1. Discover the world at Leiden University Discover the world at Leiden NameP.G.L. KlinkhamerDate 20.08.14

2. Discover the world at Leiden University Index Leiden City Leiden University Faculties Leiden University Institute of Biology Leiden Clusters IBL Reachability Leiden / Institute of Biology Hotels

3. Discover the world at Leiden University Leiden City Leiden has a rich city history Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university in the Netherlands (1575) The city is ideally located within a short travelling distance of major centres such as The Hague and Amsterdam Leiden Bio Science Park is the leading life sciences cluster in the Netherlands and ranks among the top five most successful science parks in Europe Leiden offers numerous places of interest 12 museums (for example Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Naturalis Biodiversity Center) Almshouses Hortus Botanicus Boat tour through the Leiden’s historic city centre Hooglandse Church Rembrandt walk Thysiana Library De Burcht

4. Discover the world at Leiden University Almshouse Naturalis Biodiversity Center National museum of natural history and research center Hooglandse ChurchHortus Botanicus

5. Discover the world at Leiden University Leiden University Founded in 1575, as a gift from William of Orange to the citizens of Leiden One of Europe’s foremost international research universities Important researchers studied at Leiden University The University has approximately 23,000 students (from 110 countries) 5,500 staff members (including the academic staff of the Leiden University Medical Center) Leiden University is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) William of Orange

6. Discover the world at Leiden University Faculties Leiden University The University comprises 7 faculties: Archaeology Campus The Hague Humanities Law Medicine/LUMC (Leiden University Medical Center) Science Social and Behavioural Science

7. Discover the world at Leiden University Institute of Biology Leiden Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) is a modern, dynamic and internationally oriented institute with excellent research facilities The Institute is housed in the Sylviusbuilding located at the heart of the Bio Science Park Leiden Bio Science Park is the leading life sciences cluster in the Netherlands and ranks among the top 5 most successful science parks in Europe IBL – 650 students and 80 PhD’s The Institute is organized in 3 multidisciplinary clusters 1. Animal Sciences & Health 2. Plant Sciences & Natural Products 3. Microbial Biotechnology & Health Sylviusbuilding

8. Discover the world at Leiden University Clusters IBL Animal Sciences & Health This cluster does pioneering work in the field of fundamental and applied animal sciences. They explicitly integrate different levels of research, from the molecular and cellular level to the individual and population level Plant Sciences & Natural Products This cluster does innovative fundamental and strategic research in the field of plant sciences. The scope of the plant cluster ranges from developing molecular techniques for genetic engineering to ecological research in the field of plant resistance Microbial Biotechnology & Health This cluster does innovative fundamental and strategic research in the field of plant sciences. The scope of the plant cluster ranges from developing molecular techniques for genetic engineering to ecological research in the field of plant resistance

9. Discover the world at Leiden University Biology Leiden Long tradition in research on plant compounds Clusius garden in Leiden1592 Hegnauer chemotaxonomy 1980 Yponomeutidae More recently: Population dynamics of tritrophic interactions (Senecio-Tyria-Parasitoids) Plant-herbivore interactions and life-history evolution Plant defense: the role of secondary metabolites Plant-herbivore interactions and invasiveness Natural products research Plant-pollinator interactions

10. Discover the world at Leiden University Hotels Hotels near the University (10-15 minutes) Tulip Inn Bastion Oegstgeest Ibis Leiden Holiday Inn Hilton Garden Inn Hampshire Hotel Fitland Level Van der Valk hotel Leiden Nieuw Minerva Golden Tulip from €30 from €37 from €41 from €53 from €58 from €63 from €83 from €100

11. Discover the world at Leiden University Reachability Leiden / Institute of Biology Leiden can easily be reached by international visitors, with Schiphol just 20 minutes away and Rotterdam’s smaller airport at 25 minutes distance The city has a fast connection to the European rail network, including the high speed trains to Brussels, Paris and London Leiden Bio Science Park is ideally located between the A44 motorway and the Leiden Central railway station 20 minutes (by car or train) from Amsterdam Schiphol airport. Within walking distance of the historic Leiden city centre.