The Faculty Board and the Council meet monthly to discuss topics such as finances, personnel policy, education, and facility services. The agendas and minutes of these meetings can be found below.

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 …

On 8 and 9 April 2025 until 16:00 hrs. candidates may be nominated for a position in the Faculty Council. Staff and students of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs can send the fully completed application form to the polling station of the Faculty of Governance and Global…

At Leiden University, staff may encounter traumatic incidents in the workplace. To provide appropriate support and aftercare in such situations, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) has established a Collegial Support Team (CST) as a pilot project.

In the application form for ethical review, the Ethics Committee emphasizes  the importance of a data management plan and the careful use of personal data (in relation to GDPR).  The Ethics Committee does not review/check the data management plan nor the use of personal data by the researcher.…

Within the Programme Committees and the Faculty Council, students and employees may influence the Faculty policies.

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This page will be updated after the nomination of candidates. The elections for the faculty council will be held from 12-15 May 2025.

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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…

Contact the Faculty HR department via hr@arch.leidenuniv.nl. HR advises managers, management assistants, Faculty Board and Department Chairs on personnel policy. If you have any questions about working conditions, please contact the Servicepoint Personnel first. Depending on your question, they can…

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.

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. 

The law dictates that the Board of Examiners confers a degree certificate upon students once they have passed their final examination. However students may wish to defer conferral of their degree.

If you have a complaint or if you experience problems at work, we hope you can find a solution in consultation with your supervisor or one of the confidential counsellors. If this is not the case or if there are other reasons preventing you from seeking help, you can also contact one of the committees…

Committee and board members may, in some cases, be entitled to a remuneration, for instance, in the case of attendance at meetings or travel expenses incurred. Questions about who qualifies for this and when, and how much the compensation entails are all answered in this regulation. This document is…

Institutes Research and education is being conducted at 8 institutes. Faculty Board and Office The Faculty is headed by the Faculty Board, which is supported by the Faculty Office. Co-participation Within the Programme Committees and the Faculty Council, students and employees may influence the Faculty…

University groups may be eligible for allowances for organisation and election programme costs. In this regulation you can read about the conditions, the amounts and the application procedure for reimbursements.

The Institute Council advises the Board of the Institute of Public Administration on issues related to staff and management concerning the Institute. It may also play an advisory role in relation to the staff matters in the Faculty Board and Council. Composition Institute Council Dr. A. Afonso,…

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).

These additional complaint regulation covers complaints that do not fall under Leiden University's other more specific complaint regulations or bodies, namely: the Ombudsperson the Confidential Counsellor for Unacceptable Behaviour the Complaints Committee for Unacceptable Behaviour…

Students at Leiden University may be entitled to additional financial support from the university through the Regulations on Financial Support for Students. This support makes it possible to continue your studies if you have fallen behind.

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…

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…

The team Communications and Marketing is responsible for the Faculty's communications in the broadest sense of the term, both internal as well as external. The team supervises the social media channels of the Faculty, composes newsletters to staff, students, and alumni, aims to let new students enroll…

The Research Grant Support Office helps you in the application (pre-award phase), management (award phase) and finishing (post-ward phase) of an individual or collaborative grant. The grant may be intended for a research programme, or an educational or societal-relevant project.

On Friday, 16 May 2025, the results of the Faculty  Council elections were announced. This year, elections were held for both the staff and student representatives.

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…

The University Council meets about eight times a year. In addition, the University Council regularly consults with the Executive Board. The meetings between the Executive Board and the University Council are always followed by a brief confidential Council meeting, in which advice is finalised and decisions…

Disclaimer Leiden University regularly monitors and updates the information on this website. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Should you identify any inaccuracies on this website, please notify the web editors…

Leiden University uses LUCRIS Publication Management (PM) to make publications visible on the profile pages of employees and to deposit publications in Leiden University Scholarly Publications, a database of publications by academics from and institutions affiliated to Leiden University. Researchers…

On 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board published the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour and breaches of academic integrity. These reports were about a professor from the university and their partner (a former member of the university staff). This…

It can happen that a colleague passes away or loses a loved one, such as a child, parent or partner. The protocol for dealing with grief sets out the options available to supervisors and colleagues if that should happen. Parts of this protocol may also be useful if an employee has suffered a traumatic…

Generative AI (genAI) is increasingly being used in the various phases of research: from developing a research idea or grant proposal and defining the scope of a research project, to conducting research and presenting research results. This guideline provides information on how genAI works, and the…

Where your research has led to interesting opportunities which could be further developed into new products or processes, Luris is here to assist with the identification of the potential strategy to follow. And of course to identify external partners to move these ideas forward. In some cases you may…

Three unions represent Leiden University employees in the Local Consultative Body. The union delegation has at least six and no more than eight members who are appointed by their own unions: Unions Internal members External members AOb Nicole van Os (chair) Remco Breuker Mrs. A. Khattabi CNV Overheid…

The Academic Integrity Committee investigates suspected violations of academic integrity by employees of Leiden University. The Committee is composed of professors from all faculties. The Academic Integrity Committee consists of two chambers: a chamber where complaints can be filed for suspected violation…

What do we want?  Our main goal is simple: a healthy academic community at Leiden University, one in which its members –students and staff members from every segment of the university alike – feel at home and where their voices are heard and listened to.  Our goals  To help establish…

The student counselors at Leiden University support students in matters relating to regulations and legal provisions. Students can contact them for advice on studying with a disability, financial matters, study delays, and complaints procedures. They also support students in combining their studies…

The Ethics Committee of the Faculties of Humanities and Archaeology gives binding advice on ethical issues in research. Not every project requires formal review by the committee, but projects for which this is required may not start data collection before the committee has given her approval. Use the…

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…