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• Students bring turbulent past of Valkenburg airfield to life News - 3 June 2026

  The former Valkenburg airfield is steeped in history: the Romans defended their empire here, German forces landed here in 1940 and even the Cold War left its mark. Now thousands of homes are planned for the site. Students from Leiden and Delft are exploring how to make this past visible.

• Why we need to look underwater to understand our past News - 12 April 2023

  Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain why underwater archaeology is important to understanding our history.

• Help shape Leiden University’s next steps on its colonial and slavery past – apply now! Announcement - 19 February 2026

• Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ News - 13 November 2023

  The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.gunnink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274963

• What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners News - 26 May 2025

  You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how they work and improved their teaching – and how they chose to spend the money.

• Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday News - 14 January 2025

  Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra special Dies Natalis on 7 February. Highlights includes an alumni festival, three exhibitions and a canal concert.

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  Michaël Peyrot Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274177

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  Jiang Wu

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  Marten Jesse Pot Communications Advisor

  m.j.pot@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272685

• Too late for your lecture? That’s a thing of the past with the new Kwartiertje pass News - 1 April 2023

  Being on time for a lecture can be hard for students. To make life easier, you can now request for a ‘Kwartiertje’ pass.

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  Marian Klamer Director PhD programs / Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272783

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  Rik van Gijn Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413

• Dialogue Session on Leiden University’s Colonial and Slavery Past Event - 11 March 2026

  Dialogue session

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.a.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278828

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  Alwin Kloekhorst Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277977

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

  a.politopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eline Westra

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  Peter de Knijff Professor

  p.de_knijff@lumc.nl | 071 5269537

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  Verena Meyer University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.h.meyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272281

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272360

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275154

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

  m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Willemijn Waal Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.waal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322

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  Marina Terkourafi Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159

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  Willem Adelaar Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arno Knobbe Associate professor

  a.j.knobbe@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278919

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  Kate Bellamy Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273983

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  Rick Honings Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.m.honings@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272126

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  Rachel Schats Associate professor

  r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271925

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  Karwan Fatah-Black Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272666

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  Jason Laffoon Associate professor

  j.e.laffoon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272646

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  Peter Bisschop Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272980

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  Annelou van Gijn Professor emeritus

  a.l.van.gijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272389

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  Alexander Geurds Dean / Professor

  a.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206

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  Marlou Schrover Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272786

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  Kolffpad 1, Leiden

• All-gender toilet University Campus Spui

  University Campus Spui, Spui 5, 2511 BL, The Hague

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  Corinne Hofman Professor of Caribbean Archaeology

  c.l.hofman@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272449

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  Claire Weeda Director of Education / University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272718

• Reception University Campus Spui

  University Campus Spui, Spui 5, 2511 BL, The Hague

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  Rapenburg 73, Leiden

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  University Library Location

  Witte Singel 27, Leiden

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  University Sports Centre Location

  Goliuspad 22, Leiden

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