Jaunt up to Manchester for an acronym-laden training (UKRI AHRC AI & EDI) but also using it as an excuse for some cathedral hopping

Image of Gutenberg and a Gutenberg-style press, next to the following text: Join us in our working historical print shop at the University of Bristol! Founded in 2021, and now with four historic presses, the Bristol Common Press is dedicated to exploring global print cultures through teaching and research.

A person holding a letterpress card reading "I made an impression in Bristol!"

An Albion press, and the hand of someone who is operating it.

We want to finish the week with some exciting news: following last year's success, the Bristol Common Press will be running a workshop at our 2026 conference too! 🎉 Can't wait!

Gothic letter U with penwork decoration depicting a face on the right, sticking out a red tongue and two rabbits on red background inside the bow of the U The Parker Library, CCCC MS 079, f. 134v (c. 1400-1425)

Gothic letter O with penwork decoration depicting a face on the right, sticking out a red tongue, two rabbits on red background inside the circle of the O and one (parrot-like) bird sitting on top. The Parker Library, CCCC MS 079, f. 214v (c. 1400-1425)

Luxurious miniature of a seated bishop in blue chasuble lined in red, red and gold mitre, holding a red book in his lap. Bishops throne is gold, background patterned with pink and white, framed in golden border, golden corner decorations linked with blue bars decorted with delicate white penwork. Another gold, blue and pink decorative border visible at the edges of this image. The Parker Library, CCCC MS 079, f. 25r (c. 1400-1425)

The most elaborate Pontifical (liturgical handbook for bishops) to survive from medieval England contains gilt images of bishops at work & careful notation.
The playful initials could so easily be missed! 😛🎵🐇

CCCC MS 079, ff. 134v, 214v (c.1400-25)
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Don't miss out! Get your abstract in by 17:00 tomorrow (Friday 16th Jan!)

CFP: medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/pgr-conferen...

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✨DEADLINE EXTENDED✨

Looking forward to being back at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this summer! Can’t wait to share some highlights from my Big Scary Pontifical Spreadsheet with the world!

We are VERY excited to announce the call for papers for our 2026 conference! 🎉🎉🎉 This year, we invite paper and poster proposals on the themes of power and/or performance!

All proposals to be sent to cms-conference-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk by 17:00 on Friday 9th January.

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✨Want to join us?✨

The RMA Student Committee is looking for postgraduate research student candidates for TWO positions starting in January 2026!

To find out more about what we do and how to apply, follow the link below or in our bio🔗

www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/s...

Collection of medieval manuscript fragments, laid flat on a table

Purple neon sign that reads ‘Helsinki’

Image of laptop with title of presentation: “Notating the English Pontificals: Preliminary Findings in the 10th Century Sources” and paper programme for “Books, Music, and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church” laid out on desk

Image of Helsinki Cathedral against clear blue sky

Have had such a wonderful time in Helsinki presenting my research at the “Books, Music, and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church” Colloquium, hosted by the University of Helsinki and National Library of Finland.

Thank you to @swwdtp.bsky.social for making this trip possible.

Sign the Petition Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham

c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.

I'm lucky to have worked with one of the many brilliant people in these departments. Henry Parkes in Music is one of the cleverest, most insightful and inspirational historians I know - and one of the finest teachers too. Don't waste such talent @uniofnottingham.bsky.social.

What might our PGRs be plotting? Could it be the first meeting for this year’s CMS PGR conference?! 🧐🕵️‍♀️ Naturally, we can neither confirm nor deny…But do watch this space for some exciting news coming soon! 😁 #medievalsky #skystorians

Spirit Halloween costume meme hourly paid University teacher Contains :disillusionment, debt, a lack of professional autonomy and respect, a desire for validation, a subscription to z library, multiple lanyards, abandoned dreams

Happy Hallowe’en! #UKHE

parasocial relationships with celebrities? no. I'm building parasocial relationships with medieval manuscripts. National Library of Scotland Advocates MS 19.3.1 is my new best friend

Oxford showing off today in the autumn sun 🍂🍁 A reading week manuscript trip well spent!

Our brilliant PGRs are at it again! After last year's inaugural and highly-successful brat symposium (organised by CMS PGRs Shauna Roach, Sarah Collinson, Harry Lewis, and Isla Dawson), this year's committee is once again inviting Bristol PGRs to consider how 'brat' connects with their own research.

The deadline has now been extended!

Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600

Image from the title page of the RMA Annual conference programme.

We're excited for our annual conference in a few days' time, this year hosted by the University of Southampton! Hope to see lots of you there.
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...

My experience watching King and Conquerer as a medievalist: 🤨

My experience as a horse girl watching all these lovely Icelandics: 🥰

✨Meet your RMA Student Committee!✨

Part 2: Ordinary Members

Check out their profiles below👇

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@cardiffunimusic.bsky.social
@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
@kingsmusic.bsky.social

#Latin #Medieval

RMA Conference 2025 10 September 2025 - 12 September 2025

The Department of Music at the University of Southampton is delighted to release our preliminary programme and registration, which can be found on the official conference website: www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...

In my post conference feels on the train home, but had such a fab time at my first MedRen! I met so many amazing people and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a stimulating community. Def heading home with a huge to-do list!

Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social

Every early music conference should come with dragon processions @medren2025.bsky.social

In theory I’m at MedRen for music/research purposes but I’m actually here for the dragons 🐉 @medren2025.bsky.social

Trying to beat the heat today with some MedRen prep (and way too many open windows) 🥵

Can’t wait to see everyone in Newcastle!!

Current mood after a busy day in the UL sorting through some notation— combined with yesterday’s session at the BL, I’ve now added 146 new chants to my Big Pontifical Spreadsheet in the last two days 😵‍💫

That should do the trick.

Only two days until the conference kicks off! 😮😆We cannot wait to welcome everyone to Bristol!

Be sure to check out the schedule ahead of Thursday! #medievalsky

With only a few weeks left before the conference, the committee is hard at work getting everything ready (whilst still managing to enjoy the sunshine 🌞!)

We can't wait to welcome you all to Bristol soon! #medievalsky

Find our schedule here: medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/pgr-conferen...