Professors

Maurits Berger Professor of Islam and the West
- Chair: Sultan of Oman Chair in Oriental Studies
- Made possible by: Praesidium Libertatis I Foundation
Fernando Bordin Professor International Institutional Law
- Chair: International Institutional Law
- Made possible by: Prof.mr. H.G. Schermers Fund
Sarah Cramsey Professor by Special Appointment History of Central Europe, migration and diaspora's
- Chair: Central European Studies
- Made possible by: Austrian Studies Fund
Anouk Goemans Professor by special appointment Children's aid and protection from a child studies and legal perspective
- Chair: Youth care and youth protection from a pedagogical and legal perspective
- Made possible by: Special Chair in Pedagogy and Law Pro Juventute Fund
Paul Kessler Professor by special appointment of Botanical gardens and botany of South East Asia
- Chair: Botanical gardens and botany of South East Asia
- Made possible by: Leiden University Fund
André van der Laan Professor by Special Appointment Juvenile and Adolescent Crime
- Chair: Juvenile and Adolescent Crime
- Made possible by: Fund for the study of Youth and Adolescent Crime
Thed van Leeuwen Professor by special appointment Science Studies
- Chair: Monitoring Open Science Policies and Practices
- Made possible by: Leiden University Fund
Ton Liefaard Professor Children's Rights
- Chair: Children's Rights
- Made possible by: Unicef-Fund Chair Children’s Rights
Tarlach McGonagle Professor Public Law
- Chair: Media Law and Information Society
- Made possible by: A.W. Hins Fund
Damian Pargas Professor History and Culture of North America
- Chair: Leiden Chair of the History and Culture of North America
- Made possible by: Praesidium Libertatis I Foundation

Rotating Professorships

The LUF also has several rotating professorships.

Boerhaave Chair (LUMC), made possible by the Den Dulk-Moermans Fund
Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies, made possible by the Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies Fund
Owada Chair in International Law and Geopolitics, made possible by the fund Owada Chair in International Law and Geopolitics