If you cycle to work, you can use the University’s bicycle racks or lockable bicycle sheds; to use a lockable shed, however, you need a bicycle pass. At some locations you can also borrow a staff bicycle.

Each degree programme has its own programme committee. This is a legal requirement. Students and lecturers sit on the programme committee. Together they monitor the quality of the teaching, flag up any problems and advise on the development and implementation of the teaching policy.

Welcome to Leiden University. Perhaps you already know that the university has 7 faculties and that you can end up in the city of Leiden or The Hague? And do you know that our university is the oldest of the Netherlands and what the motto Praesidium Libertatis means?

You can copy and print within the whole University using ‘multi-function printers’. You need to have a LU-Card for this. Find out how to print from a desktop or laptop?

If you wish to use a lactation room or quiet room for meditation or prayer, you will find one in many of the University’s buildings.

Many people at the Faculty of Humanities engage in their work with great passion and enthusiasm. It is important that employees enjoy their work and create a healthy work balance. Work Balance in Action is intended to keep the theme of ‘work balance’ on the agenda. By engaging in dialogue around this…

Sharing data and documents with colleagues or other organisations can be useful, but it can also entail various risks. You should therefore think carefully before sharing anything, and always ask if you’re not sure whether sharing is permitted.

In fifteen years, the Witte Singel-Doelencomplex (WSD-complex) will be transformed step by step into the new Humanities Campus: a new meeting place for teachers, researchers, students and guests.

The proportion of professors at Leiden University who are female has risen slightly to 32.0%. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor 2024 released by the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH). This puts Leiden University above the national average of 28.7%.

Didactics

Workshop

Workshop

Organisation, Social

Create an inventory of all the people/roles (potentially) involved in the research project, including their roles and responsibilities (concerning the research data), as well as how they relate to the university.

Data management refers to creating, saving, updating, making available, archiving and long-term storage of research data. The final goal of this process is often defined in terms of the FAIR principles: 'Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable'.

When you return to work after the birth of your child, you are entitled to a number of facilities. These are listed below.

Didactics

Receiving an individual grant is highly appreciated in the academic world, because of the tough peer-reviewed competition.

All the University’s locations have vending machines for hot drinks and snacks. As a staff member, you can buy a card for paid drinks machines. You can choose for a unit card.

The University wants to be able to ensure a secure (digital) environment. Protecting information is the responsibility of all of us. Protect your and your colleagues' work by using secure tools and safe practices. Keep reading to find out how to handle information securely.

If you come to work by car, you can apply for a parking subscription for one of Leiden University’s parking areas. The subscription is simply added to your LU Card. You can then use your LU Card to access the parking area.

Different PhD tracks are available for different PhD candidates. Information is given here about the types of tracks, the admission requirements and the administrative steps to be taken.

Do you need a new desktop or laptop? Does your work require a customised device? We’ve listed all the possibilities below.

You are entitled to carer’s leave if you have a sick child, partner or parent who requires your care. This also applies to brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, housemates and friends.

Management, Leadership

If you have a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet that you purchased privately but also use for work-related purposes, it is important that you save your documents securely and deal responsibly with confidential information.

Starting five years before your AOW (General Old Age Pensions Act) retirement age, you are allowed to submit a request to reduce your working hours per week by one or two days. You forfeit a portion of your salary, but you retain your original pension accrual. This arrangement is known as the Vitality…

Do you have a question about submitting an invoice? Or do you need help with procurement? Below you will find more information.

Starting a partnership and signing an exchange agreement is just the first step in facilitating student and staff mobility. Staff and student exchange at Leiden University is administered by international coordinators at faculty and central level.

Leiden University stimulates its employees to continue to educate and develop themselves, to get the most out of their career and to maximise their opportunities on the job market. For this reason the university has drawn up a set of rules and regulations concerning continuing education.

Do you have a good idea for innovating in education? Or are you seeking funding for a current or recently completed project? Various grants and funding schemes are available for innovation in education.

Leiden University has a number of charging stations where you can recharge your electric car.

The Service Centre International Staff provides advice and different types of services to all international employees and guest researchers that come to pursue their academic career in Leiden.

Within the university you can reserve rooms for educational and non-regular educational purposes, but also for events, meetings and gatherings.

As an employee at Leiden University you need a LU-Card. You can request your LU-Card after receiving your contract or guest letter. Early application is not possible. Are you a temporary employment worker e.g. via Jobmotion? In that case, ask your supervisor about the status of your registration with…

Research

If you need any help with your research or if you encounter problems during your PhD track, Leiden University provides several different types of support for PhD candidates. There are also groups, networks and communities in which you can meet other PhD candidates.

All employees of Leiden University handle data or personal information. And it is very likely that, at some point or another, everyone will receive a suspicious email or have to deal with other attempts by hackers to gain access to this data. Some cybercriminals try to obtain data because they want…

If you receive a salary from Leiden University, you automatically accrue pension with the Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds (ABP). You can supplement your pension with ABP. In addition to a retirement pension, ABP also offers surviving dependents insurance and a work disability pension.

ICT

Per start of the academic year 2024-2025 students of the Faculty of Science have access to the software distribution platform Academic Software.

Through Open Access, research results from around the world are freely accessible to all. It is an incentive for exchanging and utilising knowledge and fresh insights between scientists, companies and social institutions. The Centre for Digital Scholarship at the University Library offers support with…

Before you start creating text and visual content for your educational video, make sure you have a clear picture of your learning objectives and how you are going to assess these. When you have established these, you can further develop what you want to teach. Keep in mind that there is already a lot…

Please report any failure to buildings or equipment to your building’s service desk. If your building does not have its own service desk, please contact the Management and Maintenance department.

The information on your profile page is generated by different underlying systems. You can (request to) change or delete it. Please note that it may take some time before the adjustments are shown.

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.…