Research School for Economic and Social History

The N.W. Posthumus Institute (NWP), currently hosted by the Department of History & Art History of Utrecht University, is named after Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus (1880-1960), the first professor in economic and social history in the Netherlands.

The NWP promotes innovative and advanced interdisciplinary research in economic and social history by stimulating joint research programmes of participating institutes. To this purpose, the NWP provides a PhD training in economic and social history, as well as a four course-programme for Research Master students. Annually, the N.W. Posthumus Institute also organises its Annual Posthumus Conference.

The NWP is also participating in the European graduate School for Training in Economic and social historical Research (ESTER), a Europe-wide network of leading scholars in the field of social and economic history and as such co-organiser of Research Design Courses and Advanced Seminars within the ESTER programme.

Please check out our contact page for contact details.

Please note that COVID-guidelines may vary per event and location; please check with the organisers in case of uncertainties.

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Book offers

Although we generally do not include book offers in our website or newsletters, we thought it wise to make an exception for two book offers we received ...

Workshop ‘Exploring the Links between Genetics and Historical Demography’ – deadline registration 30 September 2022

On 7 October 2022 the Nature & Nurture-workshop ‘Exploring the Links between Genetics and Historical Demography’ will take place in Leuven, ...

N.W. Posthumus Institute receives book collection from Posthumus family

Just before the Summer holidays, the N.W. Posthumus Institute received a collection of books and documents, until then owned by relatives of N.W. Posthumus ...

Jaarcongres ‘Oorlog op afstand. De Lage Landen tussen neutraliteit en betrokkenheid’ (aanmelden tot 30 november 2022)

~ because of scope, only in Dutch ~ Op 9 december 2022 organiseert de werkgroep De Moderne Tijd haar jaarcongres. Het thema voor 2022 luidt ‘Oorlog ...

Onderzoeksassistent ‘Great Urban Transition’ (Universiteit van Amsterdam) – deadline 29 september 2022

~ due to required (passive) proficiency, only in Dutch; applications may however be submitted in English ~ De opleiding Geschiedenis van de Faculteit der ...

Two 3-year 2023 Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in History (University of Cambridge) – deadline 28 October 2022

The Centre for History and Economics at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, invites applications for two 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships ...

PhD candidate in South Asian History / History of Slavery (Leiden University) – deadline 3 October 2022

The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime PhD position in South Asian History/History of Slavery. The PhD ...

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