Alberto Rigolio
@albertorigolio.bsky.social
Professor, Classics and Ancient History, Durham University.
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We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI):John Rylands Library
Key collaborators are the Coptic Church in Stockport, Manchester, and the Coptic Church in Llandudno, Wales. The project has an extensive and international advisory board. A PDRA seeking an academic career may find the balance between traditional research and co-creation appealing.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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How can HMML support your research? Apply for a fellowship to fund your visit to HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Application deadline: October 15
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Application deadline: October 15
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
September 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
How can HMML support your research? Apply for a fellowship to fund your visit to HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Application deadline: October 15
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Application deadline: October 15
Learn more: hmml.org/research/fellowships
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🎉 Happy new (academic) year, and welcome to three new colleagues!
💻 We are joined today by Dr Chiara Palladino and Dr Thea Sommerschield, both as Assistant Professors in Digital Humanities and the Ancient Greek World.
👩🏫 Dr Ilaria Bucci joined us back in May as Leverhulme Early Career Fellow.
💻 We are joined today by Dr Chiara Palladino and Dr Thea Sommerschield, both as Assistant Professors in Digital Humanities and the Ancient Greek World.
👩🏫 Dr Ilaria Bucci joined us back in May as Leverhulme Early Career Fellow.
September 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎉 Happy new (academic) year, and welcome to three new colleagues!
💻 We are joined today by Dr Chiara Palladino and Dr Thea Sommerschield, both as Assistant Professors in Digital Humanities and the Ancient Greek World.
👩🏫 Dr Ilaria Bucci joined us back in May as Leverhulme Early Career Fellow.
💻 We are joined today by Dr Chiara Palladino and Dr Thea Sommerschield, both as Assistant Professors in Digital Humanities and the Ancient Greek World.
👩🏫 Dr Ilaria Bucci joined us back in May as Leverhulme Early Career Fellow.
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🚨 JOB ALERT🚨
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...
Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) at Durham University
Apply now for the Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT🚨
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...
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Congratulations to Dr Riley Snyder, awarded Best Article of the Year by 'Studies in Late Antiquity'!
Titled: 'Beyond Urban Planning: Challenges of Resource Management in the Construction of Late Antique Capital Cities'
Learn more: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
#archaeology #research #DurhamUni
Titled: 'Beyond Urban Planning: Challenges of Resource Management in the Construction of Late Antique Capital Cities'
Learn more: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
#archaeology #research #DurhamUni
Riley Snyder Best Article of the Year - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Congratulations to Dr Riley Snyder, awarded Best Article of the Year by 'Studies in Late Antiquity'!
Titled: 'Beyond Urban Planning: Challenges of Resource Management in the Construction of Late Antique Capital Cities'
Learn more: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
#archaeology #research #DurhamUni
Titled: 'Beyond Urban Planning: Challenges of Resource Management in the Construction of Late Antique Capital Cities'
Learn more: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
#archaeology #research #DurhamUni
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The Pearlsong has been out for just over a month. The PDF is (and will be) freely available at the link.
For $40, "wherever books are sold," you can enjoy it materially, with beautiful paper and a snake-&-pearl cover.
⬇️ A quick rundown of the book, and why you might be interested in it:
For $40, "wherever books are sold," you can enjoy it materially, with beautiful paper and a snake-&-pearl cover.
⬇️ A quick rundown of the book, and why you might be interested in it:
cswr.hds.harvard.edu
August 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Pearlsong has been out for just over a month. The PDF is (and will be) freely available at the link.
For $40, "wherever books are sold," you can enjoy it materially, with beautiful paper and a snake-&-pearl cover.
⬇️ A quick rundown of the book, and why you might be interested in it:
For $40, "wherever books are sold," you can enjoy it materially, with beautiful paper and a snake-&-pearl cover.
⬇️ A quick rundown of the book, and why you might be interested in it:
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I was so happy to participate in the original roundtable discussion and this publication that came out of it. Many thanks to Dave Michelson for his work to bring this together!
Roundtable on Peter Brown, Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2023) | Church History | Cambridge Core
Roundtable on Peter Brown, Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2023)
doi.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I was so happy to participate in the original roundtable discussion and this publication that came out of it. Many thanks to Dave Michelson for his work to bring this together!
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We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
Talent Development Awards 2025-26
The Talent Development Awards are available to promote the acquisition and advancement of skills in relevant areas by UK-based researchers, promoting innovative research methods, be that through skill...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
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We have extended the call for applications to July 30th for a post-doc position in the Frankfurt-Leuven Project “Commentary on the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus.” The successful candidate would not necessarily need to move to Frankfurt to take up this position.
