Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies

There is still time to submit abstracts for our session on mobility…
Join our session - Moving on….

#UISPP abstract deadline is now 20 March!

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University of Vienna awarded 17 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships The University of Vienna congratulates all the outstanding researchers who have been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship in the most competitive call in the programm...

The University of Vienna congratulates all the outstanding researchers who have been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship in the most competitive call in the programme’s history! 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬
Congratulations to the 17 fellows! 🎉
#MSCA-PF #MSCA #postdoc
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Mit 14 gezwungen zu reisen – wie brutal Jugend in der Antike war YouTube video by FÄKT

The dissertation "Should I stay or should I go: Descriptions of mobility in late antique letters" of our alumna Nadine Riegler @univie.ac.at as video & translated into postmodern times.

Watch it yourself 👇
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Doctoral Recruitment Call 2026 — Social Sciences, Humanities & Cultural Studies @univie.ac.at

ONLINE INFOSESSION FOR APPLICANTS
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Date: 10 February 2026
Time: 13:00–14:00 CET
Format: Teams

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Doctorate SSH Call 2026!

40+ fully funded doctoral positions in the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies @univie.ac.at

#PhD #PhDposition #Phdsky

Join and international research community at one of Europe’s leading universities & apply now ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Historiendokureihe mit wissenschaftlicher Expertise Über vier Jahre, vier Staffeln und 40 Folgen: "Österreich – Die ganze Geschichte" erzählt die Historie des Landes von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart. Für die Produktion holt sich der ORF Expertise eines Historiker*innen-Beirats, dem auch Christina Lutter von der Universität Wien angehört. Ab Sonntag, 28. Dezember 2025, startet die vierte und damit finale Staffel mit zehn neuen Folgen.

Über vier Jahre, vier Staffeln & 40 Folgen hinweg erzählt „Österreich – Die ganze Geschichte” die Historie des Landes von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart.
Ende Dezember strahlt ORFIII die finale 4. Staffel zur Geschichte der 2. Republik aus – mit dabei ist wieder jede Menge Expertise der #univie.⤵️

The CfP for the 20th Graduate Conference on European History is open!

Ruptures in European History: Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty,

15-17 April 2026 @ox.ac.uk
@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

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5th Annual Graduate Workshop on Late Antique and Byzantine Studies 5th Annual Graduate Workshop on Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

CfP: 5th Annual Graduate Workshop Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, 27 February 2026, @univie.ac.at in cooperation with the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
@weareceu.bsky.social

#blueskybyzantine #ancienbluesky #classicbluesky #phdsky

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Porträts von den Preisträger:innen

Michael Mitterauer Award 2025

Michael Hödl, Corinna Peres and Kata Tóth – three alumni of the DSHCS – received the Michael Mitterauer Award 2025 for their outstanding dissertation theses!
#PhDSky
Congratulations!
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Our fellow Florian Feigl receives the DArtHist Award 2025 for his project ICON: Interdisciplinary Coordinated Object Network
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#ArtHistory #PhDSky #DigitalArtHistory #Architecture

Award ceremony takes place on November 12, 2025, 7PM @univie.ac.at register👇

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Call for Paper

CfP: Dissertant:innen-Tagung Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte 2026 @univie.ac.at, 26.–27. Februar 2027
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CFP: Workshop Fluid Communities Einladung zum Workshop Fluid Communities: Concepts of Social Mobility and Identity Construction between textual evidence and materiality in Antiquity am 5.–6. Dezember 2025

CfP for early career researcher ➡️ Fluid Communities: Concepts of Social Mobility and Identity Construction between textual evidence and materiality in Antiquity, December 5-6, 2025 @univie.ac.at

#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

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Arts behind the Iron Curtain What kind of clues and real-life people is Anna-Marie Kroupová seeking in Prague's archives? And why does the football-loving art historian sometimes wish she could cheer in the reading room as loudly...

Rudolphina Roadtrip @univie.ac.at!

Our fellow, art historian and member of @heritageunivie.bsky.social Anna-Maria Krupova takes us to Prague!

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Our @fwf-at.bsky.social doc.funds PhD researcher Laura Plochberger (@dshcs.bsky.social) is sending greetings and photos from her research trip to Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania.

Episode 18: Researching Polish Displaced Persons and Uncovering the 'Hidden Histories' of Queer Displaced People, Guest: Samantha Knapton Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode

The 18th episode of the podcast “Transit” @univie.ac.at was just released! This time I speak with @lgmsam.bsky.social about her book on Polish Displaced Persons as well as about her more recent research into the ‘hidden history’ of queer Displaced Persons: open.spotify.com/episode/7Eng...

