Research output per year
Research output per year
PhD, Professor
PL 59 (Unioninkatu 38)
00014
Finland
Research activity per year
Dr Samu Niskanen is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Helsinki. His research is mainly concerned with intellectual life in the Middle Ages and medieval literature, its publication, transmission, and reception. His books include The Letter Collections of Anselm of Canterbury (Brepols, 2011), the collaborative edition Ralph von Battle: Dialoge zur philosophischen Theologie (Herder, 2015), Letters of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury: The Bec Correspondence (Oxford University Press, 2019), and Publication and the Papacy in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
Niskanen is currently the Principal Investigator of two projects: Medieval Publishing from c. 1000 to 1500, funded by the European Research Council and to end in 2022, and Authorial Publishing in Early Medieval Europe (c. 400–1000), funded by the Academy of Finland and to end in 2023. He manages the Medieval Studies programme, supervises doctoral students, and mentors postdoctoral researchers in the fields of medieval history and medieval Latin literature.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Research output: Contribution to journal › Other articles › Scientific
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary › Scientific
Niskanen, S., Kujawinski, J., Tahkokallio, J. K. & Leinonen, L.
01/04/2017 → 31/03/2022
Project: Research project
01/09/2013 → 31/08/2017
Project: Research project
Niskanen, S., Tucker, A. & Keskiaho, J.
01/01/2013 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research project
Samu Niskanen (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Samu Niskanen (Chair of organizing committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Samu Niskanen (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Samu Niskanen (Member of organizing committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Samu Niskanen (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
21/04/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media