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You have chosen to do a PhD at Leiden University. The 2021 PhD Regulations, which were established by the Doctoral Board, specify what you must do to earn a PhD. Here you will find out more about the procedures relating to submitting and defending your dissertation and which forms you will require.
Dissertation submission
Once you have received confirmation from the dean that you may defend your dissertation, and have notified the beadle of your intention to do so, you can start reproducing the non-scientific component of your dissertation and the propositions. The beadle must approve the titlepage of the dissertation in good time.
No later than three weeks before the PhD ceremony you are responsible for:
- Handing in two copies of the dissertation with the propositions enclosed on a separate sheet of paper to the beadle’s office. Delivery during office hours or send: Rapenburg 73, 2313 GJ Leiden.
- Providing a number of copies of the dissertation for the Dean.
- Providing copies for all members of the examining committee.
- Providing four copies for the University Library.
- You must also submit an electronic copy of your dissertation for the University repository.
- A licence granting the University non-exclusive permission to publish the dissertation in electronic format for University use. This can be under a temporary embargo. Sign the standard licence agreement for this in form B .
Reimbursement of some of the costs
You may be eligible for the reimbursement of some of the costs. For more information, please contact [email protected] , or call 071 - 527 1525 .
Examining committee
In the meantime, your supervisor submits a written proposal to the dean regarding the members of the examining committee. The dean informs you, your supervisor and the beadle of who will sit on the examining committee. You may now defend your dissertation to the examining committee.
Dissertation defence
You defend your dissertation in public to the examining committee. Although your supervisor does not sit on the examining committee, he or she may participate in the opposition. After the oral defence, the examining committee retires to deliberate. The supervisor attends the deliberations and recommends whether to award the PhD but does not have a say in the deliberations. If the examining committee decides to award the PhD, the supervisor is authorised by the Rector to do so. It is possible to award the predicate ‘cum laude’ to the PhD. The rules governing this are specified in Article 29 of the PhD Regulations. The procedure is described in the Cum Laude Regulations, which you will find in form D .
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Copyright and your PhD thesis
You are a PhD candidate and the completion of your dissertation is approaching. What to do next?
The copyright to your thesis lies with you, the author. However, the university has stipulated that your thesis must be included in the university's repository. You are also required to submit a number of paper copies to the university. This is a prerequisite for obtaining your doctorate, as stated in article 20 of the Leiden University PhD Regulations.
In this way, your dissertation is made available in open access to anyone interested. You provide the university with your dissertation by means of a non-exclusive licence. Non-exclusive means that you can continue to freely make use of and decide over the copyright to your dissertation.
Your dissertation is a monograph
Do you want to publish your dissertation at a traditional publisher's? If so, it is possible to place an embargo on your dissertation. The embargo can last for 6, 12, 18 or 24 months. It is advisable to inform your publisher in advance about the obligation to submit the dissertation in the Leiden repository.
Your dissertation consists of a number of articles
Are you publishing an article that will later become part of your dissertation? In this case too, it is possible to place an embargo on each article. Please note that prior to publication, you should consult with the publisher and make it clear that your article a) will form part of your dissertation and b) will be published in open access in the Leiden repository. You cannot agree with the publisher that you will fully transfer the copyright and that the article may never be published in the Leiden repository. Have you received a contract for signature from the publisher regarding publication and are you unsure what will happen to your copyright and what this means for your dissertation? Send an email with the draft contract to [email protected] and we will help you understand its content.
Have you completed your dissertation and do you want to publish one or more chapters as an article? An embargo of 6, 12, 18 or 24 months is possible. You can indicate this in the non-exclusive licence agreement that you sign with the university.
Submitting your dissertation
You can find more information about submitting the thesis, the licence agreement and other forms you need to fill in, the number of printed copies of the thesis you need to submit, compensation of printing expenses, and other information on our webpage Submitting your PhD dissertation .
LIACS Thesis Repository
These webpages contain theses and reports by students affiliated with the various bachelor and master programmes offered at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science ( LIACS ), the computer science and artificial intelligence department of Leiden University . Note: this thesis repository might be incomplete for certain programmes.
- Bachelor Informatica | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
- Bachelor Informatica & Economie | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012
- Bachelor Bioinformatica | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018
- Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023
- Master Computer Science | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992
- Master ICT in Business and the Public Sector | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
- Master Media Technology | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014/2015 | 2014-2015 | 2013/2014 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | 2006 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004
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A PhD track consists of original scientific research under the supervision of a professor, which takes on average 4 years.
Every year, around 400 PhD candidates defend their dissertation at Leiden University, spread across all the University’s different disciplines.
A PhD track consists of original scientific research under the supervision of a professor, which takes on average 4 years. Many PhD candidates are employed by the University, but a number are subsidised by a grant that they have acquired themselves. The University also has a large number of external PhD candidates, who generally work part-time on their research.
Every PhD candidate is enrolled in one of the University Graduate Schools.
Read more about Studying for your PhD .
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Utrecht University Student Theses Repository. ... Leiden PhD theses. Digitized Recent PhD theses (from approximately 2005 on) by Leiden PhD students are available digitally through Scholarly Publications. The site offers free access to these PhD theses. However, in some cases a thesis may be under embargo temporarily and access to its full-text ...
