The CML Institute's Council (IC) consist of seven persons representing staff and students who are working in our institute. The council advises the management team on a broad range of topics that concern all CML staff members: financial matters, research programs, education and strategic outlines.

Engineering an efficient microbial enzymatic polyethylene degradation pathway via an innovative combination of biochemistry and computational biology tools for enzyme discovery and characterization.

This focus area adresses the mental well-being of people of all ages, from infants to the elderly. The emphasis lies on understanding, preventing, and treating mental health problems in a variety of contexts, such as the family, school, and work environment. We carry leading research and education programmes…

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

In his groundbreaking Imagined Communities, first published in 1983, Benedict Anderson argued that members of a community experience a

The Leiden Risk & Regulation Lab serves as hub for excellent research at the forefront of regulation and risk governance and acts a platform for engagement with the practice of, and education in, regulation and risk governance.

Leiden is a real student city and has everything you’ll need to turn your time as a student into the time of your life

Leiden is a real student city and has everything you’ll need to turn your time as a student into the time of your life

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Kohei Suzuki and his co-authors reflect on their extensive scholarly experience teaching comparative public administration across diverse countries including Canada, the Netherlands, Qatar, and the United States.

Language connects us! We are here to help you! The Academic Language Centre (ATC) is the language centre of Leiden University. As the oldest university language centre in the Netherlands, we offer language courses in a wide range of languages, both for beginners and advanced students. All courses are…

Leiden University is proud of her alumni. Alumni contribute in many different ways to the growth and development of the university. The university also contributes to ongoing personal and professional development of her alumni.

Do you have a creative and curious attitude towards scientific research? Are you interested in the interaction of technology with the human context? Then join the upcoming Online Master's Week and learn more about the Media Technology MSc program, or about other Master's programs at Leiden Universit…

The Biology and Business Studies specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes a one-year biology component (60 - 80 EC) and a business component in the second year (40 - 60 EC).

With a Master of Statistics & Data Science you have good job perspectives: statisticians and data scientists are highly sought after in various industries such as food and pharmaceutic industry, in governmental organizations, and in healthcare. Qualification to become a PhD candidate is a definite…

Do you have any questions about the master’s specialisation Computer Science and Science Communication & Society? Please contact us.

The specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes mandatory courses and electives (60 EC) and two research projects (60 EC).

In the Master’s programme in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences of Leiden University you are trained for a scientific career in drug research and development.

The MSc program Evolutionary Biology focuses on important factors for the evolution of organisms. It prepares you for a research careers at universities, research institutes, or biotechnology sector. It’s also possible to combine training in biological research with training in communication, education…

Here you can find an overview of the Erasmus+ projects of Leiden University since 2015.

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The LUCDH foster the development of new digital research by awarding a number of Small Grants each year. As in previous years the LUCDH received a large number of excellent grant applications for Research and Personal Development funds. Congratulations to the recipients of this year's research award…

Leiden University regularly confers honorary doctorates, and presents awards and prizes.

In the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) we strive to improve health care and the health of people.

To be eligible for Translation at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

Science for Sustainable Societies offers an exciting combination of theory and practice. While analysing and examining relevant topics from both the natural and the social sciences domains, you will also gain lots of hands-on experience. Interactive learning is an important part of the programme. You…

The Master’s Health, Ageing and Society stimulates interdisciplinary thought. Meaning that motivated students with a broad scale of Bachelor backgrounds will potentially be admitted to the programme.

Read all about YAL membership and the members of the Young Academy Leiden.

AI has huge societal and economic potential and is widely used. But it also brings challenges: how do we combine human values with AI, how do we make AI more transparent and understandable, and what can AI and human cognition learn from each other, for example about language learning?

LUCRIS Graduate School Management (GSM) is a system for the registration of all formal steps regarding admission, progress, and graduation during the PhD track. LUCRIS GSM supports various approvals (by the supervisor (promotor), dean, and secretary) that occur during the PhD track. Some documents,…

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On this page you can find out more about applying for a PhD position at the Faculty of Humanities.

Issues such as climate change, the depletion of natural resources or social inequality are too complex to be addressed from a single scientific discipline or by a single country. Leiden University has the expertise to bring the resolution of these enormous problems a small step closer.

To be eligible for Physics and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Research in Physics, Cosmology at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Culture and Politics at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

Every student who wants to apply for the bachelor’s programme Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University will need to start at Studielink. The application procedure consists of three steps.

To be eligible for Biology and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Research in Physics, Biological and Soft Matter Physics at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Global Order in Historical Perspective at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

In the specialisation Child and Adolescent Psychology , part of the Master in Psychology, you develop practical skills in assessing and managing developmental psychopathology.

Graduates of this programme work in diverse fields such as publishing, journalism, public relations, education, cultural policy, and translation. Roles include editor, content manager, policy advisor, project manager, and PhD researcher. The programme also prepares you for academic careers, with many…

To be eligible for Global Conflict in the Modern Era at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.