A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…

Associate professor Eric Storm’s book on nationalism has been reviewed in two Spanish newspapers. Three newspaper published interviews with Storm.

Fadly Rahman is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History. His research examines the role of local networks within the global botanical research network of Plantentuin Buitenzorg during the colonial and early postcolonial periods.

The annual National Student Survey (NSE) was conducted in the first quarter of 2024. A third of all Leiden University students responded. Lecturer appreciation and atmosphere were rated highly, whereas job market preparation and student well-being remain points for development.

Victor Barros Correia is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Eline Rademakers is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…

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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Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.

Casper van Dijk is a PhD candidate researching the transformation of military as complex adaptive systems. His dissertation, Military Metamorphosis: Warfare in the Northern Netherlands, 1425–1560, reinterprets late medieval warfare through the lens of emergence and complex systems theory, offering an…

Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.

Carola Hein is Professor Water, Ports and Historic Cities at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University.

Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.

Céline Zaepffel is a Lecturer in French literature and culture. Her research focuses on the transmission of ideologies through modern children's literature and culture, based on an intermedial and sociological analysis of children's media and the historical and cultural context of their publication.…

On 10 June, students and staff from all the Dutch universities will go on strike against the government’s proposed budget cuts. The day after the strike, on 11 June, the House of Representatives will debate the Spring Budget Memorandum, which includes the proposed cuts. The university supports this…

David Home Valenzuela is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Mariana Gaba is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Carlos Rilling Tenorio is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Bálint Honos (1999) is a PhD Candidate at the Institute for History at Leiden University and the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) in Middelburg. He is researching community organization and Black citizenship in antebellum California (1812-1861).

Femke Fakkeldij is a PhD Candidate at the Institute for History and the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) in Middelburg.

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Nestor Marin Bravo is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Tomás Díaz is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Melinda Susanto is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History. Her current research investigates the circulations of medical knowledge and goods between the Indian Ocean and the early modern Dutch Republic.

Nicole Pereira Ríos is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Felipe Cousiño is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Macarena Alegria Garcia is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History

Mamadjibeye is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Carla Cisternas Guasch is a PhD candidate at the department of Latin American Studies at the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University. She is also a Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts at the Universidad Mayor, Chile.

Muhammad Asyrafi is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Juliët Tinebra is a lecturer at International Studies and an external PhD candidate at Latin American Studies.

Allience Mango Kubota is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Daan Stremmelaar is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Cristian Saavedra Bastía is an external PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Theresa St John is an external PhD candidate at the Institute for History.