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• 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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  Liselore Tissen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans-Jan van Kralingen PhD-fellow/Guest Staff Member

  Faculty of Law

  j.van.kralingen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7841

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  Abdourahamane Idrissa Abdoulaye University Lecturer Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa

  African Studies Centre

  a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372

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  Hannah Busch PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.f.busch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Devon Graves PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  d.l.graves@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206

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  Andrea Richards-Cummins PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.c.richards@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Global Transformations and Governance Challenges Initiative: Sixth Round Seed Grant Proposals Announcement - 6 March 2023

  Research

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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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  Kai Hebel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  k.r.hebel@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9948

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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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  Ronald Petrarca PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.petrarca@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Azra Say Otun PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Max Willem Lenssen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089

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  Masoud Kiani External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.kiani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Egbert Fortuin Professor Russian Language and Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2075

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  Jan Sleutels Senior University Lecturer Philosophy of Mind and Media Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.m.sleutels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2007

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  Freya Baetens Professor European Law

  Faculty of Law

  f.baetens@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Boukary Sangaré PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.sangare.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Casper Wits University Lecturer East Asia Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6006

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  Margaretha Smolenaars PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.smolenaars@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erik Geleijns External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.geleijns@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bert Stamkot External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Peter Nieuwenhuizen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.i.nieuwenhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daphne Wouts Staff Member Acquisitions and Processes

  Leiden University Library

  d.e.wouts@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1552

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  Wil Roebroeks Professor emeritus Palaeolithic Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.w.m.roebroeks@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Esther Op de Beek University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.a.op.de.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4381

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  Luca Bruls PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.r.bruls@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8030

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  Martine Bruil University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3340

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  Victoria Nyst Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Peter Bisschop Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2980

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  Arent Pol PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.pol@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rachel Schats Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1925

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  Niels Schoubben Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272408

• Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’ News - 19 February 2025

  Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, they also looked at the challenges Europe faces.

• Gorlaeus laboratory

  During an evacuation, all employees and students gather in front of the round 'saucer', or on the east or west side of the Gorlaeus Building. In bad weather or in case of escalation, gather at the sport centre.

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  Sai Englert Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.englert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2738

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  Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen Language Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henegouwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6509

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  Karl Erik Schøllhammer Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.e.schollhammer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joris Dormans University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.dormans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sini Hassinen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.k.hassinen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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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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  Jesse Millek NINO Visiting Research Fellow / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.millek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alisee Devillers NINO Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.k.m.devillers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kiki Freriks NINO editorial assistant Bibliotheca Orientalis

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.r.freriks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272258

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  Jacobus Kornelis Klein NINO student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.k.klein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272037

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  Wouter Hofland NINO Student Research Assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.g.hofland@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marijke Tieleman Ex Oriente Lux

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.tieleman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271666