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• Rens Tacoma wins Research Prize Italian Studies Working Group News - 24 October 2022

  Associate professor Rens Tacoma has won the 2021 Research Prize for Historical Sciences. The prize is awarded annually by the Italy Studies Working Group for the best scholarly publication in the field of Italy Studies in Dutch or Flemish academia.

• While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way News - 27 March 2023

  Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.d.n.kerkhoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009484

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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  Johannes Müller University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272193

• the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum News - 1 December 2025

  On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Sarah Cramsey travelled with students from her masters seminar on 'New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe' taught at the History Institute to Amsterdam for a unique opportunity. There, Lotte Sophie Groenendijk, an alumna of the History Research Masters…

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  Romain Avellan Postdoc

  r.d.avellan@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christoph Keller Guest Professor

  keller@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rychard Bouwens Associate professor

  bouwens@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278456

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  Jacqueline Hodge Associate Professor

  hodge@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278450

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  Koen Kuijken Professor

  kuijken@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275848

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  Joop Schaye Professor

  schaye@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278443

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  Xander Tielens Professor Emeritus

  tielens@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frans van Lunteren Lecturer

  vlunteren@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Icke Professor emeritus

  icke@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275843

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  Ignas Snellen Scientific director / Professor

  snellen@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275838

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  Antje Wessels Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.b.wessels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272681

• Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer News - 21 September 2022

  Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

• Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’ News - 7 October 2024

  Interview with Pieter Slaman who received the LUS Education Prize. What makes the award so special to him and does he already know how he will use his prize money?

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  Kerstin Winking PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.winking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Anna-Luna Post Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.l.post@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271255

• the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum News - 1 December 2025

  On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey traveled with students from her masters seminar on “New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe” taught at the History Institute to Amsterdam for a unique opportunity. There, Ms. Lotte Sophie Groenendijk, an alum of the History…

• Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where' News - 18 January 2024

  A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…

• From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery News - 28 May 2024

  Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.

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  Kevin Horbach Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.m.p.horbach@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Rebecca Wensma Institute Manager

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.wensma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272710

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  Jasper Krijns Student ambassador

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.p.krijns@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dominique Schuiling Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.a.l.schuiling@hum.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Julian Grob

• Histories Connected Event
• Dancing around the throne: networking in the time of King William I News - 26 June 2023

  Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I's time. Joost Welten's latest book reveals how, during the reign of William I, the elite danced around his throne both literally and figuratively.

• From Hygienic Cities to Fossil Urbanism: Global Forces, Local Contexts, and Urban Environmental History Event - 20 May 2025

  Lecture, Global Questions Seminar

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  Martijn van Ette PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272713

• ‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’ News - 14 September 2023

  Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…

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  Louie Buana PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.a.buana@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Kamila Smagulova PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.smagulova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272159

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  Jasper Dekker PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.dekker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272516

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  Floris de Ruiter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.p.de.ruiter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276899

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  Pratika Dewi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.r.dewi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272182

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  Timo McGregor Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706

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  Paul Beliën Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Henk Zoomers PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.c.m.zoomers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Marten van Harten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.harten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Eddie Meijer PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.e.t.meijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Willem de Vries PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.b.s.de.vries@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Sulakshana de Mel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  demel@kitlv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anouk Koenderink PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.koenderink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

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  Julius van der Poel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.p.d.van.der.poel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Amza Adam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.adam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646