Written by MEMS PhD student, Eleanor Hex For me nothing in this world beats a day in the archive. The smell of old books, the … Read more

The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies is delighted to announce that registration for the Fifteenth Century Conference which it is hosting on 3rd-5th … Read more

This week’s MEMS Lib blog is a sit-down interview about the Sandwich Medieval Centre and an event called ‘Le Weekend’ held each year. The trustee … Read more

  For this week’s blog, two History PhD students from the University of Kent share their perspectives on the benefits of attending research conferences and … Read more

MEMS has a number of special Master’s funding opportunities available including these featured below: Knowledge Orders Master’s Plus Doctoral Scholarships Thanks to the funding of … Read more

We are delighted to announce this year’s MEMS Fest programme! If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for all of this year’s fun and … Read more

The title of Catherine Richardson’s paper for the Renaissance Lecture at the University of Kent was ‘Understanding the Culture of Early Modern England: Middling Status, creativity … Read more

As part of their studies in the MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies programme, a group of students recently undertook a valuable research visit to … Read more

To coincide with Canterbury Medieval Weekend 2026, Special Collections has opened a brand new exhibition curated by MEMS postgraduates: “There and Back Again: Journeys through … Read more

The Canterbury Medieval Weekend 2026, under the auspices of the Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CAMEMS) with MEMS brings new research by leading historians and … Read more