophy study all aspects of philosophy. In our research we seek a fruitful interaction between systematic and historical approaches to philosophy, and we thrive on intensive national and international collaboration. Our research focuses on Political Philosophy and…

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…

The Research Committee of the Faculty of Archaeology advises the Faculty Board –requested or not- about matters that (directly) concern the research projects that are carried out by the Faculty members. The Research Committee advises the Graduate School of Archaeology on PhD research proposals of internal…

LUC employs external teaching fellows from Leiden University or other universities and academic institutions to teach one or more courses at LUC. The vast majority of the external teaching fellows are active researchers and firmly embedded in the research groups at their home faculty. This contributes…