4 of the 69 amazing #Salerno ivories in the Diocesan Museum, Salerno. The most complete surviving set of ivory tablets of the Christian Middle Ages. The separation of light from darkness, the creation of the stars, the creation of Eve, the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai.

"To travel, in the Middle Ages, was to move between truth and fiction...In what follows, I invite you on a journey through the landscapes that awaited the medieval traveller. These are sometimes physical places, locatable, identifiable, some visitable today, and sometimes landscapes of the mind."

"On the island of Orelle is a huge golden hill maintained by ants, which sort the pure gold from the impure. These ants are as big as dogs, so nobody goes near this mountain out of fear of being attacked by these ants, and so nobody can obtain that gold except by cunning."

Happy as can be working away in the beautiful Biblioteca Palatina, Parma, on a fascinating medieval Hospitaller manuscript owned by a 15th-century English family. Very grateful to @leverhulme.ac.uk for providing the resources to undertake this research

Working in partnership with the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the Food Museum, the Glasgow Life Museum, the Hastings Museum & Art Gallery and the Museum of Free Derry, the Migration Museum (London) is seeking 10 Community Curators. Might this be you?

Migration Museum partners with museums and galleries to launch new UK-wide Community Curators programme

The Migration Museum is partnering with five museums and galleries across the UK to launch a new programme bringing diverse voices, lived experiences, and perspectives into the creation of a series of...

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just got an email from my (former) chair that the university has acted & the state has approved the formal closure of my department. this was done without any faculty input on the decision or the process, & has ended a vibrant, growing (!), humanities department that won teaching and research awards

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 12mo ago

Anyway, happy Monday! The Dean is shutting down my department - Religion & Culture, the only 1 of is kind in the country & home to the innovative Major in Humanities for Public Service. There is no immediate budgetary or political pressure for this decision

A summer project for UK students aged 11 – 19 in school, college, or sixth form to demonstrate their creativity and their engagement with an adaptation of a #Shakespeare texts. englishassociation.ac.uk/the-betty-ha...

The Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize | The English Association

The competition is open to any sixth form student of English literature. The English Association

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The British Academy has elected 92 new Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. Congratulations to all those elected today. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4f64C4x

Hundreds of pilgrim medallions spanning four centuries discovered in Switzerland www.heritagedaily.com/2026/07/hund...

Hundreds of pilgrim medallions spanning four centuries discovered in Switzerland

Heritage officials in Switzerland have uncovered an extraordinary collection of hundreds of religious pilgrim medallions dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries, offering a rare glimpse into centur...

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We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowships. We provide 3 years of funding to early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Apply by 30th September www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Postdoctoral Fellowships

The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships is a three year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early career researchers in the humanities or social sciences.

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'A narrative has taken hold that science and the humanities are at odds. In universities around the world, investment in cutting-edge technologies often comes at the expense of retrenchment in philosophy, history, literature and the arts.' 1/2

Why science needs the humanities more than ever

From AI to biotechnology, today’s scientific breakthroughs raise ethical and social challenges that technical expertise alone cannot solve.

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(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> for the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \

Our new Ancient Library Exhibition opens in the Treasury this week, featuring books from the library collection with engravings, maps and printers’ marks on a similar theme, alongside the Bury Psalter. The Treasury is open Monday - Saturday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm and Sunday from 12.30 pm - 3.00 pm.

Join us @imc-leeds.bsky.social! Very excited for this session with the brilliant @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social, @realmandeville.bsky.social and @saracharles.bsky.social on writing trade non-fiction - from finding an agent to working with trade publishers, the media and beyond. #medieval #imc2026

"So I wouldn't touch any of it out of fear of both the devils I saw in many different forms and of the dead bodies I saw in that valley. But I dare not say that they were all dead bodies, but they *seemed* to be bodies..." Translation by @realmandeville.bsky.social.

Kitap artık Türkçe olarak da mevcut! 😊@canyayinlari.bsky.social www.canyayinlari.com/ortacag-da-s...

