Recent Developments at the Centre for Medieval Studies
Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2026
A message from CMS Director, Professor Kenneth Clarke, celebrating the Centre for Medieval Studies
Congratulations to our 2024/5 graduates and prize winners
Posted on Tuesday 20 January 2026
On 8 January we celebrated the achievements of our 2024/5 cohort at their graduation and announced our prize winners.
Norse in the North
Posted on Monday 12 January 2026
Continuing to highlight the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Events funded last summer. We were delighted to support 'Norse in the North', an annual event demonstrating the strength and originality of Old Norse research in the North of England, in the form of an interdisciplinary conference.
2024/5 Mark Ormrod PhD prize announced
Posted on Friday 19 December 2025
Congratulations to Laura Atkinson (PhD in History) who has won the Mark Ormrod PhD prize.
Annual CMS Medieval Bake-off
Posted on Wednesday 17 December 2025
On your marks... get set…it's Medieval Bake-off time!
2026/7 MA in Medieval Studies Scholarships
Posted on Monday 1 December 2025
We are delighted to announce that we will be awarding two MA scholarships for the 2026/7 MA in Medieval Studies cohort.
Viva Success
Posted on Monday 24 November 2025
Warm congratulations to three of our PhD students who recently passed their viva examinations!
Richard McClary's new book: Stucco in the Islamic World
Posted on Thursday 17 April 2025
A wide-ranging, illustrated exploration of the uses of stucco in Islamic architecture in the pre-modern period.
Student prize winners
Posted on Wednesday 5 February 2025
We are delighted to announce our 2023/4 MA and PhD prize winners
Publication news: Matt Townend on The Victorians and English Dialect
Posted on Tuesday 3 September 2024
Congratulations to Matt Townend, who has just published The Victorians and English Dialect: Philology, Fiction, and Folklore (Oxford University Press).
History City - The Wars of the Roses
Posted on Thursday 25 July 2024
Dr Eliza Hartrich (Centre for Medieval Studies & Department of History) joins the History City podcast, talking about the Wars of the Roses
Alicia Maddalena and Matt Townend to give BBC History Magazine talk on ‘Poetry in the Viking World’
Posted on Friday 17 May 2024
Alicia Maddalena and Matt Townend to give BBC History Magazine talk on ‘Poetry in the Viking World’
York Medieval Press and the Centre for Medieval Studies at Leeds IMC 2024
Posted on Friday 3 May 2024
On Tuesday 2nd July, CMS and York Medieval Press will be hosting jointly a reception at the 2024 Leeds International Medieval Congress, from 8:15-9:15 pm in St George Room, University House, University of Leeds. All are welcome to come and join us to toast several exciting new YMP publications.
Richard III Society Dissertation Prize Winner
Posted on Thursday 7 March 2024
We are delighted to announce that Eleanor Johnson (MA in Medieval Archaeology) has won the Richard III Society Dissertation Prize for the best 2022-3 MA dissertation submitted on a topic relevant to the period of Richard III.
York Medieval Press Book Launch
Posted on Friday 1 March 2024
Two new books from York Medieval Press’ Health & Healing in the Middle Ages series
CMS Director on Radio 4's "You're Dead to Me"
Posted on Friday 1 March 2024
Listen to Prof. Elizabeth Tyler on the topic of Queen Emma of Normandy on Radio 4's "You're Dead to Me", Saturday 9 March.
CMS Graduation 2022-23 Cohort
Posted on Wednesday 7 February 2024
Congratulations to the 2022/3 Cohort of MA in Medieval Studies students who graduated today!
Dilnoza Duturaeva receives the 2023 Silk Road Academic Award.
Posted on Thursday 16 November 2023
At a ceremony at Keimyung University in Daegu, Korea on 13-14 November, Dr Duturaeva (History/CMS) was presented with the 2023 Silk Road Academic Award.
2024 PhD Scholarships Available
Posted on Monday 6 November 2023
Funding has been announced for the 2024/5 application process for PhD study. Please read further to find out more about opportunities to do PhD research at CMS.
Spring Lane Theatre named in Honour of Prof. Mark Ormrod
Posted on Monday 6 November 2023
The Spring Lane Lecture Theatre at the University of York's Heslington campus was name in honour of Prof. Mark Ormrod (1957-2022) on Friday 27th November.
Other News
New publication co-edited by Michele Campopiano
Prof. Tom McLeish to join the CMS community from Jan 2018 onwards
Debut novel by CMS PhD student is shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
CMS and English department researchers bring Old Norse language back to JORVIK Viking Centre
New Publication by Sarah Brown