Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

In 2025, we will celebrate 450 years of Leiden University—an occasion not just to look back, but to look ahead! The future belongs to our youth. However, young people’s mental and physical health is under significant pressure. That is why Leiden University places the highest priority on supporting young…

In 2023, the OSCL, together with the University Library and Academia in Motion, ran a survey to better understand the state of Open Science at our university. In this year's follow-up, we are asking you to give your input, so we can jointly develop how Open Science evolves in our university.

Holidaymakers, day-trippers and tourists were able to book a University tour, with a student as their guide.

This thesis concerns the relation bettween the good reduction of Shimura varieties and the associated loop groups.

This guide will give you the necessary help and guidance in submitting your application for the master’s specialisation Health and Medical Psychology at Leiden University.

At LUC we are very excited for your arrival this August, and are eagerly preparing everything for your move-in day and a fantastic introduction week. This site will give you all the information you need about the introduction week, as well as the practical information you need before moving to The…

You study in the heart of The Hague’s many international diplomatic organisations and will hear from practitioners working in the IRD field during lectures, helping you start your professional network. And as noted, your internship gives you practical hands-on work experience and a professional netw…

This guide will give you the necessary help and guidance in submitting your application for the master’s specialisation Child and Adolescent Psychology at Leiden University.

You study in the heart of The Hague’s many E&G-focused public organisations, and will hear from practitioners working in policy-making, economic regulation and public administration in guest lectures. This contact gives you insights into your future direction, and enables you to start building your…

How do games work? How do you make them? And how do games make us and our societies and cultures? The minor Game Studies will provide you with both the perspective and practice to give your own answers to these questions.

This guide will give you the necessary help and guidance in submitting your application for the master’s specialisation Clinical Neuropsychology at Leiden University.

The leading argument of this doctoral thesis is that Aristotle’s text De Interpretatione is of methodical relevance for present-day philosophical thinking. In the era of science and technology, the status of philosophy has become problematic.

Here you will find a list of resources for the study of diplomacy.

Leiden University gives you every opportunity to broaden your horizons, both literally and figuratively. By stimulating you to get the best out of yourself, for example, with additional, more challenging programmes.

Once you have obtained your bachelor’s degree, you will be ready for a next step: continuing your studies or entering the labour market. Completing the English Language and Culture programme will give you an excellent preparation for both options.

Once you have obtained your bachelor’s degree, you will be ready for a next step: continuing your studies or entering the job market. Completing the Linguistics bachelor’s programme will give you an excellent preparation for both options.

The Keuzegids is an independent consumer guide that compares all (master’s) programmes in the Netherlands. Students evaluate the programmes based on content, atmosphere, lecturers, assessment, and career preparation.

Would you like to know more about the Master Population Health Management? Or about studying and living in the city of The Hague? The University organises several information sessions to help you make the best choice.

The Biology and SCS master specialisation gives you the opportunity to combine fundamental Chemistry research with different aspects of science communication.

Carbohydrates, or sugars, are the most diverse and most abundant biomolecules known. However, the isolation of carbohydrate samples in sufficient amounts and purity is often impractical or even impossible, so the chemical synthesis of glycosides becomes relevant. The glycosylation reaction, in which…

This thesis comprises four closely related interpretative studies and set out to answer the compound question: ‘How do teachers interpret their classroom interactions in terms of their pupils’ best interest?’

In the early universe, the dynamics of the Higgs field can give rise to many interesting phenomena.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.W. Lenstra

Studying in Leiden and The Hague comes with a number of facilities. These include use of the university library, login details for Brightspace and the possibility of study guidance. On this page you can read all about it and find useful links.

In this thesis, rational points on K3 surfaces are studied. In the first part of Chapter 1 the Brauer group and the the Brauer-Manin obstruction are introduced.

On 8 February, the Leiden University Fund officially launched the LUF Children’s Fund. For one year, we will support research projects by Leiden scientists aimed at creating a better future for vulnerable children.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Co-promotores: Heiko van der Linden, Paul Vulto

Gibbs measures, as used in Statistical Mechanics, have a definition that is remarkably similar to the definition ofg-measures, used in dynamical systems.

This dissertation investigates Extended Lexical Units (ELUs), elements that are bigger than just one word and which are stored in the Lexicon.

Our teaching responds to the questions and needs of society. During their studies, students can already have an impact on current social challenges, and gain knowledge and skills that will help them contribute to a better world once they graduate – as academic professionals and engaged citizens.

Multi-Angle Dynamic Light Scattering (MADLS) is a technique that is used to determine properties of particles in suspension. The measurements give the hydrodynamic size distribution of individual particles as well as particle clusters, and assists in the interpretation of the stability of the particles…

Promotor: Bas Edixhoven, Promotor: Qing Liu

Promotor: Prof.dr. P. Stevenhagen, Co-promotor: Prof. dr. B. de Smit

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

A Humanities degree gives you a solid start on the job market, as shown by the employment survey among alumni who graduated from 2020 through 2024.

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, A. Iovita

Promotores: Bas Edixhoven, Jean-Benoit Bost, Co-promotor: Robin de Jong

Leiden2022 is holding the event for young researchers from 12 to 18 September 2022: the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).

Leiden University was taking part in the Weekend of Science in The Hague!

This e-Prospectus gives an overview of the education and subjects LIACS offers.

Presenters will be expected to give a proper introduction of the project and describe their aims in a clear and concise manner. Progress and problems will be addressed to evoke a discussion. Undergraduate students are also supposed to present their work when their daily supervisor is scheduled.

The Hague Journal of Diplomacy only accepts online submission of articles through its Editorial Manager.

Kidney transplantation is a major advance of modern medicine. This course will give you state of the art updates about what used to be an experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option more than 50 years ago and is now routinely performed in many countries worldwide.

This course uses the lives, ideals, and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian in action.

On 8 February 2023 Leiden Unversity celebrates its 448th foundation day.

In this course, you will explore the organs involved in our food digestion and discover the common causes of abdominal and pelvic pain. The latest graphics and animations will give you new insights and understandings of this part of the body.