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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 most significant changes are: Instead of a Basic Training and an Advanced Training, the Posthumus Institute now offers a single PhD Training Programme. This includes all activities previously part of…
Read morePhD 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 of science or cultural history for the project (4 years) ‘PRESERVARE Large-scale conservation of perishable foodstuffs in the Low Countries, 1600-1800’, a European Research Council-funded Consolidator Grant led by Dr Marieke Hendriksen…
Read moreNajaarsbijeenkomst 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 thema van deze bijeenkomst luidt ‘Blijvend belast. Openbare financiën, roof en rechtsherstel in en na de oorlog’. Op deze middag staat de vraag centraal hoe de Duitse fiscale maatregelen tijdens de bezetting…
Read moreNWO 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 Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his project ‘Unravelling Health Inequalities: The Historical Roots of Inequality in Death and Disease in West-European Port Cities, 1850-1950’. Social inequality in health is…
Read moreConference ‘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 on 29 November 2024: ‘The Netherlands a Tax Paradise? Complexities of Corporate Tax Avoidance’. This conference is part of a larger international historical project financed by the German Volkswagen Foundation. The conference addresses…
Read moreNew 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 of her namesake Silke Geven. Silke Geven is now focusing on the completing of her PhD trajectory at the University of Antwerp. We thank Silke for her efforts for…
Read morePhD 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 the second half of the 20th century. The focus will be on networks between women doing biological fieldwork. The position will consist of 85% research and 15% teaching. The candidate will combine…
Read moreEnvironmental 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 environmental historians are reflecting on how the environment changes their research practices and the implications of doing environmental historical research while inhabiting the era of climate change. To further promote and facilitate dialogue…
Read moreConference ‘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 be held in Antwerp and online. This conference is directly related to the ERC-funded project ‘Back to the Future: Future expectations and actions in late medieval and early modern Europe,…
Read moreMini-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 of abortion legislation in the Netherlands’ Legal abortion access and provision cannot be taken for granted. While some states have made abortion illegal again today, there are also states that – on the…
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