After completing her licence at the University of Geneva, Fabienne Michelet studied at the Vatican Library in Rome, and in Oxford, where she took a Master of Philosophy in 'English Studies until 1100'. She did her doctorate at the University of Geneva, specializing in Old English literature. She is presently teaching medieval English literature both at the University of Geneva and at the University of Lausanne. Her research focuses primarily on Old English literature, exploring questions of space, place and geography.