⏰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

Good luck to @manuelmunoz.bsky.social, our IMEMS Lecturer in Latin Palaeography of the European Middle Ages, who is presenting in sessions at #LeedsIMC throughout the day!

Got a sweet tooth and an interest in Early Modern recipes? IMEMS member Amanda Herbert has you covered! 🍫

Could you be a Durham Collections Fellow next year? Applications for 2025-26 are now open! Learn more and explore the range of research possibilities across the collections available here in Durham: durhamcollections.org.uk

Looking forward to this FISIER online roundtable next week – 'Surviving the Sixteenth Century' with Emma Claussen (Cambridge), Jérémie Foa (Aix-Marseille), Jenny Oliver (Harvard), 11 July 10am-1pm (NY) 3-6pm (UK) 4-7pm (FR) fisieronline.wordpress.com @anakroniks.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social

A reminder that we're breaking with tradition and holding a Summer Owengate Forge tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 3 July 1-2pm) at 7 Owengate! All IMEMS members welcome - feel free to bring your lunch! 💭🥪

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...🐉

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

Happening tomorrow (26 June): workshop at Durham University on Intellectual Humility in Early Modern Science and Philosophy. To learn more: www.elisabeththorson.com/intellectual...

As Durham makes the QS Top 100 once again, we're proud to bring together researchers working in global top 10 subjects - Archaeology, Theology & Classics - as well as in Philosophy, English and History, all in the top 50. Study with IMEMS: durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Looking to develop your skillset in the archives? Book your place on our new, £200, fully online 1-week courses today! Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology: rb.gy/u9taoi Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700: rb.gy/9bfsez

Professor Kathryn Banks has been in Paris to discuss #InventingFutures with Renaissance texts at the FISIER conference. Panel members included Professor Jeff Persels from @sc.edu, who spoke on Kathryn’s IMEMS panel about performing Montaigne in the US.

Down to our last few places - if you're planning to attend, book now!

If you published your first book in French history in 2024, you might like to submit it for the Society for the Study of French History Book Prize, deadline 31 July 2025 and more details here: frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/ssfh-book-pr... @frenchhistory.bsky.social

'This course was fantastic, I am thrilled to have been a part of it. I am not sure that I have ever learned so much so quickly before.' 🌟 Our online course in Latin European Medieval Palaeography runs 16-27 June, and there's still time to apply: rb.gy/2k1p6y

And we're live! Invest in your research and book your place on our new, £200, fully online 1-week courses today! Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology: rb.gy/u9taoi Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700: rb.gy/9bfsez

So exciting to see the fourth publication in the Catholicisms series under the IMEMS Press! Click the link below to read more. 📚

There are still a few places left at our Carolingian Calligraphy workshop! 23-24 June 7 Owengate, Durham FREE (please note that you will need to provide your own materials - click the link for a list of what you'll need.) Find out more and book your place: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Reminder 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬? 𝐓𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/onlin... #CSMBR #medicalhistory #earlymodernbritain

Looking forward to this discussion with Emma Claussen, Jérémie Foa (@anakroniks.bsky.social), and Jenny Oliver hosted by FISIER! Online to bring everyone together across the waters. More detail listed here for now: modernum.hypotheses.org/tag/xvie-sie...

The next session of FISIER's online international seminar, 'Surviving the 16th Century' (co-organised by IMEMS member @tombhamilton.bsky.social) will be held on 11 July. Register here by 7 July: zoom.us/meeting/regi... Read more about the seminar series: fisieronline.wordpress.com/renov-renew/

Go, go, go! Our member Professor Amanda Herbert will be discussing early modern recipe books. Did we mention there's chocolate? 🍫

June has finally arrived! Shear bliss. 🐏 Find out more about texts like this gorgeous Book of Hours in our fully online, 2-week Latin European Medieval Palaeography course, next running 16-27 June. Apply now: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev... Add MS 17012

📅Reminder: book your FREE place at our in-person calligraphy workshop on 23 and 24 June. ✒️ Find out more about how to book and what you need to bring: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

And we're live! Invest in your research and book your place on our new, £200, fully online 1-week courses today! Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology: rb.gy/u9taoi Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700: rb.gy/9bfsez

Happy #FragmentFriday! Ahead of the weekend, here's part of a 14th century treatise on vices and virtues... 👀 Learn more about Latin European Medieval Palaeography in our online short course, next running 16-27 June, with bursaries available: rb.gy/2k1p6y

🎉 Launching on Monday! Learn online, at your own pace, from the experts, at an introductory price of just £200. 💻Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700 imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with... 💻Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology imemsdurhamlearn.com/manuscripts-...

All that glitters...this wonderful description of Tudor jewels can be found in a book of expenses of Princess Mary💎 Learn to read Early Modern handwriting in our 2-week online course (16-27 June) Apply here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/early-modern... @britishlibrary.bsky.social Royal MS 17 B XXVIII

***New IMEMS Short Courses Launching 2nd June 2025!*** Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology: rb.gy/u9taoi Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700: rb.gy/9bfsez 👉£200 👉Interactive quizzes 👉Expert knowledge 👉Optional live Q&A sessions