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‘The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa, 1870-2020’
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 workshop at Mulungushi University near Kabwe, Zambia. For this workshop scholars are…
Changes in General Board N.W. Posthumus Institute
Recently, we had some changes within the General Board of the N.W. Posthumus Institute. Professor Anne Winter, previously acting as substitute representative of our member institute Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), has become the primary representative of the VUB in our…
Jubilee competition Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) 2027 – deadline 31 December 2026
In 2027, the Keninklik Frysk Genoatskip foar Skiednis en Kultuer / Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) will be 200 years old. One of the anniversary activities is a scientific competition for the best historical essay of up…
Workshop ‘Histories of taxation, (in)equality, and redistribution’ – deadline proposals 6 February 2026
The Research School Political History and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam jointly organise the workshop ‘Histories of taxation, (in)equality, and redistribution’ on Friday 13 February 2026. The workshop will include contributions by Professor Marc Buggeln (Europa Universität Flensburg), Emeritus Professor Marjolein…
Office Manager René van Weeren interviewed on history of marriage legislation
René van Weeren, Office Manager of the N.W. Posthumus Institute and co-author (with Tine De Moor) of the publication ‘Ja, ik wil! Verliefd, verloofd, getrouwd in Amsterdam, 1580-1810’, was interviewed by the Dutch national broadcast company NTR on the history…
Janna Coomans bij hoofdrolspelers 2025 RTV Utrecht
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Janna Coomans, coördinator van het onderzoeksnetwerk ‘Economy and Society of the Pre-industrial Low Countries in Comparative Perspective’van het N..W. Posthumus Instituut, behoort volgens RTV Utrecht tot ‘de hoofdrolspelers van 2025’ in Utrecht…
KNHG publishes updated version ‘Professional standards for historians’
The KNHG (Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap [transl. Royal Dutch Historical Society]) recently updated the already existing Dutch version of the code of ethics for historians, titled Normen voor historici. An English version is now also available. This code of ethics…
Change of Coordinator Research Network ‘Life-Courses, Family and Labour
Because Evelien Walhout has accepted another position, her place as coordinator of the Research Network ‘Life-courses, Family, and Labour’ will be taken by Mayra Murkens. Mayra Murkens obtained a PhD from Maastricht University on the thesis ‘Unequal pathways to the…
New edition TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History out now!
Issue 3 of TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History is out now! In this issue, you will find a variety of themes: JaapJan van Zwieten, PhD at VU Amsterdam, about the privilege of pre-loading in…
National Meeting ‘Towards New Horizons of Scholarly Publishing’
On 5 and 6 February 2026, Radboud University will host the National Meeting ‘Towards New Horizons of Scholarly Publishing’. Goal of this event is to bring researchers together who care about the future of the academic publishing system and are motivated to make a…