News
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Putting the history of squatting in Leiden on the map 08 May 2018
When you think of squatting, the picture that comes to mind is of young people occupying derelict buildings in big cities. Leiden also has a history o...
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National Museum of Antiquities: 200-year partnership with Leiden University 30 April 2018
From Caspar Reuvens to the royal grave in Oss, and from ancient images in the Hortus to a table from Naturalis. The National Museum of Antiquities is ...
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‘The favourite candidate in the Mexican presidential election is another Trump.' 26 April 2018
Mexico will be electing a new president on 1 July. No matter who wins, there will be little change in the deep political crisis affecting the country....
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Introducing: Angus Mol 20 April 2018
As of February, Angus Mol works as assistant professor at the Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH). His appointment is shared by the Institute for Hi...
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Judith Pollmann elected to KNAW 19 April 2018
Judith Pollmann, Professor of Early Modern Dutch History and Academic Director of the Institute for History, has been elected to the Royal Netherlands...
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Five Leiden professors elected to KNAW 18 April 2018
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected five Leiden professors from different disciplines as new members. Two of the new member...
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Damian Pargas on his inaugural lecture "Promised Lands" 17 April 2018
On May 25th, Prof. Damian Pargas will hold his inaugural lecture "Promised Lands".
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Ariadne Schmidt appointed professor of the Cultural History of Leiden 06 April 2018
Ariadne Schmidt will be appointed professor by special appointment of the Magdalena Moons chair at Leiden University. From 1 September 2018 she will ...
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Lobbying citizens had a lot of influence in the Golden Age 19 March 2018
Thanks to fanatical lobbying various groups of citizens and traders had a lot of influence on the initial success of the Dutch colony in Brazil. This ...
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Memorial stone points to turbulent history of Indonesian students 06 March 2018
A new memorial stone on the facade of a student house in the Hugo de Grootstraat is a reminder of the dozens of Indonesian students who studied in Lei...
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History and Classics rank high in QS Rankings by Subject 28 February 2018
Leidens's Classics and History rank 6th and 15th place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Every year, QS ranks universities all over the ...
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Four new Research Trainee Projects at the Institute for History 21 February 2018
This year four research trainee projects were approved by the faculty to be carried out at the Institute for History this semester.
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Beyond The Last Utopia? A Student Blog Series About the History of Human Rights 06 February 2018
As a result of the MA-course History of Human Rights, dr. Paul van Trigt and students who participated in the course wrote a series of blogs concernin...
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Introducing: Bernhard Rieger 01 February 2018
Bernhard Rieger recently joined the Institute for History as our new Professor of European History. He introduces himself.
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Introducing: Mike Schmidli 01 February 2018
Mike Schmidli recently joined the Institute for History as a lecturer in American History. He introduces himself.