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• Cultural contacts between ‘East’ and ‘West’ in the early Middle Ages News - 12 March 2024

  With the help of the JEDI fund, Fatima al Moufridji and Thijs Porck went in search of cultural contacts between early medieval England, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Together they made four knowledge clips that can now be seen on YouTube.

• Vincent Chang on East Asia Forum: ‘China globalises its pantheon of national heroes and martyrs’ News - 12 December 2025

  In an article for East Asia Forum, University Lecturer Vincent Chang sheds light on China’s ambition to globalise its pantheon of national heroes.

• Bijutsu: The Key Issue of Contemporary Japanese Art Event - 29 April 2026

  Lecture

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  Jiyan Ilbrink University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.ilbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272977

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  Judith Bosnak Guest registration

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.e.bosnak@hum.leidenuniv.nl |

• War in the Middle East: What are the implications? News - 3 March 2026

  The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.

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  Jorre The PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.c.the@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Keara The Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Works along east side of Gorlaeus Building – possible disruption in week 33 Announcement - 29 July 2025

  Facility

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272599

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  y.c.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009596

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  Igor Boog Director of Studies / Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.boog@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276606

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  Jonathan Ouellet Education Officer

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.m.ouellet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Kessler Prefect / professor by special appointment of Botanical gardens and botany of South East Asia

  Faculty of Science

  p.j.a.kessler@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5235

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  Limin Teh University Lecturer Modern Chinese History

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.teh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275915

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  Coen van 't Veer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ahmet Serdar Günaydin PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.s.gunaydin@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Mohamed Muse Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.a.muse@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• Peace in the Middle East? Students seek solutions in Peace Academy News - 1 February 2024

  Finding solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the not-inconsiderable task of the new Peace Academy in The Hague. Professor Maurits Berger and twelve students from different conflict zones are starting a creative thinking process that aims to discover the basic conditions for peace in the…

• Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion? News - 17 March 2022

  Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…

• Healthcare and the Dutch East India Company: Two centuries of arrogance and challenges News - 20 January 2025

  The Dutch East India Company (VOC) took healthcare seriously, albeit mainly for business reasons. Former GP Ton Zwaard’s PhD research reveals that although healthcare in Asia was well organised, the VOC faced persistent problems for two centuries.

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  Jennifer Swerida Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

• Salvador Santino Regilme in East Asia Forum: 'The Philippines confronts Duterte’s authoritarian legacy at The Hague' News - 22 April 2025

  In a newly published article in East Asia Forum (Australian National University), Salvador Santino Regilme, reflects on the global significance of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

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  Paul Kloeg Head Datamanagement

  Leiden University Libraries

  p.kloeg@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271094

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  Victor Klinkenberg Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.v.klinkenberg.3@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sam Botan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  s.a.botan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743

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  Cecilia-Louise von Ilsemann PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.von.ilsemann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Verena Meyer University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Marike van Aerde Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.e.j.j.van.aerde@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138

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  Aron van de Pol PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.van.de.pol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Petra de Bruijn University Lecturer Turkish Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272592

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  Hans Theunissen University Lecturer Turkish Studies/Islamic Art and Material Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.p.a.theunissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276480

• Dutch East Indies tax system was supposed to elevate the colony, but turned out to be token politics News - 20 May 2021

  In the late 19th century, the Dutch government introduced a tax system in the Dutch East Indies, with the intention of transforming the colony into a modern state. PhD student Maarten Manse wrote his thesis on this development and discovered how grandiloquent colonial ideals became bogged down in daily…

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  Wim van den Doel Dean LDE / Professor

  Administration and Central Services

  h.w.van.den.doel@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272922

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  Alicia Schrikker Professor History of the Netherlands in the World

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.f.schrikker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272769

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  Peter Akkermans Emeritus hoogleraar

  Faculty of Archaeology

  p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter Webb University Lecturer Arabic Literature and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271689

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Tsolin Nalbantian Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272985

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  Bleda Düring Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276449

• What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022 Event
• What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022 Event
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  Felicia Rosu Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rosu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274116

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  Raafat Shamieh Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yoonai Han University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272551

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  Babak Rezaeedaryakenari Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.rezaeedaryakenari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Deniz Tat University Lecturer Turkish

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.tat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277100

• Researchers from Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’ News - 9 August 2022

  What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.

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  Ann Brysbaert Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727