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Maria Simonsen (born 1978). She earned her PhD in Book History from Lund University in December 2016. Her research interests include the history of book, history of knowledge, university history, and digital history. She has published widely on the history of Scandinavian encyclopedias and the history of knowledge.
She is the author of Det store leksikon in the series '100 danmarkshistorier', has edited several special issues on the history of knowledge, and is co-editor of the anthology Stranded Encyclopedias, 1700–2000. Exploring Unfinished, Unpublished, Unsuccessful Encyclopedic Projects (2021) published by Palgrave Macmillan in the series 'New Directions in Book History' and the open acess anthology Boghistorie i Skandinavien (Aarhus University Press 2023)
Maria is part of a three-year talent program for younger researchers at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Aalborg University.
She sits on the board of the Nordic Forum for Book History, and is part of the International Advisory Board at LUCK - Lund Center for the History of Knowledge.
Maria's current research project focuses on the Europeanisation of Aalborg University. She is a member of the Wallenberg-funded project The Europeanisation of the Universities: Transforming Knowledge Institutions from Within, c. 1985–2010 (Principal Investigator: Johan Östling).
In the summer of 2024, Maria completed the research project entitled “Knowledge for the World: The History of Aalborg University, 1974–2024” funded by Aalborg Universitet and Det Obelske Familiefond.
Maria is part of the permanent editorial board of the Danish journal Cultural Studies (da. Kulturstudier) and is on the board of the Society for School and Education History (da. Selskabet for Skole og Uddannelseshistorie) and the Society for Contemporary Historical Research. (da. Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forskning).
Teaching profile
Jeg underviser og vejleder i historisk videnskabsteori og metode, i periodekurser, der omhandler tiden fra ca. 1648 og frem til i dag, samt litteratur- og informationssøgning.
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Education/Academic qualification
Bok och bibliotekshistoria, Fil.dr., Lund University
1 Sept 2011 → 9 Dec 2016
Award Date: 9 Dec 2016
External positions
Censor/external examiner, History
1 Apr 2022 → 31 Mar 2026
Keywords
- History
- Book History
- History of University
- History of Education
- Intellectual History
- History of science and ideas
- Digital history
- Media History
- History of Knowledge
- History
- Publishing Studies
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Objects of Knowledge: Advancing the History of Knowledge
Simonsen, M. S. (CoI) & Skouvig, L. (PI)
01/02/2025 → 31/10/2027
Project: Research
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The Europeanisation of the Universities: Transforming Knowledge Institutions from within, c. 1985–2010
Simonsen, M. S. (Project Participant), Östling, J. (PI) & Haikola, K. (Project Participant)
01/09/2024 → 01/01/2027
Project: Research
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SSH Futures: Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark, Sweden and Norway – Past, Present and (possible) Futures
Scholkmann, A. (PI), Li, J. H. (CoPI), Simonsen, M. S. (CoPI), Östling, J. (CoPI), Elken, M. (CoPI), Wollscheid, S. (CoPI), Hansen, D. G. (Project Participant) & Hviid, C. (Project Participant)
01/08/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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History of Knowledge: The Danish Network
Simonsen, M. S. (PI), Heinsen, J. (CoI) & Skouvig, L. (CoI)
01/08/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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Knowledge for the World: The History of Aalborg University, 1974–2024
Simonsen, M. S. (PI) & Rüdiger, M. (Project Participant)
01/10/2021 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research
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A Careful Embrace. Tracing the Europeanisation of Aalborg University, 1980–1994
Simonsen, M. S., 1 Aug 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Conclusion: “Mapping the Europeanisation of the Univer-sities in the 1980s and 1990s”
Östling, J., Simonsen, M. S., Verbergt, M.-G., Haikola, K. & Hamre, M., 5 Aug 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Encyclopaedias as Cultural Carriers of Information: A Scandinavian Perspective
Simonsen, M. S., 2 Jul 2025, Routledge Handbook of Information History. Weller, T., Black, A., Mak, B. & Skouvig, L. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, p. 124-138 15 p. (Routledge Handbooks).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Indledning
Li, J. H., Lyngsted , A. O. & Simonsen, M. S., 2025, In: Årbog for uddannelseshistorie. 58, p. 7-10 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Introduction to Special Issue: “Mapping the Europeanisa-tion of the Universities in the 1980s and 1990s"
Östling, J., Simonsen, M. S., Verbergt, M.-G., Haikola, K. & Hamre, M., 5 Aug 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Datasets
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Replication dataset for "Research on Social Sciences and Humanities. A European perspective based on science mapping and bibliometrics"
Scholkmann, A. (Owner), Wollscheid, S. (Data Collector), Karlstrøm, H. (Data Manager), Hansen, D. G. (Contributor) & Simonsen, M. S. (Contributor), Zenodo, 17 Feb 2025
Dataset
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Replication dataset for "Research on Social Sciences and Humanities. A European perspective based on science mapping and bibliometrics"
Karlstrøm, H. (Creator), Scholkmann, A. (Contributor), Wollscheid, S. (Contributor), Simonsen, M. (Contributor) & Graversgaard Hansen, D. (Contributor), Zenodo, 17 Feb 2025
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Prizes
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Inga och John Heins Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Humanistisk Forskning
Simonsen, M. S. (Recipient), 8 Nov 2018
Prize: Other prizes
Activities
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University magazines as objects of knowledge
Simonsen, M. S. (Lecturer)
15 Aug 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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The 31st Congress of Nordic Historians
Simonsen, M. S. (Participant)
13 Aug 2025 → 15 Aug 2025Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Att skriva ett modernt universitets historia – mellan utmaningar och möjligheter
Simonsen, M. S. (Lecturer)
6 Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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The Nordic University in the European Knowledge Society since the 1970s (Part 2)
Simonsen, M. S. (Participant)
23 Oct 2025 → 24 Oct 2025Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Hubs of Knowledge. University magazines as objects of knowledge
Simonsen, M. S. (Lecturer)
9 Oct 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Press/Media
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Lex.dk står stærkt i digital leksikon-konkurrence
30/10/2025 → 30/10/2025
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Foredragsseminar: Kvinder og uddannelse
Li, J. H., Simonsen, M. S., Andreasen, K. E. & Rasmussen, A.
04/04/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Alexander laver rent vand til verdens fattigste - og det startede som et studieprojekt
19/04/2024 → 20/04/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Fra demonstranter til dimittender: Kender du historien bag AAU?
14/04/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Boghistorien viser, at en bog ikke bare er en bog
09/06/2023 → 10/06/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media