MEMRN

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The Medieval & Early Modern Research Network sponsored by CHASE DTP (AHRC). We provide a supportive and relaxed space for academic collaboration between postgraduate students. DM us and join the mailing list! https://linktr.ee/chasememrn

A mysterious floating city on a rock emerges from wispy green and violet smoke and enigmatic galactic clouds. Birds and mythical creatures fly around this emerald city. The post reads: ‘Something is Coming’ and provides the announcement date as Friday 31st July 2026.
MEMRN meeting on 12th May 2026, 6pm BST. DR Lauren Rozenberg from University of East Anglia is presenting ‘Worms, Panthers, and Images: Guido da Vigevano’s Texaurus (1335) for an Aborted Crusade’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN meeting on 28th April 2026, 6pm BST. Maria Grazia Leotta from York Trust Museum & The Missing Princes Project is presenting ‘Richard III: Monster or Martyr?’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN meeting on March 31st 2026, 6PM BST. Dr Ryan Asquez from University of Gibraltar is presenting ‘‘Saints, Smells and Bells: Piety, Spectacle and Devotion in the Wills and Burial Registers of Late Spanish Gibraltar, 1683-1704’’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN meeting on 24th February 2026, 6pm GMT. Dr Steve Tibble from Royal Holloway College, University of London is presenting ‘Assassins and Templars - A Battle in Myth and Blood’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
To see the full role profiles or ask questions about the committee positions, please get in touch with us. If you would like to apply to join our team, please send a CV and a brief statement of interest (max. 500 words) to our email inbox, stating which role you are applying for in the subject line of your email before Friday 20th February. Email chasememrn@gmail.com
We are looking for people who are: Passionate about the MEMRN ‘vibe’ MEMRN’s unique communication style and the playful and welcoming atmosphere we create at our events are an essential part of our organisational identity. Often lacking in academic spaces, this relaxed feel is something we are committed to maintaining. Willing to commit to regular attendance of the MEMRN monthly meetings Able to deliver tasks with specified deadlines We know that making deadlines isn’t always possible though, and we’re pretty flexible! Excited about the prospect of working as part of a creative and collaborative team. Running MEMRN is a team sport! We’d love to meet people who enjoy working in a relaxed team environment and who enjoy spit-balling creative ideas in a group. Confident communicators both in person and via email Ambitious with big ideas! We have massive plans for the future of MEMRN! We want to help collapse boundaries between academic, heritage and public engagement spaces. If grand plans, wild dreams, advocacy for our discipline, and the thought of being involved in building something special appeals to you – you’re the right kind of person for us! For full role descriptions, email us at chasememrn@gmail.com
Programming Assistant Our Programming Assistant will support the work of the Online Events Co-Ordinator and work with the rest of the committee to design a range of online and in-person events for MEMRN, working with the social media team to promote our programme. It would be amazing if our new committee member had... A good understanding of online meeting softwares Incredible organisation and admin skills! An appetite for networking and scoping out new opportunities Lots of new ideas for expanding our events offering! For full role descriptions, email us at chasememrn@gmail.com
MEMRN is looking to recruit new team members for our committee! This is an opportunity to be part of an ambitious and creative group of volunteers working to: Offer early career MEMs scholars a relaxed and accessible space for skills development Foster collaborations between higher education, heritage institutions, academics of all career stages, and non-academic enthusiasts Advocate for the study of the medieval and early modern periods more widely through innovative public engagement work Create a safe and friendly community for scholars to draw upon away from the pressure of mainstream academia Email us on chasememrn@gmail.com for more information
Lord Kitchener is wearing a medieval jester's hat and is asking YOU to join the MEMRN team in 2026
MEMRN 2025 Wrapped. Winter conference. Our crowning jewel of 2025: a three-day hybrid conference that saw 34 speakers presenting to an in-person and online audience that spanned over 30 academic institutions all over the world. Thanks to all our attendees!
MEMRN 2025 Wrapped. What a year! Now that 2025 is over, let’s revisit everything we got up to over the last 12 months. There’s quite a lot! So swipe to see our MEMRN Wrapped! Join us for an amazing 2026!
