If your research project involves collecting private or otherwise sensitive data, you must ensure adequate data protection measures are taken. Research must be conducted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In terms of patient data, for instance, when used for research carried…

Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. In that respect, a huge amount happened at Leiden University in 2023.

The University’s historical collection is housed in the Academic Historical Museum. The museum is situated in the Academy Building.

As an employee of Leiden University, you are eligible to take out various insurance (schemes) at an attractive discount. On this page, you will also find more information about pension and unemployment.

If you find a new job or if your contract is coming to an end, there are a number of matters to consider.

If you have lost something in or around the University, look on iLost to see if it’s been found. You can collect your lost property from a reception.

As a university employee, you probably work with personal data. That is not just names and telephone numbers – it can also include things like cookies. How can you make sure you are working in a privacy-proof way?

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Looking for an easy way to compile, order or view readers online? Then meet ReaderOnline. The instructions below will help you on your way.

Do you want to see the salary scales? Do you want to know what your basic leave entitlement is? Or do you want to submit an expense claim? Below you find information about terms of employment, salary and allowance.

The Hortus Botanicus is the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands. Founded in 1590 and expanded in the centuries that followed, the Hortus is a green oasis in the centre of Leiden. Visitors come for a relaxing stroll through the gardens; researchers come from all over the world to study the famous…

The university offers an array of tools you can use for your education, and for which SEEDS (the Science teacher support desk) offers support.

The academic year officially commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August. On collective closing days the university is closed and no lectures take place. The academic calendar applies to the whole university and to all study programmes with the exception of medicine.

Do you work from home and do you have an employment contract with Leiden University? Then you will receive an allowance towards the costs of internet use.

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Individuals have the right to instruct the university to delete their personal data in a number of cases. For instance, if the university no longer needs the data, or if the person withdraws consent previously given.

Many people suffer a decrease in income as a result of partial or full work disability. To protect you against this loss of income, the University has taken out general collective work and other disability insurance policy at ABP. You can take out supplementary work disability insurance via Loyalis.…

Employees going on business trips can make use of the University’s collective travel insurance scheme. This means that you do not have to take out your own business travel insurance when travelling abroad for your work. The University has taken out collective travel insurance via ACE.

As an employee of Leiden University, you probably work with or come into contact with personal data. The concept of ‘personal data’ is core to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you work with personal data, you must be able to explain clearly, comprehensively and in simple language how…

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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'.

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Leiden University Scholarly Publications is a database of publications by academics from and institutions affiliated to Leiden University. Researchers and PhD candidates use LUCRIS Publication Management (PM) to add publications (except for doctoral theses) to the Repository. Wherever possible, publications…

As of 1 September 2021, you receive an allowance for working from home. It consists of three components: €2 per day working from home, €25 per month internet allowance and travel allowance in accordance with the university regulations.

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Leiden University offers its staff members an attractive package of benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% and a end-of-year bonus of 8.3%. Using the Individual Choices Model it is also possible to opt for personalised benefits. Here we have summarised the most important terms and conditions.

Funders are increasingly asking for more information than simply a research plan for a research proposal. On this page you will find an overview of resources that will help you compile this information efficiently when preparing your proposal. Some very important considerations to take into account…

How do you encourage students to actively participate during classes?

Alongside central government funds, the tuition fee is an important source of University income. The tuition fee also counts as the first stream of income.

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The Budget report is issued every four months and gives an overview of the financial results of the University as a whole and of the individual units. This provides information about our results and helps us maintain financial control.

The organizations below represent the interests of postdocs within and outside Leiden University.

In the course of your PhD you make agreements with your supervisor(s) concerning your personal development and the supervision you receive. No later than three months after the start of your appointment, these agreements should be recorded in a Training and Supervision Plan. External PhD candidates…

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If you need to create online forms, you can do this using Formdesk. This tool can be used for registrations for events and for asking for feedback.

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.

If you handle personal data, there are a number of legal grounds on which this can be done. One example involves obtaining consent from the person in question, also known as 'informed consent'. This informed consent must adhere to several requirements.

As a Leiden University employee you automatically accrue pension via the Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfond (ABP). As a rule, you will retire once you reach the legal AOW age. If you wish you may decide to take early or partial retirement. The ABP Pension Scheme offers a number of options to this end.

If your work allows it, you can work partly from home and partly at the University. How this combination of working from home and at the University will turn out for you depends on your own working activities and situation and those of your team. This means that tailor-made solutions are needed.

An organisation the size of Leiden University requires careful internal communication.

Your income is structured in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO). In addition to elements such as your salary, holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus, it also includes incidental bonuses for exceptional performance or exceptional working conditions. Allowances…

INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM

If you wish to come to the Netherlands there are certain immigration procedures you need to follow. The Service Centre International Staff will help you with all of these. We will provide you with checklists, an immigration wizard and an overview of all immigration formalities. This way you will be…

Who better to tell what it is like to study at Leiden University than the students themselves? That’s why we ask students if they would be willing to visit schools to share their experience.

As a PhD candidate, you are expected to follow certain courses and training programmes in the context of your training as researcher.