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• Hundred-year-old causes of death mapped: ‘The past is the laboratory of the present’ News - 3 February 2025

  If it is up to university lecturer Evelien Walhout, in a year's time we will know exactly what people from Haarlem and Zwolle died of a century ago. Together with colleagues from other universities, she started the doodsoorzaken.nl platform, where causes of death are recorded. ‘Somewhere around the…

• Home magazines of yesteryear: Upholsterers were the interior designers of the eighteenth century' News - 17 March 2023

  Today, anyone wanting a new look for their living room watches a home decorating programme or buys an interior design magazine. In the eighteenth century, people went to an upholstry specialist, who would provide you with new wall coverings, curtains and much-needed accessories. PhD candidate Aagje…

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  Manon van der Heijden Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.c.van.der.heijden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272670

• Alexander Dencher: ‘I want to give new elan to the study of applied arts’ News - 25 July 2022

  A successful series of lectures on interior design, a symposium on four-poster beds and a new series of study afternoons on the horizon. University lecturer Alexander Dencher knows how to hold the attention of a growing audience. How does he do it? And what makes the history of interior design so fa…

• The Netherlands enthralled by Spanish theatre News - 7 June 2021

  Joost van den Vondel is considered to be the greatest Dutch poet and playwright of his time, but he certainly wasn’t the most popular. The 17th- and 18th-century public preferred to watch ‘Spanish theatre’. University lecturer Olga van Marion has written a book about this, together with Frans Blom (University…

• UnToLD: Unraveling cultural historical dimensions of contemporary experiences of tiredness of life among older adults Event - 12 May 2025

  Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar

• Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries (SOEMEHL) Event
• Junius Symposium: exciting new research on Old Germanic studies News - 16 March 2016

  While Old Germanic studies might seem dated and, regrettably, occupies a less than secure position in various academic institutions, exciting new research presented by young researchers shows that the field is still vibrant and may have a bright future. On Thursday, the 7th of April, the ‘Junius Symposium…

• Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia Event - 12 December 2025

  Lecture

• The Historical Topography of Medina: Faith, Power, and Memory in Early Islamic Arabia Event - 3 April 2025

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

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  Mingran Cao PhD Candidate/ Self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Ahmed Sosal Altayeb Mohammed Ali PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.sosal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zifan Meng PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.f.meng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Devon Graves PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  d.l.graves@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andreas Krogull Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.krogull@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marion Elenbaas University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.b.elenbaas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272957

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  Tony Foster Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.foster@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272124

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  René van der Veer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.van.der.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nathalie Brusgaard Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  n.o.brusgaard@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

• Alwin Kloekhorst receives Vidi grant News - 23 May 2014

  Alwin Kloekhorst, working at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, has received a Vidi grant for his research on the break-up of the Indo-European language.

• ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers News - 31 January 2023

  From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages: six Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council.

• Using an ERC grant to study languages with beans and millet News - 4 March 2015

  Japanologist and linguist Martine Robbeets is going to use her newly acquired ERC Consolidator Grant to study the origins and spread of Trans-Eurasian languages, which include Japanese and Turkish. With it, she’s tackling one of the most controversial subjects in language history.

• Social and Cultural Construction of Adulthood and Sexual Maturity: Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives Event - 24 April 2025

  Conference, Interdisciplinary Workshop

• A New Age of Infrastructure Development? An Historical Comparison of Nested Dependency in Pakistan and Egypt Event - 2 December 2025

  Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar

• Shifting sovereignties — Manifestations of sovereignty from a global historical perspective Event - 8 May 2025

  Lecture, Book presentation

• 47th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics (#SOEMEHL47) Event - 12 December 2025

  Conference

• Archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina worked on long-term landscape MOOC: ‘Everyone can learn something new from this course’ News - 11 September 2023

  As part of the TerraNova project, a European research initiative on the study of landscape histories and futures, a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) was developed. Anastasia Nikulina was one of the main chapter coordinators who worked on this course, and she worked on the part about modelling in landscape…

• Veni grant Lucien van Beek News - 23 July 2015

  The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded dr. Lucien van Beek a Veni grant. This grant offers young researchers the possibility to develop their innovative ideas for a period of three or four years. The awarded research proposal focuses on the Ancient Greek dialects' contribution…

• School's out! But not for head teachers News - 10 July 2019

  Many head teachers will have to try and fill staffing gaps this summer. Assistant Professor Kim Stroet, who is researching pupil motivation, is worried about the teacher shortage in the Netherlands, but can see a development that may help solve it.

• What influence did French really have on Dutch? News - 15 May 2023

  Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.

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  Sarah Nelson Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.nelson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271268

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  Joao Ferreira De Miranda Santos PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.c.ferreira.de.miranda.santos@kunsten.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Harry Buckoke PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.e.buckoke@kunsten.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anastasia Zhang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  c.zhang@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jelena Prokic Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.prokic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274158

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  Aone van Engelenhoven University Lecturer Southeast Asian Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.van.engelenhoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272072

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  Jan Jansen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273996

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  Irene Hadiprayitno University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277402

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  Bert Botma University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.d.botma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272150

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  Natalia Donner Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Karen Smith University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271737

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  Luisella Caon University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.d.caon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274117

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  Didem Yerli PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.yerli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marcel IJsselstijn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Margaretha Folmer University Lecturer Hebrew and Aramaic

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.folmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272513

• Award for modern study of Sumerian cuneiform by Bram Jagersma News - 29 November 2012

  Studying Sumerian grammar in your free time: Bram Jagersma did it. He described centuries-old Sumerian using a modern method he devised himself. For this PhD research he was awarded the De La Court Award for Independent Research by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW).

• 2012 Vrije Competitie Grants for two LUCL members News - 23 January 2012

  LUCL is glad to announce that two of its members have been awarded an NWO Vrije Competitie Grant.

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Corrie Bakels Emeritus professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  c.c.bakels@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272393

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  Marinus van IJzendoorn

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanijzen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727