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If you work at the university and are in scale 11 or above, you have the option of concluding a function-based contract.

Storytelling Lab: Using story-based discourse to boost your career Course
Career development, Communication, Transferable skills

Switch-It-Up Wednesday: choose plant-based and sustainable in our cafés Announcement - 23 March 2026

Plant-based party on campus: discover and enjoy during Meat and Dairy-Free Week Announcement - 25 February 2025
Facility, Organisation

National Meat Free Week: the main reasons to switch to a plant-based diet News - 8 March 2022
National Meat Free Week (Nationale Week Zonder Vlees, 7–13 March) is an initiative to reduce meat consumption. Assistant professor Paul Behrens is studying what impact a change in our food consumption would have on the world. What, according to him, are the main reasons to switch to a (mainly) plant-based…

LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments News - 2 March 2026
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new treatments based on stem cells. The collaboration will receive a total of €150 million to develop new therapies in regenerative medicine.

Strength-based communication training: ‘It’s a great way to get to know yourself’ News - 23 September 2024
Simple and effective communication with your colleagues is often easier said than done. The ‘Use your strengths to communicate’ skills lab helps you hone your communication skills. We asked two colleagues about the impact of the course on their personal and professional lives.

Research-based education Course
Didactics

Experience -Based Learning: Studying with personal experience Course
Study support