Paul Dutton, Simon Fraser University

Research

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Early Medieval history the Carolingian empire micro-Medieval studies the 12th-century Renaissance Latin palaeography Medieval platonism historical dreams Eriugena and Medieval weather

Latest funding

From Eriugena's Priscian to Virgil and weather
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$30,174
The philosophia and early mediaeval weather
SSHRC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$29,702
From eriugena to thunder
SSHRC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$36,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

From Eriugena's Priscian to Virgil and weather

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Dutton, Paul Edward

Keywords: early medieval intellectual and cultural history; Carolingian grammar and philosophy; history of weather

$30,174

The philosophia and early mediaeval weather

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Dutton, Paul Edward

Keywords: critical edition; mediaeval Latin; mediaeval weather; cultural studies

$29,702

From eriugena to thunder

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Dutton, Paul Edward

Keywords: Critical editions, palaeography, mediaeval philosophy, philology, mediaeval intellectual/social history

$36,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Early Medieval history Dear Professor Dutton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on early medieval history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]