Medieval and early modern philosophyprimary
1 project
NATURA project investigates the Problem of Universals in the time of Peter Abelard, engaging with Aristotle, Boethius, and modal logic.
Organization
University of Notre Dame du Lac
US research university hosting European humanities scholars through MSCA, specializing in medieval philosophy, Italian literature, and religious history.
University research groupsocietyUSNo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
4
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
—
Unique partners
14
What they do
Their core work
The University of Notre Dame is a major US research university contributing humanities and social science expertise to European research networks, primarily through Marie Skłodowska-Curie mobility actions. Their H2020 involvement centers on medieval and early modern studies — Italian literature, medieval philosophy, and religious history — serving as a host institution for visiting European researchers. They provide access to one of the strongest medieval studies programs in the United States, enabling transatlantic scholarly exchange.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Italian literary studies (medieval and Renaissance)primary
1 project
InProV project creates an inventory of prosimetra in vulgar tongue in early Italian literature (1250-1500), covering Dante and Sannazaro.
Religious history and sociologysecondary
1 project
CAT-CAM project provides historical analysis of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement between the US and Europe.
Social information processing and network sciencesecondary
1 project
RENOIR project on reverse engineering of social information processing, the only non-humanities project in their portfolio.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Social science and religious history
Recent focus
Medieval humanities and philosophy
Notre Dame's early H2020 engagement (2016) spanned broader topics including social information processing (RENOIR) and religious history (CAT-CAM). From 2019 onward, their focus narrowed decisively toward deep medieval and early modern humanities — Italian literary analysis and scholastic philosophy. This shift reflects a concentration on their core institutional strength in medieval studies, moving away from more interdisciplinary participation.
Notre Dame is deepening its role as a transatlantic host for European medievalists and humanities scholars, suggesting future collaborations will center on manuscript studies, literary history, and history of philosophy.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: third_party_expertReach: Global7 countries collaborated
Notre Dame participates exclusively as a third-party institution — they never coordinate or even serve as a direct partner in H2020 projects, instead hosting individual researchers through MSCA fellowships and staff exchanges. With 14 unique partners across 7 countries, they maintain a moderately diverse European network. This third-party role means they are a welcoming host for researcher mobility rather than a driver of consortium strategy.
Connected to 14 unique partners across 7 countries, reflecting the MSCA mobility framework that links them to European universities and research institutions. Their network is geographically broad but thematically narrow, centered on humanities departments.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
As a US-based institution in H2020, Notre Dame offers something rare: a gateway to one of America's premier medieval studies programs for European researchers seeking transatlantic collaboration. Their Catholic institutional identity also makes them a natural partner for projects on European religious and cultural history. For consortium builders, they provide credibility and access to US academic networks that few European-only consortia can offer.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- NATURADeep investigation into the Problem of Universals and Peter Abelard's philosophy, engaging with foundational questions in medieval logic and metaphysics.
- InProVUnique literary inventory project covering Italian prosimetra from 1250-1500, bridging Dante studies with Renaissance literary analysis.
Cross-sector capabilities
Digital humanities and manuscript digitizationHistory of science and philosophyCultural heritage preservation
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