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529 search results for “africa history” in the Student website

• The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Timeless Masterpiece or Relic of the Cold War? Event - 17 September 2025

  Lecture, Studium Generale

• What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War? News - 4 May 2023

  Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleveringa are some of the best known. But these accounts largely focus on the Dutch domestic perspective. On the other side of the world, a complex colonial…

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  Maxine David University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ilios Willemars University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Helen Westgeest Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Catherine Wood PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pouwel van Schooten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Daniel Schade Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Peter Klinkhamer Professor

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  Sybille Lammes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Andrea Warnecke Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah Nelson Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Morena Skalamera Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Robert Zwijnenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Michael Newton University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Robbert Striekwold External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Yunnan Ye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anastasia Nikulina Postdoc

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  Cecilia-Louise von Ilsemann PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Onur Ada PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Felipe Colla De Amorim PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jesse Doornenbal Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Ugur Derin PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Laura Bertens University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• Study sustainability and earn credits with this free, virtual exchange Announcement - 2 February 2026

  Education, Research

• Study sustainability and earn credits with this free, virtual exchange Announcement - 4 September 2025

  Education, Research

• 3 October University given a makeover News - 12 September 2023

  Try to resolve the nitrogen problem, go on a regeneration journey or take part in psychological research: discover this and more at the new and improved 3 October University, ‘WetenschapsWarenMarkt’.

• Student section of University Council more fragmented News - 16 April 2019

  In the University elections in April, the eight student seats on the University Council have gone to six parties, and newcomers the Liberal Student Party and the Party for Biomedical Students have each won one seat.

• First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy News - 12 May 2022

  Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

• Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’ News - 25 November 2025

  Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.

• Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria News - 5 February 2025

  More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from various disciplines in Leiden are studying TB. A symposium on 24 March will highlight different activities in the hope of boosting nationwide collabora…

• Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives News - 8 May 2024

  Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…

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  Susanna de Beer Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Paul Smith Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anne Gerritsen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Corrie Bakels Emeritus professor

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  Eelco van der Maat Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Masoud Kiani External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

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  Zane Kripe Lecturer

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Ksenia Fedorova University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah Wolff Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University News - 29 February 2024

  From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

• Panel discussion: Green Colonialism Event - 8 April 2026

  Debate

• Not Rifles but Books: FEC’s Book Programs (1954–1991) Event - 18 September 2025

  Lecture, CHEI Seminar

• Imagining the future of UK-Europe relations: Narratives from Brexit Britain Event - 7 May 2025

  Lecture, CHEI Seminar

• EU Global Gateway Strategy: Transforming relations with African countries in a new geopolitical era. A practitioner's perspective Event - 21 March 2025

  Lecture, European Union Seminar