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• Why we need to look underwater to understand our past News - 12 April 2023

  Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain why underwater archaeology is important to understanding our history.

• FGGA students share their experiences: ‘The highlight of past year? New friendships and cultural exchanges.’ News - 8 May 2025

  The academic year is drawing to a close, and summer is on the horizon. FGGA students are working hard to wrap everything up. We asked some of them to reflect on the past year and share their insights and tips for fellow students.

• Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures News - 3 July 2023

  The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…

• Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life News - 5 December 2023

  Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren on reconstructing cultural heritage in the popular video game Minecraft. The result: one virtual 14th-century city gate – and 20 teens with a greater appreciation…

• Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ News - 13 November 2023

  The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…

• ‘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…

• Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday News - 14 January 2025

  Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra special Dies Natalis on 7 February. Highlights includes an alumni festival, three exhibitions and a canal concert.

• What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners News - 26 May 2025

  You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how they work and improved their teaching – and how they chose to spend the money.

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.gunnink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274963

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  Jiang Wu Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.wu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274129

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  Marten Jesse Pot Communications Advisor

  m.j.pot@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272685

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  Rik van Gijn Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413

• Dialogue Session on Leiden University’s Colonial and Slavery Past Event - 11 March 2026

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

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

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  Peter de Knijff Professor

  p.de_knijff@lumc.nl | 071 5269537

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  Eline Westra Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.westra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271293

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  Marieke Bloembergen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  bloembergen@kitlv.nl | 071 5272459

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  Willem Adelaar Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Verena Meyer University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.h.meyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272281

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272360

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275154

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  Sybille Lammes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.lammes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272754

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

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

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  Willemijn Waal Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.waal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Arno Knobbe Associate professor

  a.j.knobbe@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278919

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  Kate Bellamy Postdoctoral Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273983

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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272033

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  Claire Weeda Director of Education / University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272718

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  Rick Honings Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.m.honings@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272126

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  Rachel Schats Associate professor

  r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271925

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  Karwan Fatah-Black Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272666

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  Annelou van Gijn Professor emeritus

  a.l.van.gijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272389

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  Peter Bisschop Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272980

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  Jason Laffoon Associate professor

  j.e.laffoon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272646

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