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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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  Mink van IJzendoorn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.w.van.ijzendoorn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  David Ehrhardt Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009313

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  Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  rsaptari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erik-jan Zurcher Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Reza Shaker Ardekani Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.shaker.ardekani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Cristiana Strava University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.strava@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274676

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  Joery Matthys Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.matthys@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009395

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  Douglas Berger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.l.berger@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276497

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  Mark Dechesne Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.dechesne@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Christian Henderson University Lecturer International Relations / Modern Middle East Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274995

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  Suliman Ibrahim Senior Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.m.k.ibrahim@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Marijn van Putten Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.putten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271583

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  Francesca Sofia Selano PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.s.selano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Judith Frishman Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Ab de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585

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  Liesbeth van der Heide Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  e.j.van.der.heide@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants News - 24 January 2025

  The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 April 2025. The Scaliger Institute, the special collections research centre of the UBL, supports scholars in any field of study and from anywhere in the world to…

• 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.

• Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons News - 28 November 2023

  From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’

• University introduces lay talk and it looks like this News - 11 September 2024

  Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD candidates begin by explaining their dissertation in words of one syllable. And it’s not just the PhD’s family and friends who appreciate this.

• Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission News - 23 May 2023

  A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.

• Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’ News - 21 November 2022

  Protests have been raging in Iran for two months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The role of social media in the protests against the Iranian regime should not be underestimated, says Senior Assistant Professor and Iranian Babak RezaeeDaryakenari.

• War in the Middle East: What are the implications? News - 3 March 2026

  The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.

• Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants News - 25 November 2025

  The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 February 2026. The Scaliger Institute, the special collections research centre of the UBL, supports scholars in any field of study and from anywhere in the world…

• Discover Leiden University's new Middle Eastern Library and take a closer look at our Middle Eastern collections News - 12 September 2024

  An evening program in the University Library and Middle Eastern Library in Leiden for everyone who has something to do with the Middle East; from Tajikistan to the Mahreb and from Istanbul to Sanaa. View the oldest books and clay tablets from the collection and listen to the most fascinating stories…

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  Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña University Lecturer Development Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272189

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• ERC Consolidator Grants for Leiden researchers News - 17 March 2022

  Five Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to two million euros will enable them to continue and expand their scientific research.

• A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede News - 11 June 2025

  Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.

• Societal impact Roadmap and examples

  You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.

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  Albert Logtenberg Assistant professor

  ICLON

  a.logtenberg@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278506

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  Marion Elenbaas University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.b.elenbaas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272957

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  Andreas Hofmann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.hofmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277951

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  Jochem van den Boogert Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.w.p.van.den.boogert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171

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  Stephan Raaijmakers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.raaijmakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278332

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  Sanayi Marcelline PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.marcelline@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271443

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  Lieske Huits University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.g.m.huits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272648

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  Reinier Baarsen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.baarsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mily Crevels Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.i.crevels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Timothy de Zeeuw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.j.t.de.zeeuw@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273244

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  Eva Drommel PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.r.drommel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277239

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  Elise Storck Teaching Methodologist for History

  ICLON

  storck@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276489

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  Hein Drop PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.g.drop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Maha Ali PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.ali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Hans Thuis PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.j.thuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mingran Cao PhD Candidate/ Self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Rong Yuan

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  Jos Schaeken Interim Vice-dean / Professor of Slavic and Baltic languages and cultural history

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Radhika Gupta Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.gupta@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727