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• Archaeologist Alex Geurds becomes member of Society of Antiquaries: ‘It is an honor bestowed for life’ News - 10 December 2021

  Dr Alex Geurds was elected as a Fellow for the Society of Antiquaries, a prestigious and old educational charity based in London. Established in 1707, the society aims at the encouragement and advancement of the study and knowledge of the antiquities.

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  Niels Schoubben Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272408

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  Maarten Jansen Professor emeritus of Mesoamerican Archeology and History

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bleda Düring Professor Archaeology of West Asia

  Faculty of Archaeology

  b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6449

• Extra information faculties on OER Humanities Course and Examination Regulations (OER)

  The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.

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

  Debate

• Hominin diversity in Eastern Asia Event - 22 January 2026

  Conference

• 7th NINO Annual Meeting 2026 Event - 29 January 2026

  Annual Meeting

• Leiden archaeologist works with Kazakhs on numismatic collections News - 22 September 2023

  In May of 2023, an agreement was signed between Leiden PhD candidate Jonathan Ouellet and General Director Onggar Akan of the A. Kh. Margulan Archaeological Institute in Almaty. The aim: a detailed study of the numismatic history of Southern Kazakhstan.

• DUSANE: Dutch Symposium of the Ancient Near East 2023 Event - 13 April 2023

  Symposium

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  Jan Gerrit Dercksen University Lecturer Assyriology

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.g.dercksen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2912

• Meet Dr. Jonathan Stökl, LJSA Member News - 17 November 2023

  Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Stökl was Reader in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Kings College London.

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  Ineke Sluiter Professor of Greek Language and Literature / Academy Professor (KNAW)

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.sluiter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3311

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  Rob Demarée

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  René van Walsem Guest employee

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.van.walsem@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Els Klok External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.klok@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Petra Sijpesteijn elected Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences News - 3 June 2024

  In its session of 15 April 2024, the Austrian Academy of Sciences elected professor Petra Sijpesteijn as one of its new Corresponding Members.

• Ritual at the Gates: Liminality, Transformation and Separation in Ancient Near Eastern Magic Event - 9 April 2025

  Lecture, LIAS After-Lunch Talk Series

• Artificial Intelligence Playing Ancient Games: Computational Techniques for Board Games Heritage Event - 28 June 2023

  Lecture

• Radio Palestine/Israel Challenging Preconceptions: ‘A courageous step in a polarised debate’ News - 14 February 2025

  The Israel-Palestine conflict regularly sparked intense debates in university lecturer Noa Schonmann's classes. She decided to start a podcast with journalist Rajaa Natour to teach her students to have deep and difficult conversations in a nuanced way.

• Meet Prof. dr. Jürgen K. Zangenberg, LJSA Co-Initiator and Member News - 23 November 2023

  Prof. Zangenberg came to Leiden in 2006 as Professor for New Testament and Early Christian Literature and is now Chair for the History and Culture of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.

• Daoism on the Irrelevance of Books Event - 4 March 2026

  Lecture, China Seminar

• Holding the Byvanck Chair in times of corona News - 2 July 2021

  Professor Caroline Vout, Cambridge University, was awarded the Leiden University Byvanck Chair in 2020. In a pre-Covid-19 world, the Byvanck Chair would stay in Leiden for seminars, lectures, and research activities. Instead, the pandemic disrupted this schedule. Last month, Vout taught her masterclass…

• Peace: Deciphering the UN's Multidimensional Approach to the Israel - Arab Conflict (1967 - 1982) Event - 16 April 2024

  PhD defence

• Towards a Historical Contextualisation of the Ancient Egyptian Perspectives of the Inner Body, Sickness, and Healing Event - 30 April 2024

  PhD defence

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  Francesca Rosati PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rosati@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Khodadad Rezakhani Researcher / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Ayub Ayub PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.ayub@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272331

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  Katarína Mokránová PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.mokranova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272578

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  Adam Ramadhan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.a.h.ramadhan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276139

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  Shuqi Jia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.jia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Scores of visitors attend open evening at new Middle Eastern Library News - 26 September 2024

  Over 200 people paid their first visit to the new Middle Eastern Library on a special open evening. As well as exploring the library, they got to see exhibitions, speed lectures and premieres about Leiden University’s Middle Eastern collections.

• The study of ancient cities provides us with new urban ideas Event - 24 October 2023

  Lecture

• Middle Eastern Culture Market 2021: Evening Edition News - 25 November 2021

  This year, LUCIS adapted the programme of its popular annual Middle Eastern Culture Market into an evening version, featuring a lecture, book discussion, and music.

• The Teaching of Khety and Its Use as an Educational Tool in Ancient Egypt Event - 23 October 2024

  PhD defence

• Skin and Beyond: Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature Event - 7 January 2026

  PhD defence

• How to Study a Polymath Event - 16 March 2023

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

• OIKOS Crash Course in Greek Palaeography 2026 Event - 26 May 2026

  Course

• From the ground up: The politics of burial and memory in the early Islamic world Event - 6 April 2026

  Conference

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  Joanne Stolk University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.v.stolk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2906

• Petra Sijpesteijn elected to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres News - 23 August 2022

  The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (AIBL), one of the five academies that make up the Institut de France, has elected professor Petra Sijpesteijn as foreign corresponding member (correspondant étranger), to fill the seat of the renowned Egyptologist Edda Bresciani.

• Oriental dance beginners/intermediate Course

  Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

• tell us: on ancestor worship, law, social status and gender norms in Ancient Egypt Event - 3 July 2024

  PhD defence

• Seven projects receive funding from JEDI Fund News - 28 February 2023

  More focus on diversity in Antiquity, workshops for students with disabilities, and a card game to share stories about diversity: these and other projects will receive funding from the JEDI Fund in 2023.

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  Jörn Soerink University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Michael Kraus PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jurjen Donkers Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.donkers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Social media Humanities Guidelines and support

  Making use of social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. But it also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse of (personal) data.

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  Patricia Kret PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.m.m.kret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273466

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  Casper de Jonge Professor Greek Language and Literature

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.c.de.jonge@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2678