We're all ears for this new podcast series from Dr Alex Mallet; check out this and other episodes on his YouTube channel

Hot on the heels of our 1st webinar of this season comes the 2nd: ‘Mobility and Cult of Relics in the Mediterranean from Late Antiquity to the Islamic Period: The Case of the Iberian Peninsula’ Wednesday 3 December, 17.00 (UTC) All welcome, please register here: tinyurl.com/4zns7deh

The SMM Executive Committee and Al-Masāq Editorial & Advisory Boards are delighted to announce the results of the Al-Masāq Article Prize 2025, for issues 35–36, 2023–24. 🥁Congratulations to the winner Amira Bennison, and the runner up Daniel Osland. Many thanks to the judging panel!

The first SMM webinar for the 2025–26 season will be at 5pm GMT on Wednesday 26 November. All welcome! Register here to receive the link: tinyurl.com/bdeyp8eb

Conference in Lisbon with us next summer! Call for papers below for #SMM2026 'Big Worlds, Small Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives' More info coming soon on our website: www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/2026-lisbon

Applications for the SMM Simon Barton PG & ECR Conference Prize 2026/27 are open. Up to £1000 to support a conference or event organised by PGs/ECRs. Deadline: 31 January 2026. More info on our website here: www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/simon-barton...

On June 4, our workshop Motherhood and Unfreedom took place at the Allard Pierson Museum, 8 powerful papers, 20+ participants, and rich discussions from poetry to concubines to afterlife slavery. Grateful to @socmedimedit.bsky.social, Juynboll Foundation & our museum partners!

Nos complace en anunciar 📣 el #CallForPapers del «V Seminario JIMENA. Spiritual Crossroads: Between Dogma and Heresy in the Medieval Mediterranean» que organizamos con la colaboración de @socmedimedit.bsky.social , en calidad de beneficiarios del "Simon Barton Postgraduate & ECR Conference Prize".

Our next SMM conference will be at the beautiful Colégio Almada Negreiros at NOVA University of Lisbon, 22-26 June 2026 🇵🇹 Theme: ‘Small Worlds, Big Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives’ CfP out in September. We look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces next summer in Portugal 🌴

Join us for the next SMM webinar, on Tuesday 13 May at 5pm (UTC +1) 'Diplomatic agents' heterogeneity: a glimpse into the background of emissaries from Mantua and Venice to the Mamluk Sultanate All welcome! Register here to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/yry3f3br

Join us for the next SMM webinar on 25 March at 5pm UTC. Register here to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/2zm9wdez All welcome

The SMM is on Blue Sky! Join us for our next webinar: Monday 10 February @ 5pm UTC Register here for the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/3bpbdefb