Research School for Economic and Social History

The N.W. Posthumus Institute (NWP), currently hosted by the Department of History & Art History of Utrecht University, is named after Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus (1880-1960), the first professor in economic and social history in the Netherlands.

The NWP promotes innovative and advanced interdisciplinary research in economic and social history by stimulating joint research programmes of participating institutes. To this purpose, the NWP provides a PhD training in economic and social history, as well as a four course-programme for Research Master students. Annually, the N.W. Posthumus Institute also organises its Annual Posthumus Conference.

The NWP is also participating in the European graduate School for Training in Economic and social historical Research (ESTER), a Europe-wide network of leading scholars in the field of social and economic history and as such co-organiser of Research Design Courses and Advanced Seminars within the ESTER programme.

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Five Posthumus PhDs awarded FWO PhD Fellowships

On 3 October 2025, the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO; Fund Scientific Research Flanders) announced the awarding of the annual ...

PhD positie project ‘Beschuldigingen en smaad op de dorpsvergadering’ (VUB/UGent) – deadline 20 oktober 2025

~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ De onderzoeksgroep Social History of Capitalism aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel en de Vakgroep ...

Module 3 Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’ – start 3 October 2025

On 3 October 2025, Module 3 of the Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’ started. This online ...

PhD Career Day 2025 – register before 1 November 2025

The Research School Political History, the N.W. Posthumus Institute, the Huizinga Institute, and the Research School for Medieval Studies warmly invite PhD ...

Junior onderzoeker Project ‘Vrouwen Vooruit met Netwerk V’ (IISG) – deadline 19 oktober 2025

~ because of required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Het IISG is voor het project ‘Vrouwen Vooruit met Netwerk V’ op zoek naar een Junior ...

Successful PhD defence Posthumus alumnus Alberto Concina

On 29 September 2025, Posthumus alumnus Alberto Concina successfully defended the thesis ‘Tilting the scale of life: A multidimensional study of ...

Jaarsymposium Vereniging Gelre ‘Maakbare boeren en boerinnen?’ – deadline aanmelding 22 oktober 2025

~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Op vrijdag 31 oktober organiseert de Vereniging Gelre haar jaarlijkse symposium. Met dit symposium wil Vereniging Gelre ...

Successful Phd Defence Posthumus alumnus Jurriaan Wink

On 22 September 2025, Posthumus alumnus Jurriaan Wink successfully defended the PhD thesis ‘Het thuisfront springt bij: Stad, gewest en vorst op de ...

Najaarsbijeenkomst 2025 SGvdO in teken 80-jarig bestaan FIOD

~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Op 4 november 2025 organiseert de Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën (SGvdO) de Najaarsbijeenkomst 2025, ...

Call for papers – Session on cross-disciplinary approaches to domestic cultures (17th EAUH Conference) – deadline 22 October 2025

The organisers of Session 19 on “Cross disciplinary approaches to domestic cultures in premodern cities in Europe and beyond, 13th-17th ...

PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Philip Post

On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Philip Post will defend the thesis ‘Constructing Colonial Legitimacy in the Moluccas, 1750-1870’ at ...

Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Sander Berghmans

Recently we were informed that earlier this year, 21 March 2025, Posthumus alumnus Sander Berghmans successfully defended the thesis ‘Dukes and ...

NEHA Symposium ‘Naar een meer inclusieve economische- en bedrijfsgeschiedenis’

Op 28 november 2025 organiseert het Nederlands Economisch-Historisch Archief (NEHA), in samenwerking met de Stichting Bedrijfsgeschiedenis (BSG), een ...

Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Joris Kok

On 18 September 2025, Posthumus alumnus Joris Kok succesfully defended the thesis ‘Social Mobility and Integration of Amsterdam Jews: The Ethnic ...

PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer

On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer will defend the thesis ‘Colonial Calvinism: Colonial Ideologies of Dutch Clergymen in ...

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