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
Congratulations to the new MEMS graduates
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 to Host the Fifteenth Century Conference 2026
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
New Publication on Rope Dancing by Emma Rose Kraus
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
MEMS Postgraduate Open Days
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
Bibliographical Society Announces 2025 Gold Medallist
The Bibliographical Society, founded in 1892, is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history. The 2025 Gold Medal … Read more
Conserving Heritage – in Kent and Canterbury
We started the year of events with Kent & Canterbury History and Heritage’s Michael Nightingale Memorial Lecture to which the Lord Mayor of Canterbury Cllr Keji … Read more
Celebrating Scholarship Success: Congratulations to Irene Lopez Huicochea and Elizabeth Gilbody
We are delighted to share the fantastic news that two outstanding students, Irene Lopez Huicochea and Elizabeth Gilbody, have been awarded prestigious scholarships to pursue … Read more
A Year of Scholarly Excellence
The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at the University of Kent is proud to celebrate the outstanding range of publications and grant … Read more
Bookscapes in Norwich
Clara Chamberlain, PhD student at UEA, reports on the latest outing of Bookscapes, a set of workshops funded by UEA, with MEMS as the lead … Read more









