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Associate Professor Martin Elbel

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Academic discipline: History

Martin Elbel is an Associate Professor at the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University in Olomouc. His primary research area is early modern European culture. He has been engaged in the study of the history of the Franciscan Order, investigating its communication strategies and societal interactions. Additionally, his academic interests encompass rituals, magic, and witchcraft, as well as visual culture. He has held visiting fellowships at the Warburg Institute in London, IASH in Edinburgh, and NIAS in Wassenaar, and a visiting professorship at the University of Osaka. Presently, he is working on a project titled Under Ominous Skies: Experiencing Storms in Early Modern Bohemian Lands, which seeks to explore cultural responses to natural hazards in pre-modern society.

Veronika Sexl

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Veronika Sexl is a renowned cancer researcher specializing in tumor surveillance and signaling in leukemogenesis, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications and numerous awards. She maintains extensive international collaborations and serves on various boards, including the European Hematology Association (EHA). Since March 2023, Veronika Sexl is Rector of Universität Innsbruck.

Barbara Albert

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Barbara Albert serves as Rector of University of Duisburg-Essen. She is a distinguished expert in the field of solid-state chemistry, former president of the German Chemical Society and member of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences. Prior to joining University of Duisburg-Essen, she held professorships at the universities of Hamburg and Darmstadt. At the Technical University Darmstadt, she also was Dean of the Department of Chemistry and Vice-President of Research and Early Careers.

Karine Bergès

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Karine Bergès has been a professor of contemporary Spanish civilisation at the Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) since 2019.

Her work, carried out within the IMAGER research unit, focuses on the political and social history of contemporary Spain, as well as the history of women and gender. She co-leads the CREER research team and is an active member of several scientific collectives dedicated to feminist studies and new Spanish historiographies. A former senior lecturer at CY Cergy Paris University (2005-2019), Karine Bergès held positions of responsibility there, notably as gender equality officer.

At UPEC, she was Vice-Dean for Research (2020-2022) and since 2022 has held the position of Vice-President for “Science with and for Society”. She teaches in the field of Hispanic studies at bachelor’s and master’s level and co-directs the Spanish teacher-training programme, working with the Créteil teaching academy

Her career also includes lectures at Sciences Po Paris, Sciences Po Lyon, ENS Lyon and several Spanish universities.

Her commitment to higher education and research was recognised by her appointment as Chevalier in the Order of Academic Palms in 2017, followed by her promotion to Officier in 2025.

Matteo Lorito

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Matteo Lorito has been Rector of the Università Federico II of Naples since 2020 and is Full Professor of Plant Pathology and Phytopathological Biotechnology. A Biology graduate, he conducted research at Cornell University and held academic leadership roles, including Director of the Department of Agriculture. He has authored over 200 scientific publications and has approximately 25,000 citations. He co-founded three startups and developed biopesticide and biofertilizer formulations distributed in 90 countries. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and was awarded the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.