The raid at the Peršmanhof memorial: what it means for Austria’s Slovene minority A large-scale police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in southern Austria, one of the country’s most significant memorial sites dedicated to resistance and civilian victims of the Nazi regime, has...

I am not sure if my followers are aware that on Sunday, the Carinthian police raided an Peršmanhof memorial and an adjacent youth summer camp. Apparently, they were called to aid a disturbance. The police came with a helicopter, hurt a few people, arrested others.
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Wonderful, thanks to @heasvienna.bsky.social my colleague Doris Jetzinger @dshcs.bsky.social and I @nhmwien.bsky.social can continue our work on OSL-dating of archaeological features from Austria. Many thanks!

DSHCS & @recetvienna.bsky.social fellow Daria Tashkinova's research adventures featured in the Rudolphina 🛫 🗞️ !

Learn more about how PhD candidates find data & sources in the newest episode of our podcast Doctor it! ⤵️
Library & Data in the 21st Century

#phdsky

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Lisa Kirchner an Stehpult sprechend.

Our fellow Lisa Kirchner @univie.ac.at received the Research Award of the Historial de la Grande Guerre Museum Péronne & the @gerda-henkel-stiftung.de for her project "Between writing and silence: Violence against civilians in ego-documents from the First World War"
Congratulations, Lisa!
#phdsky

Lektion gelernt? Der NS nach Kurt Waldheim - Public History at University of Vienna Der NS nach Kurt Waldheim. Der 8. Mai wird in Wien farbenfroh begangen. Der Jahrestag der Kapitulation gibt Anlass zum "Fest der Freude".

Neuer Blogpost aus einem Doktorandenseminar der Historisch-kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der @univie.ac.at

Michael Hollogschwandtner: "Lektion gelernt? Der NS nach Kurt Waldheim"

CC @hollogschwandtner.bsky.social @dshcs.bsky.social

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Adam sieht Grün. Unterwegs mit einem Fahrradboten - Public History at University of Vienna Fahrradboten sind allgegenwärtig. Fast dominieren sie die städtische Gegenwart. Der Beitrag "Adam sieht grün" gewährt Einblick in diese Welt.

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Konstantin Mack: "Adam sieht Grün. Unterwegs mit einem Fahrradboten"

CC @konstantinmack.bsky.social @dshcs.bsky.social
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Terra Sigillata. Wenn Scherben erzählen Wenn Scherben von Terra Sigillata Stempel tragen, können sie nicht nur "erzählen", sondern auch Einblicke in Produktion und Handel geben.

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Elisabeth Todt: "Terra Sigillata. Wenn Scherben erzählen"

CC @e-todt.bsky.social @dshcs.bsky.social

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Die Katze und des Kaisers Regiment - Public History at University of Vienna Von der Versorgung militärischer Einheiten bis zur Anschaffung von Katzen im Staatsdienst. Des Kaisers Regiment unter Franz II. (I.).

Neuer Blogpost aus einem Doktorandenseminar der Historisch-kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der @univie.ac.at

Matthias Widhalm: "Die Katze und des Kaisers Regiment"

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Our sister docschool @univie.ac.at is a blast! Explore Vienna's religious tapestry with the brand-new audio guide of the Vienna Doctoral School of Theology and Research on Religion
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During our summer party, we awarded the Grete Mostny Dissertation Prizes 2025 for outstanding graduates of our program @univie.ac.at

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Congratulations to Angelika Hudler, Corinna Peres, and David Weidgenannt @dtweidgenannt.bsky.social !

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Ceremony of the Teaching Award 2025 @univie.ac.at!
Congratulations to the awardees Alexander Silaen, Francesca Croce and Matthias Hoernes @matthiashoernes.bsky.social!
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Gleisanzeige der Wiener Linien mit dem Text "WIR STEHEN ZUSAMMEN FÜR GRAZ"

Wiener Linien Liebe ♥️🖤

Graz! Bitte geht Blutspenden, wenn ihr könnt.

Dienstag, 10. Juni 2025
8020 Graz, JUFA Hotel Graz | Seminarraum, Idlhofgasse 74
16:00 – 19:00

Drei junge Eulen in einer Kiefer

Visiting PhD candidates from Hogwarts @univie.ac.at campus

#phdsky #academicsky

A PhD means making a significant and original contribution to body of knowledge. This doesn't mean winning the Nobel Prize. #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECrchat #postdoc