Graduate School
Why a PhD at the LUMC
LUMC is the medical faculty of Leiden University. It is a modern center for research, education and patient care with a strong scientific orientation. Join LUMC’s PhD community and benefit from our expertise, excellent infrastructure and multidisciplinary collaborations.
The LUMC has a lot to offer
Thinking about doing a PhD in medicine or biomedicine in the Netherlands? Perhaps you will find a good opportunity at Leiden University, which is located between The Hague and Amsterdam. Our PhD candidates conduct research on a great variety of biomedical and health care subjects that stimulate multidisciplinary collaborations. The LUMC aims to connect PhD candidates from various research themes and disciplines, in order to benefit both the PhD candidate and the LUMC.
‘The LUMC organizes courses and lectures for all PhD candidates, regardless of their field of expertise,’ says Hine, PhD candidate in Neuroscience. These in-depth scientific and transferable skills courses prepare you for the next step in your career.
Becoming a PhD candidate
Looking for universities in the Netherlands with PhD programs in medicine? The LUMC offers people opportunities to discover, develop and use their talents for the continuous improvement of healthcare. Take a look at our PhD vacancies. Leiden University regularly offers PhD positions for Dutch and international candidates. Dutch law dictates that you need a Dutch Master of Science (MSc) degree, or equivalent, to pursuit a PhD degree in the Netherlands.
Being a PhD candidate
Once you have been accepted by one of our thesis advisors, you will start a personalized PhD program which will take 3-4 years. As is customary in the Netherlands, this means that you will have limited coursework and instead receive on-the-job training from our dedicated supervisors and perform research independently.
About the Graduate School
The Graduate School is the central point for anything PhD-related. Together with Leiden University and the LUMC research themes, the Graduate School at the LUMC offers PhD candidates ambitious learning trajectories. The Graduate School office supports you and your supervisors through the PhD trajectory formalities. We also organize various meetings and courses to help you develop yourself as an all-round scientist. The Graduate School organization works closely with representatives of the LUMC Association for PhD Candidates.
Contact
Head LUMC Graduate School: Bob Siegerink, PhD
Correspondence regarding individual PhD tracks: graduateschool@lumc.nl
Postal address:
LUMC
Graduate School Office
Directorate of Research and Valorisation
P-5-P
P.O. Box 9600
2300 RC Leiden
The Netherlands
Contact persons:
- Astrid Niemeijer
- Miriam Kantebeen
- Jan Schoones
- Karen Bergman
- Lieke Lim
Phone: 06 55 44 77 24