I am happy to share an advertisement for a post-doc position in the Frankfurt-Leuven project "Commentary on John of Ephesus's Ecclesiastical History." The deadline is 23 July 2025, and the position is to be filled from 1 October 2025. Please feel free to contact me or Hartmut Leppin with questions.
July 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We have extended the call for applications to July 30th for a post-doc position in the Frankfurt-Leuven Project “Commentary on the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus.” The successful candidate would not necessarily need to move to Frankfurt to take up this position.
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Applications are still open for the Mid-Career Fellowships. The scheme allows UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a major project and share their insights with the wider public. Apply now: buff.ly/VOWVPuC
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Applications are still open for the Mid-Career Fellowships. The scheme allows UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a major project and share their insights with the wider public. Apply now: buff.ly/VOWVPuC
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Exhilarating line-up of new Fellows of the British Academy. Can’t wait to meet them! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/agm-wel...
The British Academy welcomes 92 new Fellows in 2025
92 distinguished scholars have today been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Exhilarating line-up of new Fellows of the British Academy. Can’t wait to meet them! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/agm-wel...
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I know it's only part time, since this is cover for Alison Cooley being made head of Warwick Institute of Advanced Studies (take it up with the powers who decide these buy outs), but there is a 3 year teaching gig at in Roman history at Warwick.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX770/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX770/a...
Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) in Roman History (110578-0625) at University of Warwick
Apply now for the Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) in Roman History (110578-0625) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I know it's only part time, since this is cover for Alison Cooley being made head of Warwick Institute of Advanced Studies (take it up with the powers who decide these buy outs), but there is a 3 year teaching gig at in Roman history at Warwick.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX770/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX770/a...
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I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Early Christianity) - Vacancy Details
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July 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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It's publication day for the Pearlsong! Syriac and two Greek texts, each w/ Eng. tr., + glossaries and commentary.
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
The Pearlsong — Harvard University Press
The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the pri...
www.hup.harvard.edu
July 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's publication day for the Pearlsong! Syriac and two Greek texts, each w/ Eng. tr., + glossaries and commentary.
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
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Established in 1925, the Trust has been supporting new ideas and research that benefits society for 100 years. In this podcast, Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social speaks about committing a further £100m during the Trust’s centenary year.
Listen now: 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/leve...
Listen now: 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/leve...
July 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Established in 1925, the Trust has been supporting new ideas and research that benefits society for 100 years. In this podcast, Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social speaks about committing a further £100m during the Trust’s centenary year.
Listen now: 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/leve...
Listen now: 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/leve...
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📣 Job Alert!
Come and join us! We’re looking for an R&T Assistant Professor in #Roman #History. You’ll need to be able to teach #Latin and have research that speaks to modern issues.
This position replaces Prof Simon Malloch who is moving to Oxford.
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Come and join us! We’re looking for an R&T Assistant Professor in #Roman #History. You’ll need to be able to teach #Latin and have research that speaks to modern issues.
This position replaces Prof Simon Malloch who is moving to Oxford.
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Roman History
The Department of Classics and Archaeology seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in Roman History from 1 September 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter).We are delighted to offer this exciting op...
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk
July 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📣 Job Alert!
Come and join us! We’re looking for an R&T Assistant Professor in #Roman #History. You’ll need to be able to teach #Latin and have research that speaks to modern issues.
This position replaces Prof Simon Malloch who is moving to Oxford.
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Come and join us! We’re looking for an R&T Assistant Professor in #Roman #History. You’ll need to be able to teach #Latin and have research that speaks to modern issues.
This position replaces Prof Simon Malloch who is moving to Oxford.
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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The 3 year post funded by my @leverhulme.ac.uk Major Research Fellowship is now being advertised, now that the transfer of the grant to @durham-university.bsky.social @durhamtheology.bsky.social has been completed. Please share with exceptional candidates. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Career Development Fellow in New Testament (3 Years)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
July 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The 3 year post funded by my @leverhulme.ac.uk Major Research Fellowship is now being advertised, now that the transfer of the grant to @durham-university.bsky.social @durhamtheology.bsky.social has been completed. Please share with exceptional candidates. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Research fellowships in Early Christianity at ACU in Melbourne: an opportunity to work with a fantastic team!
