Leiden University
| Leiden University | |
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| Universiteit Leiden | |
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| Latin: Academia Lugduno Batava | |
| Motto | Praesidium Libertatis |
| Motto in English | Bastion of Freedom |
| Established | 1575 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Paul van der Heijden |
| Academic staff | 3,973 |
| Students | 18,026 |
| Location | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Website | www.leiden.edu |
Leiden University located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close relationship. The Queens Juliana and Beatrix and crown-prince Willem-Alexander studied at Leiden University.Leiden University has six faculties, over 50 departments and more than 150 undergraduate programmes and enjoys an outstanding international reputation. Shanghai Jiao Tong University's 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks Leiden University as the 65th best university worldwide. Times Higher Education World University Rankings consistently rank Leiden University as the best university in Continental Europe for Arts and Humanities. The University is associated with ten leaders and Prime Ministers of the Netherlands including the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte, eight foreign leaders among them the 6th President of the United States John Quincy Adams, two Secretary Generals of NATO and sixteen recipients of the Nobel Prize, including renowned twentieth century physicists Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi. The university came into particular prominence during the Dutch Golden Age when the university was home to such figures as René Descartes, Rembrandt, Hugo Grotius and Jacobus Arminius. The university is a member of the Coimbra Group, the Europaeum and the League of European Research Universities.
Leiden University houses more than 40 national and international research institutes. As one of Europe's foremost research universities, Leiden University gives its graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia.
History
The Academy building of Leiden University
In 1575, the emerging Dutch Republic did not have any universities in its northern heartland. The only other university in the Netherlands was in southern Leuven, firmly under Spanish control. The scientific renaissance had begun to highlight the importance of academic study, so Prince William founded the first Dutch university in Leiden, to give the Northern Netherlands an institution that could educate its citizens for religious purposes, but also to give the country and its government educated men in other fields. It is said the choice fell on Leiden as a reward for the heroic defence of Leiden against Spanish attacks in the previous year. Ironically, the name of Philip II of Spain, William's adversary, appears on the official foundation certificate, as he was still the de jure count of Holland. Philip II replied by forbidding any subject to study in Leiden. Originally located in the convent of St Barbara, the university moved to the Faliede Bagijn Church in 1577 (now the location of the University museum) and in 1581 to the convent of the White Nuns, a site which it still occupies, though the original building was destroyed by fire in 1616.The presence within half a century of the date of its foundation of such scholars as Justus Lipsius, Joseph Scaliger, Franciscus Gomarus, Hugo Grotius, Jacobus Arminius, Daniel Heinsius and Gerhard Johann Vossius, raised Leiden university to be a respected and highly thought of institute within Europe. Renowned philosopher Baruch Spinoza was based close to Leiden during this period and interacted with numerous scholars at the university. The learning and reputation of Jacobus Gronovius, Herman Boerhaave, Tiberius Hemsterhuis and David Ruhnken, among others, enabled Leiden to maintain its reputation for excellence down to the end of the 18th century.At the end of the nineteenth century, Leiden University again became one of Europe's leading universities. At the world’s first university low-temperature laboratory, professor Heike Kamerlingh Onnes achieved temperatures of only one degree above absolute zero of -273 degrees Celsius. In 1908 he was also the first to succeed in liquifying helium and can be credited with the discovery of the superconductivity in metals.Kamerlingh Onnes was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1913. Three other professors received the Nobel Prize for their research performed at Universiteit Leiden: Hendrik Antoon Lorentz and Pieter Zeeman received the Nobel Prize for their pioneering work in the field of optical and electronic phenomena, and the physiologist Willem Einthoven for his invention of the string galvanometer, which among other things, enabled the development of electrocardiography.These Nobel prize winners, but also the physicists Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi and Paul Ehrenfest, the Arabist and Islam expert Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, the law expert Cornelis van Vollenhoven and historian Johan Huizinga, were among those who pushed the university into a place of international prominence during the 1920s and 1930s. In 2005 the manuscript of Einstein on the quantum theory of the monatomic ideal gas (the Einstein-Bose condensation) was discovered in one of Leiden's libraries.At present, Leiden has a firmly established international position among the top research institutes in many fields, including the natural sciences, medicine, social and behavioural sciences, law, arts and letters. Of the sixty-six Spinozapremie (the highest scientific award of The Netherlands), sixteen were granted to professors of the Universiteit Leiden. Literary historian Frits van Oostrom was the first professor of Leiden to be granted the Spinoza award for his work on developing the NLCM centre (Dutch literature and culture in the Middle Ages) into a top research centre. Other Spinozapremie winners are linguists Frederik Kortlandt and Pieter Muysken, mathematician Hendrik Lenstra, Carlo Beenakker, who works in the field of mesoscopic physics, Ewine van Dishoeck, astronomer at Leiden Observatory, transplantation biologist Els Goulmy, clinical epidemiologist Frits Rosendaal, Rien van IJzendoorn professor of education and child studies, physicist Jan Zaanen, archeologist Wil Roebroeks, neurologist Michel Ferrari, classicist Ineke Sluiter, social psychologist Naomi Ellemers and astronomers Marijn Franx and Xander Tielens. Among other leading professors are Wim Blockmans, professor of Medieval History, and Willem Adelaar, professor of Amerindian Languages.The portraits of many famous professors since the earliest days hang in the university aula, one of the most memorable places, as Niebuhr called it, in the history of science.
The University Library, which has more than 3.5 million books and fifty thousand journals, also has a number of internationally renowned special collections of western and oriental manuscripts, printed books, archives, prints, drawings, photographs, maps, and atlases. Scholars from all over the world visit Leiden University Library, the oldest in the Netherlands. The research activities of the Scaliger Institute focus on these special collections and concentrate particularly on the various aspects of the transmission of knowledge and ideas through texts and images from antiquity to the present day.
