If you have a question, there are various ways to get in touch with us.

If you have a question, there are various ways to get in touch with us.

Sophia aims to create equal opportunities and promote a better working climate for female academic staff at Leiden University.

New technology offers many new possibilities for research, such as on dementia. ‘Organ-on-a-chip’ is a new technology in which small bits of organ are grown out of stem cells on a small plastic plate. A small piece of blood vessel, heart or nerve offers many new possibilities for research, such as…

At Leiden University you can study Islam and Muslim societies within two Dutch-language BA and various MA programmes and specializations.

This Research Master’s programme will train you to become a researcher.

Fundamental insights into the working of the adolescent brain help lecturers and parents to teach adolescents to function better. Professor Eveline Crone studies executive functions – such as planning and behaviour – in the adolescent brain.

The application procedure is broken down into three parts.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents. The documents that are required depend on your educational background and chosen study programme. For details of the documents required by each study programme, refer also to the programme-specific information.

When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents. The documents that are required depend on your educational background and chosen study programme.

Below you will find some of the questions most frequently asked by students. You will find the direct links to these answers or whom you can approach for more information.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Dutch Studies at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme English Language and Culture at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme International Studies at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Linguistics at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Archaeology at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Urban Studies at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Archaeology at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme South and Southeast Asian Studies at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for a bachelor’s programme at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

Every student who wants to apply for a bachelor’s programme at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

To be eligible for Research in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

At Leiden University we like to stay in touch with our alumni. We therefore invite you by post, email or phone to lectures, workshops and masterclasses for alumni and inform you about developments in your field and at the University. With your knowledge and experience, you also make a valuable contribution…

Students are educated to become academic professionals and responsible and engaged citizens who are internationally and interculturally competent

This handbook provides a resource for those already familiar with some kinds of micro-particles who wish to learn more about others, or for those just starting out in the study of microremains who wish to have a broad understanding about microscopic archaeology.

Can we speak of a single Islamic discourse in fields like politics, militancy, economics, sustainable development, and the like, and what interaction does this Islamic though have with ‘Western’ thought?

This year, there are elections for the student and staff sections of the University Council and the student section of all faculty councils. You decide who represents you to university management. What topics and viewpoints are important to you? By voting, you ultimately have a say in university policy.…

Find out how to apply for Public International Law at Leiden University by following our step-by-step guide.

What does our faculty stand for and what will we do in the next five years? We are proud to present our new strategic plan that we made together. On this website you will find more information about what our Faculty stands for and what our course is for the coming years

The recent rise in global migration movements and the simultaneous attempts to prevent migrations to the Global North in general and Europe in particular have produced numerous images and narratives that try to record and convey these events and their actors.

Having open conversations about diversity and inclusion is an important first step towards change. Yet, such conversation can be emotional and vulnerable, and at times uncomfortable to initiate and sustain. The 'What’s Your Story?' Card Game aims to enable participants to exchange and respond to stories…

On the 12th of November, Xander Vertegaal successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Xander on this achievement!

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotores: J.W. van der Laan, C.L.E. Siezen

Accelerating the diagnosis and personalising the management of inherited metabolic diseases.

The explosive radiation and diversification of the advanced snakes (superfamily Colubroidea) was associated with changes in all aspects of the shared venom system. Morphological changes included the partitioning of the mixed ancestral glands into two discrete glands devoted for production of venom ormucous…