Cambridge historians John Arnold and Mia Bay elected as Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities 👏👏 They are among six Cambridge academics to be elected to @britishacademy.bsky.social for 2026. 🔎 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/british...

I’ve (finally) made a blog to share some of the more intriguing charters I encounter 1st up: an 11th-century land sale where the price included “excellent cloth” called zafalbafal, possibly ṣūf al-baḥr, or sea silk, made from the fibres of Mediterranean shells 🐚 alicehicklin.co.uk/2026/07/14/c...

Great to see a strong medievalists presence on this list. Congratulations to John Arnold @camedieval.bsky.social, Liz Tyler @yorkmedieval.bsky.social and @winroth.bsky.social on being made Fellows @britishacademy.bsky.social!

Want money to study medieval and early modern cultures in the city with England's oldest cathedral? Then you have a week in which to apply for one of the MA scholarships @memsunikent.bsky.social: research.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear... Complete the simple application process by next Monday, 13th July.

We are looking for speakers for a second series! Do share to anyone who might be interested in presenting (online) a 30min paper!

Come and spend the next academic year embedded in our curatorial teams Two exciting fellowships are open to postdoctoral, early-career researchers which can be undertaken over 12-months full-time or part-time equivalent, as part of the Joanna and Graham Barker Fellowship Scheme Find out more👇

#cfp for the Cambridge Medieval History Graduate Workshop! Abstracts due 25th September for 15-20 min. papers from postgraduates at any university working on the period c.500-1500. This is a great opportunity to get feedback in a supportive environment and meet other postgraduate #medievalists!

PhD with skills in medieval MSS & Latin needed! Post-doctoral Research Fellow for 30 months (with the possibility of extension) to support the AHRC-Funded project 'Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain, c.1200-1500’ jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

📣 Applications open for @historylabplus.bsky.social & HistoryUK ECR Survey Fellow 2026-7, to action UK-wide survey of support & access to resources available to historical researchers post-PhD 📍 Remote 💰 Honorarium of £800 🕰️ 23:59, 14 June #Skystorians #ECRs @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org

This, but with a cocktail in hand. 🍸 We're keeping the doors open late on Thursday 18 June for our Library Late! Experience the UL after hours with a pop-up bar and DJ Bosslady on the decks. TICKETS: £8. Adults only. 🎟️https://loom.ly/rza0EYg 📷by Alice the Camera.

🚨‼️ NOW WELCOMING SUBMISSIONS ‼️🚨 We've had a withdrawal & have a spot left for another paper! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you're interested, and to help us spread the word. Many thanks!! 🤗 @imc-leeds.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval #medievalsky #premodernrace #imc2026

#JobKlaxon We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Global Medieval History to join us at @leedsims.bsky.social! Applications due 1 June. Happy to talk to anyone interested in an informal capacity. If you are in Kalamazoo, find me at #ICMS! #leedsmedievalstudies jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Graduate students! The Debbie White Gender and Medieval Studies Student Essay Prize 2026 is now open for entries! Closes July 31st. Well worth entering! Full details here medievalgender.co.uk/prizes-bursa...

This Wednesday we're @librarywales.bsky.social and @aberuni.bsky.social to meet with historians from the region. Subjects include history in Welsh HE and new work in Welsh history. Our public lecture (6pm) is by Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL). All welcome www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackbeaut... #Skystorians

Only 2 weeks left to submit your proposal for this year's Medieval Germany Workshop in cooperation with German History Society! 📯 📅 29 May 2026 📍German Historical Institute London ⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2026 1/3

FAO current UK PhD students: Check out the PhD placement scheme by @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Applications for the 2026-27 scheme are open until 27 February 2026: www.bl.uk/services/res... Something for everyone but especially #medievalsky #bookhistory #digitalhumanities

Presented at Cambridge's Medieval Graduate Workshop today! '"Venal and Inefficient" Environmental Mismanagement as a Vector and Consequence of a Failure in Monastic Lordship, c. 1300-1500,

Congratulations to Professor of Medieval History John Arnold, elected a Corresponding Fellow of @medievalacademy.bsky.social. This recognises a lifetime of academic achievement in the field of medieval studies - fewer than 100 overseas scholars hold this title. 🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/success...

NEW 🙌 'A Companion to Rome c. 400-c. 1050' edited by Caroline Goodson and Julia Hillner. A new urban history of late antique and early medieval Rome - the result of over seven years' scholarship by 32 contributors from across Europe and America. 🔗 brill.com/display/titl...

Lent 2026 Term Card for the Cambridge Medieval History Research Seminar. All sessions take place at 4pm in Sidgwick Lecture Block Room 5!

Announcing the Cambridge Medieval History Graduate Workshop Term Card for Lent Term 2026!

Less then two weeks left for this CFP!! Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗 #medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history

Fantastic postdoc opportunity on an amazing project.

