I'm looking forward to speaking as part of A Decade of Dangerous Women tomorrow. I might even take my Dangerous Women mug along with me.

Well, this looks fabulous…

And it’s finished. There are now many, many things I need to practise but I’m pretty pleased with this as a first go.

Trying my hand at something new. Not to be perfect at it but to enjoy learning and experiencing.

📖Join us on Tue 24 Feb for the next CMRS Seminar by our very own Louise Gardiner: 'Royal Correspondence in Late Fourteenth-Century England: Exploring the ‘Royal Letter Book’ (Edinburgh University Library Ms. 183)' 5:15, Centre for Research Collections (6th floor, Edinburgh University main Library)

Excellent and empoweringe educacioun will nevir be "efficient" yn the waye that a businesse doth stryve to be "efficient." It ys the heighte of knavery to use one standarde to measure everye human activitye. Businesses are ther to make profits. Educacioun ys ther to make the future.

I have the luxury of sitting and reading Wyntoun today. I’m noticing his seeming preoccupation with heresy in ways that haven’t caught my attention before. So lovely to have the time to notice new things when re-reading.

Our conference #cfp is now live! This year's conference, "Embodied Histories: Body, Mind and Experience" will take place on 17th July 2026 at University of Birmingham! Keep on reading to find out more...(1/9)

Well, this was a lovely thing to receive on a dreich day

I’ve made a bundt cake for tomorrow’s Middle English Reading Group. I’m sure Sir Gawain would approve

Thank you so much for inviting me & for all the wonderful conversations afterwards @kateai.bsky.social & @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social ✨

Huge thanks to @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social who gave a great paper on the ‘Histories and Futures of Judas, c.100-c.1500’ to kick off semester 2’s research seminars @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social

Hear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!) We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians

The Middle English Reading Group I set up this semester has been reading Sir Gawain & the Green Knight. For our last session of the year, a student baked excellent biscuits. Of course, we started by eating the green knight’s head!

It was an absolute privilege to have a conversation yesterday evening with @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social about her amazing new book!

Thanks to the wonderful staff in the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research Collections, today my 2nd-year tutorial groups have been thinking about book history and reading practices from the Middle Ages to the 18thC, including this copy of Sidney’s ‘Astrophel and Stella’ (c.1592)

Book launch for Love & Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance on Tuesday 25 November, 5.30pm @iashedinburgh.bsky.social - please share & consider coming along! I'll be chatting to @kateai.bsky.social & Carol M Richardson. Sign up for in-person & online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

We need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)

My Death & Dying class this week was all about ghosts. Naturally, we spent yesterday in @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Centre for Research Collections looking at a manuscript on how to summon a demon

Stunning sunrise this morning

What a great opportunity 👇

After a trying day, yesterday, it was lovely to receive the news this morning that I’ve been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. With thanks to @cathfeely.bsky.social for her support!

She is holding a book! 📖 Currently writing a section on visual evidence for book use in medieval Scotland - so this could not be better timed... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

💬 🤝 We'll be hosting a range of seminars this semester, run in collaboration with students and staff from across our university and beyond. 💻 ⬆️ You can follow the link in our bio to find out more about these events, as well as the reading and discussion groups we have planned over the next months!

Tin (ten) years…

This is the best kind of post to come home to. Beautifully packaged as well. Thanks to Antiquates, Dorset.

Have had such a treat of a day at the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry exhibition at Château de Chantilly

Congratulations to @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social on the publication of her book. This launch at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social looks fabulous. It’s running as a hybrid event on 7 October. Remember to book your place!

Today's university redundancies are at Edinburgh. It's obvious now that no-one will stop the madness, and it's probably too late for a big chunk of the sector anyway. news.stv.tv/east-central...

A lovely afternoon sitting in the grounds of Modern One @nationalgalleries.bsky.social with the little apprentice who’s enjoyed the opportunity to paint, draw & sculpt with the materials in the Family Art Basket. What a fabulous idea!

A very personal reflection on how the financial crisis at the University of Dundee is affecting PhD students. Reduced teaching opportunities, financial difficulty and the cutting off of a route to employment. Thank you Taylor for writing this.

An absolute delight to watch our fabulous Literature (& Joint Hons) students from @uoe-llc.bsky.social graduate today. Bonuses: seeing fellow ‘Hildabeast’ @valmcdermid.bsky.social getting an honorary degree; wonderful conversations with families at the drinks reception; a wee gift from one proud mum

📚 🗣️ Students and staff from across our university will be taking part over all four days of #IMC2025 — follow us next week for daily updates! 💻 You can also click this link for a full list of sessions they'll be involved with: bit.ly/UoE-IMC ⬇️ And find some highlights of what's to come below:

My pleasure reading this week - a recommendation from a student

Finally paid off my student loan

Wishing @madelinepotter.bsky.social all the best for tonight’s launch of The Roma: A Travelling History!

👑 This three-day, hybrid conference will feature contributions from our own @cvspragg.bsky.social and Catriona Murray, plus recent PhD graduates Ashlyn Cudney and Elisabeth Rébeillé-Borgella. ⬇️ Click below to see the programme and find a link to register before the 8 June deadline!

I arrived home to these yesterday; several copies of my book, published by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

This morning, @newdramrising.bsky.social, the little apprentice, and I visited the wonderful @selcie.bsky.social ‘Nurture through Nature in Children’s Books’ at the Museum of Edinburgh. If you get chance, do take time to see it (on until 7 Sept). Congratulations, @sarahdunnigan.bsky.social

This was a nice start to the week @socantscot.bsky.social

⛪ Next week join us for a bonus seminar with our own @lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social, who will share findings from her research into the famed Rosslyn Chapel, discussing the religious and practical roles of the architectural and artistic designs within! #History #Edinburgh #HCA #Seminars #Rosslyn

A visit to one of my favourite places today with @newdramrising.bsky.social and the little apprentice. No puffins spotted, but we saw seals, oystercatchers, and porpoises (as well as many seagulls).

I mean the news about the Shakespeares was good, but this has made my week @medievalmonk.bsky.social

Wonderful dad and small daughter conversation today Da: why does it say ‘St Patrick Sq?’ D: because that’s where we are; it’s the next stop Da: but who was St Patrick? D: He was a saint and his name was Patrick Da: what’s a saint D: [awkward silence]: someone who does good things Da: like me? D:

Happily building up a collection of old Scottish Text Society volumes alongside the newer ones

The Shakespeares in London together? What a find @matthewsteggle.bsky.social - I’m really looking forward to reading the whole thing!

Easter baking with the little apprentice apparently needed Chaucer as well as more traditional symbols of the season.

We’re delighted to share details of ‘Nature Nurture: Edinburgh’s Childgarden Heritage, Cultures of Care, and Scottish Women’s Writing’, a symposium on 6 June, organised by our friends and colleagues @selcie.bsky.social! Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-nur... See you there!

Many of us have been thinking what @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social is saying in @theguardian.com today, but it plainly still needs saying. More importantly, it clearly needs hearing. #universities

It was warm in the sun yesterday, but how cool is this pin! A lovely birthday/book publishing gift from @elizabethelliott.bsky.social