Environmental History Week 2026
All week long, we spotlighted books and series that explore how human history and the natural world are deeply intertwined. 🌎 🌱 Environmental history explores how humans and nature have shaped each other over time — from ecosystems to empires. At Leiden University Press, this field comes alive through interdisciplinary research connecting history, ecology, and […]
Book series: creating intellectual continuity and visibility
A strong academic series builds a field. Leiden University Press publishes internationally recognised book series that support long-term scholarly dialogue and disciplinary development. Our series bring together leading scholars, emerging voices, and innovative research agendas — creating intellectual continuity and visibility. If you are interested in proposing a new volume within our established series such […]
Latest acquisition
We are thrilled to officially sign a new publishing agreement with Petr Vilem Koluch. His upcoming work, which examines the philosophical and historical roots of the Rule of Law as a core component of Europe’s constitutional identity, brings fresh analysis, rigorous scholarship, and a compelling perspective to readers globally. We’re proud to support his research […]
University Press Week
We are getting ready to #TeamUP for this year’s University Press Week. Celebrating cutting-edge scholarship together with our peers and partners from across the globe. Focusing our combined strengths of University Presses, we reflect upon the hard work of our broad team of writers, series editors, and reviewers who carefully select and create our publications. […]
Lezing door Esther Op de Beek nu als boek beschikbaar bij LUP
Op dinsdag 2 september 2025 vond in een goedgevulde zaal 011 van het Lipsiusgebouw in Leiden de 34e editie van de jaarlijkse Bert van Selm-lezing plaats. Traditiegetrouw vormt deze lezing de feestelijke aftrap van het academische jaar voor de opleiding Nederlandse taal en cultuur aan de Universiteit Leiden. Dit jaar werd de lezing verzorgd door […]
LUP booth at ENIUGH 2025 in Sweden!
Visit us at our bookstand at the 8th edition of ENIUGH! This congress is centered on ‘Critical Global Histories: Methodological Reflections and Thematic Expansions’ and brings together scholars in global history and related fields to present their latest findings, exchange ideas, and explore new developments in teaching, research, and academic organisation. The congress will take […]
Award winning book!
Award winning book! Philipp Krauer has won the Thomas Welskopp Dissertation Award of the German Labour History Association for his book Swiss Mercenaries in the Dutch East Indies, A Transimperial History of Military Labour, 1848-1914. Photographed from left to right: #StefanBerger, President of the #GLHA, the two prize winners #PhilippKrauer and #KorneliaRung as well as […]
Meet the Author & Presenters
Lecture | Booklaunch – CoGloSS | Oosters Genootschap | Leiden University Press The Open Door to Hidden Paganism. Abraham Rogerius’s Account of South Indian Hinduism (1651) Author: Benjamin Leathley (Università di Bologna) Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025 Time: 15:00 – 17:00 Location: P.J. Veth Nonnensteeg 1-3, 2311 VJ Leiden Room1.01 Series COGLOSS Seminars 2024-2025 Benjamin […]