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Tuomas Heikkilä is a Professor of Church History at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Theology. He has held roles such as Director of the Finnish Research Institute in Rome (2013-2017), Visiting Research Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (2010), and Visiting Scholar at the University of Gothenburg (2009). His work emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration, integrating computer science, evolutionary biology, and natural sciences with humanities research. He leads major projects like the ERC-funded CODICUM (2025-2031) and the CHARM initiative (2024-2028), focusing on medieval written culture, manuscript studies, and bio-codicology.
Education:
- PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Helsinki
- European Diploma in Medieval Studies (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana)
- Studies at Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
Research Interests: Medieval written culture, computer-assisted stemmatology, hagiography, monastic history, digital humanities, and interdisciplinary approaches combining natural sciences with humanities. His projects involve database creation for parchment fragments, charters, and codices, as well as computational methods for textual analysis.
Awards:
- Doctor primus (2003)
- Ernst ja Ines Nevanlinnan tiedemies (2006)
- Kungliga Samfundet Membership (2010)
- Lauri Jäntin Foundation Award (2010)
Grants & Supervision: Principal Investigator for multiple EU and Finnish Research Council-funded projects. Supervises doctoral programs in Theology and History. Active in grant acquisition workshops and international funding panels.
Labs/Teams: Leads the CODICUM and CHARM consortia, collaborating with institutions globally to study medieval texts, craftsmanship, and cultural networks. Involved in infrastructural projects like the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond panel.