Among the institutions affiliated with the university are The KITLV or Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (founded in 1851), the observatory 1633; the natural history museum, with a very complete anatomical cabinet; the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities), with specially valuable Egyptian and Indian departments; a museum of Dutch antiquities from the earliest times; and three ethnographical museums, of which the nucleus was Philipp Franz von Siebold's Japanese collections. The anatomical and pathological laboratories of the university are modern, and the museums of geology and mineralogy have been restored.
The Hortus Botanicus (botanical garden) is the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world. Plants from all over the world have been carefully cultivated here by experts for more than four centuries. The Clusius garden (a reconstruction), the 18th century Orangery with its monumental tub plants, the rare collection of historical trees hundreds of years old, the Japanese Siebold Memorial Museum symbolising the historical link between East and West, the tropical greenhouses with their world class plant collections, and the central square and Conservatory exhibiting exotic plants from South Africa and southern Europe.
Research at Leiden is well developed. There are many university research institutes and Leiden participates in over forty nation-wide research schools, twelve of which being located in the heart of Leiden.
The Institution
A new professor's inauguration lecture in the Academiegebouw, 2008
The university has no central campus; its buildings are spread over the city. Some buildings, like the Gravensteen, are very old, while buildings like Lipsius and Gorlaeus are much more modern. The university is divided into six major faculties which offer approximately 50 undergraduate degree programs and over 100 graduate programs. In recent years the university has also expanded to The Hague where it occupies a number of buildings including a college building in Lange Voorhout, which is located in the historic centre of the city.
FacultiesLeiden University has 7 faculties, which are responsible for the principal tasks of the University, providing education and performing research: | |
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Education
Undergraduate programs
Most of the university's departments offer their own degree program(s). Undergraduate programs lead to either a B.A., B.Sc. or LL.B. degree. Other degrees, such as the B.Eng. or B.F.A., are not awarded at Leiden University.
Graduate studies
Students can choose from a range of graduate programs. Most of the above mentioned undergraduate programs can be continued with either a general or a specialised graduate program. Leiden University offers more than 100 graduate programs leading to either M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil., or LL.M. degrees. The M.Phil. is a special research degree and only awarded by selected departments of the university (mostly in the fields of Arts, Social Sciences, Archeology, Philosophy, and Theology). Admission to these programs is highly selective and primarily aimed at those students opting for an academic career.
Some of the notable graduate programs are
Doctorate programs
In addition, most departments, affiliated (research) institutes or faculties offer doctorate programs or positions, leading to the Ph.D degree. Most of the Ph.D. programs offered by the university are concentrated in several research schools or institutes.
Programmes
Bachelor's programmes
Leiden University offers more than eighty bachelor's programmes. More about: awarded degree, language of instruction, programme duration and Electives & Minors.
- Programmes and admission requirements
- Degree awarded
- Official language of instruction
- Programme duration
- Electives and Minors
Programmes and admission requirements
Leiden University currently offers more than eighty bachelor's programmes.
- Complete list of BA/BSc Programmes
- Admission requirements
- Information in Dutch for prospective bachelor’s students: Studeren in Leiden (in Dutch)
- Course descriptions for current students: E-Prospectus
- Regulation on the Binding Study Recommendation
Degree awarded
Upon successful completion of a bachelor’s degree programme at Leiden University you will be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BSc).
Official language of instruction
The majority of bachelor’s degree programmes at Leiden University are taught (predominantly) in Dutch, but certain language and culture studies are taught in the language specific to that study programme.
Dutch
For the majority of bachelor’s programmes a good command of Dutch is essential. Dutch is the language of instruction in many lectures, laboratory sessions, tests and examinations. Dutch text books are generally used, accompanied by materials in English and other programme-specific languages.
Bachelor’s programmes not requiring Dutch proficiency
BA in Dutch Studies
Knowledge of the Dutch Language is not required to commence this bachelor’s programme. Students learn Dutch during their studies.
BA International Studies(starting in September 2012)
The International Studies degree offers a unique combination of comparative area studies, placed in an international setting and provides the opportunity to learn a foreign language. In this three year English taught study programme students learn to analyse their world region of choice from cultural, economic, historical and political angles and compare them within an international perspective. This programme is conducted in The Hague.
The International Studies degree offers a unique combination of comparative area studies, placed in an international setting and provides the opportunity to learn a foreign language. In this three year English taught study programme students learn to analyse their world region of choice from cultural, economic, historical and political angles and compare them within an international perspective. This programme is conducted in The Hague.
Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts & Sciences
This is an English taught bachelor’s (honours) degree programme conducted in the international environment of Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague. LUC distinguishes itself from other programmes and colleges by focusing specifically on complex global issues: climate change, depletion of natural resources, poverty, social injustice, and international crime and terrorism, to name but a few. The two broad domains of Peace & Justice and Sustainability have been taken as unique, profiling elements in the curriculum. Interdisciplinarity is central to all learning at LUC The Hague.
English
For admission onto all bachelor’s programmes a good command of English is essential. English study materials are frequently used, even during programmes which are primarily taught in Dutch or other languages. From the second year of study onwards many bachelor’s courses are also conducted in English.
Programme duration
A bachelor's programme has a statutory duration of three years.
Electives and Minors
Since September 2009, Leiden bachelor’s students can complete the electives for their particular programme, which may vary from 30 to 15 study points depending on the department, with:
- one minor
- electives (local, national, international)
- an internship in the Netherlands or abroad
A minor is a cohesive package of subjects worth 30 study points. Leiden offers 49 different minors. Most of these are accessible to all students; a few minors at the Science Faculty have admission criteria. In terms of level, minor education is primarily suitable for third-year bachelor’s students. Students who choose to do so, can always complete their electives with a minor subject; permission of the Board of Examiners is generally not required. Students can read in the Course and Examination Regulation about what is and what is not allowed and in what permission from the Board of Examiners is required.