Another day, another book! This time, it's volume 3 of my bilingual Chaucer (@classiquesgarnier.bsky.social). With much gratitude to @realmandeville.bsky.social and Rosemarie McGerr. #medievalsky

In a fascinating new book, historian Anthony Bale vividly reconstructs the brutal, fantastical, and sometimes deeply religious experiences of medieval travellers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

The Ballad of East and West

In a fascinating new book, historian Anthony Bale vividly reconstructs the brutal, fantastical, and sometimes deeply religious experiences of medieval travellers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Queridos seguidores 📣📣 ⭐ Hoy os traemos otra #RecomendacionJimena. En esta ocasión os presentamos la obra del #historiador británico Anthony Bale, “Guía de viajes por la Edad Media. El mundo visto por los viajeros medievales”.

A beautiful copper snake in the sun @nationaltrust.org.uk Petworth. The Leconfield Chaucer of c. 1440 is also on display (Wife of Bath) and the medieval chapel is of c. 1400 is encased within the 17th-century mansion

The Knights Hospitaller fortress of Feraklos, Rhodes, held by the order from 1307-1522. Resplendent today with wildflowers and in bright sunlight. Thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk for supporting my fieldwork on the 1480 Siege of Rhodes and its cultural repercussions

hey! it's independent bookstore day! now's a great time to get some books and if you do, why not get some books about the Middle Ages??? so, to help, I partnered with @bookshop.org to make you a (short) list of books to get you going. Enjoy! #medievalsky bookshop.org/lists/so-you...

So you want to learn about the Middle Ages?

A starter list of books to get you going, as you explore the Middle Ages in all its horrors and wonders.&nbsp;

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Todo esto lo explica @realmandeville.bsky.social con muchos otros ejemplos en su libro Guía de Viajes por la Edad Media que ha publicado en castellano @aticodeloslibros.com y que a mí me tiene enamorado. He pensado mucho en ello estos días que tanto se habla de esta región.

The British Academy ECR Network supports Early Career Researchers to connect, learn and grow. Charlotte says: “As a result of being part of this network, I’ve had opportunities and experiences that otherwise I would not have had.” Join an Opportunity Session to learn more. https://bit.ly/4dHUX3I

Had so much fun working on this book with @justinbengry.bsky.social , Matt Cook and E-J Scott, all our amazing contributors and the fantastic team at MUP. Really excited to see it out and on the bookshelves!

Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Publishing today! A beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life. 'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2. Out now. #booksky

Currently immersed in this fabulous new book. A Queer Scrapbook knits together letters, oral histories, essays, photos, posters, pamphlets, cartoons, and many other objects that capture some of the rich, messy, awkward, and fun stories of queer and trans folk across Britain and Ireland since 1945.

Wonderful to see this published - featuring a little essay by me about my great uncle Bryan - and dozens of wonderful queer bits and pieces

Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Publishing today! A beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life. 'A queer scrapbook' is a rich archive of histories from across Britain & Ireland. Featuring interviews, photographs & flyers, it captures the diversity of queer & trans lives since WW2. Out now. #booksky

OUT NOW: The Queer Scrapbook tells our history through the playful, messy, personal stories we save. Huge thanks to MUP and 'dream team' co-editors Matt Cook, Rebecca Jennings and E-J Scott. Check out the book, recommend it, and please share widely! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/

Manchester University Press - A queer scrapbook

A queer scrapbook - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of A queer scrapbook by Justin Bengry

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Cambridge English Faculty ranked 1st in the world for the study of English We are delighted that the English Faculty has been recognised as world-leading for the study of Anglophone Literature in the latest QS rankings. It is testimony to...

Cambridge English Faculty ranked 1st in the world for the study of English

We are delighted that the English Faculty has been recognised as world-leading for the study of Anglophone Literature in the latest QS rankings. It is testimony to the excellent work...

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Dr Louis Klee wins the University English 2025 Book Prize for 'The Constellational Novel' [caption id="attachment_9805" align="alignright" width="199"] Image credit: 'The Constellational Novel, by Dr Louis Klee, Published by Oxford...

Dr Louis Klee wins the University English 2025 Book Prize for 'The Constellational Novel'

[caption id="attachment_9805" align="alignright" width="199"] Image credit: 'The Constellational Novel, by Dr Louis Klee, Published by Oxford University Press https://global.oup.com/academic/covers/pdp/9780198956303[/caption] Louis Klee has been awarded the 2025 University English Book Prize...

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