Scientific Directors
At the head of a research discipline is a Scientific Director. Once every two weeks, the Scientific Directors of the Faculty’s eight institutes come together with the Faculty Board to discuss the research portfolios of science, administration, faculty and administration of the budget plan. The Dean is chairman of the meeting and the Scientific Directors.
Roles and responsibilities of the Scientific Directors:
- Responsible for operation of the institute and quality assurance.
- Determines the work of staff within the institute.
- Contributes to care admission, training, and supervision of PhD Students
- Sets the five-year outline of the research programme at the Institute
- Advises the Faculty Board to estimate resource serving the research programme
- Is Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute
Scientific Directors |
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Dean and chairman |
Scientific Director Center for Environmental Sciences |
Scientific Director Institute Biology Leiden |
Prof.dr. Miranda van Eck |
Prof.dr. Marcello Bonsangue |
Scientific Director Leiden Institute of Chemistry |
Prof.dr. Sense Jan van der Molen Scientific Director Leiden Institute of Physics |
Scientific Director, Mathematical Institute (MI) a.i. |
Scientific Director Leiden Observatory |