Students


Who is provided with an ULCN account?
Every student who is enrolled at Leiden University is entitled to an ULCN account. Following registration, you will receive your account details by letter at the address where you are registered. You should request the account details yourself if you have not received this letter.
What can I do with the ULCN account?
  • Work stations
    Access to work stations (PCs) stations in the faculties, in Plexus student centre and the University Library.
     
  • Leiden University Wireless Access (LUWA)
    LUWA provides wireless access to internet with your own laptop.
     
  • uMail
    Access to your uMailbox, including mail forwarding to an alternative mail address.
     
  • uTwist
    Registering and deregistering for exams, work groups and courses, applying for exam results and notifying change of address.
     
  • uPrefs
    Here you can change your ULCN password and create extra settings for Blackboard
     
  • Blackboard
    Access to the digital teaching environment
     
  • UB Catalogue
    Searching for books and journals (including electronic journals) in the libraries of University Leiden Libraries.
     
  • Digital Library
    Access to catalogues, bibliographic files, full-text sources and electronic journals of University Leiden Libraries. 
     
  • eStemmen
    Voting for staff members of faculty boards and personnel committees.
     
  • Surfspot
    Ordering software via a campus licence.
     
  • Weblog
    Maintaining a blog, including an academic blog
Work station
Your ULCN account gives you access to the work stations. Most of these are so-called VUW work stations. The faculties of Archaeology, Medicine (LUMC), Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Science have their own work station environment with specific applications.
Contact details
Local helpdesks a the faculties
Archaeology Helpdesk
Humanities Service Desk WSD     
Medicine & LUMC Helpdesk
Law Helpdesk OIC
Social and Behavioural Sciences Helpdesk DIOS
Science       Helpdesk

General helpdesks
Computer Services dept. Central Helpdesk 
University Leiden Libraries Helpdesk
Other departments/services                General
More information
Web Editor – 01/12/2009