You Do Not Need an AI Policy — Sonja Drimmer You do not need an AI policy. Forget the crisis in plagiarism and cheating; that’s yesterday’s news. It is becoming increasingly common for my colleagues, both within my own university and elsewhere,...

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I thought of you when I saw there was an essay cluster on heraldry!

The cover of New Medieval Literatures 26, on a wooden desk

Contents page of New Medieval Literatures 26

Delighted to have a piece in New Medieval Literatures 26, and in such wonderful company!

The longer I spend in digital humanities, the more I am obsessively drawn to analog technologies and convinced we must actively and intently teach them or the digital world loses its color, texture, and depth.

Magnusson Prize - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

Forthcoming deadline (1 April) for the Magnusson essay prize for students and early career scholars in the fields of Northern Studies (broadly defined) www.ssns.org.uk/magnusson-pr...

2 books on a windowsill. Volume 1 (parts 1 & 2) of the History of the Book in Scotland.

Phot of first page of chapter in History of the Book in Scotland vol. 1: Kate Ash-Irisarri, ‘The Manuscripts of Walter Bower’s Scotichronicon’.

So pleased to see this out in the world! 2 volumes, over 60 contributors (incl. a small one by me) - a huge achievement for the four editors congratulations to @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social et al for getting this over the line!

✨I could not be more excited to see what arrived in the post today. Not only because it is good to see 2 chapters reach the light of day, but because of the immense scholarship that has gone into this enterprise, with 69 scholars &2 vols my hat goes off to @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social & other editors✨

Hope Doherty-Harrison on 13 April 2022 stood by the red front door of Durham's English department, holding three copies of a finished PhD thesis ready to hand them in.

4 years ago today!...

I wonder, would I be able to message you about your sermon? I'm writing a book on medieval depictions of Judas so would be really interested to know more. Completely understand if not though.

Spotted @janebonsall.bsky.social's book! ✨

Book by Heather Pulliam, 'Art, Nature, and the Body in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland', on a blue sofa cushion with a bookshelf in the background.

Super excited to read Heather Pulliam's new book today! @edincollegeofart.bsky.social

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Do you know an aspiring historian in Year 12 at a UK state school? Encourage them to join us in Cambridge for a free History taster day on 16 April hosted by our students, staff & Fellows. Find out more & apply online by 1 April at caths.cam.ac.uk/tast.... @camhistory.bsky.social
📸 Caroline Gonda

Is it from a MS? Also I think @bryonycoombs.bsky.social will love this

Beautiful!!

The case for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs in libraries The Librarian of St Catharine’s has published a new paper exploring the shift from physical to digital media consumption, arguing that DVDs and Blu-ray Discs remain essential to libraries even as streaming services have transformed access to visual media. Dr Colin Higgins (2018) has been Librarian since 2010 and is himself a user of streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, but is wary of the limitations these platforms present for users.

Did you know the Catz libraries are home to >350 DVDs & Blu-ray Discs? Our Librarian Dr Colin Higgins (2018) has published a paper exploring the shift from physical to digital media consumption, arguing DVDs & Blu-ray Discs remain essential to libraries:

A detail from the Chronicle of Battle Abbey, showing a historiated initial enclosing a portrait of William the Conqueror, sitting enthroned, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre, with a dog at his feet. The initial is formed from a winged creature.

We have an incredible new PhD placement opportunity to help support the development and curation of our major exhibition on the Norman Conquest, opening in October 2027.

Learn more and apply through the link below!

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digital tools are going to change the world! btw that database you rely on no longer exists; that website you got a grant for will be gone in 3 years; have you considered doing an online edition instead?; we only do PDF review copies, For The Planet; would you like me to summarise that PDF for you?

Royal Historical Society recognises Catz researchers Members of the St Catharine’s community are among the 250 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members elected by the Royal Historical Society’s Council on 6 February 2026:

Congratulations to our alumni elected to the fellowship & membership of @royalhistsoc.org last month: Dr Hope Doherty-Harrison (2014, English), Dr Arthur Keefer (2014, Theology), Phyllis Weliver (1993, English) & Miranda Rainbow(2018, ASNC). Learn more:

A little plug for the Adornes book, posted on another site by Brepols, so I will add it here!

Brepols publishers
Now Available
𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗺
Edited by Bryony Coombs, Jill Harrison and Giovanna Guidicini

Are you a 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh? You can apply for a paid internship opportunity this summer, to work with IASH and @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social for 10 weeks.

Applications due 18 March!

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Society elects 250 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members - RHS At its latest meeting on 6 February 2026, the RHS Council elected 85 Fellows, 36 Associate Fellows, 47 Members and 82 Postgraduate Members, a total of 250 people newly associated with the Society, fro...

We are very pleased to announce today the election of 250 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members & Postgraduate Members to the Royal Historical Society following the latest meeting of the RHS Council bit.ly/4kM8yZd

We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org today #Skystorians 1/2

Aw thank you ever so much 💖

Letter from the Royal Historical Society: 20 February 2026 Dear Hope Doherty-Harrison, I am delighted to inform you that at its last meeting on 6 February 2026, the Council elected you a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS) in recognition of your contribution to historical scholarship.

Lovely news this morning - I've been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)!

Students had it tough during the worst of covid. But their education continued and they were able to get their degrees, despite a global pandemic and dysfunctional government. Like 1000s of colleagues, I worked way over the odds, while dealing with domestic pressures. This action feels very cruel.

Happy almost Valentine's Day with a detail from an extraordinary survival of a pre-Reformation Scottish textile: The Fetternear Banner held by the NMS. The heart motif relates to the arms of Gavin Douglas (1474-1522) at the top of the banner, the scallop shell relates to the Graham family ❤️🐚❤️🐚❤️

#medievalsky does anyone know if there are any texts (biblical, medieval, or anything in between) about whether Judas was thought to have been born before Jesus, or the other way around? Grateful for any advice!

Oh I love them! I saw them in 2018 & again 2021, the best 💖

So delighted to receive copies of our new book! Coming in at almost 380 pages, it has ten super chapters, contains transcriptions & translations of key 15th C documents & has some v. useful maps courtesy of my co-editor, Giovanna Guidicini. Thank you @jillharrison1.bsky.social & all involved! ✨📖

Announcement: Saints Outside Hagiography Winter-Spring Series 2026 Where do saints appear outside the classic genre of the hagiography? How do they show up in art, literature, teaching texts, and everyday religious practices? This group brings together scholars interested in saints and sanctity across global history and culture, to explore how they are constructed in forms other than the single-text hagiography or ‘sacred biography’. In our online workshop sessions, we discuss two pre-circulated short excerpts from historical sources, briefly presented by scholars working on them. Friday March 6 – Saints on a Roll (or Two) Alicia Smith: Reclusive Saints as Models on the Throckmorton Layman’s Prayer Roll Laura Gisseleire: The Mortuary Roll of Lucy of Hedingham Friday March 27 – Saints in Images and Murals Marianne Kupin-Lisbin: The Miraculous St Mary of Olovo Maia Man-Abramiuc: The Transylvanian Mural of St Margaret Friday April 24 – Representations of Saints in Prayers Jenny Bledsoe: Prayers to Quiricus and Julitta in the Medieval Birth Girdle Tradition Iliana Kandzha: A Prayer to St Apollonia from De Speghel der Sammiticheyt Friday May 15 – Saints in Unlikely Places Fawaz Abdul Salam: The Sultan as a Saintly Figure in Early Ottoman Poetry Heather Blurton: William of Norwich Keystone in Girona, Spain Friday June 26 – Saints in Annals and Anti-Hagiographies Hope Doherty-Harrison: Extracts from Biographies of Judas Steffen Hope: Annalistic Hagiography? The Case of Margareta of Roskilde Friday July 31 – Saints in Teaching Texts and Epigraphs Mary Channen Caldwell: St Nicholas in the Musical Hand Kshitij Jain: Monastic Figures and Sacred Places in Jain Ritual Texts All meetings take place on Zoom, at 4pm-5:30pm CET / 3pm-4:30pm GMT / 10am-11:30am EST unless otherwise indicated. If you would like to attend these sessions, please email Laura Moncion (laura.moncion@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de) or Alicia Smith (alicia.smith@uib.no).

Saints Outside Hagiography starts next month! A new workshop-style series, discussing work in progress on saints in unusual sources. Come and join us ❤️‍🔥 drive.google.com/file/d/1-BPc...