Student theses at Leiden University. The Student Repository offers an online overview of theses from most Leiden University Bachelor and Master programmes. Many of these theses are available in full text. Bachelor Theses are by default closed access, unless the author and thesis supervisor have decided to make the thesis available.
Dissertations published at Leiden University. Browse all items via the link in the sidebar. Recently Added. Evers, T.M.J. 2024. Single cell mechanics for disease biology and pharmacology. Opdam, L.V. 2024. Artificial metallo-proteins for photocatalytic water splitting. ... Student Repository ...
The Scholarly Publications repository of Leiden University contains publications by scholars from Leiden University and institutes affiliated to the university. Where possible the publications have been made freely accessible (Open Access). The repositories are divided into collections for various domains.
About. The Leiden University Scholarly Repository is the online storage for scholarly output from Leiden University's researchers and from institutes affiliated with Leiden University. Since 2006 the repository has provided Open Access to PhD Theses, articles, scholarly journals, book series and conference proceedings. The Scholarly ...
The relationship between incorporating Biophilic Design elements in Berlin Mitte and Neukölln and residents' perceived well-being and satisfaction in their neighborhoods. Tackling exclusionary zoning. Unveiling Binckhorst: a Historical Analysis of Continuous (Re)development. The Suitability of the Yale Romanization of Korean for Linguistics in ...
Uploading student theses. The Student Repository is part of Scholarly Publications Leiden University and offers an online archive that makes Bachelor and Master theses easily searchable and publicly available. The Student Repository brings together theses within one specific location. Students can browse its contents when preparing their thesis ...
Scholarly Publications (before: Leiden Respository) is the online storage for scholarly output from Leiden University's researchers and from institutes affiliated with Leiden University. Since 2006 the repository has provided Open Access to PhD Theses, scholarly journals, book series and conference proceedings.
SubCVS: Merging Version Control Systems in a Servlet-based Repository Browser. Zwan, R. (Robin) van der. Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining Applied to No-limit Texas Hold'em. Theses (BSc, MSc and PhD) and other reports by students affiliated with LIACS; the computer science department of Leiden University.
An Analysis on the Pigeon Remains Found in the Roman well at Tabacalera (Gijón, Northern Spain) Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA) closed access. Warnar, Femke 3000. The Horse as an Instrument of Connection. A Preliminary Case Study Into Equid Morphology Based on Metapodia and Mandibular Cheek Teeth Found at the Medieval Site of Tiel Medel.
Publications. The repository currently contains over 70.000 publications from Leiden University and affiliated institutions, including 5.700 dissertations and almost 25.000 Open Access articles. The majority of these articles is registered via our current research information system Lucris.In addition, there are several collections of books, journals and conference proceedings published in ...
The Student Repository brings together the theses of many bachelor and master programmes at Leiden University. Students can use it for orientation and to showcase their thesis after graduation. To faculties, the repository means a safe and persistent digital archive, that also helps making their programmes more visible. Uploading your thesis.
Dutch support to the Ukraine-Russian war: Understanding and Analysing the Factors Influencing Support Mechanisms in the Context of a developing World Order. Reek, Stijn van. 2023.
Year: 2020 - present. For a complete overview of CML dissertations, visit the webpage Leiden University Scholarly Publications . Overview of all dissertations published by PhD candidates from CML.
ICLON, Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching , Humanities , Leiden University Date 2016-07-05 ... ICLON PhD Dissertation Series ISBN 9789490383152 ... Contact; About us; Recently Added; Digital Collections; Student Repository ...
Submitting your PhD dissertation. Practical information on submitting your dissertation The Beadle's office. You must submit 2 copies of your thesis and appended propositions to the beadle's office for the attention of the Doctorate Board no later than three weeks before the date of your doctoral defence.. Delivery during office hours or send: Bureau Pedel, Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ Leiden.
Thesis and papers. When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic. One of the most important things you will learn during an academic study programme is how to write an ...
Delivery during office hours or send: Rapenburg 73, 2313 GJ Leiden. Providing a number of copies of the dissertation for the Dean. Providing copies for all members of the examining committee. Providing four copies for the University Library. You must also submit an electronic copy of your dissertation for the University repository.
Leiden Observatory , Faculty of Science , Leiden University Date ... PhD Thesis ISBN 9789462599239 ©2020-2021 Leiden University A service provided by Leiden University Libraries. Contact; About us ... About us; Recently Added; Digital Collections; Student Repository ...
The copyright to your thesis lies with you, the author. However, the university has stipulated that your thesis must be included in the university's repository. You are also required to submit a number of paper copies to the university. This is a prerequisite for obtaining your doctorate, as stated in article 20 of the Leiden University PhD ...
These webpages contain theses and reports by students affiliated with the various bachelor and master programmes offered at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science ( LIACS ), the computer science and artificial intelligence department of Leiden University. Note: this thesis repository might be incomplete for certain programmes. Theses ...
The Leiden University PhD regulations are leading for the composition of the PhD dissertation. As Leiden University prescribes no strict regulations with regard to the structure and content of a PhD dissertation, LACDR has composed thesis guidelines, specified per research group. At the start of a PhD track, the PhD candidate will receive the ...
PhD programmes. A PhD track consists of original scientific research under the supervision of a professor, which takes on average 4 years. Every year, around 400 PhD candidates defend their dissertation at Leiden University, spread across all the University's different disciplines. A PhD track consists of original scientific research under ...