Each Institute is managed by an Academic Director: Institute of Private Law Professor V. Mak Professor P.C. van Es (deputy)   Institute of Public Law Professor Y.E. Schuurmans  Professor E.C.P.D.C. De Brabandere (deputy) Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology Professor…

Research within Leiden University must always be conducted according to the principles of academic integrity. The Regulations on Academic Integrity allow investigation to take place in cases of suspected breaches of academic integrity. 

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 Academic Integrity Committee investigates suspected violations of academic integrity by employees of Leiden University. The Committee is composed of professors from all faculties. The Academic Integrity Committee consists of two chambers: a chamber where complaints can be filed for suspected violation…

Responsibility Strategy and Academic Affairs is responsible for strategy development and policy advice relating to teaching and research. It is the duty of SAZ to inform and advise the faculties. What does Strategy and Academic Affairs do? Prepares for decision-making and applications for new degree…

Teachers, lecturers, associate professors and professors need a Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO). The Basic Teaching Qualification consists of the skills which every teacher at Leiden University must have mastered in order to teach well. What this means for you, you read in the Academic framework…

The Permanent Committee for Academic Practice (WeCo) consists of professors, including the chairman. They are appointed for four years and their fields are evenly spread across the disciplines of the faculty.  WeCo tasks and responsibilities: Provides advice to Faculty Board on research programmes…

FGGA strives to be a good employer for its employees and to create a socially safe, positive, and inclusive environment where ambitions and talents are able to flourish. The directive’s aim is to ensure that actions and decisions correspond in similar cases and to provide transparency on the assessment…

The Pre-PhD Programme (PPP) is intended for LLM students studying at the Faculty of Law of Leiden University who would like to pursue a PhD. During this programme, you can further strengthen your research skills, gain experience in (legal) academic research during the science internship and receive…

At the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, our communication team writes, edits, and keeps our websites up to date. We are happy to help you with the promotion of your events and the visibility of your research.

The web editors of the Institute of Political Science write, edit and maintain information on the websites. We like to contribute to making your research more visible and to generating publicity for your events. Also, we gladly update, finetune information on, e.g., the websites for (prospective)…

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