MEMRN meeting on November 24th 2025, 6pm GMT. Kristen Vitale Engel from Fitchburg State University is presenting ‘Henrician Spectacle, History and Historiography’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN 24th November 2025 6pm GMT Henrician Spectacle, History and Historiography Kirsten Vitale Engel Join us on Microsoft Teams Email us or DM for the meeting link
MEMRN meeting on October 27th 2025, 6pm GMT. Emily Baines is presenting ‘Enochian Magic and the Elizabethan Influence on the Modern Occult’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
Fragmented Worlds, Shared Histories Winter Conference: Save the Dates 14th - 16th November 2025 University of East Anglia, Norwich
MEMRN meeting on September 29th 2025, 6pm BST. Will Sherwood from University of Glasgow is presenting ‘Tolkien's Romantic Medievalism’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN meeting on August 25th 2025, 6PM BST. Chandini Jaswal from Panjab Univeristy is presenting ‘Becoming ‘Maryam’: Mothering in the Early Mughal World-- Understanding the Complexities of Motherhood in the Mughal Court Politics by Analysing Visual Culture’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
We, the committee of the CHASE Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN), are overjoyed to announce the return of our Winter Conference this year between the 14th and 16th November. Join us at the University of East Anglia and online for three exciting days of workshops, papers, social events, and adventure through the historic cathedral city of Norwich. We welcome papers on a range of topics within medieval and early modern studies for this interdisciplinary conference, including: * History and politics * Philosophy and theology * Literature, drama, performance culture and music * Latin and vernacular languages * Art history, architecture and archaeology * Manuscript studies and book history For this year's conference, we particularly encourage papers engaging with marginalised histories and communities, global intercultural contact and exchange, or conflict and diplomacy.
BIG NEWS! We, the MEMRN committee, are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference. Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the University of East Anglia and online for three days of panels, social events, workshops, networking sessions, and adventure in the historic city of Norwich. The Call for Papers and details on how to apply to speak at the event are available via the MEMRN website and our social media. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Friday 12th September. We look forward to seeing you there!
MEMRN meeting on June 30th 2025, 6pm BST. Elizabeth Austin from University of Essex is presenting ‘The 1618 Pharmacopoeia Londinensis: Medical Practices, Occupational Boundaries and Trust Building’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN meeting on June 30th 2025, 6pm BST. Elizabeth Austin from University of Essex is presenting ‘The 1618 Pharmacopoeia Londinensis: Medical Practices, Occupational Boundaries and Trust Building’. Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link.
MEMRN meeting on May 26th 2025, 6pm BST. Amelia Ormondroyd-Williams from Birkbeck, University of London is presenting '‘The Entrails of the Earth’: Worms in the Body and its Environment in Early Modern Literature and Natural History.' Join us on Microsoft Teams. Email us or DM for the meeting link!
A bright poster with a medieval pattern advertising Grace Marshall's presentation at the next MEMRN meeting on disability in early modern England.
A poster patterned in a medieval style advertising Chloe Malik's talk at the next MEMRN meeting on the stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral
A cheerful medieval-themed poster for MEMRN's Spring Showcase in May 2025. The poster calls for participants in this free event. Overseas researchers and UK researchers working on global themes within MEMs studies should email CHASE MEMRN with a bio and an abstract to apply!
MEMS Festival Call for Papers. We welcome papers on a range of topics within medieval and early modern studies for this interdisciplinary conference, including: History, politics, Philosophy, theology, literature, drama, performance culture, music, Latin and vernacular languages, art history, architecture, archaeology, manuscript studies, book history. We invite abstracts of up to 250 words for individual research papers of twenty minutes in length, or 700 words for a panel of three people presenting on a subject or theme. Please indicate which of the above themes best suits your paper. All proposals should be emailed to memsfestival@gmail.com by the 4th of April.
MEMRN meeting on February 24th 2025, 6PM. Clara Chamberlain from University of East Anglia is presenting 'Furnishing the American Conquests - The Conquistadors and Late Medieval Iberian Chivalric Fiction'. Join via Teams.
Memrn Call for Presenters. Would you like to present at a MEMRN meeting in 2025? Present your Work-In-Progress research to a friendly and supportive community. If you’d like to fill one of our speaking slots, we want to hear from you! Get in touch via email or DM
Two people look closely at an old book, which is open and resting on a cushion. A magnifying glass lies nearby the cushion.
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MEMRN 2024 Wrap-Up 11 Online Meetings including: 3 Guest Speakers 14 WIP Presentations 2 Day Hybrid Conference showcasing: 17 Presentations Tours of Historic Norwich Collections & Heritage Site visits Join us for an amazing 2025!
MEMRN meeting on Monday 25th November 2024, 6:30pm. Dr Nicholas Morton from Nottingham Trent University is presenting ‘Surviving a Mongol Invasion: The Struggle for the Middle East in the Thirteenth Century’. Join via Teams.