It's been a whirlwind of a fortnight - we held the first Postgraduate Symposium for the School of Art History and Museum & Heritage Studies, my wonderful sister came to see Scotland for the first time (and loved it!), and I've assumed my elected post as Postgraduate Research President!

Last month, the Trust had the privilege of offering scholarships to five PGRs and ECRs to attend the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium. Each YHT Scholar has shared their thoughts on the experience on our #blog, which you can read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/18/y... #MedievalSky #Skystorians

Melvyn Bragg has been one of the last standard-bearers for a really important, and unfashionable, idea: that good conversation, between people who really know their stuff, on complex or difficult subjects, can be fantastic radio - and that the national broadcaster should do this. I hope it endures.

The 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium is over, but not an experience I’ll forget. Thank you again to the convenors, and to @yorkisthistory.bsky.social for a scholarship which allowed me to be part of this exceptional occasion.

Popping my head above the research parapet, I am thrilled to share that I have been elected a Postgraduate Member of @royalhistsoc.org, what a privilege! Now, back to the thesis...

It’s a big year for geeks who love both Jane Austen and JMW Turner and I am thriving

It seems like my usual peaceful instrumental music isn't working today, so it's Eurodance. The noise-cancelling is working overtime today...

Our first free online training session on #place based histories of #religion beyond the parish church is happening tomorrow afternoon. All the details about topics, speakers & how to sign up below 👇

📢 Coming Soon, the Art History and Museum & Heritage Studies Postgraduate Symposium. More information to follow!

I presented on my PhD research for the first time today 🥳

St Andrews cathedral

How did Tolkien write so much? The answer is he didn't have two-factor authentication for every aspect of his life

There is something inexplicable about my love for maps

It’s 2nd December and time for the next festive treat on our #adventcalendar. The chapel screen is one of only a few original features left from the 15th century chapel. Here it is in all its sunlit glory.

For the final London Palaeography Seminar of 2024, we host the irrepressible @ccurran.bsky.social, who will talk to us about her new project: ‘Early Medieval Breton Manuscripts: an introduction to BretPal’. Tuesday, 3rd December, 5:30pm GMT, in person and online: ies.sas.ac.uk/events/early...

Show me your pet and what they were named after

Mon 25 Nov, 5:15: @mikecarrhistory.bsky.social (Edinburgh) - "Papal Graces as a Source for Christian-Muslim Contacts in the Late Medieval Mediterranean." Join us if you can - there's even a Teams link we can let you have if you get in touch. #medievalsky saims.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/categ...

#medievalsky Brilliant initiative by @medievalfrench.bsky.social : A Starter Pack of Centres for Medieval Studies in the UK and beyond.

👋🏻 I'm Amy, a second-year PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews. I work in the School of Art History on 13th-15th century archiepiscopal patronage of York Minster, episcopal residences, and some suffragan churches. Currently working on a chapter, and paper for a research forum!

Important set of well-organised and freely available resources for medievalists and early modernists docs.google.com/spreadsheets...