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921 search results for “history of science” in the Student website

• Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming' News - 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 debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…

• Traitors, profiteers or collaborators: ‘The Jewish Council has long been judged too harshly’ News - 2 May 2022

  For too long the Dutch collective memory has judged the Jewish Council too harshly. This perspective needs to be adjusted, Bart van der Boom argues in his new book ‘De politiek van het kleinste kwaad’ (lit. ‘The Politics of the Lesser Evil’).

• How the Republic contributed to the French colonial empire: ‘People like you and me invested’ News - 24 April 2025

  In the 18th century, the French colonial empire teemed with protectionist laws. Nevertheless, businessmen from the Republic played an important role in the French economy, and thus in the colonial system. PhD student Tessa de Boer explored how this came about.

• Dutch armed forces were willing to accept high casualties in Indonesia News - 9 November 2021

  The decolonisation war in Indonesia was violent partly because the Dutch military operated on the conviction that ‘an uprising had to be forcibly suppressed.’ This what historian Christiaan Harinck from the KITLV discovered in his PhD research.

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  Beibei Yuan Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.yuan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Spaces of Conflicts: The Lebanese War Novel as Urban and Architectural History Event - 27 February 2025

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

• Ōtsuka Kusuoko (1875-1910) in the Meiji Literary Field: Models of Authorship between keishū sakka and the "New Woman" Event - 6 March 2025

  Lecture

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  Josh Robison Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.robison@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005071

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  Constance Maly PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.f.m.maly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anouk van Vliet Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.l.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Faizal Rianto PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.rianto@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Neeltje Blankenstein Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hannah Kuhn Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.kuhn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hanjo Boekhout Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.d.boekhout@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bjørn Peare Bartholdy PhD candidate / guest

  b.p.bartholdy@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277843

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  Josi Marschall

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  Sabine van der Asdonk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.van.der.asdonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275438

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  Chenxiao Zhao

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  Robert-Jan de Rooij Guestworker

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marie Schwed Shenker PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.schwed.shenker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marijn Nagtzaam Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.m.nagtzaam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Matthijs van Leeuwen Professor / Director of Education

  m.van.leeuwen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277048

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  Joop van Holsteijn Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  holsteyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Aske Plaat Professor

  a.plaat@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277065

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  Tycho Jongenelen PhD candidate

  t.jongenelen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nicola Defour PhD candidate

  n.u.thome@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274395

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  Joost Visser Professor

  j.m.w.visser@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War News - 28 April 2025

  In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?

• Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship News - 22 January 2021

  Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.

• Nation Building, Historiography, and School History in a Multi-Cultural Context: Ethiopia’s Enigma of Our Time Event - 24 April 2025

  Lecture, COGLOSS lecture

• Geo-Poetics and the Reconstruction of Pre-Islamic Arabian History Event - 10 February 2026

  Middle East Studies Lecture

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Spinoza Prize for historian Judith Pollman News - 26 June 2025

  Judith Pollmann, Professor of Early Modern Dutch History, has been awarded the Spinoza Prize. ‘An unbelievable honour.’

• Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD News - 3 June 2025

  A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.

• Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’ News - 7 February 2023

  'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’

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  Amy Verdun Guest professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.c.verdun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Matthew di Giuseppe Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• (In)equalizers - Social and Economic Histories of Inequality(ies) and Difference(s), 1500-2000 Event - 5 December 2025

  Conference, Workshop

• European grant to research colonial medical experiments: 'Should we keep using this data?' News - 10 January 2023

  When we think of unethical medical experiments, we tend to think first of Nazi Germany. What is less well known is that experiments were also carried out in colonised areas without the explicit consent of the test subject. University lecturer Fenneke Sysling has received a European grant to research…

• A sample of perspectives: Rick Honings sought and found new perspectives on Indonesia News - 30 September 2025

  Anyone who wanted to get an impression of the Dutch East Indies between 1800 and 1945 quickly turned to travel literature. Large groups of readers devoured non-fiction accounts of the island empire on the other side of the world – and were given a one-sided picture. Most of the sources that reached…

• A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede News - 11 June 2025

  Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.

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  Daniel Thomas Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.c.thomas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271263

• Science on Insta: are influencers helping get young women (back) into reading? News - 7 February 2024

  Dutch influencers like Romy Boomsma and Nina Pierson have a huge following on Instagram and are increasingly sharing book tips there. Researcher Aafje de Roest wants to find out more about the reading culture they are promoting and its effect on the reading habits of their mostly young female follow…

• From Scribe to Screen: Sources and Approaches to Global History in the Digital Age [COGLOSS x GLOBALISE] Event - 18 March 2025

  Lecture, COGLOSS x GLOBALISE Webinar

• Contemporary Art History and Theory in a Global Perspective - Joint Art Talk by Matthew Rampley and Vera Wolff Event - 7 May 2026

  Alumni event, Arts and Culture

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  Dirk van der Hoeven Assistant professor

  d.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277146

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  Jonathan Phillips Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stefan Cetkovic Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.cetkovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Cor Veenman Postdoc / guest

  c.j.veenman@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275772