Mathilde has been awarded the Society for Renaissance Studies-British School at Rome scholarship, and will conduct her research in Rome from April - June 2023. She says that she will "dedicate this time to the study of 5 Italian manuscripts containing Francisco Alvares' travel account which is kept at the Vatican Library and the Biblioteca Palatina (Parma)." Her PhD project is entitled: 'Francisco Alvares's travel account to Ethiopia (1520–26): the Italian manuscripts.'

Heartfelt congratulations to our Masters student D Saxelby, who graduated this week with a Distinction in 'Culture of the European Renaissance'. D was also the recipient of the Martin Lowry Prize for highest overall achievement and the Sir John Hale Prize for best dissertation. We wish you all the very best for your future, whichever path you may take! https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/currentstudents/pgt/prizes .