Study support

We want to make it easy for you to do your work at Leiden University. Find out how to submit queries, get help, log issues or request other services.

Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP, The Hague

The SSH labs provide research space for scientists from the Social and Behavioural Sciences and Humanities faculties of Leiden University. You can find the SSH labs in the Pieter de la Court building, the Sylvius building, the Lipsius building and the P.J. Veth building.

On this page you will find an overview of all relevant pages about software and online tools. Everything you need to collaborate (digitally) effectively.

A safe and healthy work environment begins with identifying risks. A risk inventory and evaluation (RI&E) maps these risks per faculty, institute, service or department. In addition to an inventory and evaluation of risks, an RI&E also contains an action plan. This allows us to reduce risks and bott…

It is essential for researchers to be able to obtain independent research funding in order to advance in their career.

During a reorganisation, the University does its utmost to avoid redundancies, regardless of whether these relate to the University as a whole, to an institute or to a department of a faculty or service.

Every curriculum and course has to adhere to certain rules and regulations. These are defined in the OER, the Course and Examination Regulations (Onderwijs- en Examenregeling).

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Are you handling personal data just once, for instance when taking the minutes of a meeting or organising an employee outing? You do not need to include this use in the data processing register if you stick to the following conditions.

Gorlaeus Building, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden

Submitted invoices by 9 December 2025 at the latest, will probably be process and payed before the end of this year, as long as they meet the Leiden University guidelines and are approved in time by the budget holder.

You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.

From the start of your PhD you make agreements with your supervisors concerning your personal development and the supervision you receive. These agreements should be recorded in a Training and Supervision Plan. This plan contains agreements concerning your research, supervision, training, and potential…

Personal development

Career development, Working effectively, Leadership

Researchers in all SSH labs can count on comprehensive support in their research. Technical support is available on site during office hours. The lab manager will also be present as much as possible.

The University image database contains University images for use in printed materials and websites. The purpose of the image database is to create a central distribution source for all University images.

Leiden University encourages international exchange and cooperation. Here you will find more information regarding procedures for staying abroad and establishing partnerships, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I prepare well for a trip? How do I start an international collaboration? And…

Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden

The Archive Records Act and Archive Decision regulate the storage of information in documents (digital and analogue), information systems and websites.

Study support

Workshops, lectures

Together we create a healthy and safe working environment. Should an incident, dangerous situation or needle-stick injury nevertheless occur, please report it immediately. Such incidents are far more frequent than serious accidents. By reporting them we can make sure that they do not lead to serious…

For your teaching and research you can usually loan audio-visual equipment, such as a video camera, microphone or audio recorder, from your own Faculty.

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

The digital accessibility expert group focuses on improving the accessibility of the university website, digital learning tools and digital examinations. As a result of the corona crisis many educational activities are now online. The group is therefore working closely with the Centre for Innovation…

If your students will be taking part in an internship or period of study abroad, or if you are planning to teach in another country yourself, you should make sure that the trip is well prepared.

An ORCID iD is a unique code that identifies you as a scientist in a reliable and consistent way, much like the social security number in a passport. DOI does the same but for a scientific publication instead of a person. DOI and ORCID iD are examples of persistent identifiers.

A rubric is a tool for teachers to grade students' work and give them feedback based on clearly defined criteria.

At Leiden University, cleaning is organised at central level by the General Services Department (UFB). Leiden University has contracted a new cleaning services provider as of 1 January 2025 for a maximum of eight years.

Complete open access may not be possible because of various reasons: research ethics, privacy legislation, intellectual property, continuing research. The Easy archive at KNAW/DANS provides various access levels to deal with these issues.

Education, ICT

Course, Workshop

Research

Social

If you are a member of a union, you may offset your union fees against your gross holiday allowance or end-of-year bonus.

Education, Finance

On this page we've bundled the best practices which will be presented during the Education Market of 19 June 2025.

Bachelor, Master

Whether you’re giving a course for the first time or aiming to update your learning objectives or teaching formats, effective education starts with good course design. This step-by-step plan will help you create or innovate your course: from learning objectives to teaching formats.

Transferable skills, Career development

Personal development, Transferable skills

You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.