Huizinga Instituut
Netherlands Research School for Cultural HistoryThe Huizinga Institute is the Dutch National Research School for Cultural History. We provide interuniversity education for PhD candidates and RMA students, and serve as a national forum for the discipline.
Cultural History Agenda & Calls
Social Event PhD/RMA Council: Museum Het Schip Tour & Exhibition Visit
Friday, 12 December 2025, 13:45 – ca. 17:00 Museum Het Schip, Spaarndammerplantsoen 140, Amsterdam Max. 15 participants – Register by sending an email to… read more
Call: MNL Fellowships 2025-2026
De Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, gevestigd te Leiden, werd in 1766 opgericht als een vereniging van letterkundigen, taalkundigen en historici. De Maatschappij heeft als doel… read more
Call: Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowship en Charles W. Manders Fellowship (BHIC)
Het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) in ’s-Hertogenbosch stelt nieuwe beurzen beschikbaar voor onderzoek naar het verleden van de provincie Noord-Brabant, aan de hand van… read more
News
Selma Leydesdorff (1949-2025)
The Huizinga Institute mourns the passing of our respected colleague professor Selma Leydesdorff (1949-2025). Selma was actively involved in the development of women’s history and… read more
Op 6 oktober overleed Selma Leijdesdorff in de leeftijd van 75 jaar
Selma Leijdesdorff was feministe, dwarsdenker, activist, en historica.[1] Haar ontwikkeling als wetenschapper viel samen met de tijd waarin het persoonlijke politiek werd, en ook onderwerp… read more
PhD/RMA Writing Sessions – October/November 2025
Dear members of the Huizinga Institute, Following the successful writing groups last academic year, The PhD/RMA council will be hosting new writing sessions in October… read more
Upcoming HI Courses & Events
Huizinga Winter School: ‘Doing digital history: Analyze and visualize your data’
15 December - 17 December 2025 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Pieter van den Heede, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dr Maarten van Dijck, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Prof Ralf Futselaar, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Limits of Academia? Gender, Religion and the Production of Knowledge in the Early Modern Period
19 December 2025 | no ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Workshop ‘Networks in History’ (Huizinga Institute & N.W. Posthumus Institute)
21 January - 23 January 2026 | 2 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
PhD Core Course 1: Positioning and designing your research
18 February - 8 April 2026 | 6 ECTS | PhD
Prof Arnoud Visser, Utrecht University
RMA Thematic course: ‘Uses of History’
19 February - 26 March 2026 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr David de Boer, Radboud University Nijmegen
Propose an activity
Each year, the curriculum of the Huizinga Institute is enriched with several masterclasses and workshops. The Huizinga Institute relies on the input of its members – senior members, RMA students and PhD candidates – for designing and organising these events. We always welcome proposals and have funding available for selected plans. Proposed activities may take on different forms, such as a research seminar with (international) experts or a more practice-oriented workshop in the (work)field, and may be aimed at any subdiscipline in the broad cultural historical field.