Master's programmes
Leiden University offers over 80 master’s degree programmes that have been accredited by the Dutch -Flemish Accreditation Organisation.
- Awarded degrees
- Language of instruction
- Programmes and admission requirements
Awarded degrees
Leiden University offers both one and two-year master’s by coursework programmes, as well as two-year research master's. Upon succesfull completion of the programme the awarded degree is a Master of Arts (MA), a Master of Science (MSc) or a Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Master of Arts
All master’s programmes in the arts and theology, philosophy, archaeology as well as photographic studies, cultural anthropology and politics (excluding the research master’s) give the successful candidate the degree of Master of Arts.
Master of Science
All master’s programmes in the sciences as well as biomedical sciences, criminology, behavioural sciences, pedagogical sciences, public administration and psychology, lead to the title of Master of Science.
Master of Laws (LL.M. or " Legum Magister")
Since 1st September 2005, graduates from the Master’s programmes in Law will be awarded the Master of Laws degree; such graduates are then entitled to use the title ‘LL.M.’, which stands for the Latin term Legum Magister. The degree awarded for the Master’s Programme in Criminology is that of Master of Science (MSc).
Master of Laws in Advanced Legal Studies Programmes
The Faculty of Law offers 4 advanced master’s programmes, entitled Master of Laws: Advanced Studies programmes.
These are English-language master’s programmes which specialise in:
- European and International Business Law
- Air & Space Law
- International Tax Law
- Public International Law
Candidates wishing to enroll in these programmes must hold a post-graduate degree (i.e. an LL.M. or master’s) or a bachelor’s degree with work experience. The qualification awarded is a Master of Laws.
Language of instruction
The language of instruction for most programmes is English and for some Dutch. A number of Language and Culture programmes are taught in French, German, Italian and Spanish respectively.
Master's taught in English
As a rule, the master's programmes at Leiden University are taught in English, unless this is considered unproductive. In this case, the language of instruction is Dutch or possibly another language. However most programmes are taught in English.
Master's taught in other languages
The Language and Culture MA programmes in French, German, Italian and Spanish /Latin American Studies are taught in the native languages of the cultures of study, i.e. in French, German, Italian and Spanish respectively.
Master's taught in Dutch
There are also a number of programmes which are taught entirely in Dutch (e.g. Dutch Law, Dutch Language and Literature) or which are taught in Dutch as a second language of instruction after English.
Programmes and admission requirements
Leiden University offers over 80 master’s degree programmes that have been accredited by the Dutch -Flemish Accreditation Organisation.
PhD programmes
Leiden University PhD programmes are focused within local Graduate Schools. Earning a PhD at Leiden takes about four years of study and consists of independent and original research under the supervision of a professor.
Non-degree programmes
Available programmes
Leiden University offers the following possibilities to study at Leiden University without earning a degree:
Summer Schools
The various summer schools are organised for different types of students and/or researchers.
Summer Schools
Study Abroad and ERASMUS/EXCHANGE students
Study Abroad in Leiden is a non-degree programme which allows Study Abroad and exchange students from universities around the world to study in Leiden for one or two semesters.
Study Abroad in Leiden
The Euroscholars Programme
Summer Schools
The various summer schools are organised for different types of students and/or researchers.
Summer Schools
Study Abroad and ERASMUS/EXCHANGE students
Study Abroad in Leiden is a non-degree programme which allows Study Abroad and exchange students from universities around the world to study in Leiden for one or two semesters.
Study Abroad in Leiden
The Euroscholars Programme
EuroScholars is a unique study abroad program for advanced students from the United States and Canada whereby students can conduct research at a high caliber institution while taking a language and culture class.
The Euroscholars Programme
A la carte and contract courses
A la carte and contract courses
The A la carte programme offers individual courses without earning credits. For the contract courses an exam will be held at the end of the course and credit points are awarded.
Apply online
Apply online for international students for admission to a master's or bachelor's degree and for exchange & study abroad students
Application for:
- Master & bachelor students : https://koala.leidenuniv.nl/iooa/oa/Index.php
- Exchange & study abroad students : https://koala.leidenuniv.nl/iooa/mmic/Index.php
Research schools and affiliated institutes
Leiden University has more than 50 research and graduate schools and institutes. Some of them are fully affiliated with one faculty of the university, while others are interfaculty institutes or even interuniversity institutes.
Research
Fundamentals of Science
In this profile theme, we study the smallest particles and the largest numbers, the most simple processes at surfaces and the physics of complex materials and biological systems, the youngest planets and the oldest galaxies. Our aim is to discover the fundamental laws of nature but we use our bottom-up knowledge and creativity to the problems of industry, health and the hydrogen economy. Leiden University has a centuries-old record in cutting-edge research in mathematics, the physical sciences and astronomy. We have become famous for our freezing physics but we feel equally comfortable with real life industrial temperatures.
Fundamental laws of nature
Our goal is to discover the fundamental laws of nature that prevail on earth, in space and inside the human body, and to describe experiments and observations in mathematical language. We are driven by an intrinsic fascination with the unknown. But our bottom-up work also lays the foundation for applied research and technology. This may take years or decades and the outcome can generally not be predicted. At the same time, close co-operation between fundamental research and industry is becoming increasingly prevalent and important.
Superconductive materials
Research in the Fundamentals of Science profile theme provides the basic knowledge for a diverse range of practical applications that include the quantum computer, sustainable energy and superconductive materials. But it also addresses fundamental issues facing mankind, such as the origins of the universe and of life itself.
Industrial conditions
Leiden researchers already carry out fundamental research into processes at nanoscale under real-life industrial conditions. Spin-off companies are founded in close co-operation with fundamental research groups. Technology development occurs in continuous interaction with research itself. Progress in astronomy, for example, is often technology-driven, and the technology developed for astronomy can often be used for further applications in such fields as communication technology or data-mining.
