815 search results for “historical” in the Staff website
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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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What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
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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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Corrie Bakels -
Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Staging the Heroine. The Construction and Performance of Female Heroism in Literature, the Visual Arts and Theatre (c. 1350-1800)
Conference
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‘Fishing’ past aquatic resources: Waterways of Research
Course, Workshop
- Sign Languages and Deaf People (SL&D) lecture series
- Forgotten heroes
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Patterns of semantic change and reconstruction
Lecture
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Construction projects
Leiden University restores, modernises and builds for the users of its buildings in Leiden and The Hague. The building stock is very diverse: from historic buildings in the inner city to advanced laboratories at the Leiden Bio Science Park.
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The aorist system of Phrygian
Lecture
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Leiden University to return Chola Plates to India
The Chola Plates, currently in the possession of Leiden University, will be returned to India. This has been decided by the Executive Board. The restitution of this heritage follows the advice of the (national) Colonial Collections Committee.
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Rachel Schats -
Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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A Luwian song in Old Hittite and its relevance for the study of negation compounds
Lecture, CIEL Seminars
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Water worlds
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Scientific Conduct for PhDs (LUMC)
Research, Transferable skills
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Virologist Meta Roestenberg and Arabist Petra Sijpesteijn elected as members of KNAW
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected 16 new members, including two academics from Leiden: internist-infectiologist Meta Roestenberg and Arabist Petra Sijpesteijn.
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Time Talks: Temporality Across Disciplines
Lecture, YAL & Studium Generale
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Scientific Integrity for PhD candidates in Archaeology and the Humanities
Research
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
- Histories Connected
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Automated Text Recognition Using Transkribus
Workshop
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Faculty Club
The Faculty Club is a meeting place for the University community, where you can enjoy a drink or an (in)formal lunch or dinner. It is also a great location for meetings, receptions, buffets and dinners.
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference 2026
Conference
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Symposium: Through the Hands of Signers: History of sign language emergence, transmission, and change
Conference
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Catering and events
Leiden University offers various options for catering and organising events, ranging from a cup of coffee from a vending machine to a fully catered conference. On this page, you will find practical information regarding locations and ordering systems, as well as answers to questions such as: Where can…
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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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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Popular science events
Every year Leiden University organises a number of events where our researchers share their knowledge with an audience of all ages. We are also involved as a partner in a number of local and national events. Fancy joining in? See who to contact below.
- Anchoring Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
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Esther Rachow presents 'New Paradigms of Holocaust Education in the Digital Age' at the Austria Centre Leiden
In April 2025, Ms. Esther Rachow from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem presenting her ongoing doctoral research at an Austria Centre Leiden lunch-time talk. She answered a few questions about her visit below.
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Dinko Fabris appointed professor: 'Music must live'
Musicologist Dinko Fabris has been appointed professor at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA). He started on 1 September. 'I’m looking forward to making a connection with society.'
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Leiden historian and Arabist awarded ERC Consolidator Grants
Historian Paul van Trigt and Arabist Peter Webb have been awarded Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to two million euros will allow them to consolidate their research team or programme.
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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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Beatrice de Graaf to deliver the 53rd Huizinga Lecture
On Thursday, December 12, 2024, historian and terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf will deliver the 53rd Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. Under the title "We Are the Times: History in Times of Crisis", De Graaf will explore how history is used during crises to give meaning to the times.…
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Gijsbert Rutten new professor of Dutch Linguistics
Gijsbert Rutten has been appointed professor of Dutch Linguistics with effect from 1 July. In this position, he will focus on language change and language variation, with a particular emphasis on historical sociolinguistics.
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
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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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Call for submissions: The fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days will take place in Leiden
Education, Research