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Assessment is a powerful motivator for students to learn. At the same time, it offers them and you an insight into their progress, knowledge and skills. On this page you can find information about different types of assessment and feedback, rubrics, assessment matrices and supervision of students.

You can participate in many different activities and events. A lot is organised by EUniWell and the partner universities. Such as the annual FestiWell, Summer Schools or various lectures and symposia. This is how you get to know EUniWell and its ideas. Below is a selection of what is on offer.

Jong Universiteit Leiden (JUL) is a network for young staff who want to get more out of their work. Collaboration, knowledge sharing, personal development and fun are the mainstay of its activities.

Communication, Working effectively, Transferable skills

Active learning is one of the ambitions mentioned in the University’s educational vision (Learning@LeidenUniversity).

Transferable skills, Career development

A data processing register is a record of which personal data you process and who you share this data with. If you collect personal data for your research, you must record this in the data processing register.

For administering exams, Leiden University uses the ANS program. Teachers can use ANS to: - Create exams - Grade exams - Create practice tests - Add a grading scheme to exams

Scientific integrity is an important element in the PhD trajectory, and is addressed in several different settings.

If you wish to share files with colleagues within or outside the university, you can save these files in the cloud. You can do this with OneDrive, which is part of your Microsoft 365 account. If your files are too large to be sent by e-mail, you can use SURFfilesender.

Starting a partnership and signing an exchange agreement is just the first step in facilitating student and staff mobility. Staff and student exchange at Leiden University is administered by international coordinators at faculty and central level.

Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

Here you can read more about the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) and Senior Teaching Qualification (STQ/SKO) trajectories, and how they are supported and organized within FGGA.

Onderwijs-en Examenregeling (OER)

You can request a shared mailbox if you want to share an e-mail account with multiple colleagues.

Plagiarism is a violation of someone else's intellectual property. Leiden University stands for integrity and reliability in the way our researchers conduct research, and we consider plagiarism to be a serious offence.

Here you will find additional information about SOLO's services and links to useful websites.

Taking care of storing your data and making timely backups is a crucial step of good research data management practices because it is not possible to archive something that has been lost.

When you have finished your dissertation, it is time to prepare for the defence procedure.

In addition to computers and laptops, you can also apply for a tablet, video card, additional monitor, additional hard drive, additional working memory, ergonomic keyboard, or mouse.

Animation is a fun way to explain complicated theories and concepts, in which the visual aid plays a central role and is based around a storyline. An animation can be a stand-alone video with a voice-over but can also be used as part of a talking head video or screencast.

Leiden University offers students access to the platform Gezonde Boel. The e-modules of Gezonde Boel are an easy way for students to work on their mental health.

The Faculty Club is an excellent place to celebrate an inaugural lecture or doctorate. If you are connected with Leiden University, you can use this unique location on Rapenburg for a stylish reception or dinner for your guests.

For a workplace where social safety is self-evident.

The Annual Report of Leiden University reports on its teaching, research, innovation, knowledge valorisation, infrastructure, staff and finances. It is the cornerstone of the planning and control process, and is a detailed financial statement on the policy that has been enacted.

Arts and culture

On this page you will find an overview of the main digital tools available for teaching faculty. These tools will help you in different aspects of your teaching, such as online teaching, testing, collaborative learning and creation of video and audio materials.

Do you have questions about the Kiem grant? You can find answers to frequently asked questions on this page.

Didactics

PhD candidates spend most of their time on conducting research. However, teaching is another skill you need to acquire as an academic.

Research, Working effectively, Transferable skills

Research

If you were declared disabled for work on or prior to 1 January 2016, and you are the recipient of a wage-related WGA benefit, you may also be eligible for what is known as a WGA compensation benefit.

Employees and students of Leiden University have access to Brightspace and other software with their ULCN-account. For others without a ULCN-account, like guest lecturers or teaching assistants, SEEDS can provide a guest account.

Whatever editing programme you choose to work with, an editing project generally follows the same workflow. Below you will find more information about each step in the editing process.

Good teaching is a skill in itself. In order to guarantee the quality of education in the Netherlands, the University Teaching Qualification (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) is now compulsory for all lecturers, university lecturers (UD), senior university lecturers (UHD) and professors. What does…

Good teaching is a skill in itself. In order to guarantee the quality of education in the Netherlands, the University Teaching Qualification (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) is now compulsory for all lecturers, university lecturers (UD), senior university lecturers (UHD) and professors. What does…