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Posthumus Conference 2026 (Amsterdam, 21-22 May 2026) – registration open now!
The N.W. Posthumus Institute is happy to welcome you at the Posthumus Conference 2026, to be held on 21 and 22 May 2026 at the International Institute of ...
Book workshop (Leiden, 4 June 2026) – deadline applications 1 May 2026
On 4 June 2026, the N.W. Posthumus Institute, organises a book workshop, to be led by initiator Viola Müller, postdoc researcher and lecturer within the ...
Student Competition: Nobel laureate Paul Krugman in Conversation with the Next Gen on Global Challenges and Local Solutions – deadline 25 May 2026
The Dutch Central Bank (DNB), in collaboration with Universiteit van Nederland, SSH-raad, EHERO-EUR, and The Regional Science Academy invites university ...
Vacature: Postdoc Historische materiaalstromen en circulariteit in de keramische industrie (9 maanden; Maastricht University) – deadline 20 mei 2026
~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Maastricht University zoekt een postdoctoraal onderzoeker (9 maanden) die de historische ontwikkeling van ...
Vacature: Docent Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis (1 jaar; Radboud Universiteit) – deadline 30 april 2026
~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ De Radboud Universiteit zoekt een tijdelijke (1 jaar dienstverband) docent Sociale en Economische ...
Conference ‘Growing Humanities: Flourishing Futures in Challenging Times’ – Call for Papers (deadline 15 May 2026)
On 29 June 2026, the Royal Historical Society organises the conference ‘Growing Humanities: Flourishing Futures in Challenging Times’, to be ...
Annual ESDH Meeting including book launch (University of Groningen, 27 May 2026)
On 27 May 2026, the 2026 Annual Economic, Social, Demographic, and Health (ESDH) Histories meeting will be organised in cooperation with the Intersecting ...
Research Workshop ‘Mortality, Morbidity, and Medicine: Historical Health and Demography across the Atlantic’ – deadline 30 April 2026
On 8 June 2026, preceding the PhD Defence by Posthumus alumnus Dinos Sevdalakis, Dinos will organise the Research Workshop ‘Research Workshop ...
RIAS-POSTHUMUS PhD Workshop: From Research to Publication (Middelburg, 8 May 2026) – deadline 1 May 2026
The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) and the research network ‘Societies in Context’ of the Posthumus Institute (research ...
Nieuw Oral History Portal BHIC gelanceerd
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Onlangs heeft het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) het Oral History Portal gelanceerd. De portal is opgezet ...
Prof. F. de Vries-lecture 2026 delivered by Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr
On 13 May 2026, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), together with the Foundation Prof. F. de Vries, jointly organise the Prof. F. de ...
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Bram Hilkens
On 22 May 2026, Posthumus alumnus Bram Hilkens will defend the PhD thesis ‘Living off the Land? Land Inequality in Early Modern Holland, ...
Call for papers and panels: MarxismNL Conference 2026: ‘Pulling the Emergency Brake’ – deadline 29 May 2026
On 8 and 9 October 2026, MarxismNL will organise its first conference. MarxismNL is a network of Marxist students, researchers, and teachers active in the ...
Twee Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowships voor recent (< 3 jaar) BA/MA-afgestudeerden (BHIC) – deadline 14 juni 2026
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) stelt twee Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowships beschikbaar voor de ...
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Dinos Sevdalakis
On 8 June 2026, Posthumus alumnus Dinos Sevdalakis will defend the thesis ‘Tracing the roots of population growth: Fertility and mortality ...
Public Lecture ‘Project 1834’ by Dr Kate Ekama
On 24 June 2026, Dr Kate Ekama (Stellenbosch University) will deliver a public lecture on the brand-new ‘Project 1834’, which relates to ...
Masterclass ‘Social Histories of Dutch Colonialism in the Indian Ocean World’ with Professor Nigel Worden
On 24 June 2026, the research groups ‘Colonial Relations and Structures’ and the ‘Radboud Group for Historical Demography and Family History’ (both Radboud ...
Agenda
Seminar and Workshop ‘Trust, institutions and capitalism in early modern Europe’ – keynote Prof. Craig Muldrew
Dag van de Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Journée de l’Histoire Contemporaine 2026
RIAS-POSTHUMUS PhD Workshop: From Research to Publication (Middelburg, 8 May 2026) – deadline 1 May 2026
Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar 2026: ‘From craft guilds to unions’
Prof. F. de Vries-lecture 2026 delivered by Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr
Posthumus Conference 2026 (Amsterdam, 21-22 May 2026) – registration open now!
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Bram Hilkens
Annual ESDH Meeting including book launch (University of Groningen, 27 May 2026)
Student Competition: Nobel laureate Paul Krugman in Conversation with the Next Gen on Global Challenges and Local Solutions – deadline 25 May 2026
Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’
Calls
- Student Competition: Nobel laureate Paul Krugman in Conversation with the Next Gen on Global Challenges and Local Solutions – deadline 25 May 2026
- Conference ‘Growing Humanities: Flourishing Futures in Challenging Times’ – Call for Papers (deadline 15 May 2026)
- Research Workshop ‘Mortality, Morbidity, and Medicine: Historical Health and Demography across the Atlantic’ – deadline 30 April 2026
- RIAS-POSTHUMUS PhD Workshop: From Research to Publication (Middelburg, 8 May 2026) – deadline 1 May 2026
- Call for papers and panels: MarxismNL Conference 2026: ‘Pulling the Emergency Brake’ – deadline 29 May 2026
- Twee Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowships voor recent (< 3 jaar) BA/MA-afgestudeerden (BHIC) – deadline 14 juni 2026
- Posthumus Conference 2026 (Amsterdam, 21-22 May 2026) – registration open now!
- Book workshop (Leiden, 4 June 2026) – deadline applications 1 May 2026
- Call for papers 2026 Special Issue Journal for the History of Environment and Society – deadline 31 August 2026
- Conference ‘Bridging Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Environmental History of the Low Countries’ – deadline 30 Apr 2026
- Call for abstracts ESTER RDC 2026 (KU Leuven, Belgium, 26-28 October 2026) – deadline abstracts 15 June 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
- Jubilee competition Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) 2027 – deadline 31 December 2026
Positions
- Vacature: Postdoc Historische materiaalstromen en circulariteit in de keramische industrie (9 maanden; Maastricht University) – deadline 20 mei 2026
- Vacature: Docent Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis (1 jaar; Radboud Universiteit) – deadline 30 april 2026
- PhD Candidate in Environmental History 19th–20th Centuries (Université Lumière Lyon 2) – deadline 25 May 2026
- PhD positie FWO Project ‘Labore et Constantia. Continuïteit en verandering in de werkritmes in de Plantijnse drukkerij (ca. 1580-1840)’ (UA) – deadline 1 juli 2026
