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Northern Environmental History Network @northernenvhistory.bsky.social · 15h

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.
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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 15h

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...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 2d

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! 🎙️
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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 2d

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

Lenny Hodges @lrhodges.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic to see the stolen (and later recovered) copy of Shakespeare's First Folio at the Cosin's Library with @imems.bsky.social this evening!

Copy of first folio with torn bindings open on the first page of The Tempest

Portraits of Erasmus, Scaliger and Grotius above books in the Cosin's Library

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 9d

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Sare Aricanli!

Read more about Sare and her research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/sare-a...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 12d

🍂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/

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 15d

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

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 14d

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

Tom Ashbyトム ∙ アシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 14d

Last week I spoke on athleticism in seventeenth-century English political thought at "Republican Bodies" @imems.bsky.social (albeit online). This was a stimulating coming together (programme below!) including @beccapalmer99.bsky.social and @rhammersley99.bsky.social. I look forward to its future!

Detail from a medieval illustration of physical training. Various figures train in various ways.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 21d

⏰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/

Our courses

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CSMBR Pisa @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social · 26d

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

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 23d

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/

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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 26d

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.

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Lenny Hodges @lrhodges.bsky.social · 29d

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

IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 29d

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!

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 29d

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!

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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · Aug 12

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...

medieval illumination of a figure blowing a trumpet

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CSMBR Pisa @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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CSMBR Pisa @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Sep 4

🍂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

Our courses

At IMEMS Learning Centre we aim to provide a range of high quality online courses that equip learners with skills and in-depth deep dives into aspects of the Medieval and Early Modern periods. Cour…

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

The Fifteenth Century Conference – An annual conference for late medieval studies

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St Andrews School of History @standrewshist.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣 #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

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Dr Manuel Muñoz García @manuelmunoz.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

The Durham Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies Learning Centre

The Online Learning Centre for the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Durham University.

Www.imemsdurhamlearn.com

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Aug 5

💻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

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Aug 5

💻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

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