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Join us for regular seminars at the Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social

Organised by postgraduate & early career researchers since 1970 📚

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London Society for Medieval Studies @londonmedieval.bsky.social · Sep 26
We warmly invite you to another term of exciting seminars - our programme this term explores manuscripts, identity, & heritage from Central Europe to the States, Scotland to the South East 📖

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Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72

Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships, 2026-27 - RHS
Applications are now invited for the Royal Historical Society’s Centenary PhD Fellowships to support postgraduate historians to complete a doctorate. Two Fellowships, of six months each, are offered f...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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We are pleased to launch today a new funding scheme, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson.

Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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TOMORROW Joanna Tucker of @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on ‘Multi-scribe manuscripts: reflections on cartularies & chronicles from medieval #Scotland’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Join us online 💻 or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social 🏢

Register via bit.ly/londonmedieval

Looking forward to seeing you there!
London Society for Medieval Studies
Founded in 1970/1, the London Society for Medieval Studies seeks to foster knowledge of, and dialogue about, the Middle Ages (c.500–c.1500 CE).
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November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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NEXT WEEK Joanna Tucker @uofglasgow.bsky.social
presents on ‘Multi-scribe manuscripts: reflections on cartularies & chronicles from medieval #Scotland’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Join us online 💻 or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social 🏢

Register via bit.ly/londonmedieval

#medievalsky #skystorians @natlibscot.bsky.social
an image of a torn out page of manuscript & medieval doodles of heads against a yellow background with dark blue text which reads The London Society for Medieval Studies Autumn 2025 MULTI-SCRIBE MANUSCRIPTS/ Reflections on cartularies and chronicles from. medieval Scotland Joanna Tucker (University of Glasgow) INSTITUTE OF HISTORICALI RESEARCH SCHOOLOF ADVANCED STUDY UNIVERSITY OF LONDONI 11 NOV 17.30 IHR Pollard Room (NB03) & online Book via bit.ly/londonmedieval @londonmedieval londonsocformedievalstudies@gmoil.com Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet Street, London WCIE 7HU
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Happy Halloween to those that wander the borderlands of past & present 👻

from the ghosts, spectres, spirits, wraiths, shades, poltergeists, haints & spooks that haunt our committee

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BL MS Royal 6E VI (vol. i) f.267b]
Image from medieval manuscript - an illuminated initial D containing two grey bodies and golden haired bodies with closed eyes in coffins. There are three skulls beside them
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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@londonmedieval.bsky.social have the excellent Olivia Baskerville @ies-sas.bsky.social, medievalist by training, presenting her research on the 20C trade in &nationalist discourse around medieval manuscripts📖 25 Nov!

AS EVER free & open to all, book here ➡️ bit.ly/londonmedieval
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📢CFP: Annual Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26!

Our annual prize for Black UK-based history PhD students is now open for submissions!

📆Key dates:

- Abstracts due on 28th November
- Notifications on 19th December
- 8000 word essay due on 27th Feb

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Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26 Open for Submissions! The Institute of Historical Research’s History Lab is excited to announce the call for papers for the Olivette Otele Prize for the 2025/26 academic year. The prize offers the chance for fast-tracked publication of an article and a cash prize of £250 and is open to Black UK-based PhD students working in history or related disciplines, exploring any place or period. Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26 Open for Submissions! We invite you to submit an abstract of no more than 400 words for a 40 minute paper by Friday 28th November 2025 to ihrhistorylab@gmail.com. Timeline: Abstract deadline of no more than 400 words due by 28th November 2025 Shortlisted scholars will be notified by Friday 19th December 2025 and asked to submit a full paper of no more than 8000 words by Friday 27th February The winner will be announced by the end of March 2026 Prize and Recognition The winner will receive a £250 cash prize, will be invited to speak at History Lab’s annual conference in summer 2026, and to submit their paper to Historical Research, the leading generalist historical journal and flagship publication of the Institute of Historical Research. Shortlisted scholars will receive a £30 book voucher and the opportunity to present their research at a History Lab seminar. About the Prize The Olivette Otele Prize was created in 2020 in response to the Royal Historical Society’s ‘Race, Ethnicity and Equality Report’ which highlighted racial inequality in the field of history. The prize was named after the UK’s first Black woman history professor and was designed to both raise participants’ profiles as well as financially reward labour involved in academic research. We look forward to reading your applications!
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Our next seminar on 11 Nov (5.30pm) Joanna Tucker @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on multi-scribe cartularies and chronicles from medieval Scotland

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✍️📖

Hybrid session - join us online or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social

Book here ➡️ bit.ly/londonmedieval

#medievalsky #skystorians
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October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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RESCHEDULED! Excited for Olivia Baskerville‘s @ies-sas.bsky.social seminar on the early 20C #manuscript trade and local&national claims made on Bede‘s Life of St Cuthbert & Carrow Psalter

