RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE HARDT FOUNDATION

Today we would like to inform you of the Call for Candidates for 2016 that has been published by the Hardt Foundation (Fondation Hardt), a highly esteemed research centre based in Vandoeuvres, Switzerland. The foundation offers Research Scholarships for young researchers covering stays of two to four weeks.

Note that candidates, i.e. PhD candidates (2^nd year, at least) or post-doctoral researchers, are required to be 35 years of age or younger at the time of application.

The deadlines for applications are the 30^th of November for stays requested between early February and the end of June, and the 30^th of April for those between early September and early December.

For more information, please visit the link.

DARMSTÄDTER DISKUSSIONEN: CALL FOR PAPERS

The first part of today´s news is the announcement of the “Darmstädter Diskussionen”, an interdisciplinary conference primarily aimed at PhD students and Post-docs in the field of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology which will be held in September 2015 at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. See below for more information and for the Call for Papers (abstracts should be submitted until the 1^st of March 2015).

Secondly, we would like to share with you the new and comprehensive database of UK doctoral theses being written in the field of Classical Studies.

“We are pleased to announce the 7th international and interdisciplinary conference “Darmstädter Diskussionen”, which will take place in Darmstadt from 23rd to 26th September 2015.

“Darmstädter Diskussionen” is an interdisciplinary conference for PhD students and Post-docs which is organised annually by the Department of Ancient History and the Department of Classical Archaeology at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. The growing popularity of the conference over the last years has highlighted the importance of an academic event specifically designed for highly qualified young researchers. Contrasting conferences with a strict thematic or chronological avenue, “Darmstädter Diskussionen” deliberately pursues an interdisciplinary and diachronic framework not only to provide young scholars with a platform to discuss their research appropriately and to build up their own networks but also to facilitate general intra- and interdisciplinary communication in Classical Studies. Participants will find ample room for the exchange of knowledge within their own peer group and beyond.

Qualified PhD students and Post-docs in the fields of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology are invited to present their latest research results. Presentations will embrace research on the languages and literature, history, civilization, art, and archaeology of the ancient world, placing strong emphasis on aspects such as archaeological fieldwork, philology, theory and material approaches. The official language of the conference is German. However, presentations in English will also be accepted.

Application:

Please send an abstract (including up to five keywords) of not more than 300 words and your CV (personal data sheet) to the Organizing Committee by 1st March 2015. Please send all files in pdf-format to: anmeldung@darmstaedter-diskussionen.de

For further information please visit: www.darmstaedter-diskussionen.de

With best regards,

Anabelle Thurn, Marion Bolder-Boos, Dominik Maschek, Sven Page”