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Eric Storm in Spanish media
Following the Spanish translation of his book Nationalism, associate professor Eric Storm was interviewed by El Periódico and Crónica Global. Several other media outlets have also published reviews of his book.
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Sam Botan
Samatar (Sam) Ahmed Botan is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.
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Hilde Woker
Hilde Woker is an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden Law School. Her specialisation is the law of the sea, with a particular focus on the law-science interface and the continental shelf. She is the course coordinator for the…
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Jan Sleutels
Jan Sleutels is a Senior University Lecturer at the Institute for Philosophy.
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Sara Polak
Sara Polak is a University Lecturer in American Studies and Modern English Literature at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. She is PI of the ERC Project Worlding America: How Play Shaped the United States from New Media to Politics, 1503-2028.
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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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Casper Wits
Casper Wits is a University Lecturer in the Institute for Area Studies. His research focuses on postwar diplomatic and international history in East Asia, with a special interest in the development of Chinese and Japanse foreign policy and Sino-Japanese relations in this period. He also takes an interest…
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
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André Knulst
André Knulst is a Lecturer at the institute for History.
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Carolina Lenarduzzi
Carolina Lenarduzzi is a visiting staff member at the Institute for History.
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Wim BlockmansFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah Cramsey
I am the Special Chair for Central European Studies, Assistant Professor of Judaism & Diaspora Studies and Director of the Austria Centre Leiden. From 2025-2030, I am the Principal Investigator of “A Century of Care: Invisible Work and Early Childcare in central and eastern Europe, 1905-2004” or CARECENTURY,…
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Shiru Lim
Shiru Lim is assistant professor at the Institute for History.
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Amadou Adamou
Amadou Adamou is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.
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Matthew Sung - Ahab Bdaiwi
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Eric Storm on The Conversation: ‘Imperial tendencies are resurfacing around the world’
Associate professor Eric Storm discusses the return of imperial ambitions in global politics on The Conversation. He argues that leaders like Putin, Xi, and Trump challenge the post-WWII international order.
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great'
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.
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Martine Bruil
Martine Bruil is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.
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Mariken Teeuwen
As a researcher at Huygens Institute I specialize in intellectual history of the Middle Ages and manuscript studies. I combine these disciplines with an avid enthusiasm for and interest in digital humanities approaches. It is my firm belief that students profit from a good introduction in digital sk…
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Terence Renaud
Terence Renaud is a lecturer at the Institute for History. He specializes in the history of modern Europe and international social movements.
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Victoria Nyst
Victoria Nyst is associate professor linguistics whose research interests include historical sign language studies, sign language documentation & description, sign language technology, lexicography, linguistic iconicity, and the gesture-sign language interface. She also works with the Africa Studies…
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Eric Storm on BBC Brasil: 'Trump’s unilateral approach signals a dangerous precedent'
Historian Eric Storm of Leiden University discusses Donald Trump’s foreign policy in BBC Brasil.
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Nation Building, Historiography, and School History in a Multi-Cultural Context: Ethiopia’s Enigma of Our Time
Lecture, COGLOSS lecture
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Martijn van Ette
Martijn van Ette is a PhD-candidate at Leiden's Institute for History. Being part of Dr. Andrew Gawthorpe's NWO-funded project that focusses on American foreign policy and (il)liberalism, he focuses on Southeast Asia and the perceptions that shaped America's strategic interpretations of the region.
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Karel Berkhoff
Karel Berkhoff is Professor by Special Appointment of the History of Ukraine in the twentieth century at the Institute for History.
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Geert Ham
Geert Ham is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.
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Julius van der Poel
Julius van der Poel is a PhD Candidate at the Institute for History.
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Saskia Jaszoltowski
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Ton van Haaften
Ton van Haaften is professor emeritus at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics and Dean of the Honours Academy.
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Over a third of Leiden’s professors are women, just above national level
The proportion of female professors at Dutch universities is increasing, but at a modest rate. At 34.2%, Leiden University is in the top three. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor for 2025.
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Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’
Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, they also looked at the challenges Europe faces.
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Peter Pels - Zane Kripe
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Ruth Clemens
Ruth Alison Clemens is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. Her current research project is titled 'Posthuman Music Machines: Literature in the Age of the Pianola' and is part of the NWO Startersbeurs project 'Tracing Players Playing Traces: Non/Human Music…
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Matthew Frear
Matthew Frear is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History. He teaches and supervises students on the BA International Studies, MA International Relations, BA Russian Studies, and MA Russian and Eurasian Studies programmes. His main fields of research are Russian and Eurasian politics and international…