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• Six Erasmus+ ICM grants awarded for international cooperation News - 31 October 2025

  Six Leiden University members of staff recently received the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility grant for exchange projects with non-European partner universities. The total award of around 357,000 euros is used for approximately 50 international mobilities.

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  Jürgen Zangenberg Professor of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579

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  Nicolas Blarel Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512

• Fossil Empire: An Environmental History of Oil and Coal in Southern Sumatra, 1921-1942 Event - 16 October 2024

  Lecture, COGLOSS lecture

• Global dynamics: a very deep historical perspective on the history of Humanity Event - 27 November 2024

  Keynote Lecture

• ‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands News - 24 April 2024

  In the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is what PhD candidate Debby Esmeé de Vlugt has discovered.

• Universiteit Leiden onderzoekt eigen slavernijverleden News - 14 June 2023

  Het College van Bestuur laat door een postdoc een eenjarig vooronderzoek doen naar het koloniale en slavernijverleden van de Universiteit Leiden.

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  Pablo Merayo Montes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.merayo.montes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• A New History of Fishes: Ichthyology in Context (1500-1880) Event - 27 March 2024

  Environmental Humanities LU Talk

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2360

• Peter Verstraten over het succes van Koreaanse films News - 11 October 2022

  What makes South Korean films successful? In the first part of the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', University Lecturer Peter Verstraten discusses the recent success of South Korean cinema.

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  Judith Pollmann Professor Early Modern Dutch History

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.pollmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2740

• Book Talk: The Psychic Lives of Statues Event - 17 November 2025

  Lecture, Book Talk

• Morphine, cocaine and the slippery history of pain relief/pleasure seeking in colonial Vietnam Event - 10 April 2024

  Lecture

• ERC Consolidator Grant for Marijn van Putten: How many ways are there to read the Quran? News - 11 April 2022

  How should the Quran be read? The manuscript of this holy book makes different interpretations possible. Researcher Marijn van Putten has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of two million euros to explore centuries-old recitations.

• 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.

• The Need for Teaching a More Accurate and Inclusive History of Science: The Case of Islamic Contributions to Math and Sciences Event - 1 March 2023

  Debate

• 10th Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture: Season of Rains, Africa in the World Today Event - 4 December 2024

  Lecture

• Leiden Africa Platform Annual Meeting Event - 9 December 2024

  Conference

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  Katharina Natter Senior assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.natter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276864

• A Social History of Elephant Watching and Elephant Keepers in Early Modern China Event - 23 November 2023

  Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series

• ASCL Seminar: Animals in Africa - Human-animal relationships through the lenses of decoloniality and ubuntu Event - 2 November 2023

  Lecture

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8010

• Jeroen Duindam appointed new academic director of the Institute for History News - 1 October 2021

  The Institute for History has a new academic director. Professor of Early Modern History Jeroen Duindam will take on this role from 1 September. ‘You can only do this job properly if you make time for it.’

• Telling Stories: Narrative Traditions from South and Southeast Asia Event - 14 May 2024

  Roundtable

• Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history News - 24 November 2022

  It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…

• In Memoriam: Prof.dr. Henk Bodewitz (1939-2022) News - 24 August 2022

  On August 18, 2022, Henk Bodewitz, distinguished Indologist and emeritus professor of Sanskrit at Leiden University, passed away in his hometown of Utrecht.

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  Leila Demarest Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michael Herzfeld

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451

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  Erika Riccobon PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.riccobon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274203

• Rubicon for research into Roman law: ‘We don’t know what wider society thought about law’ News - 17 May 2022

  Expert in Classics Renske Janssen has been awarded a Rubicon grant. She will use the grant to conduct research at the University of Edinburgh into how Roman law was perceived by society at the time.

• Professor Bleda Düring interviewed for podcast Tides of History News - 13 January 2023

  The Tides of History is a history podcast that takes listeners into the past while trying to identify how it echoes today. The current season centers around the Iron Age and the new episode features an interview with our own Bleda Düring.

• Book Launch for Dr. Kate Brackney's 'Surreal Geographies: A New History of Holocaust Consciousness' Event - 10 February 2025

  Lecture, Book Roundtable

• Ying Zhang looks for the person behind the history News - 30 April 2024

  The Chinese History chair has a long, rich history within Leiden University. Since 1 February, this position has been held by Ying Zhang. ‘Leiden University brings together a legendary range of Asian knowledge.’

• Staging Power: A Study of Narrative Patterns in Herodian’s History of the Roman Empire Event - 18 January 2023

  PhD defence

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  Ruurd Halbertsma Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.b.halbertsma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Martijn Manders Professor by special appointment Underwater archaeology and maritime heritage management

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.r.manders@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Peter Webb University Lecturer Arabic Literature and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689

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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 | +31 71 527 6480

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  Arnold Mol PhD candidate / lecturer Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robert Pitt External PhD/ guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.k.pitt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gina van Ling Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.i.van.ling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009137

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  Lieke Smits Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts News - 28 August 2024

  Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she delved into the fascinating world of espionage, sharing insights from her research and highlighting key themes from her work.

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  Ruben Ros PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.s.ros@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Book Launch: Explorations in Islamic Archaeology Event - 20 November 2025

  Book Launch

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  Cynthia Vialle PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.r.m.k.l.vialle@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Brian Shaev Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.shaev@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276658

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  Nisida Gjoksi Guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  n.gjoksi@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jennifer Swerida Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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