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Make sure to sign up for the final open spots for Summer Course ‘Crises and History’ (Utrecht, 1-5 July 2024) – deadline registration 1 June 2024!
There are still some open spots for the Summer School ‘Crises and History’; make sure to register before 1 June 2024 for these final spots! ...
Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Aditi Dixit
On 17 May 2024, Posthumus alumna Aditi Dixit successfully defended her thesis ‘Asian Divergence in an Age of Globalisation: Textile Manufacturing, ...
FWO Postdoc Grants awarded to Posthumus alumni
In the most recent round (May 2024), the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) has awarded Postdoc Grants to several Posthumus alumni. Both Amaury de Vicq ...
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Björn Quanjer
On 1 May 2024 Posthumus alumnus Björn Quanjer succesfully defended the thesis ‘A Tale Of Tallness. A household perspective on early life determinants ...
ESTER Research Design Course 2024 to be held in Münster (30 Sep – 2 Oct 2024) – Call for papers – deadline 1 June 2024
From 30 September until 2 October 2024 the ESTER Research Design Course (RDC) 2024 will be held at the University of Münster. The 2024 RDC will be hosted ...
Posthumus alumnus Sam Geens awarded Thirsk-Feinstein PhD Dissertation Prize 2024 by Economic History Society
Posthumus alumnus Dr Sam Geens (University of Antwerp) was one of the two laureates receiving the Thirsk-Feinstein PhD Dissertation Prize 2024 at the 2024 ...
Conference ‘Recolonising Empires during the Cold War’ (hybrid) – register asap for attendance in person
On 30 and 31 May 2024, the (In)Equality Platform of Institutions for Open Societies at Utrecht University will organise a conference on ‘Recolonising ...
Posthumus fellow Maanik Nath awarded First Monograph Prize in Economic and Social History by Economic History Society
Posthumus Fellow and Assistant Professor at Utrecht University Dr Maanik Nath was awarded the First Monograph Prize in Economic and Social History by the ...
PhDs Cohort 2022 completed Posthumus Basic Training Programme
No less than 31 Basic Training candidates, more than 1500 pages of documentation, 44 commentators, 6 days: the Individual Assessments cohort 2022 have been ...
Posthumus Conference 2024 registration CLOSES 9 May 2024!
The N.W. Posthumus Institute and the Fryske Akademy are happy to jointly announce registration for the 2024 Posthumus Conference is open now! This ...
Succesful PhD defence Posthumus alumna Ophelia Ongena
On 16 February 2024 Posthumus alumna Ophelia Ongena succesfully defended her PhD thesis ”Werk in eigen streek!’ Ontstaan en evolutie van een ...
Book presentation ‘The World of Sugar’ by Ulbe Bosma
The Food and Agricultural History Network recently hosted the book presentation of The World of Sugar. How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, ...
Middeleeuwen Symposium 2024: ‘Het onmisbare boek: handschriften en druk in de Late Middeleeuwen’
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Op 21 juni 2024 vindt in Zutphen het Middeleeuwen Symposium 2024 plaats. Dit symposium wordt gezamenlijk georganiseerd ...
BREAKING NEWS: Posthumus moves from X (previously Twitter) to Mastodon
Follow us on Mastodon Recently, the N.W. Posthumus staff, supported by the General Board of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, has decided to stop using X, ...
Introducing new Confidential Advisor Torsten Feys
A few months ago, Heidi Deneweth announced her retirement, which also implied her farewell as Confidential Advisor (vertrouwenspersoon) for PhDs enrolled ...
4TU.History of Technology centre launched
From January 2024, the four technical universities (Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research (both institutions also ...