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• 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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  Matthew Broad Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 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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  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

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  Thijs Brocades Zaalberg Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Cisca Hoogendijk Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Suzan ten Heuw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.s.ten.heuw@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erika Riccobon PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Marijana Vujosevic University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.vujosevic@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274135

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  Laurens van Apeldoorn Assistent Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275887

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  Fransiskus Widiyarso PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.x.widiyarso.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria Zisimopoulou PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.zisimoploulou@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sara de Wit Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.de.wit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276429

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322

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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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  Carel Smith Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277733

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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…

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  Rodrigo Ochigame Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.k.ochigame@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

• Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery News - 27 June 2024

  What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…

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  Thomas Maguire Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.j.maguire@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Simon Willmetts Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.d.willmetts@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Kai Hebel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  k.r.hebel@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009948

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546

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  Quintijn Mauer Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  q.mauer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276851

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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399

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  Isabelle Duijvesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.duyvesteyn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009325

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  Tobias van der Wal Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.b.d.van.der.wal@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276879

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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 | 071 5276480

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  Egbert Koops Professor of Legal History

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.koops@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277527

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dirk Alkemade Training Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052

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  Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen Language Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henego@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276509

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  Nina Jaspers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  n.l.jaspers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• CINETS 2026: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift Event - 5 July 2026

  Conference

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  Havar Solheim Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.a.s.solheim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275342

• Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too News - 30 November 2023

  Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.

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  Anahita Arian Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.arian@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lieke Smits Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.smits@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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  Elizabeth Rodriguez Estrada PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees Verduin Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria van der Schaar Senior researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.van.der.schaar@phil.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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  Laurie Kalb Cosmo Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.k.cosmo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272249

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  Philippe Buc Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.buc@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272707

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  Miel Groten Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.groten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271596

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  Wouter van Beek

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  w.e.a.van.beek@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276641