Both on a personal and institutional level, the staff of Leiden CADS collaborates with:

Leiden University

• Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
       Urban reserach
• Archaeology
       Cultural Heritage
• Institue for Environmental Studies (CML)
       Water and Society
• The Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
       Digital Society and Culture 

KITLV

• KITLV / Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
       State, violence and citizenship
       Mobility and belonging   

International Institute for Asian Studies

• International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
        Asian Cities
        Global Asia

Africa Study Centre

• Africa Study Centre (ASC)
        Resources and wellbeing
        Africa's global connections

Leiden Global

• The Leiden Global consortium, for  cooperation with organisations with a similar mission, such as the Museum for Ethnology, the Museum of Antiquities, the International Institute for Asia Studies, the Netherland Institute for Near East Initiatives. 

Leiden Erasmus Delft

• The Leiden Erasmus Delft consortium
       Sustainability
       Migration and Diversity
       Culture and Heritage
       Frugal Innovation in Africa 

Mabuwaya Foundation

• The Mabuwaya Foundation (Philippines)