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Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies: a home for innovative interdisciplinary research from the medieval to the early modern in a World Heritage Site.
📢 IMEMS and University College (Durham Castle) are delighted to invite applications for the 2026/27 Slater Fellowship, a three-month residential, senior fellowship at @durham.ac.uk during Epiphany Term 2027.

✉ Read more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Feuding neighbours, adultery, defamation, witchcraft...👀 welcome to the wonderful world of Early Modern Church Court Records! ✒️

Learn to decipher these important historical texts and unlock unrivalled insight into Early Modern life, online and at your own pace: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
November To-Do List 🐗📆

- Thrash acorns
- Fatten pigs
- Book the new online short course from IMEMS: imemsdurhamlearn.com/books-of-dev...

Learn about Books of Hours, the labour of the months and the history and manuscripts of the Medieval Latin Bible in our flexible 1-week online course!
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Know someone who works with early modern Church Court Records? 📖💻

Our online course is designed to help researchers, librarians, curators and students get the most from these fascinating early modern documents.

Sign up to the mailing list: ✉https://mailchi.mp/5a3c2ffd8f0d/imems-signup
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📢 Share, share share!

Our NEW online short course is launching soon! Learn essential skills for working with Medieval Bibles and Books of Hours 💻

Sign up to the mailing list to hear more: mailchi.mp/5a3c2ffd8f0d...

Studying with IMEMS: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This week, our Director Richard Scholar, along with
@durham.ac.uk Vice Chancellor Karen O'Brien and Director of Philanthropy and Operations, Katie Harland-Edminson, visited Macao, a Renaissance city in East Asia, home to the 17th-century Ruins of Saint Paul's. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Introducing another publication from the IMEMS Press with @boydellbrewer 📚

The first complete, scholarly edition of Curiosa Americana, offering transcriptions and annotations that illuminate Mather’s contributions to natural philosophy.

Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/cotton-...
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A perfect pumpkin 🎃 from a collection of drawings of Chinese flowers, plants and fruits held at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 5292
October 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
📢Fully Funded PhD Opportunities @thetimes University of the Year @durham_uni's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 🎓

durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Today, we're shining the #IMEMSSpotlight on Professor Emily Williams and her work on African American tombstones for #BlackHistoryMonth.

Read more about Emily's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/emily-...
October 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We're excited to be collaborating with
@durhamhistory.bsky.social
for a thought-provoking discussion with Dr Nicole Phillip-Dowe of the University of the West Indies this afternoon at IMEMS! #BeUWI 💭🌎
October 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
📢 Fully Funded PhD Opportunities The Times University of the Year Durham University's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies📢

www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

🎨Daphne and Her Sisters www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

🌎Imagining Alternatives www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Happy Diwali to all our members who celebrate! 🎇

This week, our IMEMS bulletin featured the gorgeous late 18th-century painting 'Radha and Krishna watching fireworks in the night sky' by the Kishangarh painter Sitaram.

💻Read more here: artsandculture.google.com/asset/radha-...
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This week, Prof. Raphael Lyne (Cambridge University) presented on 'Remembering and Doubting Dreams in Shakespeare' to colleagues from across the disciplines.

The first Research Showcase in a packed term of IMEMS events! 📅

Read about our upcoming events:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📚Mary Carruthers' 'Meditation, Invention, and Designing Thought in the Augustinian Middle Ages' is the newest publication from the IMEMS Press with Boydell & Brewer. Find out more and order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/meditat...
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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...
October 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Sare Aricanli!

Read more about Sare and her research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/sare-a...
September 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🍂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/
September 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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/
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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!
September 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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
September 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
💻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
August 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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!
July 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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! 💭🥪
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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...🐉
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM