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PhD Institutional Change in the Organization of Care in the Netherlands (Utrecht University) – deadline 1 April 2026
The Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University is looking for a PhD candidate for the project ‘PhD Institutional Change in the ...
Bijeenkomsten Werkgroep Stadsgeschiedenis
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De Werkgroep Stadsgeschiedenis organiseert in juni twee bijeenkomsten. Op donderdag 4 juni 2026 is er van 9:30 tot 12:30 ...
Project ‘Chains of the Past’ receives Open Science Infrastructure Grant from Open Science NL
Open Science NL recently awarded the project ‘Chains of the Past: Open Infrastructure for the Global History of Dutch Slavery and Slave Trade’ ...
Postdoc Researcher specialising in Economic History (Tilburg University, 3 years) – deadline 15 March 2026
The Tilburg School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher specialising in Economic History. The ...
Posthumus board member Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk appointed as KHMW member
On 9 February 2026, the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW; The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities) has appointed ...
Opening for a Research Network Coordinator ‘Societies in Context: Interactions between humans and rural-urban environments’ – EXTENDED deadline 15 March 2026
The N.W. Posthumus Institute is currently looking for a new Coordinator for the Research Network ‘Societies in Context: Interactions between humans ...
Posthumus fellows awarded Open eScience Call 2025 funding for Rags2Riches project
In the most recent funding round, the netherlands eScience center awarded a substantial in-kind contribution to the project ‘From rags to riches: A ...
Call for papers Workshop ‘Reinterpreting the Caribbean age of revolutions’ – deadline abstracts 30 March 2026
Posthumus fellows Dr Ramona Négron and Dr Karwan Fatah-Black invite research paper proposals for the workshop ‘Reinterpreting the Caribbean age of ...
Call for papers Graduate Seminar ‘Early modern Caribbean and Atlantic slavery and emancipation’ – deadline abstracts 30 March 2026
Posthumus fellows Dr Ramona Négron and Dr Karwan Fatah-Black welcome graduate students working on topics related to early modern Caribbean and Atlantic ...
Workshop Nodegoat (IISH, 20 March 2026) – registration required
The IISH is hosting a workshop ‘Introduction to Nodegoat’ on Friday 20 March 2026, given by its developers, Pim van Bree and Geert Kessels. The workshop ...
Phd Defence Posthumus alumna Rosa Kösters
On 26 March 2026, Posthumus alumna Rosa Kösters will defend the thesis ‘How to Self-Organise? Insight from Workers at Albert Heijn (Ahold) and Unox ...
Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Junhao Cao
On 25 February 2026, Posthumus alumnus Junhao Cao sucessfully defended the PhD thesis ‘Property Rights and Agricultural Growth in Northwestern ...
Book launch ‘Lives, Land, and Labour: A Social History of Eighteenth-Century Sri Lanka’ by Posthumus fellow Luc Bulten
On 15 April 2026, the Stichting Nederland-Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Research Network ‘Routes and Roots in Colonial and Global ...
Call for abstracts ESTER RDC 2026 (KU Leuven, Belgium, 26-28 October 2026) – deadline abstracts 15 June 2026
On 26 to 28 October 2026 the 2026 edition of the ESTER Research Design Course (RDC) will be held. This year’s edition will be hosted by the KU Leuven ...
Call for papers and sessions ESSHC 2027 (Lyon, France, 21-24 April 2027) – deadline 15 April 2026
The International Institute of Social History (IISH), in cooperation with the École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon), welcomes paper and session ...
Agenda
Valedictory lecture Professor Marlou Schrover
International conference ‘Studying Non-Elites in the Medieval Caucasus’ – register before 11 March 2026
Verwacht: Boekpresentatie ter gelegenheid van 100 jaar UHSK
Research Day 2026 organised by IOS Platform ‘Bottom-Up Institutions for Societal Change’ – registration requested
Jaarcongres Werkgroep ‘De Nieuwe Tijd’ 2026
Workshop Nodegoat (IISH, 20 March 2026) – registration required
Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’
2nd Workshop The Economic and Financial History of Colonialism
Phd Defence Posthumus alumna Rosa Kösters
Book launch ‘Lives, Land, and Labour: A Social History of Eighteenth-Century Sri Lanka’ by Posthumus fellow Luc Bulten
Calls
- Call for papers Workshop ‘Reinterpreting the Caribbean age of revolutions’ – deadline abstracts 30 March 2026
- Call for papers Graduate Seminar ‘Early modern Caribbean and Atlantic slavery and emancipation’ – deadline abstracts 30 March 2026
- Call for Papers and Panels 2026 NNI Conference ‘New Netherland and the World’ (Albany, USA, 7-8 November 2026) – deadline 1 April 2026)
- Workshop Nodegoat (IISH, 20 March 2026) – registration required
- Call for abstracts ESTER RDC 2026 (KU Leuven, Belgium, 26-28 October 2026) – deadline abstracts 15 June 2026
- Call for papers and sessions ESSHC 2027 (Lyon, France, 21-24 April 2027) – deadline 15 April 2026
- KNAW Trailblazers Fund for early-career first-generation academics – deadline 29 April 2026
- Call for papers 5th Doctoral School in Medieval Economic History – deadline 30 April 2026
- Posthumus Summer School 2026 ‘Crises and History’: Theme and dates announced – deadline registration 1 June 2026
- Seminar and Workshop ‘Trust, institutions and capitalism in early modern Europe’ – keynote Prof. Craig Muldrew – deadline abstracts 6 March 2026
- Workshop and Conference ‘Sowing the Seeds VIII’ (London, UK, 5-6 Nov 2026) – deadline 31 March 2026
- Call for Proposals to organise 2026 ESEH Summer School in Environmental History – deadline 15 March 2026
- Call for abstracts Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’ – deadline 15 April 2026
- Jubilee competition Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) 2027 – deadline 31 December 2026
- Call for abstracts 20th Annual MEMSA Conference (Durham University, UK) – deadline 9 March 2026
Positions
- PhD Institutional Change in the Organization of Care in the Netherlands (Utrecht University) – deadline 1 April 2026
- Postdoc Researcher specialising in Economic History (Tilburg University, 3 years) – deadline 15 March 2026
- Opening for a Research Network Coordinator ‘Societies in Context: Interactions between humans and rural-urban environments’ – EXTENDED deadline 15 March 2026
- Two postdoc positions ‘URBAN-DELTA: Metropolises in the Mud’ (3 years; KU Leuven) – deadline 16 March 2026
- Vacancy: Endowed Professor of Business History/Financial History (0.2 fte – 5 years) – deadline 2 April 2026
