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• Call for Papers International PhD Seminar in American History / American Studies RIAS Announcement - 9 August 2023

  Research

• Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’ News - 15 April 2024

  Nancy Kula has been Professor of African Linguistics since 1 February. Now is a good time to hear more about her field of expertise and academic interests.

• funders Find Funding

  Many national and international research funders can provide financing for your research project.

• The Assemblage of Social Death: Digital Vigilantism and Cancel Culture in China Event - 28 February 2024

  Lecture, China Seminar

• 
  Liesbeth Claes Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.g.f.e.claes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8016

• 
  Gijsbert Rutten Professor Dutch Linguistics specifically Language change and language variation

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.j.rutten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272112

• 
  Miko Flohr University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2753

• Open Mic: Pitch Your Research in Relation to Cultural Heritage (with the Faculty of Law) Event - 23 September 2025

  Open Mic

• Nadine Akkerman’s Spycraft reviewed in several publications News - 23 August 2024

  Nadine Akkerman's book Spycraft, which she co-wrote with historian of science Pete Langman, has garnered top publications, with reviews featured in The Telegraph, Literary Review, The Spectator, History Today, and the Times Literary Supplement.

• Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate News - 5 April 2016

  The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch Senate.

• Herta Mohr lecture 2025: TT 217, the tomb of the sculptor Ipuy Event - 11 April 2025

  Lecture, Herta Mohr Lecture

• Genocide: Lessons from 20th Century History Event - 8 May 2025

  Lecture, Seminar

• The End of Democracy? Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis Event - 24 April 2025

  Debate, Panel discussion

• 
  Katharina Riebel Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149

• XR ERA Meetup: 'Museums in the Metaverse: XR Experiences for Cultural Heritage' Event - 9 December 2025

  Online webinar

• UnToLD: Unraveling cultural historical dimensions of contemporary experiences of tiredness of life among older adults Event - 12 May 2025

  Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar

• Rafal Matuszewski awarded a KNAW Early Career Partnership News - 24 April 2024

  Dr. Rafal Matuszewski, assistant professor at the ancient history department of the Institute for History, has been awarded an Early Career Partnership by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

• Kiem projects 2024-2025 Kiem grant

  From health to migration to climate: 25 interdisciplinary research and education initiatives received a Kiem grant in 2024.

• 
  Peter Pels Professor emeritus of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’ News - 11 June 2025

  For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’

• 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…

• Global Governance Journal comes to Leiden News - 14 October 2024

  A team of researchers based at Leiden has taken over the editorship of the journal Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations. For the first time, the journal will now be based outside the United States. The new Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor Alanna O'Malley…

• Wat is er te doen op de Leidse Museumnacht? News - 30 May 2023

  Op zaterdag 3 juni vindt de Museumnacht Leiden plaats. Ook dit jaar zijn Leidse wetenschappers en studenten onderdeel van de programmering.

• Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development News - 31 July 2025

  If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…

• Van de Waal Lecture 2025: Shared heritage or cultural appropriation? The Iko-Schmutzer sculptures Event - 11 September 2025

  Alumni event, Lezing

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

  Lecture, Conversation

• 
  Frans de Haas Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.j.de.haas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272010

• Dodo Through the Looking-Glass: A Mirror for Modern and Contemporary Culture Event - 14 November 2025

  Inaugural lecture

• Eight projects receive funding from JEDI Fund News - 13 February 2024

  From a queer art exhibition to a podcast about people with disabilities, the JEDI Fund this year again honored several projects that contribute to diversity and inclusion.

• Towards a Polymaternal State: Sheinbaum, Stepmotherhood and the Mexican Presidency Event - 9 September 2025

  Lecture

• Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster Event - 11 February 2025

  Lecture, LAC Asia Academy

• Treaty-making in Southeast Asia as a Cross-cultural Practice Event - 14 November 2024

  Lecture, COGLOSS lecture

• 
  Irene O'Daly University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.odaly@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2155

• 
  Karin de Wild University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.de.wild@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8156

• 
  Kirsty Rolfe University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.rolfe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5372

• 
  Ineke Sluiter Professor of Greek Language and Literature / Academy Professor (KNAW)

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.sluiter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3311

• 
  Theo van der Mark PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.j.van.der.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Kyra Alberts External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.f.alberts@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Margaretha Smolenaars PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Yann Ryan Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.c.ryan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Cas Botman External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.r.w.botman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Gerritje van de Haar External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Erik Geleijns External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Joe Fortin External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.l.fortin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Célestin Leba External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.leba@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Bert Stamkot External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Cornelis van Tilburg Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Nathalie Haak External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Rebecca Schaefer Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.s.schaefer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276748

• 
  Dimitris Kentrotis Zinelis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.kentrotis.zinelis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727