It’s here! My latest short course for IMEMS, an introduction to the key scripts used in Medieval Iberia 📜

Thinking about @durham.ac.uk's MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies? 👩‍🏫 Train with subject experts and industry professionals 📈 Build experience for a career in the heritage sector 🎓 Prepare for PhD study Apply now: www.durham.ac.uk/study/course... @durhammemsa.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Venetia Bridges, our Co-Director for Early Career Researchers, who been awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship for next year to work on 'The Triumph of Englishness? French Romance in Later Medieval England’. 📖👏 @leverhulme.ac.uk @durham.ac.uk @durhammemsa.bsky.social

Learn to read the scripts of Medieval Iberia with our newest short course, Reading Medieval Spanish Manuscripts. 📖 Book now: imemsdurhamlearn.com/reading-medi... 💻8 weeks of online access ⏱️Entirely flexible to your schedule 💬Optional Q&A sessions with your tutor

Come and take the MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at one of the @QS World University Rankings Top 100 universities for 2026! 🎓 Apply: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Carolingian bling ✨ Just one more week to apply to our 2 week online short course, Latin European Medieval Palaeography, running 13-24 April! 💻 Learn more and apply here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev... Manuscript: Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbliothek, Cod. 1861, f.53.

Thomas H Crofts explores how the Middle English Sir Tristrem transforms the legendary romance of Tristan and Iseult into a vibrant tale crafted for performance, rich with adventure, humour, and emotional depth. Read the blog ➡️ buff.ly/SLLi6tq @hypermetrix.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social

This looks like a great event, put on by the Scena Mundi theatre company and @durham.ac.uk , directed by Durham PhD student Cecilia Istria-Dorland. All welcome! 📅28/3/26 🕐4-4.30pm 📍St Oswalds Church 🎟️FREE

On Thurs 26 March, we're hosting a lunchtime seminar providing historians' insights on Modern Iran. 'Historical Context' is a new RHS event series, with historians bringing their expertise to current events. Booking for this online Webinar now open #Skystorians 🎟️ Book here: bit.ly/40zrMbt

Thinking about @durham.ac.uk's MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies? 👩‍🏫 Train with subject experts and industry professionals 📈 Build experience for a career in the heritage sector 🎓 Prepare for PhD study Apply now: www.durham.ac.uk/study/course... @durhammemsa.bsky.social

Calling all students, academics, researchers, librarians, archivists and curators: come and take an IMEMS short course! 🖋️📜 - Fully online - Flexible to your schedule - £100 per course - Optional live Q&As with your tutor Explore and book here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/

Early modern handwriting = real life time travel. ⏳These memories of Anne Boleyn, recorded in 1610 by Rose Lok, can be read today at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Take our 2-wk online course (13-24 April) & learn to get the most from early modern handwriting: tinyurl.com/32hfbm6m 💻

X marks the spot! ✒️✖️ Spaces are filling up fast on our Latin European Medieval Palaeography course, running 13-24 April 2026. Now is the time to get your application in! Apply here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev...

It's been a busy term of events at IMEMS @durham.ac.uk, including our research showcase w/ Marie Legendre from @edinburghuni.bsky.social's Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies department.📄Marie's paper was on early Caliphate tax regimes - read about her work: edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/mari...

Fantastic to hear Marie Legendre's paper on early Caliphate tax regimes at @imems.bsky.social. It included a great story about the keeper of a cheetah in Abbasid Egypt who was paid in honey...

You can see me there looking intently at all your applications! Join us and learn Latin or Early Modern English Palaeography. There will be many manuscripts, many videos, and many live sessions. Book now! #medievalsky #palaeography #manuscripts #online #course

📢 Applications are now open for our 2-week online palaeography courses! 📆 13-24th April 2026 💻 Fully Online 👥 Daily Live Sessions Latin European Medieval Palaeography: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev... Reading English Handwriting 1500-1700: imemsdurhamlearn.com/early-modern...

🎉 The latest publication from the IMEMS Press with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social is this annotated diary, ed. & translated by Sara Ayres! 📚 Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/the-gra...

Today sees the beginning of a two-day conference hosted by @thehuntington.bsky.social, organised by Dr Vanessa Wilkie and IMEMS member Dr Amanda Herbert, 'United Queendom: Legacies of Gendered Power in the Early Modern British World'. 👑

An exciting release from the IMEMS Press with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social! Many congratulation to its author, Dr Sara Ayres.

