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Adolescence: Sexual Becoming in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives19 June 2025On 24 and 25 April 2025, the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam — home to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) — hosted an interdisciplinar...
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Leiden researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions13 June 2025A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient...
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Vicente Fisher de Miranda Rodrigues awarded Cornelis Thiele Prize20 May 2025After the KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History, Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues has also won the Cornelis Thiele Prize of the Dutch Society for ...
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Ethical regimes. Doctors, patients and ethics in colonial and postcolonial medicineCall for papers for conference 22 and 23 January 2026 19 May 2025We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a conference focused on ethical practices in medical research and treatment in the colonial and postc...
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Resistance against the Dutch and German Occupiers: Indonesian Students in Leiden24 April 2025On the eve of World War II, Leiden was home to the largest Indonesian student community in the Netherlands. Many of these students joined the resistan...
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Jamel Buhari: ‘Queer migration is intertwined with other reasons for leaving’24 April 2025Those who apply for asylum at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) are often asked about their main reason for migration. This process put...
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How the Republic contributed to the French colonial empire: ‘People like you and me invested’24 April 2025In the 18th century, the French colonial empire teemed with protectionist laws. Nevertheless, businessmen from the Republic played an important role i...
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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...