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• Students bring turbulent past of Valkenburg airfield to life News - 3 June 2026

  The former Valkenburg airfield is steeped in history: the Romans defended their empire here, German forces landed here in 1940 and even the Cold War left its mark. Now thousands of homes are planned for the site. Students from Leiden and Delft are exploring how to make this past visible.

• 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.

• 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…

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 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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  Michaël Peyrot Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274177

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  Olga Lundysheva PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.lundysheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marten Jesse Pot Communications Advisor

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

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  Marian Klamer Director PhD programs / Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272783

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  Jesse Wichers Schreur Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.g.wichers.schreur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rik van Gijn Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Tijmen Pronk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273316

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Guus Kroonen Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.kroonen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271251

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

  Dialogue session

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  Alwin Kloekhorst Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277977

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

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

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  Eline Westra

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  Peter de Knijff Professor

  p.de_knijff@lumc.nl | 071 5269537

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  Willem Adelaar Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Marina Terkourafi Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

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

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Kate Bellamy Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Arno Knobbe Associate professor

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

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Sarah Schrader Associate professor

  s.a.schrader@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271685

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  Rachel Schats Associate professor

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

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  Peter Bisschop Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Annelou van Gijn Professor emeritus

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

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  Marlou Schrover Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272786

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  Jason Laffoon Associate professor

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

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  Alexander Geurds Dean / Professor

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

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  Karwan Fatah-Black Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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