Research data management checklist
A guide to sound data management at every stage of your research
Research management tool for research projects - Vidatum
Applying for, managing and accounting for externally funded research projects is becoming increasingly competitive and complex. Vidatum is a research management tool for grants and research projects that assists researchers and research support staff in meeting the requirements of funders in terms of applying for, managing and accounting for externally funded research projects.
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.
Scholarly Publications
Leiden's institutional repository that researchers should use to comply with Open Access policy
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
Special collection guides
Storage finder
Find the right storage solution for your research data, based on your needs.
Strengthen your CV
Guide to improving your CV for a grant application 🔐
Subject guides

Submitting your dissertation to the Leiden Repository
Practical information on submitting your dissertation
Taverne Amendment
Leiden University’s Open Access policy is based on Article 25fa of the Copyright Act, aka the ‘Taverne Amendment’
Text collections

VPN
Connect to our local services remotely as if you were sitting in your office & browse the internet safely
Who owns my intellectual property?
Information on intellectual property along with useful links
Working in a lab at FSW
Locations of FSW labs and house rules for using lab facilities or doing research on location
Your Workstation
Get to know your office workstation, its policies and its preinstalled software
Your research in the media
How to bring your research results to the general public