Focus areas
There are four focus areas within this theme:
- astronomy
- mathematics
- physics
- chemistry
Launched as a core aspect of Leiden University's research strategy, Fundaments of Science is an institution-wide profile theme.
Research Areas
Archaeology
| - Archaeology and Anthropology of the Americas - Classical World and the Near East - Computer Applications | - Heritage Management - North-West Europe - Scienced-based Achaeology |
Humanities
| - African Languages & Cultures - Arabic, Persian and Turkish Languages & Cultures - Art History - Chinese - Classics - Comparative Linguistics - Creative and Performing Arts - Dutch Language and Literature - Dutch Studies - English - French - German - Hebrew & Aramaic Languages & Cultures | - History - Indian American Studies - Indology (South & central Asia) - Italian - Japanese & Korean Languages & Cultures - Latin American Studies - (General) Linguistics - Literature - Near Eastern Studies - Philosophy - Religious Studies - Slavic Language & Literature & Russian Studies - Indonesian Studies |
Law
| - Air & Space Law - Criminal Law & Criminology - E-Law - East European Law & Russian Studies - European Human Rights | - Immigration Law - Jurisprudence (of Metajuridica) - Tax Law & Economics - Private Law - Public Law |
Life Sciences/ Medicine (Leiden University Medical Center)
- Biomedical Sciences
- Medicine
Science
| - Astronomy - Biology - Chemistry - Computer science - Drug research | - Environmental science - Mathematics - Nano science - Physics |
| - Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology - Education and Child Studies | - Political Science - Psychology - Public Administration |
Institutes
The different research institutes of Leiden University
- Faculties
- Interfaculty institutes
- Interuniversity institutes
Faculties
Archaeology
- Archaeology and Anthropology of the Americas
- Classical World and the Near East
- Computer Applications
- North-West Europe
- Science-based Archaeology
Campus The Hague
Humanities
- Leiden University Academy for Creative and Performing Arts
- Leiden University Institute for Cultural Disciplines
- Leiden University Institute for History
- Leiden University Institute for Philosophy
- Leiden Institute for Area Studies
- Leiden Institute for Religious Studies
- Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
- Meijers Institute
Science (partly in Dutch)
- Hortus botanicus (in Dutch)
- Institute of Biology Leiden
- Institute of Environmental Science
- Leiden / Amsterdam Center for Drug Research
- Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Leiden Institute of Physics
- Leiden Observatory
- Lorentz Center
- Mathematical Institute
- Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Education and Child Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
Interfaculty institutes
Leiden University Institute for Brain and Cognition
Interuniversity institutes
The inter-university institutes work relatively independently from Leiden University. Leiden is part of the institutes, but together with other universities and other organisations.
Research Schools
Research Schools in which Leiden University participates or acts as coordinating partner.
- Research Schools
- Leiden University as the coordinating partner
- Research Schools in which Leiden participates
Research Schools
The Leiden research programmes are concentrated in university research institutes. These institutes are often part of cross-boundary research schools. Research schools are centres of high quality research where researchers from different universities and non-academic institutes collaborate, and where special attention is paid to the training of researchers to PhD level. Leiden University participates in about 40 research schools, the majority of which are recognised by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). The Dutch government has made the Academy responsible for the accreditation of research schools. To meet this request, the Research School Accreditation Committee (ECOS) has been set up to decide on applications from the Boards of Dutch universities for recognition of a research institute on the basis of a protocol established by the Board of KNAW. Recognition is for six years. After this period the research institute must then re-apply for recognition.
Leiden University as the coordinating partner
| Archon | Interuniversity Research School Archaeology |
| IOPS | Interuniversity of Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics |
| ISED | Institute for the Study of Education and Human Development |
| LACDR | Leiden Amsterdam Centre for Drug Research |
| OIKOS | National Graduate School in Classical Studies |
| SIMATH | Thomas Stieltjes Institute for Mathematics |
Research Schools in which Leiden participates
Leiden participates in the following by the research schools recognised by the Research School Accreditation Committee (ECOS) (overview per October 2008):
| ASCI | Advanced School for Computing and Imaging Secretary: TUD Participants: UvA – VUA – LEI – UU |
| Biodiversity | Research School for Biodiversity Secretary: UvA Participants: LEI – WUR |
| BSDL | Graduate Research School Biotechnological Science Delft Leiden Secretary: TUD Participants: LEI – WUR |
| CASIMIR | CASIMIR Research School Secretary: TUD Participants: LEI |
| EPOS | Graduate Research Institute for Experimental Psychology Secretary: Participants: VUA – LEI – UM – EUR |
| EPP | Research School Experimental Psychopathology Secretary: EP Participants: RUG – RU – UvA – VUA – LEI |
| EPS | Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences Secretary: WUR Participants: UU – RU – LEI – UvA – VUA |
| HRSMC | Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry Secretary: UvA Participants: VUA – LEI |
| Huizinga | The Netherlands Graduate School for Cultural History Secretary: UvA Participants: UU – RU – UM – LEI – VUA |
| ICO | Interuniversity Center for Educational Research Secretary: UT Participants: UvA – UU – TUE – UM – OU – WUR – LEI - VUA |
| IPA | Institute for Programming Research and Algorithmics Secretary: TUE Participants: VUA – LEI – UU – RU – UT – RUG – UvA |
| JMBC | J.M. Burgercentrum - Dutch researchschool for fluid mechanics Secretary: TUD Participants: TUE – RUG – UT – RU – LEI |
| KLI | Kurt Lewin Institute Secretary: UvA Participants: VUA – RUG – LEI – RU |
| LOT | Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics Secretary: UU Participants: UvA – VUA – LEI – UvT – RU |
| LOTN | Dutch Research School of Theoretical Physics Secretary: UU Participants: UvA – RUG – Lei – VUA - RU |
| Mediëvistiek | Netherlands Research School for Medieval Studies Secretary: RUG Participants:UvA – VUA – LEI – RU – UU |
| NIOK | Dutch Institute for Catalysis Research Secretary: UU Participants: TUE – UvA – RUG – LEI – TUD – UT - RU |
| NIG | Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG) / Dutch Research School of Public Administration and Political Science Secretary: EUR Participants: UT – LEI – TUD – UvT – VUA – RU – UU – UM |
| NOSTER | Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion Secretary: UU Participants: LEI – UvA – VUA – RU – KTU – TFT – ThUk – TUA |
