PhD Student Lucy Beall Lott (University of St Andrews) will discuss her research on a lesser-known Medieval saint for the London Society for Medieval Studies lecture series. Her talk, ‘Out of the Mouths of Babes': Reassessing the Lost Miracle Statue of Saint Rumwald at Boxley Abbey, is on 17th Feb.

Mark your calendars! On 3 Feb, Helena Lahoz Kopiske of the Museo Arqueológico Nacional Madrid and Anushka Hosain of @mfahouston.bsky.social will present 'Curating Medieval Islamic Art: Re-presenting Medieval Islamicate Worlds'. 🗓️ Tues 3 Feb ⏰ 17.30 GMT 💻 ONLINE Sign up here: bit.ly/londonmedieval

Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2026 Deadline: 1 May 2026 Open to postgraduate students and ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should fit within the journal’s aims & scope, and be between 7000-10000 words (inc. footnotes). Please repost.

More Research Training from the IHR . The term 2 calendar is now live. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

Hello new followers! We are the LSMS: PGR & ECR-led since 1970, championing ✂️-edge research across the fields of medieval studies & the critical & creative possibilities of interdisciplinary work & learning Our seminars are always free & open to all, register here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval

LSMS winter programme 2025/26 ft. researchers across the 🌎 speaking on medieval art/environment/medicine/architecture Tuesdays, 17:30 (GMT) at the @ihr.bsky.social in Bloomsbury or on Zoom. All welcome, register here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval #medievalsky #skystorians

Are you an early career researcher looking for research training in history and related disciplines? You might be eligible for an IHR bursary of up to £500 to help cover the cost of one of our fantastic short courses! Deadline for applications is 31 Jan 2026. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

🚨Phd Position in #Digital #Medieval Manuscripts Studies You will be part of an international research project, applying innovative computational methods to the study of the transmission history of the Latin Physiologus and the Bestiary. 📍Radbout University (NL) 📆15 Jan 2026 ▶️ tinyurl.com/3wtcxpfc

University of Southern Denmark, 3-year postdoc in Medieval Studies memorients.com/news/univers...

Offre d’emploi – 3-year postdoc position in medieval studies: Unlocking the Medieval Book: Texts, Crafts, & Networks of Northern Europe rmblf.be/2025/12/30/o...

Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...

Just in ✨ LSMS is delighted to announce our Winter 2026 seminar programme! Join us for a brilliant series of talks ranging from medieval Islamic art to themes such as gender, medicine, and ecological knowledge. All welcome. Tuesdays, 17:30 (online & at the IHR). 👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/londonmedieval

Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars 👇 #BookSky

'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow', forthcoming symposium at Cambridge. A two-day symposium for writer-researchers working on medieval materials to reflect on craft, research processes, and work in progress. Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-m...

🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆 Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026 2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026: www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...

HSS Murdoch Prize The John E. Murdoch Prize is awarded annually for an original graduate student essay examining ancient or medieval ideas in science, mathematics, or natural philosophy. www.themedievalacademyblog.org/hss-murdoch-...

The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

We are pleased to launch today a new programme for early career researchers with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social 'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.

Looking forward to this! Join online to hear Dr Tim Pestell @norwichcastle.bsky.social talk about the Norwich Castle Keep! Get the link here: bit.ly/londonmedieval

The London Society for Medieval Studies (LSMS) is seeking a new member to join its steering committee for the remaining of the 2025/6 academic year. For more information, please see the attached leaflet and let us know!

Tomorrow is this term's last seminar! We can’t wait to hear Dr Tim Pestell from @norwichcastle.bsky.social speak about the redesign of Norwich Castle's Royal Keep! 🗓️ Tues 9 December ⏰ 17.30 GMT 💻 ONLINE Remember to sign up here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval

Next week is this term's last seminar! We can’t wait to hear Dr Tim Pestell from @norwichcastle.bsky.social speak about the redesign of Norwich Castle's Royal Keep! 🗓️ Tues 9 December ⏰ 17.30 GMT 💻 ONLINE Remember to sign up here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Tim Pestell from @norwichcastle.bsky.social for this term's last seminar! Tim will be speaking about the redesign of Norwich Castle's Royal Keep! 🗓️ Tues 9 December ⏰ 17.30 GMT 💻 ONLINE Remember to sign up here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval

There is still time to sign up for tonight’s seminar - join us at the @ihr.bsky.social or on zoom at 17.30 GMT!! #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Manuscripts

Polish your prose, signpost your paragraphs, and check your references, because just one week remains for graduate students and those who have recently graduated with a higher degree to submit their work to the Medium Ævum Essay Prize 2026🖋️ Find out more by visiting mediumaevum.org.uk/essayprize

Postdoctoral Researcher – ULB, Belgium Project: HagioQuant – Quantitative Analysis of Medieval Latin Hagiography Eligibility: PhD in Medieval History Deadline: 15 Nov 2025 🔗 higherjobz.com/postdoctoral... #Postdoc #MedievalHistory #DigitalHumanities #EuropeJobs #ResearchOpportunities #AcademicJobs

JOIN US: apply for a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship, researching the history of the fiefs of Jersey and the island’s seigneurial institutions and culture, from the Norman ducal period to the English Civil War. Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI170/p...

