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• Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam News - 18 November 2021

  From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…

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  Bastian Still Guest

  b.j.f.still@hum.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Patrick Gouw Subject Librarian

  Leiden University Libraries

  p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277749

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  Andrew Gawthorpe University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.gawthorpe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271740

• New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd' News - 13 August 2021

  A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…

• Course: Interactive Machine Learning Event - 4 September 2025

  Course

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  Leonor Alvarez Francés PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ruchella Kock Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.m.d.kock@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julian Steinke PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.steinke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Croft Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  v.a.croft@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jürgen Zangenberg Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272579

• A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time News - 20 September 2022

  The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…

• Exhibition Books that made history News - 31 May 2022

  From Galileo Galilei to Albert Einstein and from Anna Maria van Schurman to Anton de Kom: only a selection of the 25 authors who's books and ideas had extraordinary historical impact, in some cases even to this day. Leiden University Libraries and the National Museum of Antiquities jointly present the…

• Sculptures provide more diverse view of University’s history News - 4 February 2021

  Three new initiatives will provide a more diverse view of Leiden’s academic history, literally and figuratively: a historical study on the background of students and scientists, a new book about the Academy Building, and two new sculptures of female scientists, Ewine van Dishoek, Professor of Molecular…

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  Jan van Rijn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.n.van.rijn@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg' News - 10 February 2022

  Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.

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  Larissa Mendoza Straffon Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.mendoza.straffon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jos Raadschelders Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.c.n.raadschelders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

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  Willem Heiser Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  heiser@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Teaching Machines to Learn Event - 8 April 2025

  Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights

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  Ethan Mark Senior University Lecturer Modern Japanese History

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272310

• Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden' News - 20 September 2024

  Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.

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  Casper van Dijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.van.dijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Newly appointed Art History professor, Minna Valjakka: 'Art teaches us more than you may think' News - 2 February 2022

  On 1 January Minna Valjakka was appointed Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory from a Global Perspective. Valjakka sees her appointment as 'extremely topical' because of the discussions about the decolonisation of the arts: 'Art teaches us not just about art, but also about contemporary…

• Printing, scanning and copying Printing and copying

  Within Leiden University you can copy, scan or print using so-called multifunctionals. These large copying machines are available at all university locations. Every machine comes with a short description of how it works. The multifunctionals are operated by the General Services Department (UFB).

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  Remco Breuker Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272921

• Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History News - 7 January 2025

  Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.

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  Carola Hein LDE professor Water, Ports & Historic Cities

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.m.hein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems News - 27 June 2024

  The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.

• Executive Board visits Institute for History: ‘History helps us make sense of the present’ News - 1 July 2025

  Each research institute has its own dynamic. The Executive Board is visiting our institutes to find out what they are up to. On 24 June, it was the turn of the Institute for History. ‘History helps us make sense the present, whether through family stories, local issues or world politics.’

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  Guillermo Guerrero PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  g.guerrero@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Md Faysal Tareq PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.f.tareq@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vasilii Bokov PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  v.bokov@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lifeng Han Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  l.han@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mert Yazan PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Science

  m.yazan@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roozbeh Siyadatzadeh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.r.siyadatzadeh@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

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  Felix Frohnert PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  f.frohnert@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Surya Suryadi Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.suryadi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272414

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  Bart Zantvoort Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.w.zantvoort@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Sacrifice and Social Imaginary in Hellenistic Kos Event - 16 April 2026

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

• University history complete: Otterspeer presents fourth volume News - 8 February 2021

  At the Dies Natalis Willem Otterspeer, Professor Emeritus of University History, presented the fourth and final volume of Groepsportret met Dame, his series on the history of Leiden University. De 'Strategie van de Aanpassing' covers the period 1876-1975. Otterspeer talked about his book in a podcast…

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  Nadia Bouras Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.bouras@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272088

• Materiality, Religion and the Environment Event - 19 March 2026

  Conference, L*CeSAR Research Workshop

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  Matthew Broad Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271398

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Judith Pollmann Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.pollmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272740

• Satellite data and algorithms reveal which ships emit excessive nitrogen News - 22 November 2024

  Ships are still emitting too much nitrogen oxide. Till now it has been impossible to measure this at sea, but that is set to change. Solomiia Kurchaba combined satellite data and developed algorithms to identify which ships are emitting too much. Kurchaba received her PhD on 11 June.

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278010

• fried rice to colonialism: Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood shows world history in miniature News - 17 October 2022

  Together with students and local residents, historians Ariadne Schmidt and Alicia Schrikker researched the Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood. They will present their findings on Thursday 20 October, at a specially organised mini-festival in the neighbourhood.