Workshop “Accusation, Verdict, Privilege” held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka

As part of the Croatian Science Foundation project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345), a workshop entitled “Accusation, Verdict, Privilege: Royal and Venetian Authority in Eastern Adriatic Cities (14th–15th Centuries)” was held on October 29, 2026, at the…

Results of the AntibacHip project to develop an innovative material for hip implants presented at the Catholic University of Croatia

On Monday, October 26, 2026, the Catholic University of Croatia presented the results of the project “Development of an Innovative Antibacterial Material for Hip Endoprostheses” (AntibacHip), with a total value of €1,631,172.52. The project was successfully completed with the development of an innovative titanium alloy-based material with improved properties and the preparation of laboratory…

Archival research in Kotor and Dubrovnik

During the second half of October 2026, Professor Ivan Majnarić, PhD, conducted further archival research in Kotor and Dubrovnik as part of the Croatian Science Foundation project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345), carried out at the Catholic University of…

Archival research at the State Archives in Varaždin

In early October 2026, further archival research was conducted as part of the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345), carried out at the Catholic University of Croatia.Éva B. Halász, PhD, a research associate on the project…

CUC researchers in Würzburg: A new step towards international cooperation in translational Parkinson’s disease research

From 7 to 10 October 2026, Assistant Professor Ines Šiško Markoš, PhD, and doctoral researcher Gjino Šutić from the Catholic University of Croatia (CUC) took part in a study visit to the Department of Neurology at University Hospital Würzburg (Universitätsklinikum Würzburg), Germany. The visit was undertaken as part of the project “Biomarker-driven stratification of Parkinson’s disease:…

Kick-off Meeting and First Training Event of the EDICT Doctoral Network Held in Galway

From September 23 to 25, 2026, the kick-off meeting and the first training event of the EDICT (Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials) doctoral network took place in Galway, Ireland, with the Catholic University of Croatia participating as a partner institution.The event brought together 16 doctoral researchers and their supervisors from the project's partner institutions,…

Research at the Archivio di Stato di Venezia: New sources on the Confraternity of St James in Zadar

In early October 2026, Zrinka Pešorda Vardić, PhD, a research associate on the CroDaSTrans project, conducted archival research at the Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Her research focused on relations between the nobility, citizens and commoners of Zadar and the Venetian authorities during the 15th and 16th centuries, with particular emphasis on the Confraternity of St James de Galitia, an…

Research continues at the State Archives in Zadar

In late September 2026, project leader Professor Ivan Majnarić, PhD, conducted archival research in Zadar as part of the Croatian Science Foundation project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345), carried out at the Catholic University of Croatia. During his…

New archival research in Italian archives

Research activities continued until mid-September 2026 as part of the Croatian Science Foundation project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345), carried out at the Catholic University of Croatia. Members of the project team conducted archival research in Rome and…

CroDaSTrans project members participate in the national professional and scholarly conference for history teachers

Organized by the Education and Teacher Training Agency and the University Department of History at the Catholic University of Croatia, the national professional and scholarly conference for history teachers in the Republic of Croatia entitled “At the Crossroads of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period” was held in Zagreb on August 27 and 28, 2026.The conference was also attended by members…