Call for Papers – MEMSA seminar series

Durham University’s Medieval and Early Modern Students Association (MEMSA) is an interdisciplinary student-run association attended by postgraduates in the faculties of English, History, Archaeology, MLAC, Art History, and more.

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for speakers to present in the biweekly MEMSA Seminar Series for the 2025 to 2026 academic year. Our seminars take place in person at 6pm on alternating Monday evenings of term at the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) headquarters in 7 Owengate.

We welcome submission of 20-30 minute papers from postgraduate students and early career professionals on any topic and any discipline involved in the study of the medieval and early modern periods. Papers should be accessible for a non-specialist academic audience, and the presentation will be followed by 10 minutes for questions and responses. We also happily provide tea and biscuits before the paper begins.

If you are interested in presenting, please send a proposal or abstract of no more than 250 words to the MEMSA team at memsa.committee@durham.ac.uk. Please also include a brief biographical statement of up to 100 words with your application.