Many researchers of the Faculty of Science are members of a research school related to their area of expertise. Research schools aim at collaboration of researchers from different faculties in the same university (interfaculty schools) or in different universities (interuniversity schools).

Courses

Even though the university Graduate Schools are primarily responsible for the training and supervision of PhD Candidates, interuniversity PhD courses are also offered by the research schools. These courses offer training in both methodology and area specific knowledge. Moreover, they provide PhD candidates with the opportunity to come into contact with fellow PhD candidates from other universities.

The Research Institutes of the Leiden Graduate School of Science participate in the following National Research Schools:

• Advanced School for Computing and Imaging
• Netherlands Research School for Information and Knowledge Systems
• Casimir Research School for interdisciplinary physics
• Dutch Research School of Theoretical Physics
• PhD Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry
• Institute for Programming research and Algorithmics
• National Research School Catalysis Controlled by Chemical Design
• National Dutch Graduate School of Polymer Science and Technology
• Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research
• Netherlands Research School For Astronomy
• Netherlands Research School of Chemical Biology
• Medical Genetic Centre
• Research School Biodiversity