Please see below a CfP for an onomastics panel at Leeds IMC in 2026 – all are welcome, from any discipline/medieval period/ geographical focus!

Please see below a CfP for an onomastics panel at Leeds IMC in 2026 – all are welcome, from any discipline/medieval period/ geographical focus!
Full-time, fixed-term postdoc position for 6 months to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies. Apply by 14 July 2025
Full job advert and Further Particulars
The Bodleian Libraries are seeking to appoint a researcher to join the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project, funded by the British Academy.Based in Bodleian Special Collections at the Weston Library, the successful applicant will contribute to the redevelopment of MLGB as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies. This is an exceptional opportunity to work with a leading team in historical bibliography, digital humanities, and medieval library history.You will take a leading role in the reconciliation, enhancement, and integration of the MLGB dataset, working with legacy print, manuscript, and digital sources. You will apply and adapt digital methods (especially TEI XML), analyse provenance data, disambiguate historical agents, and contribute to collaborative scholarly outputs. You will present your findings at conferences and help shape the project’s intellectual direction and future development.
This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 6 months. The role is based in the Weston Library, Oxford, with up to two days of remote working per week by agreement with the line manager. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Dr Andrew Dunning, R.W. Hunt Curator of Medieval Manuscripts, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (andrew.dunning@bodleian.ox.ac.uk).
About You You will have a PhD/DPhil (or have submitted a thesis) in a field such as medieval studies, book history, or digital humanities. You will have excellent reading knowledge of Latin and expertise in manuscript studies, including palaeographical and codicological skills. You will be able to manage your own research activities independently and will have contributed to academic publications or digital research outputs. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively in a research team.
What We Offer: As an employee of the University of Oxford, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits, including 38 days’ paid annual leave, membership of a generous pension scheme, family-friendly policies, access to childcare services, and opportunities for flexible and hybrid working. You will have access to the University Club and sports facilities, professional development through the Researcher Hub, and a vibrant academic and cultural environment in central Oxford. More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits
Diversity: Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk.How to applyYou will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents must be submitted to be considered.We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities.
Only applications received online before 12:00 midday (BST) on Monday 14 July 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 28 July 2025.
Contact Person : GLAM Recruitment, Vacancy ID : 180432
Closing Date & Time : 14-Jul-2025 12:00
Pay Scale : RESEARCH GRADE 6
Contact Email : recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk
Salary (£) : £34,982 – £40,855 per annum
180432 Job Description and Selection Criteria.pdf
Consult the Holding page: Medieval Libraries of Great Britain. The Bodleian Libraries write: In October 2024, we had to take a number of specialist digital resources offline. This was a precautionary step in line with University guidance to ensure we were protected from a hostile cyber-attack.
Digitised copies of the print catalogue can be found on HathiTrust:
1964 edition: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000937945
1987 supplement: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021966216
[1941 edition:] https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112113075359
An archived static version of the site is available at the Internet Archive, which allows you to browser the records. Date when website was withdrawn: 24 October 2024
Dear all,
Weekly emails will stop over the long vac, but it is worth drawing to your attention a number of opportunities that take place before term starts up again. It is never too early to send in events for the booklet and / or the calendar – we will keep posting events on the OMS calendar as soon as you send them in.
Two more things OMS is looking for:
1) We are still seeking information on your publications for the production of an impact document – please send information of any monographs/edited volumes etc with a short blurb to this email address ASAP.
2) The social media officer position is still vacant – we know that Ashley Castelino is a hard act to follow (see his report here) but he is prepared to help whoever is taking over to learn the trade secrets.
Last week saw the premiere of the filmed version of the Oxford Medieval Mystery Play – thank you to all of you who watched along online! The entire collection is available on our Youtube channel here, where each individual play can also be found.
IMC Leeds 2026 has opened its Call for Papers. Following the death of Twitter, it can be hard to circulate CfPs – if you are organising an event for this, please send me information ASAP, and I will try and make sure that these are all circulated as a group. Medievalists Coffee Mornings continue throughout the term break, only stopping in August.
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Another academic year draws to a close: welcome, finally, to Week 8. The full Medieval Studies booklet is available here.
