Hannah is an art historian who specialises in the visualisation of addiction and drug use in French art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Hannah joined the University of Edinburgh as lecturer in nineteenth-century French art in January 2024. The same month saw the publication of Hannah’s first monograph, Art, Medicine, and Femininity: Visualising the Morphine Addict in Paris, 1880-1914 (McGill-Queen's University Press).
Marco Ruggieri is Teaching Fellow in Italian at The University of Edinburgh, where he earned his PhD in Italian (2023).
Dr Samantha Friedman is a Lecturer in Applied Psychology in Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. Samantha completed her undergraduate degree in Special Education and History at Elon University in 2018. She then received a Fulbright grant to study in the UK; through her Fulbright, she earned her MSc Autism from the University of Strathclyde. She went on to undertake a PhD in Psychology at the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge.
Call for Papers and Participation
Creative Digital Dynamics II: Symposium on AI & Digital Innovations for Voice and Vocal Music
Event date: Friday 7 March 2025 (10.00 – 15.30 Conference; 16.30 – 18.00 Concert)
Location: Edinburgh Futures Institute (Conference); Reid Concert Hall (Concert)
Dr Charlotte Lauder
Postdoctoral Fellow, November 2024 - January 2025
Dr Alex Brostoff
Postdoctoral Fellow, January - June 2025
Home institution: Kenyon College
A webinar was offered on Monday 9 December for postdoctoral scholars interested in applying for IASH Fellowships for academic year 2025-26. The deadline for most applications is 25 April 2025, so this session allowed time to ask questions and prepare an application.
Representatives from some of our partners spoke about the programmes, and IASH staff gave insights into the facilities and funding available, as well as hints and tips for crafting a successful application.
Discover the range of postdoctoral programmes at IASH in 2025-26; hear from our partners and get tips to strengthen your application.
This 2-hour webinar is aimed at postdoctoral scholars interested in applying for funded Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh, for academic year 2025-26. The deadline for most applications is 25 April 2025, so this session allows time to ask questions and prepare an application.
Dr Lois McFarland is a Lecturer in Religion and Literature at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. She currently teaches at New College and the Edinburgh Futures Institute on subjects such as religious and ethical issues in fiction, religious identity through storytelling, the Bible in literature, and violence and peacebuilding in contemporary media.
Dr Jacob Bard-Rosenberg is a Teaching Fellow in Contemporary Art Theory at the Edinburgh College of Art. Prior to joining ECA he graduated with a BA in Music (Cambridge), an MA in Cultural and Critical Studies, and a PhD in English and Humanities (Birkbeck College).