Agenda
Upcoming events
25
Feb
25 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:15
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Junhao Cao
On 25 February 2026, Posthumus alumnus Junhao Cao will defend the PhD thesis ‘Property Rights and Agricultural Growth in Northwestern Europe, ...
27
Feb
27 February 2026, All day
Workshop ‘Socio-economic inequalities in mortality over time’
The Health & Society group of Wageningen University & Research invites paper proposals for a one-day workshop, supported by GREATLEAP COST Action. ...
6
Mar
6 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Save the date: Valedictory lecture Professor Marlou Schrover
On 6 March 2026, Professor Marlou Schrover, longstanding board member of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, will deliver her valedictory lecture at Leiden ...
13
Mar
13 - 14 March 2026, All day
International conference ‘Studying Non-Elites in the Medieval Caucasus’ – register before 11 March 2026
The SHOC Research Group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in association with the Medieval Caucasus Network and the National Association for Armenian Studies ...
14
Mar
14 March 2026, 15:00
Verwacht: Boekpresentatie ter gelegenheid van 100 jaar UHSK
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ In 2026 viert de Utrechtse Historische Studentenkring (UHSK) het honderdjarig bestaan. Ter gelegenheid hiervan ...
19
Mar
19 March 2026, 12:30 - 17:00
Research Day 2026 organised by IOS Platform ‘Bottom-Up Institutions for Societal Change’ – registration requested
On 19 March 2026, the Platform Bottom-up-initiatives for Societal Change of Utrecht University’s Institutions for Open Societies network will ...
20
Mar
20 March 2026, All day
Jaarcongres Werkgroep ‘De Nieuwe Tijd’ 2026
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De werkgroep De Moderne Tijd organiseert op 20 maart 2026 in Amsterdam een jubileumcongres met als thema ‘Feest! ...
26
Mar
26 - 27 March 2026, All day
Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’
The organisers of the Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’ welcome abstract for papers to be presented at this workshop, to be held on ...
26
Mar
26 - 27 March 2026, All day
2nd Workshop The Economic and Financial History of Colonialism
On 26 and 27 March 20-26, the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Groningen and the University of Antwerp will jointly organise the ...
23
Apr
23 - 24 April 2026, All day
Seminar and Workshop ‘Trust, institutions and capitalism in early modern Europe’ – keynote Prof. Craig Muldrew – deadline abstracts 6 March 2026
On Thursday 23 April and Friday 24 April 2026, the section Economic, Social and Demographic History of Radboud University, supported by the N.W. Posthumus ...
29
Apr
29 April 2026, All day
Dag van de Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Journée de l’Histoire Contemporaine 2026 – deadline 1 Feb 2026
The Belgische Vereniging voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Association belge d’Histoire contemporaine BVNG-ABHC and the University of Antwerp call for papers ...
11
May
11 - 18 May 2026, All day
Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar 2026: ‘From craft guilds to unions’
The Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “F. Datini” and the European School for Training in Economic and Social Historical Research ...
4
Jun
4 - 5 June 2026, All day
Call for abstracts Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’ – deadline 15 April 2026
The organisers of the Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’ call for paper abstracts for this ...
29
Jun
29 - 30 June 2026, All day
Workshop ‘Channeling Middle-Class Savings, 1850-1940’
On 29 and 30 June 2026 the University of Antwerp and the Paris School of Economics will host the workshop ‘Channeling Middle-Class Savings, ...
6
Jul
6 - 10 July 2026, All day
N.W. Posthumus Summer School ‘Crises and History’ (Utrecht, 6 – 10 July 2026)
On 6 tot 10 July 2065, the N.W. Posthumus Institute will organise the Summer School ‘Crises and History’, delivered and organised by Dr Jessica ...
6
Jul
6 - 10 July 2026, All day
Posthumus Summer School 2026 ‘Crises and History’: Theme and dates announced – deadline registration 1 June 2026
After two successful previous editions, the N.W. Posthumus Institute will once more offer the Posthumus Summer School on ‘Crises and History’ on 6-10 July ...
8
Jul
8 - 10 July 2026, All day
12th Tensions of Europe Conference (Eindhoven, 8-10 July 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 ...
13
Jul
13 - 14 July 2026, All day
Call for abstracts 20th Annual MEMSA Conference (Durham University, UK) – deadline 9 March 2026
On 13 and 14 July 2026, the Medieval and Earl Modern Student Association (MEMSA) will organise its 20th Annual Conference at St. John’s College at ...
25
Aug
25 - 27 August 2026, All day
Call for abstracts Workshop ‘The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa, 1870-2020’ – deadline 15 February 2026
Between the 25 and 27 August, the Boom to Dust project (funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the African Studies Centre Leiden) will be hosting a ...
27
Aug
27 - 29 August 2026, All day
Historicidagen 2026 (Leiden, 27-29 August 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 ...
2
Sep
2 Sep 2026 - 5 Mar 2026, All day
EUAH 2026 Conference ‘City Networks in Europe and Beyond’
The Seventeenth Conference of the European Association for Urban History (EAUH) will be held in Barcelona from Wednesday 2 September to Saturday 5 ...
2
Sep
2 - 5 September 2026, All day
17th EAUH Conference (Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026)
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 ...
5
Nov
5 - 6 November 2026, All day
Workshop and Conference ‘Sowing the Seeds VIII’ (London, UK, 5-6 Nov 2026) – deadline 31 March 2026
On 5 and 6 November, the Department of Economic History of the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies will ...
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