Periodic Reporting for period 1 - NetMAR (Network for Medieval Arts and Rituals)
Okres sprawozdawczy: 2021-01-01 do 2022-03-31
NetMAR’s various Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) include staff exchanges, expert visits, webinars, workshops, a summer school, conference organisation and attendance, and dissemination and outreach activities. The expertise and capacities acquired by these CSA, along with the continuous assistance of the advanced partners, facilitate UCY to:
• produce high-impact publications,
• provide relevant electronic publications for non-academic audiences,
• establish an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and diamond open access scholarly journal (Eventum: A Journal of Medieval Arts and Rituals),
• upgrade its research management and administration unit,
• support its Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and promote their career by taking into consideration gender equality.
In its first fifteen months, NetMAR has performed an immense amount of work, including:
1. the creation and setting up of a new research centre at UCY that is dedicated to the study of medieval arts and rituals (CeMAR),
2. establishment of a Platform of Long-lasting Cooperation with the Advanced Partners,
3. training of the four UCY ESRs in proposal preparation and project administration through specifically organised and dedicated seminars and workshops,
4. knowledge transfer to all NetMAR ESRs and the rest of the project participants on subjects concerning the interactions of arts and rituals within the framework of the NetMAR clusters (Places, Structures, Experiences, and Influences),
5. setting up of the project’s journal which will be out in November 2023,
6. preparation and submission of eight proposals for national and European funding two of which were successful; the results of another one will be out within 2022,
7. organisation of three academic conferences and six sessions in international conferences,
8. organisation of an online networking event at the International Medieval Congress (Leeds, UK),
9. organisation of two non-academic events,
10. participation in fifteen international conferences/workshops,
11. publication of two open access articles,
12. collaboration with four new institutions,
13. collaboration with non-academic stakeholders,
14. timely submission of all project deliverables despite the Covid-19 pandemic,
15. realisation of all CSA actions foreseen for the period, despite some delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• an increase of peer-reviewed publications,
• increased impact factors in terms of citations,
• invitations to present their work in international academic events,
• the establishment of a new journal,
• successful research proposals.
The following results are expected until the end of the project:
1. launch of the diamond open access journal Eventum: A Journal of Medieval Arts and Rituals,
2. at least ten open access scholarly publications in international publishing houses and journals,
3. training and support of eleven ESRs from the three partner institutions,
4. establishment of a Joint Initiative Framework among the three partners,
5. at least four collaborations with other academic institutions,
6. at least two collaborations with non-academic stakeholders based in Cyprus,
7. establishment of Nicosia as a creative tourism destination,
8. creation of awareness in Cyprus society about the island’s rich medieval heritage and the need to protect and promote it for cultural, social, and economic benefits.