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Important changes curriculum PhD Training Programme
In the most recent board meeting, the General Board of the N.W. Posthumus Institute agreed to implement some changes in the PhD Training Programme. The ...
Workshop Nederlandsch Economisch-Historisch Archief (NEHA) over economische ongelijkheid
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ In het licht van de groeiende maatschappelijke belangstelling voor inkomensongelijkheid en de verdeling van winsten, ...
PhD positie ‘Sociale mobiliteit van migranten in de 18e eeuw’ (Huygens KNAW) – deadline 15 november 2024
~ because of scope and required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Het Huygens Instituut is op zoek naar een promovendus met sterke analytische vaardigheden voor ...
Workshop ‘Since 1624: Studying the Impact of the VOC in Taiwan’
As follow-up of the publication ‘Since 1624: Taiwanese-Dutch Relations’ (2024), this workshop will delve into the historical influence of the Dutch East ...
Call for papers – Workshop ‘The Financial History of (De)Colonisation in the 19th and 20th Centuries’ (U. of Antwerp) – deadline abstracts 1 Dec. 2024
On 16 and 17 May 2025, the University of Antwerp and the University of Groningen will jointly organise a workshop dedicated to exploring the financial ...
PhD student position for the project PRESERVARE (Huygens Institute / KNAW) – deadline 3 November 2024
The Huygens Institute (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) is looking for an interdisciplinary PhD candidate with a background in the history ...
Najaarsbijeenkomst SGvdO: ‘Blijvend belast. Openbare financiën, roof en rechtsherstel in en na de oorlog’
~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ De SGvdO (Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën) organiseert op 8 november 2024 haar najaarsbijeenkomst. Het ...
NWO Veni Grant awarded to Tim Riswick
In July 2024, Dr Tim Riswick, Posthumus fellow and member of the Educational Committee of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, was granted a Veni Grant by the ...
Conference ‘The Netherlands a Tax Paradise? Complexities of Corporate Tax Avoidance’ (Rotterdam, 29 Nov. 2024) – register before 1 Nov. 2024
The local organising committee invites you to the international conference on corporate taxation and its avoidance at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam ...
New PhD Representatives
At the General Board meeting of the N.W. Posthumus Institute of 24 September 2024 two new PhD representatives were welcomed. Silke Baas will take the place ...
PhD in the history of biological fieldwork and gender (Maastricht University) – deadline 31 October 2024
The History Department at Maastricht University is looking for a PhD candidate to conduct research into the gender dimensions of biological fieldwork in ...
Environmental History PhD Seminar (Roosevelt Institute, Middelburg) – Call for papers – deadline abstracts 30 November 2024
Opportunities for pursuing research in environmental history are expanding in the Netherlands and beyond. In the wake of accelerating climate change, many ...
Conference ‘Back to the Future: Thinking about Futures in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe and Beyond’
On 14 and 15 November 2024 the conference ‘Back to the Future: Thinking about Futures in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe and Beyond’ will ...
Mini-conference ’40 years of abortion legislation in the Netherlands’
Organisers Yuliya Hilevych, Karen Hollewand and Hanneke de Boer (all University of Groningen) will organise a mini-conference on the topic ’40 years ...
New: Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’
This online lecture series is scheduled as part of the COST Project CA22116 – The Great Leapand is organised in co-operation with the N.W. Posthumus ...