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1,807 search results for “university history” in the Student website

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  Willem Otterspeer Professor emeritus of University History

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.otterspeer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Pieter Slaman Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  p.j.slaman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3097

• A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time News - 20 September 2022

  The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…

• So long, Gravensteen: ‘History dripped off the walls’ News - 16 December 2024

  Historic and iconic yet expensive and cold. It’s with mixed feelings that the university is leaving the Gravensteen building, which dates back to the 12th century. How was it to work and study in this former Leiden prison?

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  Paul Kloeg Head Datamanagement

  Leiden University Library

  p.kloeg@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1094

• Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer News - 21 September 2022

  Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

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  Patrick Gouw Subject Librarian

  Leiden University Library

  p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749

• Exhibition honours Niels Stensen, pioneer in medicine and geology News - 5 February 2025

  Seventeenth-century Danish scientist Niels Stensen made groundbreaking discoveries in the anatomy of the body and of Earth. This Leiden alumnus’s theories are still relevant, as an exhibition at the Oude UB shows.

• The Roman empire and world history Event - 30 January 2026

  Debate

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
• Farewell event for Mark Rutgers on a unique day in the university’s history News - 13 March 2025

  With the red flag flying proudly on the Academy Building (Leiden University was on strike for the first time in its history!), the farewell event for former dean Mark Rutgers was held in the Telders Auditorium. After eight years, he has passed the baton to the interim dean, Henk te Velde.

• Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter Event - 13 January 2026

  Conference

• Art History Book Launches Event
• University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’ News - 18 January 2022

  As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’

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  Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas Professor emeritus of History of European-Asian Relations

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632

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  Marlisa den Hartog Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2733

• University Council at 50: ‘Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden’ News - 9 June 2021

  After the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities.…

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  Anita van Dissel Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2760

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  Eileen van der Burgh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.burgh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1745

• Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’ News - 25 November 2025

  Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.

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  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

• A university in times of corona: one year on News - 15 March 2021

  It is exactly one year ago that the university had to close, bang in the middle of the academic year. Suddenly, on that third Monday in March, we found ourselves at home, working and studying online – many of us from that cramped attic or student room. The momentous coronavirus year in pictures.

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  Helen Steele Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009937

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  Dennie Oude Nijhuis University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.m.oude-nijhuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2734

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  Marion Pluskota Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8568

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  Femme Gaastra Professor emeritus Maritime History

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.s.gaastra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2764

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  Louis Sicking University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2717

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2656

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  Odile Hoogzaad Staff Member Document Processing & Metadata

  Leiden University Library

  o.t.c.hoogzaad@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272035

• A special procession – just like 450 years ago News - 3 February 2025

  An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.

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  Anne-Isabelle Richard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1399

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  Esther Zwinkels PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.p.m.zwinkels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ariadne Schmidt Professor by special appointment of History of Urban Culture, in particular of Leiden

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.schmidt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2502

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  John Kegel Guest Researcher

  African Studies Centre

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

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  Luuk de Ligt Professor of Ancient History

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2669

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  Turaj Atabaki Emeritus Professor by special appointment of Social History of the Middle East and Central Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.atabaki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evelien Walhout Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War News - 28 April 2025

  In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?

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  Christine Mertens PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.m.mertens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Marlou Schrover Professor of Economic and Social History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2786

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  Ann Marie Wilson Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.m.wilson@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9355

• Early Modern Academics and their networks: new perspectives on university history Event - 21 November 2025

  Conference, Annual Conference of the Flemish-Dutch Society for Early Modern History

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  Jos Gommans Professor of Colonial and Global History

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.l.gommans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2167

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  Ben Schoenmaker Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.schoenmaker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Nicolette Mout Professor emeritus of European History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.h.n.mout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Bianca Angelien Claveria PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.a.claveria@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4165

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2772

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  Wim Boot Professor emeritus of Japanese, Chinese and Korean Language

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.j.boot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727