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Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Early Christianity) - Vacancy Details
Job No: APTAV119903#005
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July 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Research fellowships in Early Christianity at ACU in Melbourne: an opportunity to work with a fantastic team!
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I am happy to share an advertisement for a post-doc position in the Frankfurt-Leuven project "Commentary on John of Ephesus's Ecclesiastical History." The deadline is 23 July 2025, and the position is to be filled from 1 October 2025. Please feel free to contact me or Hartmut Leppin with questions.
July 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I am happy to share an advertisement for a post-doc position in the Frankfurt-Leuven project "Commentary on John of Ephesus's Ecclesiastical History." The deadline is 23 July 2025, and the position is to be filled from 1 October 2025. Please feel free to contact me or Hartmut Leppin with questions.
Today!
Thurs. 19 June 1700, late antique luminary Prof Tim Whitmarsh's lecture! 5:00 pm, 'Translation as imperialism: Late Greek Poetics and the Hebrew Bible'. Durham Classics Ritson Room and online, for which register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/238c09...
June 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today!
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Gaudeat emptor: Our Loeb summer sale is on.
Now through 6/30, enjoy 30% off all Loeb Classical Library books with the code LCL30. There's no better time to brush up on your Greek and Latin. 📗📕 ⤵️
Now through 6/30, enjoy 30% off all Loeb Classical Library books with the code LCL30. There's no better time to brush up on your Greek and Latin. 📗📕 ⤵️
June 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Gaudeat emptor: Our Loeb summer sale is on.
Now through 6/30, enjoy 30% off all Loeb Classical Library books with the code LCL30. There's no better time to brush up on your Greek and Latin. 📗📕 ⤵️
Now through 6/30, enjoy 30% off all Loeb Classical Library books with the code LCL30. There's no better time to brush up on your Greek and Latin. 📗📕 ⤵️
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My book on the Pearlsong, inaugurating a new series (4T), is available for pre-ordering 😎
Has (vocalized) Syriac and 2 Greek texts w/ facing English translations, glossaries, and a wide-ranging commentary.
Come for the story, Syriac, and Greek — stay for the Coptic, Mandaic, Parthian, and more!
Has (vocalized) Syriac and 2 Greek texts w/ facing English translations, glossaries, and a wide-ranging commentary.
Come for the story, Syriac, and Greek — stay for the Coptic, Mandaic, Parthian, and more!
The Pearlsong — Harvard University Press
The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the pri...
www.hup.harvard.edu
May 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My book on the Pearlsong, inaugurating a new series (4T), is available for pre-ordering 😎
Has (vocalized) Syriac and 2 Greek texts w/ facing English translations, glossaries, and a wide-ranging commentary.
Come for the story, Syriac, and Greek — stay for the Coptic, Mandaic, Parthian, and more!
Has (vocalized) Syriac and 2 Greek texts w/ facing English translations, glossaries, and a wide-ranging commentary.
Come for the story, Syriac, and Greek — stay for the Coptic, Mandaic, Parthian, and more!
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Fascinating new study showing the kinds of useful insights generated by material philology and digital humanities.
Scribes, Not Just Authors: New Study Uncovers Editorial Brilliance in Medieval Syriac Manuscripts - Medievalists.net
A new study analyzes nearly 1,000 Syriac manuscripts using digital tools to reveal how scribes shaped literary culture through excerpting—introducing a new metric, Excerpts Per Manuscript (EPM), to ma...
www.medievalists.net
May 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Fascinating new study showing the kinds of useful insights generated by material philology and digital humanities.
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'The funding from the British Academy was pivotal in unifying our cross-border consortium'
We are offering £10k grants to pump prime applications to Horizon Europe. They've been hugely successful so far and we'll be opening the next call later this month
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/pivotal...
We are offering £10k grants to pump prime applications to Horizon Europe. They've been hugely successful so far and we'll be opening the next call later this month
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/pivotal...
"Pivotal" Horizon Europe Pump Priming grants forging successful futures for UK researchers
As the next round of Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration grants prepares to open this month, UK researchers continue to form impactful partnerships with their EU counterparts, with international...
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May 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
'The funding from the British Academy was pivotal in unifying our cross-border consortium'
We are offering £10k grants to pump prime applications to Horizon Europe. They've been hugely successful so far and we'll be opening the next call later this month
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/pivotal...
We are offering £10k grants to pump prime applications to Horizon Europe. They've been hugely successful so far and we'll be opening the next call later this month
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/pivotal...