🗓️ 25 Nov
⏰ 17.30 GMT
🏢 @ihr.bsky.social &online

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#medievalsky#skystorians
A tan poster with a detail from an illuminated manuscript showing an Angel & a monk building a wall - another monk looks heavenward out of the frame to the right. The text reads The London Society for Medieval Studies Autumn 2025 CENTRALISING NATIONAL HERITAGE The Market in Medieval Manuscripts and Competition between Local, National, and International interests in 1920 Olivia Baskerville (IES) 25 Nov 17.30 IHR Pollard Room (NB03) & online Book via bit ly/londonmedieval INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON londonsocformedievalstudies@gmail.com Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Call for Papers - The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium

The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium (Friday
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October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Jobs For Medievalists

Byzantine Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
Following substantial investment in the area of Byzantine Studies at the University of Notre Dame, including the acquisition of the Milton V.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.

Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:

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Applied History Fellowship launch Event- 19 November 2025: 2.30pm - 4.00pm. Register to join us online: https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/applied-history-fellowships
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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The Society now invites applications for its Workshop Grants programme 2026: bit.ly/4oPyUdZ

Grants provide funding for groups of historians to come together for a day event to work collaboratively on a shared project.

Closing date for applications: Friday 23 January 2026 #Skystorians
RHS Workshop Grants, 2026 - call now open to fund day events on historical projects - RHS
The Royal Historical Society is pleased to announce the next call for its RHS Workshop Grants for projects to take place in 2026. This scheme provides funding of £1,000 per Grant to enable historians ...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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The Department of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2026-2027.

The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Come and work with us! We have a two-year, half-time postdoctoral research associate position working on the @storymachine-ht.bsky.social project www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... If you’re interested in #DigitalHumanities and/or folklore, we’d love to hear from you. Closing date 27 October.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Project StoryMachine:London Senate House - Hybrid
The School of Advanced Study (SAS) comprises eight internationally renowned research institutes as well as centres in Digital Humanities and Public Engagement. It has four nationally and internationally recognised specialist research libraries. An important component of the humanities national infrastructure and part of the University of London, this is a really exciting time to join the School of Advanced Study as we are at the start of a new strategic plan.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Tomorrow’s seminar has been postponed due to the speaker’s illness. We apologise for the change and will share a new date as soon as possible. We send our best wishes to the speaker for a swift recovery!
londonmedieval.bsky.social London Society for Medieval Studies @londonmedieval.bsky.social · Oct 5
On 14 October we welcome Olivia Baskerville @ies-sas.bsky.social, a medievalist by training, presenting her research on 20C London trade in & nationalist discourse around medieval manuscripts📖

#medievalsky #skystorians

As ever - free & open to all, book here ➡️
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October 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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We are delighted to announce the full schedule for the MEMRN Winter Conference is here! Head over to our website to check out all the amazing speakers and exciting events we’ve got lined up! While you’re there, use the link to sign up for virtual attendance!
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MEMRN Winter Conference 2025
MEMRN Winter Conference 2025 The MEMRN Committee are delighted to announce the return of the Winter Conference after the huge success of last year’s inaugural in-person event in Norwich. The …
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October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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🚨 Your reminder that there's only 1 WEEK left to get your #IMC2026 bursary application submitted.⏰

You can begin or resume your application, as well as find out more information on the process, at the following link: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/about/bursary/

#IMC2026 #MedievalSky #Medieval #Skystorians
Bursaries and Awards | International Medieval Congress
Bursary Applications for IMC 2026 are now open! Read below to apply.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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At the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies we are offering 10 fellowships for scholars at any stage in their careers to stay with us for up to 6 months (PhD candidates and senior academics) or 12 months (postdocs) to complete a research project:

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October 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Catch up on our lecture from today, all about medievial uni students from @amwillemsen.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0D...
Back in college: Daily life of students at European universities, 1200-1600 by Dr A. Willemsen FSA
YouTube video by SocAntiquaries
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October 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

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PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne
Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Hello to our new followers! We are the LSMS: PGR & ECR-led since 1970, championing ✂️-edge research across the fields of medieval studies & the critical & creative possibilities of interdisciplinary work & learning

Our seminars are always free & open to all, register here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval
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October 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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📣 BSR / Early Medieval Europe Fellowship – Call for Applications!

Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in early medieval European history?
Apply now!

⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2026
More info here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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*Call for Contributors* The Medieval in Museums
@archumanities.bsky.social

Check out the full CfP via link ➡️ bit.ly/CfPMiM

Welcoming chapters/dialogues/critical-creative texts from scholars, museum professionals, creative practitioners

deadline: Mon 3 Nov (5pm GMT)

#MedievalSky #MuseumSky #CfP
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Tune in tonight at 17:30 for the first LSMS seminar of the term with @annamolnar.bsky.social speaking on late medieval women’s financial literacy!

Book here:
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Female Financial Literacy in Late Medieval Central Europe
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September 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM