11. May–12. July 2026

Alexandre Paul is a master’s student of ancient history at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. His master’s thesis focuses on the agency and self-determination of subordinate employees within the Roman customs district of Publicum Portorii Illyrici, of which Poetovio was the administrative centre.

From May 11 to July 12, 2026, Alexandre Paul completed a student internship at the Milko Kos Historical Institute ZRC SAZU under the mentorship of Dr. Matjaž Bizjak, working on the projects Slovenian Historical Topography and the Central Card Index of Medieval Charters for Slovenia.

1. September–31. October 2026

María Mundi-López is a PhD student at the University of Granada under a joint supervision arrangement with the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Her thesis, Medication Abortion: Co-productions of Knowledge at the Crossroads of Medical, Activist and Lay Practices (1980–2020), explores the transnational history of medication abortion development and practices. Her recent publications include 'Different aspirations: medicine, activism and uterine vacuum aspiration technology in Spain (1960s–1980s)', in the journal Medical History, and 'Mifepristona (RU486): ciencia y controversia en torno a la introducción de la píldora abortiva en España (1982-2000)', in the journal Dynamis. Both articles examine the different constructions, discourses and uses of abortion technologies.