Agenda
Upcoming events
29
Sep
29 September 2025, 16:30
PhD defence Posthumus alumnus Alberto Concina
On 29 September 2025, Posthumus alumnus Alberto Concina will defend the thesis ‘Tilting the scale of life: A multidimensional study of living ...

30
Sep
30 September 2025, 13:00 - 17:00
Water Pasts and Futures Symposium – register before 23 September 2025
On 30 September 2025, the organisers behind the VU Amsterdam projects Coping with Drought and PerfectSTORM, in collaboration with the Amsterdam ...

2
Oct
2 - 4 October 2025, All day
10th International Conference on the Middle Ages
The Institute of Medieval Studies (FCSH; Nova University, Lisbon) and the City Council of Castelo de Vide will host the X International Conference on the ...

10
Oct
10 October 2025, 13:00 - 17:30
Bijeenkomst Werkgroep Stedengeschiedenis: ’Nieuw onderzoek uit Amsterdam: stedelijke ruimte, water en erfgoed’
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Op 10 oktober 2025 organiseert de werkgroep Stedengeschiedenis een bijeenkomst bij de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel ...

23
Oct
23 October 2025, 15:00 - 17:00
Book presentation new open access publication, edited by Posthumus fellow Davide Cristoferi
Posthumus fellow Dr Davide Cristoferi (Ghent University) is the editor of the recently published open access publication Socio-Economic Inequalities during ...

23
Oct
23 October 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer
On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer will defend the thesis ‘Colonial Calvinism: Colonial Ideologies of Dutch Clergymen in ...

23
Oct
23 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Philip Post
On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Philip Post will defend the thesis ‘Constructing Colonial Legitimacy in the Moluccas, 1750-1870’ at ...

3
Nov
3 - 7 November 2025, All day
10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise
The EMES International Research Network, in partnership with the Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus University Rotterdam and Utrecht University ...

3
Nov
3 - 5 November 2025, All day
ESTER RDC (University of Seville, 3-5 November 2025)
On 3 to 5 November 2025 the 2025 edition of the ESTER Research Design Course (RDC) will be held. This year’s edition will be hosted by the University ...

4
Nov
4 November 2025, 12:30 - 16:30
Najaarsbijeenkomst 2025 SGvdO in teken 80-jarig bestaan FIOD
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Op 4 november 2025 organiseert de Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën (SGvdO) de Najaarsbijeenkomst 2025, ...

5
Nov
5 - 7 November 2025, All day
Conference ‘Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade’
On 5-7 November 2025, the conference ‘The Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade’ is jointly organised by the Museum ...

11
Nov
11 - 14 November 2025, All day
3rd Conference on Frisian Humanities
The Fryske Akademy, the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, the Professorship Multilingualism and Literacy of NHL ...

12
Nov
12 November 2025, 13:00
Studiemiddag HisGIS 1832: verbeterde opzet, voortgang, en rurale geschiedenis
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De Vereniging voor Landbouwgeschiedenis en het Humanities Cluster van de KNAW organiseren op 12 november een ...

14
Nov
14 - 15 November 2025, All day
44th Annual APHES Conference
The Associaçaõ Portuguesa de História Económica e Social (APHES) will have its 44th annual APHES Conference on 14–15 November 2025 at the University of ...

20
Nov
20 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:00
Save the date: Inaugural lecture Professor Danielle van den Heuvel
On 20 November 2025 Professor Danielle van den Heuvel, former board member of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, will deliver her inaugural lecture as Professor ...

26
Nov
26 - 27 November 2025, All day
4th Regional History Society of Southern Africa Conference
The Regional History Society of Southern African (RHSSA) is hosting a conference on the theme ‘Independences and post-colonialism in Southern ...

28
Nov
28 November 2025, 13:00 - 17:00
NEHA Symposium ‘Naar een meer inclusieve economische- en bedrijfsgeschiedenis’
Op 28 november 2025 organiseert het Nederlands Economisch-Historisch Archief (NEHA), in samenwerking met de Stichting Bedrijfsgeschiedenis (BSG), een ...

10
Dec
10 - 11 December 2025, All day
Conference ‘Becoming Local? Forgotten Lineages of Displaced Communities across the Indian Ocean World, 1650-1850’
On December 10-11, the Forgotten Lineages research project, featuring Posthumus fellow Dries Lyna and PhD students Pouwel van Schooten and Sanayi ...

27
Feb
27 February 2026, All day
Call for papers Workshop ‘Socio-economic inequalities in mortality over time’ – deadline 1 October 2025
The Health & Society group of Wageningen University & Research invites paper proposals for a one-day workshop, supported by GREATLEAP COST Action. ...

20
Mar
20 March 2026, All day
Call for papers – Jaarcongres Werkgroep ‘De Nieuwe Tijd’ 2026 – deadline 30 september 2025
~ 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
Call for papers: Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’ – deadline abstracts 15 November 2025
The organisers of the Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’ welcome abstract for papers to be presented at this workshop, to be held on ...

11
May
11 - 18 May 2026, All day
Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar 2026: ‘From craft guilds to unions’ (deadline abstracts 15 October 2025)
The Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “F. Datini” and the European School for Training in Economic and Social Historical Research ...

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
Call for papers – Session on cross-disciplinary approaches to domestic cultures (17th EAUH Conference) – deadline 22 October 2025
The organisers of Session 19 on “Cross disciplinary approaches to domestic cultures in premodern cities in Europe and beyond, 13th-17th ...

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