One of MedRen 2025's hosts now faces threats to one of their degree programmes. See below a statement from the Royal Musical Association on the proposed suspension of recruiments for the BA at Northumbria University.

Statement from the Royal Musical Association on the Proposed Suspension of Recruitment to the BA and Foundation Year in Music at Northumbria University https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/

This is awful news to come out of Nottingham. MedRen-ers will be aware that Nottingham has hosted three MedRens in 2012, 1985, and the first ever MedRen in 1972. Do consider signing the petition in the next post. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️ Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.

The deadline has now been extended! Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600

Post MedRen mood

Thank you @medren2025.bsky.social ! What a brilliant week of music, scholarship and conviviality. Nowhere else would we have been treated to Lambton Worm puppets and Fretwork viols in one evening.

In my post conference feels on the train home, but had such a fab time at my first MedRen! I met so many amazing people and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a stimulating community. Def heading home with a huge to-do list! Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social

Second in-person MedRen smashed 💪 Phenomenal work by @medren2025.bsky.social continuing an unusually anarchic conference tradition. This conference stands out among other musicology conferences for its unique combo of high levels of calibre, craic, and camp, and it was a delight to be a part of 🥰

And we're done! See you in Warsaw!

Last day at @medren2025.bsky.social If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re still here – come say hi at the booth! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky

Well, @medren2025.bsky.social isn’t over yet, but what a stimulating week it’s been – thought-provoking papers, excellent concerts and wonderful reconnections with expert musicologists and practitioners. Plus we came face to face the northeast’s resident dragon: the Lambton Worm 🐉

Book display at MedRen had a couple of familiar titles! @medren2025.bsky.social

Medieval & Renaissance Music Conference will go to Warsaw in 2026 (6th to 10th of July): Presentation at this very moment at the MedRen Business Meeting in Newcastle: looking forward to be the first time in Poland with the Med&Ren! @medren2025.bsky.social

Dinner is getting started!

Cambridge announced for 2028!

We also look forward to Leuven in 2027!

We're already looking forward to MedRen26 which will be hosted by Warsaw!

We've had a lovely poster session as well!

We've had a wonderful display of books at #MedRen2025 @brepols.net @dgb-mem.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social

Every early music conference should come with dragon processions @medren2025.bsky.social

@medren2025.bsky.social Another excellent musical evening, including Fretwork and voices performing consort music by Orlando Gibbons, and an unexpected Lampton Worm / dragon warded off with audience performance of chants to St Cuthbert 🐉

A third and final fantastic concert at #medren2025 from Fretwork!

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@medren2025.bsky.social #dragons #medren2025 #earlymusic

Do share dragon videos... 🐲🐲🐉🐉

Erasmus the penguin couldn’t say no to another England visit! @medren2025.bsky.social

After two excellent days at Newcastle University @medren2025.bsky.social is at Durham University today 🙂 #medren2025 #earlymusic #musicology

Due to a crash on the A1, in-person delegates are stuck on the motorway. At the moment, it is looking like we might be 15/20 minutes late. Timings might therefore be a little flexible today. We thank you all for your cooperation.

🚌🚌 on our way to Durham!

In theory I’m at MedRen for music/research purposes but I’m actually here for the dragons 🐉 @medren2025.bsky.social

@medren2025.bsky.social What an amazing day and another excellent concert. Brilliant performances and Hugh Aston’s music was phenomenal.

Looking forward to showcasing our UNESCO World Heritage city tomorrow when @durham-university.bsky.social hosts #MedRen2025! If you're lucky, you may even see one of our famous Durham dragons...🐉

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First day of @medren2025.bsky.social wrapped up, and we ended on a high note with a concert by The Clerks. Looking forward to more tomorrow! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky

🎵It's brilliant to see @medren2025.bsky.social in full swing! Jointly hosted by @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @northumbriauni.bsky.social and Durham University, delegates can expect five days of Medieval and Renaissance music papers, roundtables and concerts.

Looking forward to presenting my paper on expressions of grief in Ben Jonson’s The Sad Shepherd tomorrow!

IMEMS welcomes the #MedRen2025 conference to the North-East of England. We can’t wait for @durham-university.bsky.social to host the conference on Wednesday 2 July! @medren2025.bsky.social

Cheeky bit of Choirbook singing from #TheClerks

Welcome all! #medren2025

The @medren2025.bsky.social is now starting!

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International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Music Comes to Northern England www.medievalists.net/2025/06/inte... #MedRen2025 #medievalmusic

Vorfreude auf die morgige Medieval & Renaissance Music-Conference im nordenglischen Newcastle und Durham: schönes Programm, viel Musik … und kühlere Temperaturen dazu …

Do share any sneak peaks of presentions! We will share them!

We have twice as many presentations to look forward to from @itscaro.bsky.social!

🚨Attention MedRen Newbies!🚨 We're grateful to Caro Lesemann-Elliott who acting as a 'port of call' for PGRs/ECRs and those new to MedRen. They are also leading an informal pub trip after the concert on the first day (location tbc at the welcome talk!)

We can't wait to welcome people to MedRen next week! Registration is still open, and the conference programme can be found here: www.medren2025.co.uk/conference-p... See many of you next week!