Sneak preview of the programme which will launch in the next week or two! Speakers and poster presenters have this already, but it's going to be... BIG! As things stand:

- 37 presentations
- 12 Poster presentations
- 2 keynote lectures
- 1 palaeography workshop
- 1 saxophonist

We are pleased to announce that the second keynote at the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference will be given by the inimitable Professor Miri Rubin! Details to follow with the programme.

Registration: buytickets.at/bordersbound...

I don't mean to alarm anybody but we are very nearly there! For those who submitted proposals, keep an eye on your inbox next week. And if anybody wants to chair a session, get in touch!

With the CFP now closed, and registration soon to open, we are delighted to announce our first Keynote Speaker. Prof. Pinchas Roth will explore how medieval English Jews were connected to, and influenced by, their continental co-religionists, and the implications of England being an Island.

And that's a wrap! The deadline has now passed for submitting proposal for 'Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers' has now passed. Over the past 3 months, we've received 156 proposals from 38 countries (mapped here). It may take us some time to shortlist these...

Talk amongst yourselves...

Just 11 (ELEVEN!!!) days to get your abstracts in for "Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages". In honour of the occasion, we feel it only appropriate to deploy the Count: 11... ah... ah... ah!

CFP for Borders, Boundaries, Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages (20-21 April 2026). Deadline 15 September 2025.