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• appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’ News - 8 November 2022

  Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to incorporate different scholarly approaches into my work and raise the profile of Central European Studies in Leiden.'

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7212

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8010

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  Leo Lucassen Professor of Global Labour and Migration History

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2724

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  Pablo Isla Monsalve Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.isla.monsalve@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272061

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  Wim Willems Professor emeritus of Social History

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.h.willems@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Jürgen Zangenberg Professor of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579

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  Kees Verduin Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.j.verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Maria van der Schaar Senior researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.van.der.schaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• On the Backlash: The Weimar Republic and the Contemporary World, UCDxLeiden Event - 14 March 2024

  Lecture, INVISIHIST event

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  Marieke Bloembergen Professor Heritage and Postcolonial Studies in Indonesian History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.bloembergen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2459

• Laurie Cosmo: ‘Dutch museums have a very contemporary exhibition practice’ News - 20 March 2025

  University lecturer Laurie Cosmo, having grown up in New York, came to the Hague from Rome, Italy, where she fell under the spell of the Kunstmuseum. ‘I loved the building even before I worked at Leiden University.’

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  Jip Barreveld PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.barreveld.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Antje Wessels Professor of Latin Language and Literature

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.b.wessels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2681

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  Jessica Roitman Strategic Advisor Research Policy

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.v.roitman@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Marleen Reichgelt Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.w.reichgelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272063

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  Vineet Thakur Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.thakur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1256

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  Tingting Hui Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.hui@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7225

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  Peter Akkermans Emeritus hoogleraar Near Eastern Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alexander Geurds Professor Archaeology of Middle America

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206

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  Robert Stein Senior University Lecturer in Medieval History

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2712

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  Ody Dwicahyo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.dwicahyo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Andrew Shield University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.d.j.shield@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2550

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  Bart van der Boom University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.e.van.der.boom@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2762

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  Nira Wickramasinghe Professor of Modern South Asian Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2982

• Three new Master's specialisations in History: ‘More in line with students’ wishes’ News - 16 September 2025

  The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by new subjects that are more closely aligned with the field of research and students’ interests. One of these new specialisations will also be taught entirely…

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  Paul van Trigt Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349

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  Maud Rijks PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.rijks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273516

• Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections Event - 16 May 2024

  Workshop

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  Elisabeth Dieterman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Remco Breuker Professor of Korean Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921

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  Michiel van Groesen Professor Maritime History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2765

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  Martijn van Ette PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2713

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  Claire Vergerio Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.vergerio@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anahita Arian Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.arian@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Göran Sundholm Professor emeritus Philosophy of Mathematics and of Logic

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.g.sundholm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Isabelle Duijvesteijn Professor of International Studies and Global History

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.g.b.m.duijvesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9325

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  Geke Burger Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.burger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272339

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  Maarja Seire PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’ News - 2 October 2024

  A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.

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  Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor Cultural History of Iran and Central Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023

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  Jacobine Melis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Meet Dr. Lital Abazon LJSA Member News - 25 January 2024

  Prior to arriving to Leiden, Dr. Abazon completed her Ph.D. at Yale University's Department of Comparative Literature, where she also taught courses ranging from Introduction to Zionism to World Cinema.

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  Soledad Valdivia Rivera Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.valdivia.rivera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2947

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  Laurie Kalb Cosmo University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Jacqueline Hylkema Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Eefke de Haan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.de.haan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Salvador Santino Regilme Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.s.regilme@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1742

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  Rodrigo Ochigame Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.k.ochigame@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2829 8901

• Evening of the Middle Eastern Collections & Middle Eastern Library Event - 25 September 2024

  Arts and culture