University of Amsterdam Dr Serena Ferente has been appointed professor of Medieval History at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Ferente’s research focuses on Europe and the Mediterranean in the 14th to 16th centuries, particularly the history of politics and society in Italy, the history of European political discourse, and gender history. She is currently working on a book on the history of 15th century Europe and starting a project on the late medieval Black Sea as a primary border region of Eurasia. At the UvA, Ferente will lecture on Medieval History to all first-year undergraduates, give tutorials to second- and third-year Bachelor’s students, as well as course-specific lectures within the Master’s and Research Master’s programmes.