Centre for Medieval Studies
We promote interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages by bringing together specialists from several different subject areas to collaborate in research and graduate teaching.
Promoting interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages by bringing together specialists from several different subject areas within Cardiff University to collaborate in research and graduate teaching.
We aim to promote interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages, bringing together specialists from several different subject areas within the University to collaborate in high-quality research and graduate teaching. Members of the Centre include staff and postgraduate students from the Schools of History, Archaeology and Religious Studies, English, Communication and Philosophy and Welsh.
We run a regular programme of research seminars, providing a focus for collaboration and discussion as well as an opportunity to bring scholars to the University from overseas. Our academic and social events are open to, and well supported by, non-University medievalists in the region.
Meet the team
Academic staff
Postgraduate students
Events
Seminar programme 2023-24
All seminars are held in the John Percival Building, Room 1.19 in the autumn semester and Room 4.44 in the spring semester. Talks start at 17.15, but please join us for a glass of wine/juice from 17:00.
21 November 2023
Ms Johanna Vogelsanger, ‘Survival and Obsolescence in the Middle English Lexicon’
12 December 2023
Dr Rebecca Thomas, ‘Hostages in Medieval Wales’
16 January 2024
PGR session
13 February 2024
Dr Stefan Visnjevac, ‘“Ordinary Citizens” and the Black Death: Wills from London and Genoa’
8 March 2024 – Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture
Professor Huw Pryce, title to be confirmed in due course.
19 March 2024
Dr Llewelyn Hopwood, ‘What did medieval Welsh poets think of Irish?’
16 April 2024
Dr Christina Lee, title to be confirmed in due course.
May 2024
Editing/Palaeography workshop
Schools
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Research that matters
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