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• The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic visits the Faculty of Archaeology News - 16 February 2023

  Monday 6 February the Faculty of Archaeology had the honour to receive the e Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, H.E. Dr. Juan Bautista Durán. The motive of the visit was to discuss the collaboration between the university and the Dominican Government after the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding…

• The Ptolemaic Ruler Cult in Egypt: The Greek Temple of Hermopolis Magna in its Religious and Socio-Historical Context Event - 5 February 2026

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

• Meet Prof. dr. Jürgen K. Zangenberg, LJSA Co-Initiator and Member News - 23 November 2023

  Prof. Zangenberg came to Leiden in 2006 as Professor for New Testament and Early Christian Literature and is now Chair for the History and Culture of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.

• Hora Hester Bijl! Farewell to a rector who steered the university through turbulent times News - 14 January 2026

  The university bid farewell to its Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl, on 13 January during the ‘Hester’s Highlights’ symposium.

• ‘Democracy is not self-evident, it requires continuous engagement’ News - 8 July 2025

  In a time of growing polarisation and declining trust, the rule of law is under pressure. The system as we know it today only took shape 177 years ago, with the constitutional reform of 1848. Carla Hoetink emphasises: ‘The democratic rule of law was originally designed to prevent violence and revolu…

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  Maria Boletsi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.boletsi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272357

• Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’ News - 19 April 2022

  During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.

• The Complicit Politics of EU Migration Diplomacy Event - 4 June 2025

  Lecture, LIMS seminar

• Sex, power and colonialism: 'Marriages and sexuality were fundamental to colonial power' News - 5 April 2023

  Sex and power are closely linked, and this was certainly true in the former Dutch colonies. PhD student Sophie Rose investigated how sexual and love relationships influenced eighteenth-century power structures there. 'You can see that there was constant fighting over who stood where in the social hi…

• Punishment or refuge? ‘Women sometimes aimed to be convicted’ News - 28 January 2025

  Over a thousand women ended up in a State workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said to be too lazy to work. Who were these women who were sent there? PhD candidate Marian Weevers found out.

• Building Epistemic Justice After Nuclear Weapons Testing: The Case of Kiritimati Event - 9 September 2025

  Lecture, Peace Histories Seminar Series

• Ethnic Bias in Immigration Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Britain Event - 19 February 2025

  Lecture, LIMS seminar

• Seventeenth-century Dutch were masters in fake news News - 22 March 2024

  LUC historian Jacqueline Hylkema unmasks forgeries from the early modern Dutch Republic in the research project "Mapping the Fake Republic".

• The Principles of Representative Government: Thirty Years Later Event - 20 February 2025

  Lecture, Workshop

• Can the Qing subaltern speak? Exploring Tibetan and Mongol history through the use of sub-provincial Chinese language archival sources Event - 15 May 2025

  Lecture, China Seminar

• Hegemonic Memory Culture and Postmigration: How to Remember the Past in Diverse Societies? Event - 7 November 2025

  Lecture, Conversation

• Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika? News - 24 October 2024

  In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dorine Schellens delves into the literature to investigate…

• What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War? News - 4 May 2023

  Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleveringa are some of the best known. But these accounts largely focus on the Dutch domestic perspective. On the other side of the world, a complex colonial…

• Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained News - 8 May 2023

  In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…

• The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health of LGBTQIA+ child asylum-seekers Event - 2 April 2025

  Lecture, LIMS seminar

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  Laura Plezier External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.plezier@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nora Julmi Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.p.julmi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Ilios Willemars University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.f.d.m.r.willemars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277160

• 
  Saskia Rademaker PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.rademaker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8001646

• 
  Cecilia-Louise von Ilsemann PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Felipe Colla De Amorim PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.colla.de.amorim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Daniel Schade Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.d.schade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272796

• 
  Wouter Wagemakers Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.a.wagemakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272505

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.pregent@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andrea Warnecke Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.u.warnecke@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272679

• 
  Yunnan Ye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.ye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Alies Jansen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Sarah Nelson Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.nelson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271268

• 
  Maxine David University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.l.david@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274118

• 
  Helen Westgeest Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.f.westgeest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Morena Skalamera Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.skalamera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271982

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  Robert Zwijnenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.zwijnenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frederic Lens Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  f.p.lens@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Laura Bertens University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.f.bertens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272154

• 
  Onur Ada PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.ada@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009927

• 
  Karen Smith University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271737

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  Klaas Vrieling Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  k.vrieling@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nargess Asghari PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ugur Derin PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  u.derin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.a.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278828

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  Ruben van Uden Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.c.p.van.uden@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274992

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  Elizabeth den Hartog University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272686

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  Arthur Crucq University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.k.c.crucq@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276275

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  Peter Klinkhamer Professor

  Faculty of Science

  p.g.l.klinkhamer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kitty Zijlmans Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.m.zijlmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl |