Contact Details
| Organization: | Historical Studies |
| Position: | LECTURER IN ANCIENT HISTORY |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.history.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/vervaet.html |
| Work: | 8344 7496 |
| Fax: | 8344 7894 |
| Room: | 309 |
| Level: | 03 |
| Building: | John Medley Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Frederik Vervaet (06-Jan-1975) received his PhD from Ghent University as a Research Fellow of the Research Foundation - Flanders. After graduation he moved to UC Berkeley where he spent the academic years 2002-2004 as Francqui Fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation and Lecturer in the Departments of Classics (Fall 2003) and History (Spring 2004). This was followed by a three-year stint as Assistant Professor back at Ghent University, including a term at Oxford as Visiting Scholar at Wolfson College and Research Associate of the Classics Centre. He joined Melbourne’s promising new interdisciplinary School of Historical Studies in June 2007.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Roman History | Socio-institutional history | Belgium, United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia |
| Roman Public Law | Roman Legal History | Belgium, United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| France | CENTRE GUSTAVE-GLOTZ (UMR 8585) | Research |
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Speak, Read & Write |
| French | Speak, Read & Write |
| Spanish | Read |
| Dutch | Speak, Read & Write |
| German | Speak |
| Italian | Read |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master in History | Ghent University | 03-Jul-1997 | |
| Doctor of History | Ghent University | 28-Oct-2002 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | Ghent University | The 'Andre Schaepdrijverprijs' for the best Master's dissertation in History of the academic year 1996-1997 | 24-Apr-1999 |
| Scholarship | doctoral Research Fellowship (Research Foundation Flanders) | 04-Jul-1998 | |
| Scholarship | Francqui Fellowship of the BAEF | 03-Jun-2002 | |
| Other (Award) | Travel Grant (Research Foundation Flanders) | 01-Jan-2005 | |
| Scholarship | Visiting Scholarship Wolfson College (Oxford) | 30-Nov-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Additional Grant and Contract Information
1998: A four-year Research Fellowship of the Research Foundation – Flanders (Belgium), for doctoral research (€ 92,000).2002: A one-year Francqui Fellowship of the Belgian American Educational Foundation (B.A.E.F., Inc.) for postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley ($ US 25,000).
2005: a Travel Grant of the Research Foundation – Flanders (F.W.O.) for three months of study at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Classics (€ 4500).
2007 : an Early Career Research Grant from the University of Melbourne ($ AU 16,000)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.