What should you do in an emergency?

Emergency: life-threatening

Always call 112. 

Non-life-threatening emergency in our buildings

Call the emergency number for your building. This can be found on a sticker on your landline phone, your computer monitor or on the evacuation plans in the hallways and rooms of the building. 

Incident or emergency outside office hours

The Safety & Security Department can be reached outside office hours on +31 71 527 11 32.

Suspicious situation, burglary or if someone is locked in outside of opening hours

Phone the mobile surveillance unit on 06 26 97 50 16 if you see signs of burglary, broken glass, lights that shouldn’t be on, people who may be locked in or any other suspicious situations in and around our buildings.

Cybersecurity incident

Report data breaches, phishing and other incidents to the ISSC Help Desk. They are available on workdays from 08.30 to 17.30 on 071 527 8888. 

Emergency number for students and staff abroad

Students who are abroad for their studies can call the crisis telephone number +31 71 5 27 66 66 in the event of an emergency.

Staff who are abroad for work can send a WhatsApp message to +44 161 884 5388 or call +44 161 884 5395 in the event of an emergency.

Safe Science with WetenschapVeilig

Academics who join the public debate are increasingly targeted by threats, hate speech and intimidation. Leiden University takes this very seriously and will help you work out what you need to mitigate the risks and feel safe. You’ll also find information on the WetenschapVeilig website, an initiative of the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) with the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

You can contact WetenschapVeilig to report incidents at 0320 33 13 43.