Doctoral programme We encourage our Ph.D. researchers to think beyond boundaries Read more Doctoral programme
Research & Teaching A vibrant intellectual community of study interactions and work exchanges Read more Research & Teaching
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Summer School Summer School - Decentring Europe: Doing History Otherwise, 1500-present Read more Summer School
Read more 12 May 2026 Seminar series Joint event Why the global history of capitalism matters Read more
Read more 13 May 2026 Research seminar Joint event Strengthening accountability when predicting progress: Intellectual humility to improve accuracy in long-term forecasts of global welfare Read more
Read more 15 May 2026 Workshop Department of History Sciences and Cults of the Mind: Hypnosis, Culture, and Modernity in the Long Nineteenth Century with Prof. Emese Lafferton Read more
History without borders: 50 years of studying the past in new ways at the EUI As the EUI marks 50 years, the #uniquelyEUI series opens with the Department of History, where three scholars reflect together on research legacies, dialogue across generations, and what it means to study history without borders at the EUI. Read more History without borders: 50 years of studying the past in new ways at the EUI
Seeing is not proving: Veerle Veerbeek on visual material in atrocity trials Why and how are photographs and videos of human suffering used in international criminal courts? And what do they do? In this #MyEUIResearch story, Veerle Veerbeek traces the role of visual material in the prosecution of atrocity crimes since 1945. Read more Seeing is not proving: Veerle Veerbeek on visual material in atrocity trials
Trading posts and power: Maarten Draper on the Asian origins of capitalism In this #EUIResearch interview, Maarten Draper discusses CAPASIA, a history ERC-funded project studying more than 200 European trading posts across Asia aimed at rethinking the origins of global capitalism. Read more Trading posts and power: Maarten Draper on the Asian origins of capitalism
The ideal marriage: Aliesia Soloviova on Soviet politics in everyday life What happens when ideology enters the most intimate parts of life? In this #MyEUIResearch story, Aliesia Soloviova traces how everyday family life in Soviet Ukraine quietly absorbed expectations about gender, work, and belonging. Read more The ideal marriage: Aliesia Soloviova on Soviet politics in everyday life