We are now open for booking for our London International Palaeography Summer School! We offer both beginner and advanced courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies. Discover more and reserve your spot here: buff.ly/WP2GKLD #Palaeography #Manuscripts

Calling all #postgrads: make sure to send in your paper submissions for our online PG conference by this Friday 19 December! Theme: 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts' Plenary by Prof Miri Rubin Date: 30 March 2026 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/pg-symposium... #SkyStorians #cfp #history

Bit of a long shot, but are there any medievalists in Cambridge at the moment who might be able to take pictures of a MS in the UL? Massive gratitude and thanks on offer ...

#cfp for the Cambridge Medieval History Graduate Workshop in Lent term 2026! Abstracts due the 13th of January and open to all current Master's and PhD students.

The Cambridge Medieval History Graduate Workshop is back with an exciting Michaelmas Term Card! Please join us this Thursday at 4pm for our first session!

Chris Wickham's 'Framing the early Middle Ages, Europe and the Mediterranean, 400-800' (2005) is widely seen as a milestone in early medieval studies. New research published by Robert Portass, Peter Sarris and Caroline Goodson (@cjg70.bsky.social) now offers a critical response to Wickham’s ideas ⬇️

📣Seminar Announcement!📣 Join us on 4 Nov at 4 PM in room K114 at UCD for a seminar on medieval gender Papers will be delivered by Prof. Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social speaking about The Invention of Gomorrah, and Aisling Walsh on the expectations of women as crusaders Hope to see you there!

⌛Time is running out for #CuriousCures! Don't miss your chance to see these fascinating medieval medical books and manuscripts, which are rarely on display together. 📍Open 6 Dec 2025 at the UL 🔗Book your FREE ticket: https://loom.ly/kVqsPRY#CuriousCures Image: @caiuscollege.bsky.social, MS 336/725

We're Hiring! 😄 The IMC Team is looking for a Conference and Events Administrator (Fixed term). If you wish to become a part of the IMC team, click here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... to apply. Email [email protected] if you have any questions, or want to know more about the role.

So pleased to launch the CfP for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities!! Looking forward to your paper proposals 🤗🥳 Deadline 31 Jan 2026 @ebenbow.bsky.social @emmaolson5.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #cfp #earlymodern #history #urbanstudies #callforpapers

Last week we welcomed 18 students to the Faculty for our Sutton Trust Summer School. Thank you to @chuarchives.bsky.social, @theul.bsky.social, the Fitzwilliam Museum, our PhD students, and our student ambassadors for all their help and hard work throughout the week!

FYA medievalists: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Call for Papers from @thomashkaal.bsky.social and I for a Sound Studies panel @imc-leeds.bsky.social "Listening to Medieval Life: New Possibilities in Historical Sound Studies". Please consider joining us, we'd love to *hear* from you! Deadline 15 Sept. #cfp #imc2026

📣Call for Papers 📣 I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊 Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R

Offre d’emploi – PhD Studentship: (ECOMEDS: Economic and cultural connections within Mediterranean ecosystems, c.1250-1550) rmblf.be/2025/07/28/o...

🚨 Fellowship Opportunities at UCL History 🚨 Are you an early career researcher ready to take the next step? ⭐ Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships (2025–26) Deadline: 4pm, Mon 6 Oct 2025 ⭐British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: Mon 8 Sept 2025 👉 Apply here: shorturl.at/r1f9Q

The Cambridge Medieval History Graduate Workshop is seeking abstracts for presentations by graduate students from any discipline or university on any aspect of the period c.500-1500! #cfp #medievalsky

Offre d’emploi – Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Culture (Birkbeck, University of London) rmblf.be/2025/07/08/o...

🎤 On 12 August, join us for a FREE online discussion inspired by our #CuriousCures exhibition. Our panel of experts will 'dissect’ the medieval body, revealing how our ancestors thought their bodies functioned. ⏰12 August, 7-8pm 📍Online 🔗Register: https://loom.ly/ck4iTmI

📚 Join the Bodleian Conservation Team as a Book Repair Technician! 📚 We’re seeking a Book Repair Technician to help preserve our collections. Working under the guidance of the Book Conservator, you’ll master the skills and techniques of modern book repair. Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

👏 Congratulations Professor Nora Berend, elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea, in recognition of her outstanding achievements as a researcher. 🔎 Read more: www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/nora-berend-elected-member-prestigious-academia-europaea @acad-euro.bsky.social

With Leeds IMC 2025 less than a month away, this rough guide I wrote a couple of years ago may be of use to some of the new faces #IMC2025 #medievalsky salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2023/05/18/a...

Offre d’emploi – Postdoctoral Fellowship linked to the Thematic Project « A Connected History of the Middle Ages Communication and Circulation from the Mediterranean » rmblf.be/2025/06/01/o...

Registration is open for 'Moving Music: The Transmission of Music and Sound in the Medieval and Early Modern World', happening 24-25 June in Cambridge www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/46073/

Excellent opportunity! Scholarships for MA in Medieval Studies @leedsims.bsky.social Highly recommended…

Check out a recent piece on our graduate student blog from Denis Sukhino-Khomenko! camedieval.wordpress.com/2025/01/01/w...

I once created this folder with links (some may be dead now) to sites with digital images of medieval manuscripts. Might be useful to someone #medievalsky www.livebinders.com/play/play?id...