The UWA Cluster of Excellence is looking for a doctoral researcher in the field of X-ray phase-contrast imaging to work on deciphering writings composed of carbon-based inks. The deadline for applications is 2 November 2025.

After its second deployment at the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara, the mobile CT scanner, used by CSMC researchers to examine cultural artefacts around the world, was also in operation this time at the Archaeological Museum in Kayseri.

The CSMC has signed Memoranda of Understanding with the National Library and Archives of Bhutan and the National Library of Peru in Lima. The latter was formally concluded this week during a meeting between Peru’s Consul General in Hamburg, Sandra Pinto La Fuente, and CSMC Director Konrad Hirschler.