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1,813 search results for “history of south africa” in the Staff website

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  Jacobine Melis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leonor Alvarez Francés PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Patrick Gouw Subject Librarian

  Leiden University Library

  p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749

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  Willem Zwalve Professor emeritus Legal History

  Faculty of Law

  w.j.zwalve@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7440

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  Simon Willmetts Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.d.willmetts@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Thomas Maguire Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.j.maguire@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506

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  Cisca Hoogendijk Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2906

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  Laurens van Apeldoorn Assistent Professor

  Faculty of Law

  l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5887

• 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…

• 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.

• Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden News - 22 November 2023

  Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.

• A History of East Baltic through Language Contact Event - 6 July 2023

  PhD defence

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  Henk te Velde Interim Dean / Professor Dutch History

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.te.velde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271628

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  Aad van Mastrigt PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.van.mastrigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Victoria Nyst Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272208

• 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.

• Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster Event - 11 February 2025

  Lecture, LAC Asia Academy

• Leiden Africa Platform Annual Meeting Event - 30 October 2025

  Annual meeting

• VVIK Lecture | Uncovering the Manuscript History of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita: Tracing and Reconstruction Event - 25 May 2023

  Lecture, VVIK Lecture

• Britain at a Time of Death: A Global Microhistory between Britain and South Africa Event - 9 April 2025

  Lecture, COGLOSS Seminar

• 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…

• Introducing: Stefano Bellucci News - 24 September 2014

  In August 2014 Stefano Bellucci started working as Senior Lecturer in African History at the Institute for History.

• Book Talk: A Modern History of China’s Art Market Event - 26 March 2025

  Lecture, China Seminar

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  Bruno Braak Guest researcher

  Faculty of Law

  b.j.braak@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jos Raadschelders Professor emeritus Public Administration/ Comparative analysis of normative aspects of public administration

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.c.n.raadschelders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400

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  Larissa Mendoza Straffon Guest researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

• 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.’

• Yemen’s history of slavery and its lasting impact on social and racial hierarchies Event - 21 October 2024

  Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series

• Royal honour for Gert Oostindie News - 20 December 2021

  Gert Oostindie, Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, has been made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. He was awarded the royal honour by Leiden mayor Henri Lenferink after giving his valedictory lecture, ‘The future of the colonial past’, in the Academy Building of Leiden University…

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor Transnational Relations and New Diplomatic History

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503

• European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’ News - 26 April 2022

  Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.

• 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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  Casper van Dijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Carola Hein LDE professor Water, Ports & Historic Cities

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.m.hein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor Cultural History of Iran and Central Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023

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  Sara Petrollino University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9557

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  Priscilla Lam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125

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  Marja Spierenburg Professor Anthropology of Sustainability and Livelihood / Scientific director

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.spierenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6699

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

  c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Thijs Brocades Zaalberg Professor by Special Appointment Military History

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.brocades.zaalberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272770

• PhD candidate Didi van Trijp researches: When is a fish a fish? News - 30 September 2021

  Bird, butterfly, fish: when you look through a children’s book, you usually don’t think about the fact that humans divided these animals, depicted in bright colours, into categories. Yet, this division has been discussed for centuries. In her PhD dissertation, Didi van Trijp shows how natural scientists…

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  Mamadjibeye Mamadjibeye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.mamadjibeye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Alliance Mango Kubota PhD candidate

  African Studies Centre

  m.k.mango.kubota@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daphne Engel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.engel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Modibo Cisse PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.cisse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Mamadou Togola PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.togola@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Elena Dacome PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.dacome@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Remco Breuker Professor of Korean Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921