Introducing another publication from the IMEMS Press with @boydellbrewer 📚 The first complete, scholarly edition of Curiosa Americana, offering transcriptions and annotations that illuminate Mather’s contributions to natural philosophy. Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/cotton-...

Last month we were delighted to host Memory Club, part of @universitypress.cambridge.org's Memories Come Alive project.🧠 Read more here: www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/mem... Take the Memories Come Alive survey here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Two funded PhDs here as part of the Inventing Futures programme at IMEMS! One on the project Utopia in the World and the other on the project Framing Gendered Violence, lead supervisors Richard Scholar and Ita Mac Carthy in Modern Languages and Cultures, details via the link...

A perfect pumpkin 🎃 from a collection of drawings of Chinese flowers, plants and fruits held at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 5292

📢Fully Funded PhD Opportunities @thetimes University of the Year @durham_uni's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 🎓 durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

To mark the annual @16csociety.bsky.social conference, there is 50% off and free shipping on all the books so far published in the series. Enter the code BB151 here: boydellandbrewer.com/books/series... #skystorians #Jesuits #nuntastic #Inquisition @imems.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

Attending the #SixteenthCenturyConference in Portland later this week? Our honorary fellow, Professor Anne Thayer, is presenting "From Personal to  Communal?: Direct Address in the Marginalia of Thomas Swalwell" at 8.30am (Pacific Time) on Saturday 1 November. #ThomasSwalwell #Marginalia

Today, we're shining the #IMEMSSpotlight on Professor Emily Williams and her work on African American tombstones for #BlackHistoryMonth. Read more about Emily's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/emily-...

Congratulations to IMEMS member and short course tutor Dr Arnold Hunt, whose article on circumcision in the English Protestant Imaginary has been published in the latest issue of Reformation! Read online: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎉Another exciting publication! IMEMS Director Ita Mac Carthy's essay 'Icons in Time: Ariosto’s Orlando furioso and Chivalric Literature through the Ages' appears in The Oxford Handbook of Italian Literature, now available to read online: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

We're excited to be collaborating with @durhamhistory.bsky.social for a thought-provoking discussion with Dr Nicole Phillip-Dowe of the University of the West Indies this afternoon at IMEMS! #BeUWI 💭🌎

📢 Fully Funded PhD Opportunities The Times University of the Year Durham University's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies📢 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... 🎨Daphne and Her Sisters www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... 🌎Imagining Alternatives www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Happy Diwali to all our members who celebrate! 🎇 This week, our IMEMS bulletin featured the gorgeous late 18th-century painting 'Radha and Krishna watching fireworks in the night sky' by the Kishangarh painter Sitaram. 💻Read more here: artsandculture.google.com/asset/radha-...

The Black Italian Renaissance is a critically acclaimed documentary that examines the presence of Black people in the Italian Renaissance and their contribution to its development and significance. Join us for a screening & discussion: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Don’t forget to register for virtual attendance to our Winter Conference! We’ve got three days of panels, which you can listen to from the comfort of your own home (or wherever you may be). Check out the full schedule and sign up to attend via our website: memrnchase.wordpress.com/memrn-winter...

Book launch October 23rd! Join CEMS for the launch of Prof. @evelynwelch.bsky.social's Renaissance Skin. We'll be gathering in King's History department. Comments from Dr. @historyelaine.bsky.social and Dr. Paolo Savoia. Chaired by Dr. @hsmurphy.bsky.social. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/renai...

🚨 Don’t forget! It’s not too late to register for Professor Bruce D. Malamud’s seminar today! 🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios 🌋

This week, Prof. Raphael Lyne (Cambridge University) presented on 'Remembering and Doubting Dreams in Shakespeare' to colleagues from across the disciplines. The first Research Showcase in a packed term of IMEMS events! 📅 Read about our upcoming events: durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

I'll be in #Durham this Saturday, 18 October 11am @durham.ac.uk talking about some of my current research for the Friends of the World of Bede & @durhamcathedral.bsky.social World Heritage Site @imems.bsky.social @imem friendsworldbede.com/friends-even...

📚Mary Carruthers' 'Meditation, Invention, and Designing Thought in the Augustinian Middle Ages' is the newest publication from the IMEMS Press with Boydell & Brewer. Find out more and order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/meditat...

For those looking forward to Thomas' talk on historical environmental medicine in a a couple of weeks, you can now sign up using the eventbrite link below. Looking forward to seeing you online at 1500 GMT on the 28th of October. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Today we met with students from the 2025/26 Medieval and Early Modern Studies MA cohort - the largest to date! 🎉 🎓 Read more about Durham's Medieval and Early Modern Studies MA course here: www.durham.ac.uk/study/course...

Looking for a podcast for the commute home? Click the link to listen to IMEMS member and PhD student Ava Siena Cohen talking about Artemisia Gentileschi on the HERstory Project Podcast! 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/6ddy...

A fantastic opportunity for researchers from the UK and overseas last week. 👏

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Sare Aricanli! Read more about Sare and her research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/sare-a...