| NOVA | Netherlands Research School for Astronomy. No (ECOS)-recognizing Secretary: UU Participants: LEI RU, UvA |
| OIKOS | National Research School in Classical Studies Secretary: LEI Participants: UvA – RUG – UU – RU – VUA |
| OMV | Research School Safety and Security in Society Secretary: EUR Participants: LEI – VUA |
| P&H | Research Institute for Psychology & Health Secretary: UU Participants: LEI – UvT – VUA – UvA – RUG |
| Posthumus | N.W. Posthumus Institute - Netherlands Graduate School for Economic and Social History Secretary: RUG Participants: EUR – UvA – VUA – UU – RU – LEI – WUR – UvT – TUE |
| SENSE | Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment Secretary: VUA / WUR Participants: UvA – UU – LEI – RU – UM |
| SIMATH | Thomas Stieltjes Institute for Mathematics Secretary: LEI Participants: UvA – VUA – EUR – TUD – TUE |
| WTMC | Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture Secretary: UT Participants: UM – UvA (LEI - CWTS) |
Research Output
One of the key principles of Leiden University is to systematically justify the results of our research and teaching programmes. Within this context, Leiden University has evolved a system for monitoring the quality of both our research and our teaching. An important component in our system is that Review Committees, with cross-boundary experts, are invited to assess our research and education programmes. This implies that all our research will be evaluated once every six years, based on the national evaluation system for publicly funded research in the Netherlands. Research units will produce a self-evaluation every three years.Another way to account for our research activities is to create public access to the products and results of the university via internet.
Research Assessment
Fundamental Research at Leiden
As a research University, Leiden University focuses on fundamental research and research-based education. In contrast to profit-driven research, such as most applied research and development work, fundamental research is usually unpredictable as to its course and outcomes. Fundamental research is typically curiosity-driven, and researchers develop their curiosity through their observations. Fundamental research often leads to new insights into the essence of nature, the human mind, and the complex interactions between their elements. This gives rise to innovations, and new developments and solutions to problems emerge.
Accountability
Curiosity-driven fundamental research does not mean that we are not required to account for our research activities. It is one of the principles of our University to systematically justify the results of our research and teaching programmes. To achieve our aims in this area, Leiden University has evolved a system for monitoring the quality of our research and teaching courses. An important component in our system is that Review Committees, with cross-boundary experts, are invited to assess our research and education programmes. This implies that all our research will be evaluated once every six years, based on the national evaluation system for publicly funded research in the Netherlands. Research institutions produce a self-evaluation every three years.
LURIS, technology transfer office
The technology transfer office Leiden University Research & Information Services (LURIS) plays an important role in helping academics find industrial partner and in linking partners with research at Leiden University. LURIS is aso the contact point for any questions yoy may have on funding, setting up spin-off companies, technology transfer, patents, protection of intellectual property, etc.
About LURIS
Key Activities
Exploitation of intellectual property:
- Evaluation and protection of Intellectual Property (IP)
- Identification of licensees
- Negotiation of license agreements
- Establishing spin-off companies
- Assistance in identifying major funding opportunities
- Contract negotiation
Consultancy Activities Facilitating access to academic expertise and university facilities for commercial organizations
Library
The organization of the Library of Leiden University
The UBL contains the University Library, the libraries of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Law, Archeology and Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the East Asian Library. A new library location is to be realised soon for The Hague Campus. In the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) you can find the Walaeus Library for medical studies. This library has close ties with the UBL, but is not a part of the organisation. The UBL owns a vast collection of scientific information, both on paper and online. Furthermore, UBL provides access to special collections of international allure. Among these special collections are medieval manuscripts, archives, old prints, maps, sketches, drawings and photographs, both from the Western world and the Middle East and Asia.
Mission
The core business of the UBL is providing information to staff and students of Leiden University for their educational and research tasks. Though staff and students of Leiden University are the primary focus of the services of the UBL, others can profit from these services too. The UBL facilitates the access, the evaluation, the use, the production and the availability of information. The UBL aims to become the scientific information-manager of Leiden University. The UBL is developing effective ways of collaborating with other libraries and cultural heritage institutes on a local, national and international level.
Objectives
- The UBL is a knowledge node for Leiden University, where information is produced, kept, used and shared - both physically as virtually.
- The collections of UBL serve as a source for education and research at Leiden University.
- The collections and services of UBL need to be as accessible as possible to students and researchers - whichever way, wherever and whenever.
- The UBL looks ahead to be able to prepare herself and her users today for tomorrow's developments and opportunities related to her field of business.
- The UBL offers a sparkling and stimulating work environment in the challenging world of research information, in combination with a pleasant work atmosphere and attractive secundary conditions.
History
The history of Leiden University’s libraries goes back to 1575, when Prince William of Orange donated a copy of the Polyglot Bible. Nowadays, the collections comprise millions of books, ten thousands of magazines, hundred thousands of special collections and access to even more digital materials.
Collections
The Leiden University libraries collectively own approximately 3 million books, more than 16,000 e-journals and hundreds of databases and other electronic resources. The Special Collections consist of manuscripts, old prints, engravures, photos, maps and other materials from all around the world. Comprehensive information about our collections can be found in the Collection Profile of the Leiden University library collections.
