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Alicia Schrikker appointed professor of Dutch History in the WorldAppointment 25 January 2026The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Alicia Schrikker as Professor of Dutch History in the World, effective 1 January 2026. The c...
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Who advised the government in the seventeenth century? ‘It’s interesting to see who was considered an expert.’Veni grant 20 January 2026What do you do as a government if you are at a loss? You ask an expert for help. In the seventeenth-century Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, ...
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’Impact 15 December 2025Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern L...
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Contribute to the fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days in LeidenAnniversary edition 03 December 2025The History Days are coming to Leiden for their anniversary edition! The History Days in Leiden on 27, 28 and 29 August 2026 bring together everyone w...
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Municipality of Leiden apologises for role in slavery and announces further researchApology 02 December 2025On 2 December, the Municipality of Leiden will apologise for the role previous administrations played in colonialism and slavery. Mayor Peter Heijkoop...
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Fenna IJtsma delved into four centuries of Leiden greenery: 'Leiden people have always sought out greenery'Inspiration from history for climate-proof city 27 November 2025Over the past year, historian Fenna IJtsma delved into 'four centuries of historical greenery'. As part of the Heritage Deal, with input from biologis...
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The colonial contacts of the firm De Heyder & Co: ‘Completely intertwined with the colonial market’Student research 17 November 2025The Lakenhal depot houses three nineteenth-century sample books in which the cotton company De Heyder & Co kept precise records of who placed which or...
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'The Pieterskerk has always defined Leiden's identity'PhD Defence 11 November 2025Ward Hoskens started ten years ago as an intern at one of Leiden's most iconic buildings: the Pieterskerk. Now he is doing his PhD on the question of ...
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‘Irregular warfare is not going away, however much we’d like it to’Inaugural lecture 23 October 2025The fight against insurgents, guerrillas and resistance movements is an ‘incredibly unpopular’ topic with experts and military personnel, says Profess...
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Leiden mayor visits Humanities: ‘The diversity of subjects is fantastic’10 July 2025Mayor Peter Heijkoop is busy getting to know his city better. On Monday 7 July, he visited the Faculty of Humanities. ‘A few hours and you can see how...
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First joint meeting 'Collecting Global Heritage' in Leiden04 July 2025On Thursday 26 June 2025, the Pavilion of the Wereldmuseum Leiden featured the first joint meeting of Leiden University and the Vrije Universiteit Ams...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects04 July 2025Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese...
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Spinoza Prize for historian Judith Pollmann: ‘We continually reference the past’Interview 26 June 2025How did people in the past deal with change? And how did such change influence personal and collective identities? For her research on these questions...
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Historical research shows how Leiden University and city council benefitted from colonialism03 April 2025
Leiden 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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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...