The MEMS Fest Committee is thrilled to announce that our 2026 Call for Papers is now open!   Now in its twelfth year, MEMS Fest is … Read more

Our inaugural MEMS Newsletter ‘The Jester Chronicles’, wonderfully crafted by current MA students, Tris, Kylie and Tressa has been launched. A huge thank you to … Read more

Happy New Year! We are excited to announce the MEMS Spring Seminar Termcard for 2026. We are looking forward to seminars on Eadmer of Canterbury, … Read more

In 2026 we’re celebrating all things medieval with a fascinating programme of 20 in-person talks from Friday 1 May to Sunday 3 May 2026. Spread … Read more

Each year, at graduation time, we celebrate what members of our community have achieved. In addition, we award prizes to those on our MA who … Read more

Harry Gilbert is one of MEMS’s CHASE-funded PhD students. In that capacity, he is also one of the organisers of the Medieval and Early Modern … Read more

Yesterday, 20th November, was a special date in the MEMS calendar as our most recent cohort of MA students graduated. All of us in our … Read more

MEMS is proud to have been asked to host the national Fifteenth Century Conference in 2026. The local organisers will be two of the Centre’s … Read more

We are immensely proud of Emma Rose Kraus’ latest publication on early modern rope dancing. Edited by Amrita Sen and Jennifer Linhart Wood, Early Modern Performance … Read more

Are you interested in exploring the world of pre-modern Europe at graduate level? If so, the University of Kent’s Centre for Medieval and Early Modern … Read more