Other Significant Fellowships
Past Fellows
The fellowship was excellent – the resources at Ushaw were exceptional and really helpful to my work.
Dr Karly Kehoe
Holland Visiting Fellowship (St Mary ‘s University, Canada)
I am deeply grateful for the amazing research opportunities offered me by the University of Durham and made possible by the Lendrum Visiting Fellowship. I have profited from the time spent in Durham in multiple ways. First and foremost, the access to the precious and vast library resources enabled me to progress with my research plans in a manner that would have been impossible otherwise. The Palace Green Library, where I spent most of my time is located in the historical and heritage centre of Durham and one could not imagine a better place to read and analyse medieval and...
Dr Kinga Lis
Lendrum Priory Visiting Fellowship (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland)
During my time at Durham University, I have surveyed and studied various South Asian bows and arrows preserved at Oriental Museum. Besides, the study of bows and arrows I have also explored many photographs/images of archers and archery preserved at Palace Green Library that helped me to shape my understanding towards the high skills used to manufacture oriental bows and arrows and also the use of specialized training in archery. Further, the holdings of rare manuscripts and books pertaining to bow-making and archery at Durham Cathedral and Bill Bryson Library enhanced my knowledge in the field of bow-making and the...
Dr Syed Ashraf
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Department of Delhi Archives, New Dehli)
I am deeply grateful for my Lendrum Book Fellowship, which has offered me a truly transformative research experience. The expansive time and space offered by the Fellowship has enabled me both to pursue my planned archival project in depth, and to discover new and unexpected pathways for the future. This will lead to several outputs and, I hope, some future projects and collaborations related to early books and manuscripts at Durham Cathedral and Durham University. My heartfelt thanks to the Lendrums for their generosity.
Mary Ann Lund
Lendrum Book Visiting Fellowship (University of Leicester, UK)
The Barker Fellowship provided by Durham enabled me to take the time to really explore the Sudan Archive – a great privilege, for which I am exceedingly grateful, and something I had wanted to do since beginning my Doctorate research 14 years ago. I focussed specifically on the archive’s incredible documentation of the coral block Islamic Red Sea style architecture of the historic port town of Suakin, Sudan. Unfortunately, Suakin’s historic structures have decayed and mostly disappeared, and now can only be seen – at least in any relatively intact state - through historic documentation. Yet, the few surviving buildings...
Kate Ashley
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Independent Scholar, United Kingdom)
The nature of my research required that I call up a very large number of rare books, which the staff of the library was extremely helpful with throughout my time in Durham. Lord William Howard’s personal library is a treasure trove for anyone interested to study Elizabethan and Caroline Catholic culture in England
Earle Havens
Holland Visiting Fellowship (John Hopkins University, USA)
The Barker Visiting Fellowship allowed me to become a temporary member of the vibrant community of Durham University and to extend my network with UK scholars that I am sure will bring fruitful cooperation in the future. From the scientific perspective, it permitted me to boost my progress on my project provisionally titled Uranian Poetics: Girolamo Fracastoro and the Tradition of Medical Scientific Poetry. The core of my activity consisted of the consultation of manuscripts and old printed editions preserved by the Palace Green Library, particularly the texts from the Kellet Collection and the Magby Library. Among the material that...
Enrico Piergiacomi
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Technion University of Haifa (Israel)., Israel)
The Durham Residential Library Fellowships are a particularly good opportunity for independent researchers like me to keep up their research skills and maintain a research profile. During my Barker Visting Fellowship at Durham, I gave a paper on the monograph I had just published, took part in a ‘work in progress’ session, made connections with new colleagues with similar research interests, and reconnected with old friends based at Durham. The focus of my fellowship was the Grey papers in the Palace Green Library, in which I explored correspondence between Richard More O’Ferrall, the Irish Catholic governor of Malta between 1847...
Dr Aidan Enright
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Leeds Beckett, United Kingdom)
The Baker Fellowship allowed me to spend a month researching at Ushaw and Palace Green Special Collections. During my visit, I met scholars from diverse backgrounds and discovered primary sources that expand my previous research on Anglo-Iberian relations, Brazilian history, and Atlantic history. The fellowship exceeded my expectations, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have spent time in Durham. As a result of my fellowship, I anticipate new career and research opportunities.
Luciane Scarato
DRRL Visiting Fellowship (Independent Scholar, Brazil)
I was awarded the Durham Research Library Fellowship in 2022 for two months (May and June). It was a very rewarding time. The kindness of the staff and the helpfulness of the librarians, who always made me feel at home, allowed me to carry on my research fruitfully at Ushaw College Library. Durham is also a vibrant university town and the Durham Research Library Fellowship provides many opportunities for academic networking and exchange with other Fellows.
Valfredo Maria Rossi
Holland Visiting Fellowship (Georgian University, Italy)