Based upon an academic partnership between the Universities of Birmingham in the UK and Leiden in the Netherlands, Universities and Society at the End of Empire and Beyond (UniSoc) uses these two global seats of learning as a starting point to examine the role of universities in the transition from colonial to postcolonial and multicultural...
The PhD/RMA council will be hosting new writing sessions in February. Doing research can be quite isolating. Our writing sessions are open to all RMA and PhD students who want to work alongside peers in a supportive environment. You’re welcome to ask questions share ideas or simply enjoy the company of other researchers while...
The Huizinga Institute offers Research Master students and PhD candidates, as well as senior members, the opportunity to organise a masterclass, workshop, or other activity on a subject of their choosing within the field of cultural history. For examples, instructions and a checklist, see our page on organising activities. We are able to support several...
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 women’s studies from the very beginning in the 1970s, yet it was oral history with which her name is most closely associated, also outside the academic field. Her intellectual, and...
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 van geschiedwetenschappelijk onderzoek. Sinds het interbellum, en in Nederland vooral sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog, was het weliswaar steeds gebruikelijker om individuele getuigenissen te documenteren en te gebruiken als historische bron....
With great sadness the Huizinga Institute has received the news of the passing of our dear colleague Boudien de Vries (1951-2025). Originally trained as a socio-economic historian and member of the Posthumus Institute for economic and social history, since the 1990s Boudien was one of the foundational scholars in the field of nineteenth-century Dutch cultural...
Judith Pollmann (Leiden University) has been awarded the 2025 Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific honour in the Netherlands. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) bestows this prestigious award on researchers who have made exceptional contributions to their fields. Pollmann is one of two laureates this year, alongside biomedical scientist Thijn Brummelkamp. A professor of Early Modern...
By embarking on our own Impact & Valorisation project, the Huizinga Instituut highlights the work of our members and alumni, making their impacts visible to our wider community. Click through the tabs below to explore current projects and works of a selection of Huizinga junior and senior members. Interested in sharing your work with the Huizinga...
Het Dordrechts Museum staat in het 400ste geboortejaar stil bij het leven van Johan de Witt, een van de belangrijkste en bekendste politici uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis. In een historische kunsttentoonstelling met werken van de beroemdste kunstenaars uit de zeventiende eeuw, stelt het museum de vraag: wie was Johan de Witt? Meer informatie
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Spring School 2025: History of Emotions (24-28 March, Groningen) Report by Estel van den Berg DAY 1: On the 24th of March we gathered at the monumental Academy building of Groningen University, for the start of a week of insightful and exciting lectures, workshops and pitches. Lucas van der...
