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Posthumus fellow Janna Coomans wins Libris Geschiedenis Prijs for book ‘Dievenland’
The Libris Geschiedenis Prijs 2025 has been awarded to Janna Coomans, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, fellow of the N.W. Posthumus Institute and ...

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar 2026: ‘From craft guilds to unions’ (deadline 15 November 2025)
The Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “F. Datini” and the European School for Training in Economic and Social Historical Research ...

Annual report 2024 N.W. Posthumus Institute available online
The General Board of the N.W. Posthumus Institute is happy to present you the N.W. Posthumus Institute Annual Report 2024. The report provides you with an ...

Call for papers Historicidagen 2026 (Leiden, 27-29 August 2026) – deadline abstracts 31 January 2026)
On 27-29 August 2026, the 2026 edition of the Historians’ Days [in Dutch: Historicidagen] will be jointly organised by the Royal Netherlands Historical ...

Several Posthumus affiliates contributing authors of ‘The Cambridge Urban History of Europe’
Cambridge University Press has announced the forthcoming publication of ‘The Cambridge Urban History of Europe’, a series of 3 volumes. The ...

Robrecht Declercq ends task as Research Network coordinator
Because of his recent appointment as Expert Resources and Sustainable Development with the Federal Institute for Societal Development, Robrecht Declercq ...
Protected: Workshop ‘Networks in History’ (Huizinga Institute & N.W. Posthumus Institute) – deadline 10 December 2025
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Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer
On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer successfully defended the thesis ‘Colonial Calvinism: Colonial Ideologies of Dutch ...

Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Philip Post
On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Philip Post succesfully defended the thesis ‘Constructing Colonial Legitimacy in the Moluccas, 1750-1870’ ...

Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Vicky Vanruysseveldt
On 21 October 2025, Posthumus alumna Vicky Vanruysseveldt succesfully defended the thesis ‘Onderweg met amusement. Inkomensstrategieën en mobiliteit bij ...

Lezing Posthumus PhD Chris Vlam over opkomst Kruisverenigingen Noord-Holland en Utrecht, 1875-1945
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Historicus en Posthumus PhD Chris Vlam houdt op 30 november 2025 de lezing ‘Voor allen, door allen!’ over de ...

Call for proposals 12th Tensions of Europe Conference (Eindhoven, 8-10 July 2026) – deadline 4 January 2026
The organisers of the 12th Tensions of Europe (ToE) Conference call for abstracts for this conference with as central theme ‘The meaning of the past ...

Call for papers 17th EAUH Conference (Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026) – extended deadline 17 Nov 2025
The 17th conference of the European Association for Urban History (EAUH) will be held on 2-5 September 2026 in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia. The ...

Call for applications PhD position Professor Van Winter Fund – deadline 28 November 2026
The Professor Van Winter Fund calls for proposals for one PhD position, to be funded by thids fund. This funding aims to allow PhDs in History to obtain an ...

Posthumus affiliates received Honourable Mentions Roger Schofield Award 2025
At the 2025 Conference of the European Society of Historical Demography, held in Bologna, 10-13 September 2025, Posthumus affiliates received an Honourable ...

Oratie professor Danielle van den Heuvel – aanmelden s.v.p. voor 3 november 2025
~ because of scope only in Dutch ~ Op 20 november 2025 zal professor Danielle van den Heuvel, hoogleraar Vroegmoderne economische en sociale geschiedenis ...

Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk installed as new KNAW Member
On 29 September 2025, seventeen new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) were officially installed. Among these new members ...

PhD vacancy ‘The historical development of sports in Belgian seaside resorts’ (VLIZ) – deadline 9 November 2025
The VLIZ (Flanders Marine Institute) has a vacancy for a PhD fellowship on ‘The historical development of sports in Belgian seaside resorts: ...
Agenda
3rd Conference on Frisian Humanities

Studiemiddag HisGIS 1832: verbeterde opzet, voortgang, en rurale geschiedenis

44th Annual APHES Conference

PhD Career Day 2025 – register before 1 November 2025

Oratie professor Danielle van den Heuvel – aanmelden s.v.p. voor 3 november 2025

4th Regional History Society of Southern Africa Conference

NEHA Symposium ‘Naar een meer inclusieve economische- en bedrijfsgeschiedenis’

Lezing Posthumus PhD Chris Vlam over opkomst Kruisverenigingen Noord-Holland en Utrecht, 1875-1945

Conference ‘Becoming Local? Forgotten Lineages of Displaced Communities across the Indian Ocean World, 1650-1850’















