April 9, 2026
StoryPharm hosts a specialised entrepreneurship webinar training offered by the University of Bamberg, introducing doctoral researchers to the concept of the “sciencepreneur” and providing practical tools to transform research into viable business opportunities.
February 10, 2026
Five StoryPharm fellows will present their current research at the Colloquium in Byzantine and Medieval Studies at the University of Cyprus. The session explores the intersections of medicine, religion, gender, and cultural practices from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, featuring case studies ranging from Byzantine folk medicine and medieval medical texts to Manichaeism and illicit desire. The event will take place on Wednesday, 12 March 2026, at 18:00 EET, in LRC 019 and online (registration required).
February 10, 2026
How can creative writing enhance academic rigor rather than undermine it? In this online seminar, StoryPharm doctoral candidates Elena Schoretsaniti and Pablo Martin Crovetto explore how metaphor, symbolism, and narrative techniques can support scholarly writing in the humanities. Using the figures of the dragon and the amulet as tools for reflection, the session invites participants to rethink academic challenges, writing practices, and creativity as integral to intellectual work.
December 9, 2025
Join us for Prof. Stavroula Constantinou’s talk “Narrative Prosthesis: Disability in the Byzantine Lives of Holy Fools.” Drawing on Mitchell & Snyder’s concept of narrative prosthesis, the presentation examines how mental illness shapes narrative structure, sanctity, and ideological meaning in the Life of Symeon the Holy Fool and the Life of Andrew the Holy Fool.
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 @ 14:00, Department of English Studies Conference Room, 9 Klimentos Str.
Online participation:
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Last Updated on February 10, 2026