- Collection Profile
The Leiden University libraries collectively own approximately 3 million books, more than 16,000 e-journals and hundreds of databases, electronic reference works and digital text and image collections. The Special Collections consist of manuscripts, old prints, engravures, photos, maps and other often unique materials from all around the world.
General and Special Collections
The library and information services for Leiden University form a complex entity. An important part - and in physical sense the largest - consists of the library collections. Apart from the physical - mostly print - collections, access to digital collections, like e-journals, has become more and more important for research and teaching at the university. In this context, the phrase connections next to collections has come into use.
The library collections have a history of more than 430 years. As a consequence, some libraries have Special Collections, consisting of manuscripts, old and special prints, engravings, photos, maps and archives from all around the world. It often concerns unique materials, that are not available in any other library in the Netherlands, or even in the world. These collections contribute to the reputation and fame of Leiden University.
Collection Profile
The Collection Profile of the Leiden University library collections offers not only an insight into the historical backgrounds and a state of affairs in late 2007, but also a comprehensive vision of the future of the library collections, in terms of both management, preservation and access, as well as further development, consolidation or reduction of parts of the collections.
Addresses and opening hours 2012
This is an overview of the addresses and opening hours for 2012 of the Leiden University Libraries and the Leiden University Medical Center's Library (Walaeus).
- Humanities, Archaeology and Special Collections: University Library
- Humanities: East Asian Library
- Law Library
- Leiden University Medical Centre: Walaeus Library
- Social and Behavioural Sciences Library
- Science: Gorlaeus Library
Please note that opening hours for desks and services may differ from the building's opening hours, as indicated where relevant. Different opening horus apply in summer and during national holidays or holiday seasons. You can consult the website of the relevant library for more information and exceptions to regular opening hours.
Humanities, Archaeology and Special Collections: University Library
Visitor address
Witte Singel 27
2311 BG Leiden
Phone: +31 (0)71 527 28 14
E-mail: Ask a librarian
Postal address
PO Box 9501
2300 RA Leiden
Delivery address for parcel post
Maliebaan 30
2311 CC Leiden
| Regular opening hours | |
| Monday to Friday | 8h30 - 24h00 |
| Saturday | 09h30 - 17h00 uur |
| Sunday | 13h00 - 22h00 uur |
| Please note: | |
| Desk: Monday to Friday | 08h30 - 19h00 |
| Special Collections Reading Room | 09h00 - 17h30 |
| Modified opening hours: | |
| Sunday 1 January, New Year's Day | Closed |
| Sunday 8 April, Easter Sunday | Closed |
| Monday 9 April, Easter Monday | Closed |
| Monday 30 April, Queen's Day | Closed |
| Thursday 17 May, Ascension Day | Closed |
| Sunday 27 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Monday 28 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Monday 9 July to (inc) Sunday 19 August, summer recess: | |
| - Monday to Friday | Open: 08h30 - 18h00 |
| - Saturday | Open: 13h00 - 17h00 |
| - Sunday | Closed |
| - Special Collections Reading Room: Monday to Friday | 09h00 - 17h00 |
| Tuesday 2 October, day before Leiden's Relief | Open: 08h30 - 18h00 |
| Wednesday 3 October, Leiden's Relief | Closed |
| Monday 24 December, Christmas Eve | Open: 08h30 - 18h00 |
| Tuesday 25 December, Christmas | Closed |
| Wednesday 26 December, Boxing Day | Closed |
| Monday 31 December, New Year's Eve | Open: 08h30 - 18h00 |
| Tuesday 1 January 2013, New Year's Day | Closed |
Humanities: East Asian Library
Visitor address
WSD Complex, Het Arsenaal
Arsenaalstraat 1
2311 CT Leiden
Phone: +31 (0)71 527 25 35
| Regular opening hours | |
| Monday and Friday | 09h00 - 17h00 |
| Tuesday to Thursday | 09h00 - 19h00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
| Modified opening hours | |
| Friday 6 April, Good Friday | Closed |
| Monday 9 April, Easter Monday | Closed |
| Monday 30 april, Queen's Day | Closed |
| Thursday 17 May, Ascension Day | Closed |
| Friday 18 May, due to Ascension Day | Closed |
| Monday 28 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Monday 9 July to (inc) Sunday 19 August, summer recess: | |
| - Monday to Friday | Open: 09h00 - 17h00 |
| Tuesday 2 October, day before Leiden's Relief | Open: 09h00 - 18h00 |
| Wednesday 3 October, Leiden's Relief | Closed |
| Wednesday 5 December, 'Sinterklaas' | Open: 09h00 - 16h00 |
| Monday 24 December, 2012 to Tuesday 1 January 2013, Christmas and New Year's | Closed |
Law Library
Visitor address
Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden
Phone: +31 (0)71 527 75 15
Postal address
PO Box 9520
2300 RA Leiden
| Regular opening hours | |
| Monday to Thursday | 09h00 - 22h15 |
| Friday | 09h00 - 17h15 |
| Saturday and Sunday | 11h00 - 17h00 |
| Modified opening hours | |
| Sunday 1 Januaru, New Year's Day | Closed |
| Friday 6 April, Good Friday | Closed |
| Saturday 7 April, due to Easter | Closed |
| Sunday 8 April, Easter Sunday | Closed |
| Monday 9 April, Easter Monday | Closed |
| Monday 30 April, Queen's Day | Closed |
| Saturday 5 May, Liberation Day | Closed |
| Thursday 17 May, Ascension Day Saturday 19 May | Closed Closed |
| Friday 18 May, due to Ascension Day | Closed |
| Sunday 27 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Monday 28 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Saturday 7 July to (inc) Sunday 19 August, summer recess: | |
| - Monday to Friday | Open: 09h00 - 17h00 |
| - Saturday | Open: 11h00 - 15h00 |
| - Sunday | Closed |
| Tuesday 2 October, day before Leiden's Relief | Open: 09h00 - 18h00 |