🍂Autumn Offer! 50% off 1-week Online Courses! To celebrate the success of our short courses and introduce a host of new students to learning with IMEMS, our 1-week short courses are just £100 each for a limited time! Follow the link or scan the QR codes: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/

New from @imems.bsky.social, Criminal Justice and Peace-making in Early Modern Italy by Paolo Broggio is a study of private peace pacts in early modern Italy that challenges earlier notions of the place of these agreements in the development of the courts and state. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/njILu7r

We were delighted to support this fascinating, interdisciplinary workshop last week. We look forward to seeing what the future holds!

⏰The clock is ticking - there's not long left to apply for our 6-week online palaeography courses, running from 29 September - 6 November with weekly live sessions! ✍️ Apply here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/

Registration is now OPEN! 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐁 – 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 CSMBR Winter School, Pisa, 26–28 Nov 2025 D̲u̲e̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲h̲i̲g̲h̲ ̲d̲e̲m̲a̲n̲d̲,̲ ̲E̲a̲r̲l̲y̲ ̲B̲i̲r̲d̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲l̲i̲m̲i̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲1̲0̲ ̲d̲a̲y̲s̲ ̲o̲n̲l̲y̲ 👉 csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/studi... #CSMBR #DigitalHumanities #WinterSchool

A great image from the St Augustine Gospels (Corpus Christi College MS 286, 129v). Take our IMEMS Latin Medieval palaeography course to find out what he's writing...✍️ Our 6-wk online courses run from 29 Sept - 6 Nov, with weekly live sessions: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/

Our session proposal deadline is fast approaching on 30th September! Sessions consist of 3 or 4 papers on a common topic or theme - plus a moderator who will introduce speakers and handle questions. These sessions can be standalone, or form linked series of up to 4 sessions and 1 Round Table.

Very excited to be starting at IMEMS and working in such a fantastic building!

Happy #TransformationTuesday! 🔨 The last year has seen some much-needed restoration work take place at our headquarters here on Durham World Heritage Site, thanks to a wonderful team including surveyors, builders, joiners and decorators. We couldn't be happier with the results!

We're Hiring! The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/were-hi...

The deadline for in-person registration for the conference 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 (𝟏𝟑𝟓𝟎–𝟏𝟕𝟓𝟎): 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (Pisa, 21–22 October 2025) is fast approaching: 𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/.../medical-... #CSMBR #MedicalEducation #Conference

Call for Papers 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 Joana Balsa de Pinho Edite Martins Alberto 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 30 September 2025 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐚𝐭: cham.fcsh.unl.pt/actividades-... 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥: shorturl.at/eK6xy #CSMBR #Opportunities #Scholars #CallforPapers

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Lizzie Swann! 📚 Read more about Lizzie's work and publications here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/elizab... Check out Renaissance Spaces of Knowing: Privacy and Performance: crossroads-spacesofknowing.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'. Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026 Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

🍂Anyone else got that back-to-school feeling? Get ready to learn and develop your archival skills with our flexible 1-week online courses! imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/ 👉£200 👉Interactive quizzes 👉Expert knowledge 👉Optional live Q&A sessions

We are delighted to be supporting the 2025 Fifteenth Century Conference, which begins later today at Durham, organised by IMEMS member Professor Christian Liddy. Good luck to all presenting! Read more here: c15thconference.com

📣 #CfP: "Death and Bereavement in Early Modern Britain, 1520–1689" Join us for a one-day conference at the University of St Andrews on 26 June 2026. The keynote speaker is Professor Alec Ryrie. The deadline for proposals is 11 December 2025. #EarlyModernHistory #skystorians

And we’re back! Our highly-rated Latin Palaeography and Early Modern English Palaeography courses are back with a twist: this time they’ll run across 6 week instead of 2, giving you more time to really dig into the content and your practice at your own pace. Apply now! Www.imemsdurhamlearn.com

💻Book your place on one of our flexible 1-week short courses today: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/ ✔️Fully online and flexible to your schedule ✔️Expert tuition with optional live Q&A sessions ✔️Competitively priced at £200 pp

💻Book your place on one of our flexible 1-week short courses today: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/ ✔️Fully online and flexible to your schedule ✔️Expert tuition with optional live Q&A sessions ✔️Competitively priced at £200 pp

No rest for the wicked! We’re now reciving expressions of interest @imems.bsky.social for our session(s) at @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 on MEDIEVAL FRAGMENTS. Have a look at our CfP, and do get in touch with any proposals or questions. Also, please share if you can!

Catch our member Luke Connell on @bbcsounds.bsky.social talking about his medieval comedy show, Bloody Marvellous - coming to @edfringe.bsky.social on 31 July! 🎙️Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 🎟️Buy Tickets: www.edfringe.com/.../luke-con... 📚Luke's research: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/luke-s...

#CFP the fifth early modern British and Irish Catholicism conference. The conference will be held in London 29 June-1 July 2026. Proposal deadline: 21 Jan 2026 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #skystorians #history #Catholicism #CathHist #nuntastic @imems.bsky.social

Work with medieval manuscripts or early printed books? Our flexible 1-week online courses are designed with you in mind. Develop your skills in the archives, wherever you are in the world. 🌏💻 Learn more: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/

After a very fruitful #imc2025 it’s time to go home! I had a great time with our #medievalfragments sessions @imems.bsky.social so you might see a certain call for papers for 2026… #fragmentastic @imc-leeds.bsky.social