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- ↑ Information about this project on the website of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. (in German)
- ↑ Press release on Alexander Fidora's research stay at the University of Frankfurt during the school year 2022-2023.
- ↑ Alexander Fidora as a translator of Ramon Llull into German on the Ramon Llull Institute website. (in Catalan)
- ↑ Presentation of the Latin Talmud project on UAB website.
- ↑ Members of the Board of Directors of SOFIME. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Editorial Board of the Bibliotheca Philosophorum Medii Aevi Cataloniae. (in Catalan)
- ↑ Alexander Fidora's section on the Academia Europaea website.
- ↑ Interview in TV3 after receiving this award. (in Catalan)
- ↑ News about that on the Israeli Ambassy in Spain website. (in Spanish)
- ↑ News about that on the UAB website (in Catalan)
- ↑ News about that on the University of Frankfurt website.
- ↑ News about its publication on the UAB website. (in English)