| Thursday 3 October, Leiden's Relief | Closed |
| Wednesday 5 December, 'Sinterklaas' | Open: 09h00 - 16h00 |
| Monday 24 December 2012 to Tuesday 1 January 2013, Christmas and New Year's | Closed |
Leiden University Medical Centre: Walaeus Library
Visitor address
LUMC C1-Q
Albinusdreef 2
2333 ZA Leiden
Phone: +31 (0)71 526 38 90
Regular opening hours
Check the website of Walaeus Library : http://www.lumc.nl/con/1060/?setlanguage=English&setcountry=en
Modified opening hours
Check the website of Walaeus Library : http://www.lumc.nl/con/1060/?setlanguage=English&setcountry=en
Social and Behavioural Sciences Library
Visitor address
Pieter de la Court Building
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK Leiden
Phone: +31 (0)71 527 3975
| Regular opening hours | |
| Monday to Thursday | 09h00 - 20h00 |
| Friday | 09h00 - 17h00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
| Modified opening hours | |
| Friday 6 April, Good Friday | Closed |
| Monday 9 April, Easter Monday | Closed |
| Monday 30 April, Queen's Day | Closed |
| Thursday 17 May, Ascension Day | Closed |
| Friday 18 May, due to Ascension Day | Closed |
| Monday 28 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Monday 9 July to (inc) Sunday 19 August, summer recess: | |
| - Monday to Friday | 09h00 - 17h00 |
| Tuesday 2 October, day before Leiden's Relief | Open: 09h00 - 18h00 |
| Wednesday 3 October, Leiden's Relief | Closed |
| Wednesday 5 December, 'Sinterklaas' | Open: 09h00 - 16h00 |
| Monday 24 December 2012 to Tuesday 1 January 2013, Christmas and New Year's | Closed |
Science: Gorlaeus Library
Visitor address
Gorlaeus Laboratoria (1st floor LMUY Building)
Einsteinweg 55
Bio-Science Park
2333 CC Leiden
Phone: +31 (0)71 527 43 66 / 4367
| Regular opening hours | |
| Monday to Friday | 08h00 - 18h00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
| Please note: | |
| Desk: Monday to Friday | 08h30 - 12h30 and 13h15 - 17h15 |
| Modified opening hours | |
| Friday 6 April, Good Friday | Closed |
| Monday 9 April, Easter Monday | Closed |
| Monday 30 April, Queen's Day | Closed |
| Thursday 17 May, Ascension Day | Closed |
| Friday 18 May, due to Ascension Day | Closed |
| Monday 28 May, Whitsun | Closed |
| Wednesday 3 October, Leiden's Relief | Closed |
| Wednesday 5 December, 'Sinterklaas' | Open: 08h00 - 16h00 |
| Monday 24 December 2012 to Tuesday 1 january 2013, Christmas and New Year's | Closed |
Notable alumni and professors
- Piet Aalberse, politician
- Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, theologian
- John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States of America
- Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-Söhngen, royalty
- Nebahat Albayrak, politician
- Johannes Alberti, theologian
- Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, anatomist
- Alexander, Prince of Orange, royalty
- Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van Eijk, royalty
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, activist
- Jacobus Arminius, theologian
- Tobias Asser, Nobel laureate (Peace 1911)
- Caspar Barlaeus, theologian
- Johann Bartsch, physician
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands
- Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1918-25, 1929–33
- Coenraad van Beuningen, diplomat
- Kune Biezeveld, theologian
- Nicolaas Bloembergen, Nobel laureate (Physics 1981)
- Herman Boerhaave, physician
- Bart Bok, astronomer
- Frits Bolkestein, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands 2005-6
- Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland, philosopher
- Ben Bot, politician
- Alexander Boswell, judge
- Rolf Bremmer, academic
- Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, politician
- Thomas Browne, writer
- Sebald Justinus Brugmans, botanist
- Armin van Buuren, musician
- Ian Buruma, writer
- Kofi Abrefa Busia, Prime Minister of Ghana 1969-72
- Ditmir Bushati, Albanian politician
- John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1762-63
- Paulus Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland 1572-84
- Archibald Cameron, Jacobite physician
- Hendrik Casimir, physicist
- Carolus Clusius, botanist
- Jacques Cohen, embryologist
- Job Cohen, politician
- Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, royalty
- Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1877-79
- Pieter de la Court, economist
- Ludolph van Ceulen, mathematician
- Jodocus Crull, miscellaneous writer
- Petrus Cunaeus, academic
- René Descartes, philosopher
- Nicolaas Diederichs, President of South Africa 1975-78
- Edsger W. Dijkstra, computer scientist
- Volkert Doeksen, CEO of AlpInvest Partners
- Ana Dolidze, lawyer
- Adriaen van der Donck, lawyer
- Janus Dousa, statesman
- Johannes van den Driesche, theologian
- Thomas von der Dunk, historian
- Paul Ehrenfest, physicist
- Willem Einthoven, Nobel laureate (Medicine 1924)
- Albert Einstein, Nobel laureate (Physics 1921)
- Simon Episcopius, theologian
- Paul Sophus Epstein, physicist
- Thomas van Erpe, orientalist
- Enrico Fermi, Nobel laureate (Physics 1938)
- Henry Fielding, English novelist
- Paul Fleming, German poet
- Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, royalty
- John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, jurist
- Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, royalty
- Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, royalty
- Richard D. Gill, tenured professor of mathematical statistics
- Thomas Girdlestone, physician
- Michiel Jan de Goeje, orientalist
- Franciscus Gomarus, theologian
- Johann Georg Graevius, academic
- Jacobus Gronovius, academic
- Hugo Grotius, jurist
- Lemuel Gulliver, protagonist of 'Gulliver's Travels'
- Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz, physicist
- Melanie Schultz van Haegen, politician
- Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, Vice President of Indonesia 1973-78
- Jan Hamer, chemist
- Mohammad Hatta, Prime Minister of Indonesia 1948-50
- David Hartley (the Younger), politician
- Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, RAF pilot and Dutch spy
- Daniel Heinsius, scholar
- Touraj Atabaki, academic
- Tiberius Hemsterhuis, philologist
- Paul Hermann, botanist and physician
- Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Nobel laureate (Peace 1954)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Nobel laureate (Chemistry 1901)
- Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1813-14
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, 11th Secretary-General of NATO
- Johannes Hudde, politician and mathematician
- Johan Huizinga, historian
- Christiaan Huygens, mathematician and physicist
- Constantijn Huygens, Jr., statesman
- Maarten Jansen, academic
- Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, royalty
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Nobel laureate (Physics 1913)
- Egbert van Kampen, mathematician
- Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern, linguist
- Pieter Kooijmans, judge of the International Court of Justice
- Ton Koopman, conductor
- Tjalling Charles Koopmans, Nobel laureate (Economics 1975)
- Hendrik Anthony Kramers, physicist
- Abraham Kuijper, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1901-05
- Lousewies van der Laan, politician
- Jona Lendering, historian
- Hendrik Lenstra, mathematician
- Justus Lipsius, philologist and humanist
- Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Nobel laureate (Physics 1902)
- Joseph Luns, 5th Secretary-General of NATO
- Peter Mair, political scientist
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, royalty
- Eric Mazur, physicist
- Richard Mead, physician
- Victor Muller, CEO of the car companies Spyker Cars and Saab Automobile AB
- Pieter van Musschenbroek, scientist
- William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, royalty
- Jan Hendrik Oort, astronomer
- Ivo Opstelten, politician
- Peter Simon Pallas, zoologist
- Thomas Parker, Puritan minister and scholar
- Perizonius, scholar
- Nicolaas Gerard Pierson, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1897-1901
- Theodoor Gautier Thomas Pigeaud, academic
- Archibald Pitcairne, physician
- Ronald Plasterk, scientist and politician
- Prijono, politician
- Hans Ras, academic
- Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt, botanist
- Rembrandt van Rijn, painter
- Caspar Reuvens, archaeologist
- John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers
- Wil Roebroeks, archaeologist
- Olaus Rudbeck, scientist and former rector of Uppsala University
- David Ruhnken, scholar
- Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Martinus Theunis Steyn, South African lawyer, statesman, sixth president of the Orange Free State
- Joseph Justus Scaliger, theologian and scholar
- Henry G. Schermers, jurist
- Edith Schippers, politician
- Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Grand Pensionary of Holland 1805-6
- Gerard Schouw, politician
- William Sherard, botanist
- Boudewijn Sirks, academic
- Willem de Sitter, physicist
- Jan Six, politician
- Willebrord Snell, astronomer
- Rudolph Snellius, mathematician and linguist
- Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, orientalist
- Achmad Soebardjo, diplomat
- Soenario, politician
- Soetan Sjahrir, Prime Minister of Indonesia 1945-7
- Myles Standish, military leader
- Jan Steen, painter
- Pieter Steyn, Grand Pensionary of Holland 1749-72
- Max van der Stoel, politician
- Bram van der Stok, aviator
- Dirk Jan Struik, mathematician
- Franciscus Sylvius, physician and scientist
- Albert Szent-Györgyi, Nobel laureate (Medicine 1937)
- Morris Tabaksblat, former CEO of Unilever
- Igor Tamm, Nobel laureate (Physics 1958)
- Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1971-72
- Jan Tinbergen, Nobel laureate (Economics 1969)
- Nikolaas Tinbergen, Nobel laureate (Medicine 1973)
- Christa Tobler
- Nicolaes Tulp, surgeon and politician
- Christianus Cornelius Uhlenbeck, linguist and anthropologist
- Ronald Venetiaan, 6th and 8th President of Suriname
- Maxime Verhagen, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Paul Verhoeven, film Director
- Gerard Verschuuren, geneticist
- Gisbertus Voetius, theologian
- Cornelis van Vollenhoven, academic
- Pieter van Vollenhoven, royalty
- Gerhard Johann Vossius, theologian
- Gijs de Vries, politician
- Jouke de Vries, academic
- Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Nobel laureate (Physics 1910)
- Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands 1890-1948
- John Wilkes, politician
- William I, Prince of Orange, royalty
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir to the Dutch throne
- Hendrik de Wit, botanist
- Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland 1653-72
- Pieter Zeeman, Nobel laureate (Physics 1902)
- Tim de Zeeuw, astronomer
- Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder, academic
International acclaim
In the 2009 THE–QS World University Rankings list the University of Leiden was ranked inside the top 100 for the fourth consecutive year. However, in 2010 it dropped 22 places in the QS World University Rankings to 82nd from its position of 60th in the 2009 THE-QS Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings). In the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by Shanghai Jiaotong University Leiden has been in the top hundred universities worldwide since the tables inception in 2003 and in 2011 was ranked 65th overall.
An overview of the THE-QS Rankings up to 2009:
| Year | Rank (Change) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 138 |
| 2006 | 90 ( 48) |
| 2007 | 84 ( 6) |
| 2008 | 64 ( 20) |
| 2009 | 60 ( 4) |
An overview of the Academic Ranking of World Universities up to 2011:
| Year | Rank (Change) |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 78 |
| 2004 | 63 ( 15) |
| 2005 | 63 |
| 2006 | 72 ( 9) |
| 2007 | 71 ( 1) |
| 2008 | 76 ( 5) |
| 2009 | 72 ( 4) |
| 2010 | 70 ( 2) |
| 2011 | 65 ( 5) |
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