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Volkskrant-IISH Thesis prize 2026
Have you written a great thesis or do you know someone who has? This year, de Volkskrant and the IISG are again looking for impressive theses on a historical subject. Students of studies other than history are also warmly invited to compete.…
Vacancy: Postdoc ERC Synergy project TASTADE (IISH; 2 years) – deadline 29 June 2026
The research team of the ERC-funded project The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Development of Europe (TASTADE) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher. TASTADE aims to build the largest possible repository of names and biographical information about investors in the…
Call for book proposals new book series on Historical Demography
Central European University Press (CEU Press) and Amsterdam University Press (AUP) are announcing the launch of a new book series on Historical Demography, published under the auspices of the European Society for Historical Demography. Series editors are Tim Riswick, Assistant…
Moving Humanities Conference 2026 – Call for Proposals – deadline 31 July 2026
The organisers of the Moving Humanities Conference 2026 welcome proposals for presentations and expositions. On 26 and 27 November 2026, the Moving Humanities Conference 2026 will be hosted by Radboud University in Nijmegen. The conference is co-organised by Radboud University…
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Cécile Bruyet
On 26 June 2026, Posthumus alumnus Cécile Bruyet will defend the PhD thesis ‘A Taste for Land: How Access to Land Shaped Access to Food in Late Medieval Antwerp (1430-1530)’ at the University of Antwerp. Supervisors are Preofessors Tim Soens…
Vacature: 2 Junior Onderzoekers in project TASTADE over investeerders slavenhandel (VU Amsterdam) – deadline 22 juni 2026
~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Het onderzoeksteam van het ERC-gefinancierde project TASTADE (The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Development of Europe) zoekt twee junior onderzoekers. Taak van de junior onderzoekers zal zijn het identificeren van investeerders…
Call for papers Jaarboek De Achttiende Eeuw 2027 – deadline abstracts 31 juli 2026
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De Werkgroep Achttiende Eeuw publiceert sinds 2017 jaarlijks in het najaar het jaarboek De Achttiende Eeuw als opvolger van het sinds 1968 verschenen gelijknamige tijdschrift. Voor de editie van 2027, met als…
Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Max-Quentin Bischoff
On 10 June 2026, Posthumus alumnus Max-Quentin Bischoff successfully defended the PhD thesis ‘Merchants’ Futures: Plans and expectations in the Tucher family company, c.1520-c.1550′ at the FelixArchief. Supervisor was Jeroen Puttevils (University of Antwerp). Drawing on the annotation and analysis…
Posthumus website ‘frozen’ from 18 June
Please note that, because of the transfer of the N.W. Posthumus Institute to the new penholder Leiden University in July 2026, this website of the N.W. Posthumus Institute will remain ‘static’ after 17 June 2026 until the transfer has been…
Vacancy: Professor of Europe in a Global Context (University of Amsterdam) – deadline 12 August 2026
The Department of History, European Studies, Religious Studies, and CEDLA-Latin American Studies of the University of Amsterdam is looking to appoint a full Professor of Europe in a Global Context. This professorship in European Studies focuses on Europe and its…