784 search results for “history landscape” in the Student website
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘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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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
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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‘In Leiden you feel history is very close’
Leiden alumnus Makoto Yoshida from Japan studied Dutch history and politics from 1996 to 1997. Now he is back in Leiden with his wife who is currently a student at the Faculty of Humanities. Some things still surprise him. 'Everyone at university uses first names, which was - and still is - unacceptable…
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Kai HebelFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Simon WillmettsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas MaguireFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Quintijn MauerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Tobias van der WalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans TheunissenFaculty of Humanities
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture
In a new study published in PLOS One, Leiden archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina, together with an international team from France, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, challenges the long-held belief that early humans had minimal impact on their environment before the rise of farming.
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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Spycraft in History Today’s and The Economist’s Books of the Year
Spycraft, by professor Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman has been selected by History Today and The Economist as one of 2024’s best books
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Berkhoff appointed professor by special appointment: ‘Focus on Ukrainian history a milestone’
As of 1 September , Karel Berkhoff has been appointed professor by special appointment in Ukrainian History. In this position, made possible in part by the KNAW, he will focus primarily on dark moments in recent Ukrainian history: the persecutions that have taken place in the first half of the twentieth…
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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average
Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master and research master Classics and Ancient Civilizations.
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’
Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern Leiden, the first English-language history of Leiden. Mayor Peter Heijkoop received the first copy.
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Robert PittFaculty of Humanities
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Anahita ArianFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Kees Verduin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Miel GrotenFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen Duindam appointed new academic director of the Institute for History
The Institute for History has a new academic director. Professor of Early Modern History Jeroen Duindam will take on this role from 1 September. ‘You can only do this job properly if you make time for it.’
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Wagenaar writes about Louise Six: ‘I wanted to give a voice to women in history’
When Jeanette Wagenaar read Simone van der Vlugt's De amulet (The Amulet) at the age of eleven, she decided that she too wanted to write a historical novel one day. Thirty years later, Gooilust, about Louise Blaauw-Six, has now been published.
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences
Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemic. During the interview, Gabriël hung a huge board covered in post-it reminders behind his laptop, Molly was glad that the members of the selection committee…
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Wouter van BeekAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Ariette Dekker
Faculty of Humanities
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Wim BlockmansFaculty of Humanities
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Tamsin PrideauxFaculty of Humanities
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Khizar Jawad
Faculty of Humanities
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Carolina Lenarduzzi
Faculty of Humanities
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André KnulstFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn Treur
Faculty of Humanities
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Brianne WesolowskiFaculty of Humanities
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Daniele Paolini
Faculty of Humanities
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Beatrice de Graaf in Huizinga Lecture: ‘History is necessary in times of crisis’
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.