June 25 & 26, 2026. Sophia Dege-Müller and Jonas Karlsson give a lecture on "Continuity and Innovation in the Ethiopic Tradition of the Psalms" during the international workshop "The Material Traditions of the Psalms" in Hamburg.

On 1, 2, and 4 June Dr. Denis Nosnitsin gave a series of lectures on Ethiopic palaeography to the PhD studens of Bahir Dar University, in the framework of the newly established doctoral course in Gəʿəz studies.

Anton Pritula, who is currenlty based at the Hermitage Museum (St Petersburg) and at HSE University (Moscow), visits the Hiob Ludolf Centre for three months, with support from the alumni program of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung.

On 28 May Dr Denis Nosnitsin made a talk “The Orthodox Funeral Service and its Manuscript Background” in the Project Group “Written Artefacts for Staging”, the Cluster of Excellence " Understanding Written Artefacts", Hamburg University

Over 21-29 May, the HLCEES hosts a project meeting of KEWAKIBT [CONSTELLATIONS]: Une prosopographie numérique des érudits islamiques en Éthiopie, 2025-2027, which is devoted to the study of Islamic scholarly and saintly figures in Ethiopia...

BeInf PI Aaron Butts will be a visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton over 20-30 May. He is associated with the School of Historical Studies, where he was a member 9/2019 – 9/2020.