Special Edition - Looking forward to the transfer to Leiden University |
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N.W. Posthumus Institute moving to Leiden University |
After being hosted for five years by Utrecht University, because of the regular quintennial change of hosting institution, the N.W. Posthumus Institue will be moving to Leiden University per July 2026.
Although the current staff will be dealing with 'business as usual' until 1 July, they will also start the transfer process to the new staff at Leiden University.
in this newsletter, we will inform you about the expected staff changes and some practical consequences of the change. |
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Introducing the Leiden staff members |
The members of the N.W. Posthumus Instute staff as of 1 July 2026.
From left to right: Eveline Walhout, Ariadne Schmidt, and Astrid Verburg |
Scientific Director: Ariadne Schmidt |
| Ariadne Schmidt will become the new Scientific Director of the N.W. Posthumus Institute. Ariadne is Professor by special appointment of the History of urban culture, in particular of Leiden (the Magdalena Moons Chair) and Associate Professor of Economic and Social History. Ariadne is a social and economic historian with a special interest in gender history, the history of diversity and inequality and urban history. In the past, she already has been involved numerous times with the N.W. Posthumus Institute. |
Education Programme Director: Eveline Walhout |
| As of 1 March, Evelien Walhouit has successor of Rogier van Kooten as Education Programme Director of the N.W. Posthumus Institute. Evelien is Assistant Professor of Economic and Social History at Leiden University and affiliated member of the Radboud Group for Historical Demography and Family History in Nijmegen. Evelien is an economic and social historian with a special interest in historical demography, family and gender history and has published a wide range of articles concernings these research topics.. |
Office Manager: Astrid Verburg |
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| Astrid Verburg will take over the position of Office Manager of the N.W. Posthumus Institute. Astrid has completed a study in History at the VU Amsterdam, after which she worked several years as support staff with the KNAW. As of 2015, Astrid is the Managing Director of the TSEG - Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History and member of the Publication Department of the International Institute of Social History (IISH). In 2023, Astrid also started as PhD Coordinator at the IISH. For the duration of her position as Offcie Manager of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, Astrid will be temporarily employed by Leiden University. |
And what about the Utrecht staff members...? |
| Jessica Dijkman will continue her research and teaching activities as associate professor in Economic History with the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University. She will be coordinator of the Summer School on Crises and History of the N.W., Posthumus Institute held in July 2026 (registration still open!) and is currently working on a publication on the Antwerp grain survey of 1586, together with Rogier van Kooten. Jessica is expecting to retire in March 2027. |
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| In March 2026, Rogier van Kooten obtained a new position as Senior Research Fellow with University College London. He now works on the project ''Connecting Histories, Connecting Heritage (CHCH)' led by Dr Christina M. Anderson and is specifically responsible for the ‘Merchant Connections’ (Digital Humanities, Network visualizations) and ‘Antwerp Topographies’ (Interactive digital maps). Together with Jessica Dijkman, he is also currently working on a publication on the Antwerp grain survey of 1586. |
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| As of March 2026, René is combining his work for the N.W. Posthumus Institute with both the position of Coordinator of the Huizinga Institute, as well as the position of General Manager of the Kurt Lewin Institute, the research school in Social Psychology and its applications; both schools are also currently hosted by Utrecht University. After the transfer of the N.W. Posthumus Institute in July, René's appointments with these schools will be extended. |
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Practical consequences of the transfer |
Website 'paused' from 18 June
The website of the N.W. Posthumus Institute will stay available via the same url, https://posthumusinstitute.org. As maintenance links need to be transferred to Leiden University, the current website will remain temporarily 'frozen' from 18 June 2026, meaning no changes will be made to the website and its content from that day onward until the transfer has been completed.
E-mail address
The contact e-mail address for the N.W. Posthumus Institute will change to posthumus@hum.leidenuniv.nl; an out-of-office notification will become active on the former mail address, redirecting senders to the new address.
Visiting and postal address
The visiting address in Leiden will be at the Johan Huizinga Building, Doelensteeg 16 in Leiden. The postal address will be with the Institute of History, Postbus 9515, 2300 RA, Leiden.
Newsletters and communication
All communication, including the Posthumus newsletters, will be sent via Leiden University form July 2026 onward. Our mailing lists will therefore be transferred to our colleagues at Leiden University. |
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Any questions? Contact us! |
If you have any questions about the transfer of the N.W. Posthumus Institute to Leiden University and/or its consequences, do not hesitate to contact us. Both the current as well as the future staff members will be happy to answer your questions and resolve any issues that might occur. Feel free to contact us via
posthumus@uu.nl (until 1 July 2026)
posthumus@hum.leidenuniv.nl (from 1 July 2026) |
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