The @medievalacademy.bsky.social Leyerle-CARA Prize supports the research of an MAA member who needs to consult materials available at the University of Toronto. This includes all it collections, including the vast network of U of T Libraries. Apply by January 31! bit.ly/3KdqOwW

Thinking of applying for Durham University's MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)? Click here to book onto a session to hear more about it! 👇🎓 durhamuni.eventsair.com/postgraduate...

Looking forward to Olivia Baskerville‘s @ies-sas.bsky.social seminar on the early 20C #manuscript trade and local a national claims made on Bede‘s Life of St Cuthbert & Carrow Psalter! Be sure to book here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval

Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72 Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians

We are pleased to launch today a new funding scheme, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson. Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians

TOMORROW Joanna Tucker of @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on ‘Multi-scribe manuscripts: reflections on cartularies & chronicles from medieval #Scotland’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join us online 💻 or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social 🏢 Register via bit.ly/londonmedieval Looking forward to seeing you there!

NEXT WEEK Joanna Tucker @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on ‘Multi-scribe manuscripts: reflections on cartularies & chronicles from medieval #Scotland’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join us online 💻 or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social 🏢 Register via bit.ly/londonmedieval #medievalsky #skystorians @natlibscot.bsky.social

Happy Halloween to those that wander the borderlands of past & present 👻 from the ghosts, spectres, spirits, wraiths, shades, poltergeists, haints & spooks that haunt our committee [Image: Omne Borum, BL MS Royal 6E VI (vol. i) f.267b]

@londonmedieval.bsky.social have the excellent Olivia Baskerville @ies-sas.bsky.social, medievalist by training, presenting her research on the 20C trade in &nationalist discourse around medieval manuscripts📖 25 Nov! AS EVER free & open to all, book here ➡️ bit.ly/londonmedieval

📢CFP: Annual Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26! Our annual prize for Black UK-based history PhD students is now open for submissions! 📆Key dates: - Abstracts due on 28th November - Notifications on 19th December - 8000 word essay due on 27th Feb (1/3)

Our next seminar on 11 Nov (5.30pm) Joanna Tucker @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on multi-scribe cartularies and chronicles from medieval Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✍️📖 Hybrid session - join us online or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social Book here ➡️ bit.ly/londonmedieval #medievalsky #skystorians

RESCHEDULED! Excited for Olivia Baskerville‘s @ies-sas.bsky.social seminar on the early 20C #manuscript trade and local&national claims made on Bede‘s Life of St Cuthbert & Carrow Psalter 🗓️ 25 Nov ⏰ 17.30 GMT 🏢 @ihr.bsky.social &online Sign up 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval #medievalsky#skystorians

Call for Papers - The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium (Friday www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...

Jobs For Medievalists Byzantine Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship Following substantial investment in the area of Byzantine Studies at the University of Notre Dame, including the acquisition of the Milton V. www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-med...

🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social. Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

The Society now invites applications for its Workshop Grants programme 2026: bit.ly/4oPyUdZ Grants provide funding for groups of historians to come together for a day event to work collaboratively on a shared project. Closing date for applications: Friday 23 January 2026 #Skystorians

The Department of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2026-2027. The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.

Come and work with us! We have a two-year, half-time postdoctoral research associate position working on the @storymachine-ht.bsky.social project www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... If you’re interested in #DigitalHumanities and/or folklore, we’d love to hear from you. Closing date 27 October.

Tomorrow’s seminar has been postponed due to the speaker’s illness. We apologise for the change and will share a new date as soon as possible. We send our best wishes to the speaker for a swift recovery!

We are delighted to announce the full schedule for the MEMRN Winter Conference is here! Head over to our website to check out all the amazing speakers and exciting events we’ve got lined up! While you’re there, use the link to sign up for virtual attendance! memrnchase.wordpress.com/memrn-winter...

🚨 Your reminder that there's only 1 WEEK left to get your #IMC2026 bursary application submitted.⏰ You can begin or resume your application, as well as find out more information on the process, at the following link: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/about/bursary/ #IMC2026 #MedievalSky #Medieval #Skystorians

At the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies we are offering 10 fellowships for scholars at any stage in their careers to stay with us for up to 6 months (PhD candidates and senior academics) or 12 months (postdocs) to complete a research project: www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/images/pdf-f...