File transfer with SURFfilesender
Share large files with collaborators using SURFfilesender free of charge
Financial administration
Information on projects relating to second and third income streams, research funding, (financial) project management, VAT, and invoicing
Find funding
How to match your idea with the right funding opportunity
Grant awarded
Steps to take once you have been awarded your grant ๐
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Test and run computationally extensive calculations
How-tos
I have an invention, what should I do?
What to do if you have made a new discovery
IBL Guidebook
A starting point for any non-scientific questions that you might have as an employee or guest at the Institute of Biology Leiden. You can find the IBL Guidebook in the IBL Teams environment or per request via communicatie@biology.leidenuniv.nl
Image collections

Internet connection for an unmanaged device
If you work from an unmanaged device at one of Leiden Universityโs locations, ISSC can install a secure internet connection via cable for you.
Knowledge Security
How do you assess whether an international academic collaboration is permissible and desirable? Here you can find more information on knowledge security and tools & tips that will help you assess a collaboration.
Lab safety at FSW
Rules & protocols to ensure safety when working in a laboratory
Laboratories
An overview of laboratories from different faculties
Laboratories of Archaeology
An overview and contact details of all laboratories at Faculty of Archaeology
Laboratories of Humanities
An overview and contact details of all laboratories at Faculty of Humanities
Laboratories of LUMC
An overview and contact details of all laboratories at LUMC
Laboratories of Science
An overview and contact details of all laboratories at Faculty of Science
Laboratories of Social and Behavioural Sciences
An overview and contact details of all laboratories at Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Launching your project to a wider audience
The communication department of your faculty can advise you on communicating your project from start to finish
Legal Support for research contracts
Information on legal support for research contracts and other types of formal agreements
Lorentz Center
Excellent venue to host scientific meetings and workshops, with financial support
Luris contract tool
Save time making RfAs, CDAs and MTAs using the Luris Contract Tool
MRI Data Sharing Guide
A flowchart showing what MRI data you can share and where to find support
Media guide for scientists
Practical help and advice on preparing for a media appearance
ODISSEI
ODISSEI (Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations) - large-scale, longitudinal data collections as well as innovative and diverse new forms of data
ORCID (Author ID)
Information on the Open Researcher and Contributor IDentifier and on how to connect ORCID to LUCRIS
Open access
This portal links you to agreements with publishers, an Open Access checklist and Scholarly Publications
Open access agreements with publishers
Link to the Journal Browser and an overview of publishers with an Open Access discount agreement with information on how enroll
Open access: funding
How to fund the costs for Open Access and meet the requirements of research funders
Patents and patenting process
Information on patents and the patenting process
Preparing for a grant interview
Tips for preparing and dealing with a grant interview
Procurement rules
Rules and procedures on how to hire staff and acquire goods and services
Project control: procedures and guidelines
Information and guidelines for project support staff to support financial management of externally funded projects ๐
Public science events
Information on science events and how to take part in them
Publishing and Open Access LUMC
LUMC is committed to Open Science, the National Open Science Plan and Open Access (OA) publishing. More information on Open Access publishing can be found on the website of the Walaeus Library. The Walaeus website also has information on publishing and literature research.
Reference management software
How to choose and use bibliographic managers
Remote Connections and Virtual Desktops
Work securely and remotely from the comfort of your house using a web browser
Research collections

Research data management checklist
A guide to sound data management at every stage of your research
Research software for FSW
All lab computers at Social and Behavioural Sciences have packages of the most common research software installed. It's also possible to request other software to be installed on a lab computer, or your work computer.
SURKO (Single user compute power on demand)
Single user computing power is a dedicated virtual (Remote desktop) high performance computer that allows researchers and their students to perform data analysis. Continuous operation without updates or restarts is guaranteed for either 4 or 8 weeks.
NOTE: This service is only available for staff of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Societal impact
How to increase the social impact of education and research
Software
There are various IT services to support your research. You can also request assistence in building your research setup, or with high performance computing and data management. You can install additional applications via the Managed Software Center or request them via the Helpdesk Portal
Starting with public outreach
Information on why and how to engage with the media and the general public
Strengthen your CV
Guide to improving your CV for a grant application ๐
Subject guides

Submitting your dissertation to the Leiden Repository
Practical information on submitting your dissertation
Text collections

VPN
Connect to our local services remotely as if you were sitting in your office & browse the internet safely
Working in a lab at FSW
Locations of FSW labs and house rules for using lab facilities or doing research on location