Next Thursday, 19 June, 4:30-6pm, is the official launch date for the “The Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays – the Film”. This is a wonderful chance to come together to celebrate the end of the year, and watch some of the excellent performances that were put on earlier in the term. At 4:45pm, the film will have its youtube premiere. You can tune in from anywhere in the world to comment; find the full schedule of when each play will start, more information, and a teaser here.
NB. If you are leaving us at the end of this year, and you would like to remain a member of this mailing list (and you are most welcome to do so), please register here with your personal email (link always available from our homepage https://medieval.ox.ac.uk/).
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Welcome to Week 7: the full Medieval Studies booklet is available here. First, a number of important reminders.
The Centre for Early Medieval Britain and Ireland is hosting an online exhibition of artefacts and manuscripts that explore the lives of early medieval women. To submit an item, or to attend the even, follow this link.
The Medieval History research seminar in Week 8 (16 June) has been moved to the Old Library in All Souls. There will be a drinks reception afterwards, 6.30-7.30pm, in the Great Quad, to mark Julia’s retirement. For catering purposes, people planning to attend should RSVP using this form: https://forms.office.com/e/Mr92xB66jh
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When: Tuesday 10th, 3:30-5.
Where: Massey Room, Balliol College
Interested in exploring the lives of medieval women? Recently stumbled upon a text or a bit of material culture that piqued your interest? The Centre for Early Medieval Britain and Ireland will be launching an online exhibition later this spring, designed to complement the British Library’s recent Medieval Women exhibition. While the BL focused primarily on later medieval material, we hope in our exhibition to shed light on the lives of early medieval women.
For us to embark on this project, we need your help!
We are looking for artefacts, objects, manuscript inscriptions or sections, documentary evidence, and any other bits and bobs that might speak to the history and lived experience of early medieval women.
If you have in mind something that you would like to be included in the exhibition, we will be hosting an informal meeting next Tuesday, 10 June at 3:30pm at Balliol (main site—Massey Room) to give everyone an opportunity to present their ideas, with time for general discussion about the exhibition as a whole.
To prepare, please send us a single slide for each object/manuscript (one slide per exhibition piece, up to three) you’d like to propose, with a couple of bullet points telling us about it and its relevance. We’ve attached a sample slide, just so you have an idea of what we’re looking for. No need to do a full write-up on your proposals; we’d just love to get an idea of what interests you.
Please send your slide(s) to Harriet Carter (harriet.carter@lmh.ox.ac.uk) and Sarah Ware (sarah.ware@history.ox.ac.uk) by Monday, 9 June at 6pm.
Even if you don’t have a particular object in mind for the online exhibition, please do come along to our meeting. This will be a laid-back discussion, and all are welcome (undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, instructors, community members, and everyone in between). We hope to see many of you there!
Image Credit: Add MS 33241, f. 1v
Welcome to Week 6: the full Medieval Studies booklet is available here.
Big News! Join us on Thursday 19th June from 4:30 – 6 at the Farmingdon Institute (Harris Manchester College) for the Film Launch of the Medieval Mystery Plays! We are promised ‘liberal quantities of drinks (including the famous Tiddly Pommes apple juice) and nibbles’; full announcement and trailer here….
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Welcome to Week 5: the full Medieval Studies booklet is available here.
Thank you to those who have submitted their publications for the OMS impact booklet – please continue to send short blurbs to the Oxford Medieval Studies email address ASAP. Pictures also welcome!
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Welcome to Week 4: the full Medieval Studies booklet is available here.
OMS are working towards producing an ‘Impact Booklet’, emphasising all of the wonderful things that go on throughout the year. At the moment we are searching for publications – if you have published a relevant monograph/ edited volume/ edition during the past year, please drop an email to this address with a short blurb. Also: Applications to be the next Social Media Officer still welcome; contact Henrike Lähnemann for an informal discussion of the role!
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Welcome to Week 3: the full Medieval Studies booklet is available here
Deadline for Social Media Officer expanded! Calling Graduate Students. We are looking for a successor for Ashley Castelino; check out Ashley’s report (and the report of his predecessor Llewelyn Hopwood) on what the role entails. Please do send in your application to Lesley Smith and Henrike Lähnemann under medieval@torch.ox.ac.uk by Friday, 16 May 2025, 12noon, with your CV and your ideas how to built on the social media presence in the future.
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