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1,416 search results for “history of south africa” in the Staff website

• 
  Robert Ross Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Fragments of a decentered 19th century history of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Event - 29 May 2026

  Histories Connected: Seminar

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  Ellen Raven Guest Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.m.raven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague News - 10 July 2023

  Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.

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  Fadly Rahman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rahman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277237

• Renovation of South Cluster is well underway: photo report News - 1 July 2022

  Concrete pillars without a roof, windows without glass, storeys without walls. It’s clearly evident that the South Cluster is being dismantled. Take a look at the photos!

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  Bianca Angelien Claveria PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.a.claveria@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274165

• Symposium: Through the Hands of Signers: History of sign language emergence, transmission, and change Event - 10 July 2026

  Conference

• Histories Connected Event
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  Jos Gommans Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.l.gommans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272167

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272772

• Research: large majority of South Holland residents support increase in defence budget News - 26 June 2025

  There is broad support for the active involvement of the Netherlands in international cooperation. This is shown by a new public opinion survey among residents of South Holland, conducted by researchers from Leiden University.

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  Steven Lauritano University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.m.lauritano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276078

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  Marleen Reichgelt Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473

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  Manon van der Heijden Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.c.van.der.heijden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272670

• 
  Irini Sifogeorgakis PhD candidate / guest

  e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Peace Movements: A Global History Event - 24 March 2027

  Conference

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  Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• 
  John Kegel Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.kegel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evelien Walhout Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.c.walhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276412

• 
  Tycho van der Hoog

• Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa News - 22 March 2023

  Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.

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  Carolien Stolte Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.stolte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277308

• 
  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272757

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743

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  Nicolette Mout Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.h.n.mout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Emmanuelle Radar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273662

• 
  Anne-Isabelle Richard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271399

• The ICJ's interim ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what now? News - 27 January 2024

  Israel was ordered to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. Giulia Pinzauti, an expert on state conflicts and humanitarian law, explains the significance of the case, the specific details of the ruling and what we can expect to happen next.

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  Ann Marie Wilson Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.m.wilson@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009355

• Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche News - 13 May 2025

  The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…

• Mandela Scholarship Fund Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

• Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa News - 11 June 2024

  Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.

• New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters News - 23 October 2023

  Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.

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  Camilla Marraccini Guest PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.marraccini@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ako Tsujita PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.tsujita.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rafal Matuszewski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272701

• 
  Bart van der Steen Head Faculty Liaison & Services

  Leiden University Libraries

  b.s.van.der.steen@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter Meel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.j.j.meel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272654

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372

• Poster presentation Linguistic Fieldwork B Event - 12 May 2026

  Exhibition

• 
  Sara de Wit Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa News - 9 February 2021

  On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.

• More than 100 years of studying South Asia: ‘The view of the area is changing’ News - 17 June 2025

  At the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), scholars have been studying the Indian subcontinent with attention and expertise for more than 100 years. This part of South Asia is an economic giant with a population of over two billion. Nira Wickramasinghe, Professor of Modern South Asian Studies,…

• 
  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global South News - 3 February 2026

  Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399

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  Mariana Françozo Associate Professor

  m.de.campos.francozo@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272437

• Fanny Wonu Veys: ‘I want to introduce students to the art history of Oceania’ News - 22 October 2024

  Fanny Wonu Veys was appointed Professor of Art and Material Culture of Oceania on 1 August. Time for an introduction.