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Historical research shows how Leiden University and city council benefitted from colonialism03 April 2025Leiden University contributed to colonialism and slavery through its research and teaching. And governors and residents of Leiden had an active role i...
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Ammodo Science Fellowship for Sophie Rose's research on the perception of mental illness in the Dutch East Indies03 April 2025Sophie Rose is one of the fellows of the Ammodo Science Fellowship 2024. She will use this fellowship to conduct research at Leiden University.
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Wreck in the Wadden Sea: ‘Objects tell the story’03 April 2025More than 40 years ago, a wrecked merchant ship was found in the Wadden Sea. PhD student Geke Burger looked at this archaeological find from a histori...
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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average31 March 2025Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master ...
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The A.G. Leventis Foundation supports Leiden ancient historians03 March 2025Rafał Matuszewski and Kim Beerden, both university lecturers in Ancient History, received a grant from The A.G. Leventis Foundation.
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Rafal Matuszewski elected to the Young Academy of Europe03 March 2025Rafał Matuszewski has been elected Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) in recognition of his academic leadership and outstanding scientific ac...
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Herman Paul new Scientific Director of the Institute of History: ‘A good working atmosphere is important’27 February 2025Professor Herman Paul has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute of History from 1 February 2025. ‘Especially in these times, transparenc...
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Call for Papers: Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference20 February 2025In our rapidly evolving and interconnected world, the study of International Relations has expanded beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. Leide...
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Speed dating on Master’s Open Day: ‘What can you do with that master’s degree?’What to study? 17 February 2025Master’s Open Day on 14 February was the chance to fire off questions at master’s students and teaching staff or at alumni during a speed date. Almost...
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Lydia Boer wins incentive prize for bachelor's thesis14 February 2025History student Lydia Boer has won the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt incentive prize. She receives the prize for her bachelor’s thesis The marriag...
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'The Butterflies of Upper Digul' now also published in Indonesia11 February 2025Three years ago, Associate Professor Alicia Schrikker published 'De vlinders van Boven-Digoel', in which she chronicled several stories about colonial...
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Hundred-year-old causes of death mapped: ‘The past is the laboratory of the present’03 February 2025If it is up to university lecturer Evelien Walhout, in a year's time we will know exactly what people from Haarlem and Zwolle died of a century ago. T...
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Punishment or refuge? ‘Women sometimes aimed to be convicted’28 January 2025Over a thousand women ended up in a State workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said ...
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Healthcare and the Dutch East India Company: Two centuries of arrogance and challengesHistory 20 January 2025The Dutch East India Company (VOC) took healthcare seriously, albeit mainly for business reasons. Former GP Ton Zwaard’s PhD research reveals that alt...
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Lewis Wade Wins First Book Prize for 'Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France'15 January 2025The inaugural Society for the Study of French History First Book Prize has been awarded to Lewis Wade’s monograph 'Privilege, Economy and State in Old...