The Faculty of Science stands for research of high quality. An honest and reliable practice of science is important to us.

Scientific integrity

An honest and reliable practice of science is important to us. Our research must be reliably conducted in a careful, fair, verifiable, impartial and independent manner.
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Research assessment

In order to guarantee the quality of our research, a committee of external experts assesses our institutes.
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The quality, societal relevance and viability of the research lines of our eight institutes have received ratings ranging from very good to excellent in these evaluations.

 

 

Research with animals

Within Leiden University, we sometimes carry out research using laboratory animals. We only do this when there is no alternative and we cannot answer the research question in any other way. We are aware of the fact that we have to be extra meticulous when carrying out animal experiments. One condition of this is transparency, which is guaranteed according to the Transparency Agreement on Animal Experiments.

More information on research involving laboratory animals, and how we assess and account for these experiments, can be found in our dossier Laboratory Animals in Research.