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• Alicia Schrikker appointed Professor History of The Netherlands in the world News - 25 January 2026

  The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Alicia Schrikker as Professor History of The Netherlands in the world, effective 1 January 2026. The chair is based at the Institute for History at the Faculty of Humanities.

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  Anita van Dissel Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272760

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  Felipe Colla De Amorim PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.colla.de.amorim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• ‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam News - 7 February 2022

  ‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.

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  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Jori Snels Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Gert Oostindie Senior researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  oostindie@kitlv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Helen Steele Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

• Art History Book Launches Event
• Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026: Explore the Roman past of the Netherlands Event - 19 June 2026

  Festival, Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026

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  Kim Beerden University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272761

• Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’ News - 30 August 2024

  In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…

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  Maartje Janse Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274167

• Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery News - 27 June 2024

  What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…

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  Ritanjan Das University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278022

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  Marion Pluskota Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278568

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  Nina Witteman Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271636

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  Eileen van der Burgh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.burgh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271745

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  Anne-Isabelle Richard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems News - 27 June 2024

  The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.

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  Fransiskus Widiyarso PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.x.widiyarso.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marijana Vujosevic University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.vujosevic@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274135

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  Femme Gaastra Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Marieke Bloembergen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  bloembergen@kitlv.nl | 071 5272459

• 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.

• Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History Event - 8 June 2026

  Lecture

• Global Histories of Knowledge 2025 - 2026 Event
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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
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  Dario Fazzi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.fazzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272704

• New podcasts on Islam in South and Southeast Asia News - 5 February 2025

  As part of the final project for the Islam in South and Southeast Asia course (taught by Dr Verena Meyer), students were tasked with creating podcasts that delve into significant cultural and historical topics related to the region. Two students, Roma Bhiekhemsing and Shaneeva Bean, have chosen to share…

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272764

• Historians’ Days 2026 'Future of history' Event - 27 August 2026

  Conference

• Remco Breuker in Time on South Korea’s presidential compound News - 21 June 2022

  The president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, has chosen not to use his presidential compound. Professor Remco Breuker states in Time that this marks a change in South Korea’s approach to the compound.

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212

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  Matthew Broad Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271398

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  Cecilia-Louise von Ilsemann PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.von.ilsemann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Potluck Spring Dinner & Leiden University History Tour Event - 21 May 2026

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  Wim Willems Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.h.willems@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Rethinking community in upland, ‘indigenous’ South Asia News - 9 March 2022

  Erik de Maaker wrote a monograph on how Garo, an indigenous community of the extended eastern Himalayas, experience and negotiate such disparities. The book shows how relatedness is reinterpreted as religious practices change, and communally held land ends up being privately controlled. Erik de Maaker…

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  Raymond Fagel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730

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  Jeffrey Fynn-Paul University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009191

• Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun News - 1 July 2023

  On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.

• Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’ News - 11 October 2021

  South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.

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  Carel Smith Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277733

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dirk Alkemade Training Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052

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  Elizabeth Rodriguez Estrada PhD candidate

  e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727