New from @imems.bsky.social The Grand Tour of Prince George of Denmark in England, 1669 is an annotated diary describing the politics, cultural richness and practicalities of elite educational travel in England during the early reign of Charles II. Read more > buff.ly/jAXnZqB @saraayres.bsky.social

This term, Slater Fellow Prof Mary Watt leads a series of #NorthernSaintsTrails walks🗺️ Walkers have followed in the footsteps of King Canute & countless others, through the forests, fields, & ancient streets leading to #DurhamCathedral. Read about Mary's Slater Fellowship here: tinyurl.com/5y3tp8mh

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Robert Twiss! Read about Rob and his research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/robert...

We invite 20-minute papers for our 2026 Summer Conference 'The Church and Race' #CfP #history Keynote speakers: ▪️Prof Miri Rubin, EHS President @qmul.bsky.social ▪️Prof Herman Bennett, @cuny.edu ▪️The Right Reverend Rowan Williams Deadline: 15 April ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

Did they have any hacks for staying dry? ☔

With cold weather for many of us, turning up the heating or grabbing an electric blanket can be just what we need. But for medieval monks, staying warm looked quite different as historian Professor Giles Gasper explains. tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j @durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social

Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! 🤫✒️ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp ✔️A week's worth of content for just £100 ✔️Optional Q&A sessions with an expert ✔️Learn at your own pace Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.

Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! 🤫✒️ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp ✔️A week's worth of content for just £100 ✔️Optional Q&A sessions with an expert ✔️Learn at your own pace Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.

Great opportunity to learn more about a fascinating study!

Why did 17th century letter writer Katherine Thimelby use this curious patchwork style? ✒️ 📅 Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.

The latest exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University is on view until 31 May 2026: 'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum' www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do... @ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social

IMEMS travels to Parma! 🌍 Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.

Our Research Showcase yesterday featured Dr @Ben_Raffield from the University of Uppsala speaking on slavery in the Viking age. @uppsalauni.bsky.social Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

1/ A shout out to seriously the most stunning article I have read perhaps ever - Erin Maglaque's in the December @Journalofmoder. I was one of the readers for this piece, and I even wrote in my report that it was such an intense read that I had to go for a walk afterwards to calm down.

New Year, new book from the IMEMS Press! 📖 @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts. 📲Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...

With the first week of term underway, here's a round up of recent publications from the IMEMS community, including with @universitypress.cambridge.org and @saqibooks.bsky.social ✍️...

So exciting! The first IMEMS Press publication of 2026. 🎉

This week, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Mary Watt, our 2025/26 Slater Fellow, who joins us this term from the University of Florida. 🌏 Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here: durham.ac.uk/research/ins... news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...

We turn on the heating or grab a hot water bottle when winter hits but how did medieval monks cope with the cold? ❄️ Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain. www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur... @durhamhistory.bsky.social y.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social s.bsky.social

We're proud to support Things That Matter Summer School again, this time at Uppsala University from 26-26 June 2026! Apply:💻 www.rug.nl/education/su... - 1 week intensive course - Expert-led & hands-on - Explore the possibilities & challenges of the digital age

📢 Calling all prospective PhD students: just 4 weeks left to apply to be part of one of our Inventing Futures project teams here in Durham with an Inventing Futures studentship! ⏳ Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'. All are welcome to attend. Please complete your registration by 5 January. We look forward to seeing you there! More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

Congrats to Dr Lorenzo Dell'Oso, (IMEMS and @MLACdurham) whose forthcoming monograph, 'Il poeta alle “scuole delli religiosi”: Dante, Pietro delle Travi e il convento di Santa Croce (1294-1296)”' (Carocci, 2026) has won the Dante Society of America's Kleinhenz Prize! 🎉

Help @relish-he.bsky.social researchers identify young people’s perspectives on food habits, traditions & futures by taking 3 surveys!🍜 relish.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/youth_survey relish.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/futures_survey relish.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/futures_narr... RELISH: relisheu.org/about/

*DEADLINE*⏳ Just 6 weeks until our 16 January deadline to apply for one of our fully funded Inventing Futures PhD places! 🎓 🎨Daphne and Her Sisters: durham.ac.uk/research/ins... 🌎Imagining Alternatives: Utopia in the World: durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

7 more days 🥳 Join us next week in-person at the University of Cape Town or online! Register here: tinyurl.com/yhayw8zy. Our conference program can be found here: sites.google.com/view/memorie...

Another busy afternoon at IMEMS! Here's a photo from today's job application writing workshop, organised by our Co-Director for Early Career Researchers, Dr Venetia Bridges. 🖊️ 📆 Learn about our upcoming events: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Many congratulations from all at IMEMS on a wonderful book! 🎉

Hot off the IMEMS press...📚 This edition of Sir Tristram pairs a lively modern English verse translation with the complete Middle English text, offering a dual-language format that remains sensitive to the poem’s performance-driven origins. Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/.../sir-tris...