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• Beatrice de Graaf in Huizinga Lecture: ‘History is necessary in times of crisis’ News - 13 December 2024

  Professor Beatrice de Graaf held the 53rd Huizinga Lecture on Thursday 12 December. In front of a a sold-out Stadsgehoorzaal, she spoke about how history can be used in times of crisis to give meaning to the situation.

• 'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important' News - 27 November 2023

  The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will take place in Leiden on 6 and 7 December. Leiden professors and co-organisers of the LJSA Sarah Cramsey and Jürgen Zangenberg talk about their plans.

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  Shiru Lim Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.lim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273030

• The Washington Post review of Eric Storm’s Nationalism: ‘Grand scale history’ News - 18 November 2024

  The Washington Post reviews Nationalism by university lecturer Eric Storm. In this book, Storm explores how nation-states became the dominant political organizational form.

• Eric Storm’s Nationalism in Merdika: ‘A fresh lens on global history’ News - 5 August 2025

  Professor Eric Storm was recently reviewed in the Indonesian newspaper Merdika, which praised his innovative approach to historical analysis and his relevance in today’s global discourse.

• Archaeologist Aris Politopoulos launches Histories We Play as part of new Leiden Teacher’s Academy position News - 8 November 2022

  Anyone who knows Aris Politopoulos will be aware of his passion for teaching. Almost winning the Leiden University Teaching Award in 2020, he is known for his use of digital tools to improve his classes. Now he has been accepted to the Leiden Teacher’s Academy. ‘Here I can meet people with innovative…

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743

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  Mariken Teeuwen Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.teeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272716

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  Terence Renaud Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.r.renaud@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272767

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  Alexander Geurds Dean / Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206

• Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation' News - 14 May 2024

  Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.

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  Kenan van de Mieroop Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.van.de.mieroop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272715

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  Julius van der Poel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.p.d.van.der.poel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Saskia Jaszoltowski Vistiting Professor Central European Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.jaszoltowski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Karel Berkhoff Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.c.berkhoff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272785

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  Geert Ham PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.a.ham@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272564

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  Ronald Petrarca PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.petrarca@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation' News - 22 May 2025

  University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.

• 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…

• Professor of Dutch History Henk te Velde to be new interim Dean of the Faculty of Humanities News - 12 November 2024

  Professor of Dutch History prof.dr. H. (Henk) te Velde will become interim Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University for a two-year term with effect from 1 March 2025. He will succeed prof.dr. M.R. (Mark) Rutgers. Mark Rutgers’ second term of office expires on 1 March 2025; he will be professor…

• 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.

• Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’ News - 19 February 2025

  Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, they also looked at the challenges Europe faces.

• for research into Het Dorp: ‘We are going to tell the lesser-known history’ News - 12 July 2021

  It is one of the most famous moments in Dutch TV history: the twenty-three hour long marathon broadcast of Open het Dorp. But what happened to the commune for people with disabilities after that? Monika Baár and Paul van Trigt received a NWO grant of 750,000 euros to map the development of Het Dorp.

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  Ruth Clemens Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089

• Warja Tolstoj wins Ted Meijer prize News - 2 February 2022

  Warja Tolstoj, alumna Art History, has been awarded the 2021 edition of the Ted Meijerprijs. Named after the former director of the KNIR (Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome), the prize is awarded yearly to the best MA/ReMa thesis or PhD in the Humanities.

• Ancient History Research Seminar, Student Presentations Event - 6 November 2025

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

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  Ivo Smits Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.b.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272545

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  Martijn Manders Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.r.manders@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Göran Sundholm Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.g.sundholm@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Mirjam de Baar Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.a.de.baar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276416

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  Alexandra Tutwiler PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.a.tutwiler@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rieneke Sonnevelt PhD candidate/external

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.a.m.sonnevelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Jos Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, to be new interim Vice-Dean News - 22 January 2025

  Prof. J. (Jos) Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, will be the interim Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1 March 2025. He will succeed the present Vice-Dean, Mirjam de Baar, who will complete her second term on that date.

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  Frits van der Meer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  f.m.van.der.meer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Dario Fazzi becomes professor by special appointment: ‘We live in an era of tremendous ecological challenges’ News - 30 August 2023

  Historian Dario Fazzi is the new professor by special appointment at the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS), a strategic partner of the Faculty of Humanities. He starts on 1 September and will combine his new position with his current teaching duties at the Institute for History.

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  Liesbeth Claes Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.claes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278016

• Thijs Brocades Zaalberg: 'How does the discourse on war influence practice?' News - 30 September 2024

  As a student, Thijs Brocades Zaalberg was primarily interested in diplomacy surrounding conflicts. Through research on peace operations and subsequently the fight against guerrillas, he became increasingly involved with the most violent aspects of colonial warfare. Per 1 September 2024 he is appointed…

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  Jan Wim Buisman Guest employee

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Paula Harvey PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.j.harvey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rudi van Maanen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.j.van.maanen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Thea Hilhorst Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.d.j.m.hilhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ariette Dekker Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.dekker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Floris Plak Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.c.k.plak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Pieter Emmer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.emmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ron Elkhuizen PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.elkhuizen@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sander van der Horst PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.van.der.horst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272372

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  Matthias Lukkes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.lukkes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Intigam Mamedov Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.mamedov@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 31715271259