New research on Renaud de Montauban: What a rebellious knight reveals about centuries of European imagination

A newly approved project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) explores one of the most fascinating yet understudied figures of chivalric literature: Renaud de Montauban, cousin of Roland and a central character in the Matter of France. Giulia Zava, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Romance Studies at the University of Klagenfurt, will investigate how Renaud’s character changes across time, genres and cultural contexts.

Dreaming of a whole new life: book about lottery fantasies presented in Utrecht

Imagine if everything suddenly changed tomorrow. If a single win turned your life completely upside down. Precisely this dream of a radical new beginning was the starting point for an international research project in which Angela Fabris has been collaborating with Norwegian, Dutch, German, British and American literary, historical and media scholars over the past four years. The result is the anthology ‘Lottery Fantasies, Follies, and Controversies’, which will be presented at the Utrecht University Centre for Early Modern Studies on Friday, 6 March. The project was generously funded by the Norwegian Research Council.

Data-driven fleet planning: How many vehicles does a company need to deploy?

How many delivery vehicles does a company really need, and which vehicle configurations make sense throughout the year? This question poses major challenges for corporate logistics departments. Christian Truden (University of Klagenfurt) and Mike Hewitt (Loyola University Chicago) have now developed a new data-driven approach that shows how vehicle fleets can be planned efficiently even under strongly fluctuating demand and pronounced seasonality.

Successful Project Completion: Five Years of Excellence in Mathematical Research

After five years, the FWF doc.funds doctoral school concludes with an outstanding track record: Eleven successful PhDs, a strong gender balance, and extensive international networks mark the completion of this program. Read more →