217 search results for “historical” in the Student website
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Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Rosa Maria de Lima RibeiroFaculty of Humanities
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Aljosa Sorgo
Faculty of Humanities
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Laura MiglioriFaculty of Humanities
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Greek Temple of Hermopolis Magna in its Religious and Socio-Historical Context
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
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Ahmed Sosal Altayeb Mohammed AliFaculty of Humanities
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René van der Veer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Joao Ferreira De Miranda SantosFaculty of Humanities
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Harry BuckokeFaculty of Humanities
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Didem YerliFaculty of Humanities
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Bert BotmaFaculty of Humanities
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah NelsonFaculty of Humanities
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Historians’ Days 2026 'Future of history'
Conference
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Medieval insights for modern urban planning
Historical geographer Marcel IJsselstijn developed a new approach that improves our understanding of how medieval cities were planned. He hopes it will help archaeologists, urban planners and designers address contemporary challenges.
- Forgotten heroes
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Rachel Schats -
Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Three PhD defences in one day on religious coexistence in Ghana
Last Tuesday was a special day: three researchers defended their PhD dissertations in succession as part of the same project. Martin Luther Darko, Kauthar Khamis and Rashida Adum-Atta investigated how people of different religions coexist in Madina in Ghana.
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‘Leiden and the university can learn a lot from each other’
We always need to find a new way to tell the story of 3 October, believes Ariadne Schmidt. The professor by special appointment of History of Urban Culture will be working with students to involve more people in the history of that day. ‘I’m too much of a historian to say: we can just let it be a “fun…
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Wreck in the Wadden Sea: ‘Objects tell the story’
More than 40 years ago, a wrecked merchant ship was found in the Wadden Sea. PhD student Geke Burger looked at this archaeological find from a historical perspective.
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Thesis and papers
When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Dario Fazzi becomes professor by special appointment: ‘We live in an era of tremendous ecological challenges’
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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Lydia Boer wins incentive prize for bachelor's thesis
History student Lydia Boer has won the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt incentive prize. She receives the prize for her bachelor’s thesis The marriage between Johan de Witt and Wendela Bicker: a political affair?
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On exchange without leaving your student room: ECOLe teaching grant makes it possible
Working from your Leiden room with students from the United States: Univeristy Lecturer Dario Fazzi’ students will soon be able to take up this challenge. He receives a grant from the Faculty of Humanities and ECOLe to set up a ‘virtual exchange programme.
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Rafal Matuszewski receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
Assistant professor Ancient History Rafal Matuszewski has been honored with the prestigious 2026 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This distinguished award, accompanied by 60,000 € in funding, recognizes Matuszewski’s outstanding contributions to research…
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Eric Storm’s Nationalism in Merdika: ‘A fresh lens on global history’
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.
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Critical thinking? Or rather generous thinking?
‘Critical thinking’ is an expression all academics have heard of: it’s the first learning objective in the Leiden Vision on Teaching and Learning. It’s both a historical topic with roots that reach back a long way and a topical problem too. The question on everyone’s lips is whether critical thinking…
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Painting removed from wall in spontaneous action: ‘We are going to discuss this and reach a decision’
During a meeting at the University on 10 November, staff spontaneously removed a painting by artist Rein Dool from the wall in one of the meeting rooms in the Academy Building, reversed it and placed it on the floor. A tongue-in-cheek action with a serious undertone. This has led to a lot of commotion…
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Between Fact and Fiction, looking to the future: HSVL symposium supports child welfare through LUF
'Between Fact and Fiction' was the intriguing theme of this year's annual HSVL symposium, which took place on 7 May. This theme was the thread running through an evening of lectures and reflections on the boundaries between historical truth and imagination, fake news, and the role of interpretation…