The Research Board has its meetings almost every month on Wednesday or Thursday. See below for the dates. Meetings 2025 11 September 29 October 11 December Meetings 2026 5 March 16 April 4 June

The consultation meetings between the Faculty Board and the Faculty Council are held on the dates listed below. In principle, these meetings are open to the public. Registration for the public gallery is possible by sending an email to ambtelijksecretarisfb@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.

Meeting dates Deadline submission documents 24 September 2025 10 September 2025 29 October 2025 15 October 2025 26 November 2025 12 November 2025 28 January 2026 14 January 2026 25 February 2026 11 February 2026 25 March 2026 11 March 2026 29 April 2026 15 April 2026 …

The Local Consultative Body meets six times per year. Its meetings are not public. In preparation for this meeting, a meeting takes place between the union delegation and the director of the Administration Directorate from the General and Administrative Services department. This takes place about five…

Conditions of Cancellation - HOVO, LAK, ATC Cancellation by the student Cancellations must always be submitted in writing (by email). The date on which the cancellation is received will be considered the official cancellation date. Up to 2 weeks before the start of the course: 85% of the course…

The Committee on Second Source of Funding gives advice to writers of research grant applications about their draft applications. Assessment committees at NWO comprise representatives of several different disciplines, which means that applications can also be assessed by ‘lay people’. The Faculty’s Committee…

The BKO-Committee (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) assesses the Teaching Qualification portfolio. Read more about it on the staff website.

The Faculty Board a.i. meets the Advisory Board on the following date: 1 November 2023  

The Faculty Board a.i. has regular meetings with the Academic Directors of the Institutes. Dates of Meetings until September 2024 23 January 5 March 16 April 28 May 2 July Location:  B0.05, Old Observatory, Sterrenwachtlaan 11. 

You can contact this Committee in the following cases:   If you wish to object to a written decision that affects you directly, such as a negative assessment or if your job is to be discontinued, you can lodge an objection within six weeks of the date of the decision.  If you disagree with…

From 12 to 15 May 2025, elections were held for the student positions of the University Council, the student and staff positions of all Faculty Councils, the LUMC Student Council and all Employee Councils. View the results of the election. Why vote? Leiden University regards co-participation as…

Our programmes have a joint Education Committee, composed for the half of students, and half of lecturers. The Education Committee monitors the quality of the programmes and advises the Director of Education and the Dean on this matter. It also functions as a sounding board. Students and staff can make…

At the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, our communication team writes, edits, and keeps our websites up to date. We are happy to help you with the promotion of your events and the visibility of your research.

HOVO offers university-level courses for anyone aged 50 and over. This special form of education does not lead to a diploma and does not prepare students for professional practice. That is precisely why there is plenty of room for the interests of the student. HOVO courses are taken for pleasure, personal…

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…

The Board of Examiners determines in an impartial and competent manner whether a student possesses the knowledge, understanding and skills required to obtain a degree, as set out in the Course and Examination Regulations (OER).

Students who disagree with a student-related decision can lodge an appeal with the Examination Appeals Board (CBE). You can read about the steps you need to take to lodge an appeal in the Appeals procedure document. Who can lodge an appeal? If your interests been directly affected by a decision…

The Customer Relations department is responsible for the contact with users and clients of ISSC services. Service Managers maintain the contacts with our customers, conclude SLAs and ensure that the Business Service Catalogue (BSC) is kept up to date. The ICT Process Tools section within the DevOps…

The Employee Council represents the staff of the University Library and holds regular consultative meetings with management. The proper functioning of the organisation is the main objective here. To the best of our ability, we speak up for the interests and well-being of our staff members and seek…

Met ingang van 2022 publiceert de Universiteit Leiden alle Wob-verzoeken en Wob-besluiten geanonimiseerd op deze webpagina.

Since 1 January 2020, the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) has provided an option for staff members to submit certain employment-related decisions taken by their manager or the University to an Arbitration Committee. Arbitration Committee Mr. O. van Loon (Olaf) Chair and member…

The student charter informs Leiden University student of what they can expect from the university and what the university expects from them. The charter is, in fact, a compilation of the rights and obligations of students. It also provides a summary of the facilities available to students. Most importantly,…

The Examination Appeals Board (College van Beroep voor de Examens, CBE) is an independent board of appeal, established under the terms of the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, WHW). Students can lodge appeals at the CBE if they disagree…

Time schedule 13 April 2026 Reference date and determination of electoral registers. On this day it is determined who can choose and who can apply. This year there are regular elections for:   University Council student and staff representation Faculty Councils student representation Student Council…

The IREC provides advice on matters relating to ethical conduct in research by ICLON staff. All research involving the collection, analysis, and/or storage of data from individuals must be submitted to IREC. IREC reviews research proposals against criteria for research ethics.

What are patents?   Patents protect an invention from being commercialised by others without the owner’s consent. A patent does not give a right for use, but rather prevents others from having the right to use your invention (without your permission). The responsibility for enforcing the right…

Leiden University has legal counsels with different expertise areas, working in various departments: General Legal affairs (JZ) Privacy legal counsels and officers: privacy related matters, data protection HR department of the faculty/institute: employment related matters Luris: research contracts,…

Every employee and student needs professional support they can rely on to help them navigate processes, systems and document management. The Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) provides high-quality support to all staff and students. Around 135 people work within the ASSC, supporting staff and…

The FSW Working Group Vision on Blended Education (VBE) is charged with delivering a vision on digitalisation and activating teaching between April 2022-June 2023. The vision will be drawn up on the basis of: literature review, dialogue with colleagues, survey of internal and external educational experts…

The Institute of Anglo-American Law was established by Professor Basil Markesinis, and opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in 1988.

The Research Committee advises the Institute board on all subjects concerning research and helps with monitoring the research quality.

Contributing ideas and discussing the master program, that is the job of the Master Program Committee (MOC). The Master Programme Committee is looking for new student members. Are you a Psychology master student and are you willing to improve education? Then apply now to become a part of the Committee. …

The Science Education and Student Office supports and facilitates the educational organisation of the Faculty of Science and is responsible for all the supporting processes needed to organise the education provided by the faculty. This involves providing services to more than 6.000 students in 10 bachelor's…