Trained as an historian at the Free University in Amsterdam, Nico Randeraad's main expertise lies in 19th and 20th century European history, but occasionally he steps out of familiar paths. He has published widely on various topics ranging from the early Italian unitary state, Dutch local and provincial government, international statistical congresses, and digital humanities. As a tutor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences he has been teaching many different modules in the European Studies and Arts &Culture programmes, both at BA and MA level.  He has acted as evaluator for national and international research programmes.