Amsterdam School of Historical Studies

Representing and fostering the study of the human past from Antiquity to the present day

PhD Defence: Matthijs Ooms

18 Dec 2025

Matthijs Ooms, ASH PhD candidate, will defend the dissertation entitled: Handelsbescherming. De Koninklijke Marine en de bescherming van de Nederlandse koopvaardij 1935-1991. Promotor: prof. dr. W. (Wim) Klinkert; ...
Water Values: Rethinking Architectural and Urban History through the Lens of Flows

18 Dec 2025

Carola Hein (TU Delft) will explore the opportunities and challenges of using the lens of water for the field of architectural and urban history.
PhD Skills | Staying grounded during your PhD

7 Jan 2026

Researching and writing a PhD has it all: it can be rewarding, exciting, difficult, and lonely. A fitting set of skills and insights on how you deal best with yourself when the going gets rough will help you with ...
Trump 2.0: Dissecting the First 365 Days and Predicting the Path Ahead

19 Jan 2026

Freezing development aid and shunning NATO allies. Deploying the National Guard to US cities and promoting his own cryptocurrency. The first year of Donald J. Trump’s second presidency has been momentous, ...