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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd' 13 August 2021
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 202...
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NWO grant for research into Het Dorp: ‘We are going to tell the lesser-known history’ 12 July 2021
It is one of the most famous moments in Dutch TV history: the twenty-three hour long marathon broadcast of Open het Dorp. But what happened to the com...
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Historian Nadia Bouras: ‘I wanted to succeed, for my parents and myself’ 06 July 2021
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series, we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this seco...
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‘You have no love for truth’: 19th-century British scientists accused each other at every turn 25 June 2021
Lack of manliness, avaricious or too imaginative. These are just a few of the accusations with which British scientists discredited each other over a ...
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Digital skills at History 18 June 2021
In her teaching, University Lecturer of Ancient History Liesbeth Claes uses various digital tools. Using that experience and interest she started an i...
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Eduard van de Bilt and Joke Kardux say goodbye to Leiden 18 May 2021
For more than 35 years they helped put American Studies on the map: Joke Kardux and Eduard van de Bilt. This spring, the couple retired. A farewell in...
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming' 18 May 2021
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debu...
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NIAS fellowship for Mike Schmidli 17 May 2021
Mike Schmidli has been awarded a fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS). From September 2021, he will spend 5 months at NIA...
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Introducing: Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali & Felipe Colla de Amorim 15 April 2021
Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali and Felipe Colla de Amorim recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates. Together they work in an integrated,...
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Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830 13 April 2021
For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and...
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’ 22 March 2021
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on ...
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Tips from lecturers for lecturers 16 March 2021
In large numbers, lecturers from the History study programme responded to the call to share tips for online and hybrid education. Everyone can now tak...
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How to say goodbye to politics? 15 March 2021
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are...
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Succesful online conference: Imperial Artefacts 11 March 2021
On January 28 and 29, 2021 the conference ‘Imperial Artefacts: History, Law and the Looting of Cultural Property’ took place online. This first of its...
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Three years of Urban Studies: 'Maybe it's time to think about a master's programme' 05 March 2021
A study programme all about cities and their issues. Three years ago, the bachelor's programme Urban Studies was a newcomer in The Hague. By now, the ...