Seminar für Mittlere und Neuere Geschichte

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Annual Lecture

This year's SMNG Annual Lecture took place on 3 July 2025. Prof. Dr Ruth Karras from Trinity College Dublin gave a lecture on the topic: „Women Making Marriages in the Late Middle Ages. Law and Practice“

Following the lecture, a get-together with snacks and drinks provided a wonderful opportunity for students and lecturers alike to engage in conversation.

Genetic examination of documents

Forschende aus den Bereichen Genetik sowie Diplomatik haben im Rahmen einer interdisziplinären Kooperation mehrere Urkunden des Diplomatischen Apparats genetisch untersucht. Das Team um Prof. Dr. Hedwig Röckelein und Prof. Dr. Henner Simianer zog drei Urkunden aus Pergament heran, um die DNA der mittelalterlichen Tiere zu analysieren, deren Haut für die Herstellung der Dokumente verwendet worden war. Zum Einsatz kamen bei diesem nicht gerade alltäglichen Forschungsvorhaben Two documents from the Augustinian monastery in Riechenberg near Goslar and one from the Abdinghof monastery in Paderborn were used in this unusual research project.
The accompanying essay is availablehere.

Significant discovery in the diplomatic apparatus

Researchers at the Lower Saxony Academy of Sciences in Göttingen have made surprising discoveries about a fragment found among the holdings of the Diplomatic Apparatus. The full article and an overview of the press coverage can be found on the homepage of the Diplomatic apparatus.

Colloquia

Forschungskolloquium zur Neueren und Neuesten Geschichte
Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

Kolloquium für Neuere Geschichte
Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.

Kolloquium der Osteuropäischen Geschichte
Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

Themen und Tendenzen der Mittelalterforschung
Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

Landeshistorisches Kolloquium
Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m.

There are no research colloquia during the lecture-free period. The complete colloquium schedules for the coming winter semester will be published on the websites of the respective departments and can also be found in the KWZ.