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1,176 search results for “africa history” in the Student website

• 'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome News - 17 November 2021

  Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…

• 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.

• Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo Event - 9 October 2025

  Panel discussion

• Programme African Studies (research) (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.

• While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way News - 27 March 2023

  Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.

• incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’ News - 16 July 2024

  Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Johannes Müller University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

• Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry News - 4 May 2023

  Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…

• Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’ News - 7 October 2024

  Interview with Pieter Slaman who received the LUS Education Prize. What makes the award so special to him and does he already know how he will use his prize money?

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  Antje Wessels Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anna-Luna Post Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Roosje Peeters Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

• Poster presentation Linguistic Fieldwork B Event - 12 May 2026

  Exhibition

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  Matthijs Olieman Education coordinator / study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jasper Krijns Student ambassador

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Julian Grob
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  Dominique Schuiling Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Kevin Horbach Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Rebecca Wensma Institute Manager

  Faculty of Humanities

• Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great' News - 5 July 2024

  The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer Kim Beerden wants to take the next step.

• Congo’s vergeten oorlog? Geweld, mineralen en macht Event - 11 March 2025

  Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege

• Dancing around the throne: networking in the time of King William I News - 26 June 2023

  Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I's time. Joost Welten's latest book reveals how, during the reign of William I, the elite danced around his throne both literally and figuratively.

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  Corey Williams Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer News - 21 September 2022

  Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

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  Liselore Tissen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Martijn van Ette PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• ASCL Seminar: Waves of Memory in the Red Sea: Unpacking Mixedness through Italo-Eritrean Livescapes Event - 6 March 2025

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  Suzan Abozyid
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  Anouk Koenderink PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Louie Buana PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Margaretha Kleijn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Eline Westra
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  Cahit Mete Oguz Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Henk Zoomers PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Fadly Rahman
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  Sulakshana de Mel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Amza Adam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Cynthia Vialle PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Floris de Ruiter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sophie Rose Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ron Vollebregt PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Marten van Harten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pratika Dewi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anne Hulzink
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  Paul Beliën Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Willem de Vries PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jasper Dekker PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities