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• LeidenGlobal Dialogues - Egyptian Mummified Remains in Museums Event - 26 February 2026

  Lecture

• Daan Smets - Milling from the Middle Kingdom through the Graeco-Roman Period Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

  This lecture will be hosted on Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 6:00 pm.

• About the programme Egyptology (research) (MA)

  Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Research) covers two years and can be studied in four programmes, one of them is Egyptology. When you choose to study this programme, you will both be guided through the broadness of Egyptological sub-disciplines, as well as gradually led to develop your own specific…

• Economies of Destruction Research output

  How the systematic destruction of valuables created value in Bronze Age Europe, c. 2300-500 BC

• Required documents Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures (MA)

  When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.

• Daoism on the Irrelevance of Books Event - 4 March 2026

  Lecture, China Seminar

• Studying the pre-Roman Samnite people with an IRESMO research grant News - 19 November 2020

  In Spring next year, a new and international team of archaeologists, historians, and education experts will start a collaborative project on the archaeology of Molise. The project is generously funded by l’Istituto Regionale per gli Studi Storici del Molise “Vincenzo Cuoco” (IRESMO).

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  Antoinette Haverhals PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.haverhals@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Olga Ceran Postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  o.m.ceran@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Willemijn Plomp Data Steward

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.p.plomp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erica Hyatt PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.l.hyatt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rüya Koçer Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.g.kocer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Simone Mulder Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.f.mulder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Thaddeus Bergé Policy officer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.m.g.berge@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  David Kühling Guest employee

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.kuhling@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Francesca Arici Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  f.arici@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274831

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  Katie Hudson Data Steward/Research Support Officer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.i.s.hudson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sander van Rijn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.j.van.rijn@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

• OIKOS Crash Course in Greek Palaeography 2026 Event - 26 May 2026

  Course

• Papyrology

• A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World Research output

  This collection of essays explores processes of innovation in Greco-Roman technology and science.

• Reading Greek and Hellenistic-Roman Spolia Research output

  Objects, Appropriation and Cultural Change

• Tell Sabi Abyad – The Late Neolithic Settlement Research output

  Report on the Excavations of the University of Amsterdam (1988) and the National Museum of Antiquities Leiden (1991-1993) in Syria.

• Mimetic Posthumanism: Homo Mimeticus 2.0 in Arts, Philosophy, and Technics Research output

  In this latest contribution to mimetic studies, Nidesh Lawtoo joins forces with leading international theorists of the posthuman to broaden the reach of the mimetic turn beyond human imitation.

• ProParte Homerus leesclub ProParte

  The Homer Reading Group is a ProParte sub-group.

• The Apocalypse of Paul (Visio Pauli) in Sahidic Coptic Research output

  Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary

• Valuing Labour in Greco-Roman Antiquity Research output

  How did ancient Greeks and Romans regard work?

• The prehistoric origin and spread of the Indo-Iranian languages Research project

  A linguistic test of hypotheses rooted in genetics and archaeology.

• The Skandapurāṇa Volume V Research output

  Adhyāyas 96 – 112. The Varāha Cycle and the Andhaka Cycle Continued

• Public Engagement Leiden Human Evolution Collective

  Members of the collective are actively involved in various forms of public engagement, including blog posts, podcasts, media interviews, documentaries, museum activities, collaborations with schools, and citizen science.

• Xiamen (CN) Multi-functional urban Green space planning based on transdisciplinary learning (MultiGreen)

  Xiamen is a a city in the Chinese province Fujian. It currently has about 4.3 million citizens in the city. It is therefore the largest city of the province.

• Contact Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA)

  If you have a question, there are various ways to get in touch with us.

• Beyond borders: Toward an archaeology of Middle America Event - 15 June 2026

  Inaugural lecture

• The Cambridge History of Strategy. Volume 1: From Antiquity to the American War of Independence Research output

  Volume I of The Cambridge History of Strategy offers a history of the practice of strategy from the beginning of recorded history, to the late eighteenth century, from all parts of the world.

• Universal Śaivism Research output

  In Universal Śaivism Peter Bisschop provides a critical edition and annotated translation of the sixth chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra `Treatise on the Religion of Śiva’, the so-called Śāntyadhyāya 'Chapter on Appeasement’. The Sanskrit text is preceded by an extensive introduction on its composition,…

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  Tazuko van Berkel Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.a.van.berkel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272674

• Primary Sources and Asian Pasts Research output

  This Conference volume unites a wide range of scholars working in the fields of history, archaeology, religion, art, and philology in an effort to explore new perspec-tives and methods in the study of primary sources from premodern South and Southeast Asia.

• Award for modern study of Sumerian cuneiform by Bram Jagersma News - 29 November 2012

  Studying Sumerian grammar in your free time: Bram Jagersma did it. He described centuries-old Sumerian using a modern method he devised himself. For this PhD research he was awarded the De La Court Award for Independent Research by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW).

• Meet our staff Philosophy of the Arts (MA)

• Ana Achúcarro Group - The Early Universe

  We explore the particle physics and quantum world at the time of the big bang.

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  Alysa Eijkelenboom PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.g.eijkelenboom@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Vittorio Nespeca Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  v.n.nespeca@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Javad Hayatdavoudi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.hayatdavoudi@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zohreh Zahedi Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.zahedi.2@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 10 maart: Universiteit Leiden start estafettestaking tegen bezuinigingen News - 6 March 2025

  Medewerkers van de Universiteit Leiden trappen maandag 10 maart de estafettestaking af van de Nederlandse universiteiten tegen de kabinetsbezuinigingen.

• Leiden Loves Science Dossier: 444 years of Leiden University

• Prepare for your studies Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures (MA)

  You’ve been accepted! Leiden University looks forward to welcoming you as a new student. Your next step is to prepare for your studies. Below you can find some tips to help you get a head start as you embark on your studies at Leiden University.

• Archaeology of the Near East

  The Near East, situated at the nexus of Europe, Africa, and Asia, was central to the development of ancient societies in all three continents.

• Hieratic, Demotic and Greek Studies and Text Editions. Of Making Many Books There Is No End: Festschrift in Honour of Sven P. Vleeming Research output

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• Tracking the Tocharians from Europe to China: a linguistic reconstruction Research project

  This project intends to provide an integrated linguistic assessment of the hypothesised migration route of the Tocharians.