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• Inspiring stories and ‘gezelligheid’ at the reunion and career day of South and Southeast Asian Studies News - 30 May 2023

  Staff members, alumni, and students were greeted by a warm spring day to follow the various programmes during the reunion and career day of BA South and Southeast Asian Studies. From alumni panels and yoga session to informal activities such as board games.

• Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage News - 5 September 2025

  On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…

• Andrew Gawthorpe on BBC about Donald Trump’s plan to exclude South Africa from the G20: ‘Unlikely’ News - 12 December 2025

  University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe commented on the BBC regarding Donald Trump’s plans to exclude South Africa from the G20.

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  Nicolas Blarel Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

• From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa News - 2 October 2024

  At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.

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  Jennifer Swerida Assistant professor

  j.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399

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  Natalia Donner Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.r.donner@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009443

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  Eduardo Alves Vieira University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.alves.vieira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275638

• Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum News - 27 March 2023

  Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.

• Youth Precarity in South Korea Event - 8 October 2025

  Lecture

• Programme South Asian Studies (MA)

  When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

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  Jos Gommans Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster Event - 11 February 2025

  Lecture, LAC Asia Academy

• Mandela Scholarship Fund Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

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  Miriam Waltz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Herman Tieken

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.h.tieken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nils Martin Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.m.r.martin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277107

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  Poortgebouw Location

  Rijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden

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  Sanjukta Poddar University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.poddar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272289

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  Abhishek Avtans Lecturer of Hindi Language and Literature

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.avtans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273192

• Parallel Worlds: Information Warfare in the Sahel (Dutch-spoken) Event - 7 April 2026

  Debate, Haags Actualiteitencollege

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  Martijn van Ette PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272713

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  Sanne Dokter-Mersch Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.mersch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278192

• Thesis and papers South and Southeast Asian Studies (BA)

  When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.

• 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:…

• Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history' News - 14 October 2025

  A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…

• UAF Meet-Up Region South-West Event - 30 October 2025

  Arts and culture

• Sustainable Humanities Scholarship Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

• Study associations South and Southeast Asian Studies (BA)

  A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.

• Programme History, Arts and Culture of Asia (MA)

  When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

• Programme Politics, Society and Economy of Asia (MA)

  When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

• Board of Examiners South and Southeast Asian Studies (BA)

  The role of the Board of Examiners is to ensure that study programmes adhere to their Course and Examination Regulations. The Board of Examiners oversees all tests and examinations within the institute and determines whether students have acquired the knowledge and skills required for the awarding of…

• ‘Podcast gives its listeners a sense of identity and belonging’ News - 23 March 2023

  In the Netherlands, when we talk about the United Nations, the conversation is almost always about the member states from the northern hemisphere. But the most interesting players come from the ‘Global South’, Professor Alanna O'Malley and her team argue in a podcast.

• Towards a Reconstruction of the Proto-South Omotic Suprasegmentals: Initial Findings Event - 12 December 2025

  Lecture, This Time for Africa series

• Caste: A Global History Event - 26 June 2026

  Lecture, Book Talk

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  Sebastian Fajardo Bernal Postdoc

  s.d.fajardo.bernal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jonathan Silk Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.silk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272510

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  Kexin Zheng PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.zheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lola Verhoeven PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Xiaoqiang Meng PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  x.meng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martine Kropman PhD candidate / external

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.kropman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mischa Cramer Education coordinator

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.cramer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 31 71 527 2108

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  Sanayi Marcelline PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Mery Cecconi External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Vera Vinck Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.v.vinck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274179

• From Coup to Classroom: Viewing the South Korean film "12.12: The Day (Sŏul-ui pom)" Event - 10 May 2025

  Film screening

• Programme English Literature and Culture (MA)

  When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

• Forced Choices: Migration, Identity, and Belonging in the South Tyrolean Option (1939-1955) Event - 7 April 2025

  Lecture, LIMS seminar / Austrian Studies Seminar

• The Open Door to Hidden Paganism. Abraham Rogerius’s Account of South Indian Hinduism (1651) Event - 27 May 2025

  Lecture, Booklaunch - CoGloSS | Oosters Genootschap | Leiden University Press