Lieke Smits is a researcher at the Centre for the Arts in Society.

Tenzin Tsepak is a researcher at the Institute for Area Studies.

Serkan Aslan is a Ph.D. candidate at the Division of Drug Discovery and Safety (DDS) since November 2022. I obtained my BSc degree from Bogazici University in Molecular Biology & Genetics, then had my MSc degree from Ludwig Maximilian University in Cellular & Molecular Biology with a specialization…

Samten Yeshi is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Area Studies.

Berthe Jansen is Assistant Professor of Tibetan Studies at Leiden University. She has a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the same university. Jansen has wide academic interests but most have to do with the confluence of religion and society. Her monograph The Monastery Rules: Tibetan Monastic Organization…

Nikki Mulder is a PhD candidate and teacher at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University. Her dissertation 'Financing Afterlives' examines how racial inequality shapes the consumption and use of life insurance policies in New Orleans, USA. This project is…

Dr Maaike de Waal is Assistant Professor at the Field Research Education Centre of the Faculty of Archaeology.

Rebekka Grossmann is an assistant professor of migration history.

Nathal Dessing is a scholar of religion whose research focuses on everyday lived Islam in Europe. She is the director of the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS).

Wessel Kraaij is a member of the interdisciplinary research programme Society, Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences (SAILS). He is an expert in dealing with unstructured information, be it text, video or sensor data. He is developing new methods and models to organize data, search and recommend…

Wei Chu is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology and PI of the HOME project.

Sara Brandellero is a University Lecturer in Brazilian Literature and Culture at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). Her teaching and research focus on Brazil, also in global perspective, especially in its connections with the Portuguese-speaking world, Europe and Latin America.…

The Housing and Area Development Department (HGO) has tasks at a strategic policy level and an operational level. Guiding/caring for real estate transactions Parcel allocation in the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP) for companies and housing development Management of real estate contracts Management…

The Financial Administration department handles the financial processing of student enrollment and deregistration for tuition fees. In addition, they also handle payments or settlements for directors' allowances, living expenses, admissions, and housing fees.  Contact Email fa@sea.leidenuniv.nl…

There are many Liberal Arts & Sciences colleges in the world, but we posit that LUC is unique, both in terms of our globally conscious focus and also due to our increasingly diverse community. We contend that part of what makes LUC exceptional and distinctive is its global profile and we take pride…

Leiden Law School has four overarching, interdisciplinary research focus areas: Sustainability and law Technology, law and justice Trust in institutions Law and empirical research

Mark Driessen is an Assistant professor at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Nomination is open to managers and colleagues of team members. Also, programme committees can nominate.

The Leiden Law PhD Community (LLPC) comprises all internal and external PhD candidates based at Leiden Law School. By organising social events, we aim to create a welcoming community for PhD candidates and encourage them to connect with other PhD candidates across Leiden Law School. PhD candidates are…

What do we want?  Our main goal is simple: a healthy academic community at Leiden University, one in which its members –students and staff members from every segment of the university alike – feel at home and where their voices are heard and listened to.  Our goals  To help establish…

Leiden Law School offers the possibility of becoming an external (non-funded) doctoral candidate. External PhD candidates should have a research proposal that fits one of the faculty's current research programmes and the expertise of the intended supervisor(s). At Leiden Law School, three…

Staff members in the Faculty Council are elected for 2 years, students for 1 year. For the elections for the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, a candidate system is used. This means that seats are allocated directly to persons. More information about the election system…

Candidates who stand for election accept the responsibilities that come with a potential council seat. Students receive financial compensation, while staff members are granted time off from their regular duties.  The responsibilities vary depending on the council: The University Council meets every…

What are the consequences of digitalisation for our security and privacy? What risks does the power of major tech companies pose to citizens, employees, organisations, and states? What role should governments and the European Union play in regulating online platforms? How can human rights, legal…

Elections 2025

The Faculty Council is the university’s highest co-participation body after the University Council. The council represents students and staff, holds rights of consent and consultation on faculty matters, and acts as a sounding board for the Faculty Board. During meetings with the Faculty Board, we practice…