Emily Dolmans
@edolmans.bsky.social
Medievalist thinking about belonging, displacement, border identities, and home. Associate Professor in Medieval Literature at UEA. She/her.
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Universities cannot expect researchers to take risks if they are repeatedly at risk of redundancy while losing professional services support, grappling with the gratuitous vagaries of home and international student number swings and both teaching and assessing in an age of unregulated AI.
Opinion: Universities are failing at mission-led research—here’s how to fix it.
Jonathan Breckon and Geoff Mulgan explain how institutions can tackle society's most urgent crises.
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Jonathan Breckon and Geoff Mulgan explain how institutions can tackle society's most urgent crises.
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October 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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EMPLOI!! Le Département d’histoire de l’Université d’Ottawa sollicite des candidatures pour un poste en histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle. Français ou anglais, bilinguisme un atout. www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...
August 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
EMPLOI!! Le Département d’histoire de l’Université d’Ottawa sollicite des candidatures pour un poste en histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle. Français ou anglais, bilinguisme un atout. www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...
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Can the UK government now send an emergency alert to teenagers to tell them that they don’t have to squeeze onto an overcrowded course at a Russell Group university because there are lots of other good universities around the country just waiting for their call
August 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Can the UK government now send an emergency alert to teenagers to tell them that they don’t have to squeeze onto an overcrowded course at a Russell Group university because there are lots of other good universities around the country just waiting for their call
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There's a great new Senior Research Associate role being advertised in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at University of East Anglia this month, working on an AHRC-funded project on creative-critical teaching in English studies. Please share! vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/21...
Senior Research Associate (RA2392) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Senior Research Associate (RA2392) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Arts and Humanities (HUM)
School of Literature, Drama, and Creative Writing (L...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
May 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
There's a great new Senior Research Associate role being advertised in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at University of East Anglia this month, working on an AHRC-funded project on creative-critical teaching in English studies. Please share! vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/21...
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Only for a year but still a peach of a job for a medievalist / early modernist with skill in Palaeography and an appetite to teach Latin: the most engaged students you can hope for, a supportive community @memsunikent.bsky.social, in the beautiful city of Canterbury:
jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Lecturer in Latin and Manuscript Studies
Are you an engaging educator with the expertise to inspire students in Latin and Palaeography? If so, this 12 month fixed term role, offered on an Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice contra...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
April 27, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Only for a year but still a peach of a job for a medievalist / early modernist with skill in Palaeography and an appetite to teach Latin: the most engaged students you can hope for, a supportive community @memsunikent.bsky.social, in the beautiful city of Canterbury:
jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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JOB ALERT! 📜📚
Who wants to be director & curator of special collections & archives at Middlebury College (Vermont!) — & work for a wonderful boss (& one of my favorite people), Rebekah Irwin?
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Who wants to be director & curator of special collections & archives at Middlebury College (Vermont!) — & work for a wonderful boss (& one of my favorite people), Rebekah Irwin?
apply.workable.com/middleburyco...
Director and Curator, Special Collections and Archives - Middlebury College
Reporting to the Dean of the Library, the Director and Curator of Special Collections provides leadership, vision, and budget oversight for Middlebury’s special collections, including its rare book an...
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February 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
JOB ALERT! 📜📚
Who wants to be director & curator of special collections & archives at Middlebury College (Vermont!) — & work for a wonderful boss (& one of my favorite people), Rebekah Irwin?
apply.workable.com/middleburyco...
Who wants to be director & curator of special collections & archives at Middlebury College (Vermont!) — & work for a wonderful boss (& one of my favorite people), Rebekah Irwin?
apply.workable.com/middleburyco...
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An opportunity for a medievalist to join the team at Cambridge: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ346/a...
Assistant Professorship in Medieval Literature (temporary cover) at University of Cambridge
Apply now for the Assistant Professorship in Medieval Literature (temporary cover) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
February 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
An opportunity for a medievalist to join the team at Cambridge: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ346/a...
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This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity, guys!!!! Please share widely!
Medievalist friends! Applications are open until end of Feb for a fully-funded PhD in Arthurian Literature with the brilliant Louise D'Arcens @medievalafterlives.bsky.social and myself, based between Sydney (Australia) and Groningen (The Netherlands).
Please share widely!
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Please share widely!
tinyurl.com/f7su6urv
Global PhD on Middle English Arthurian romance
The University of Groningen and Macquarie are offering a co-funded scholarship to support a student undertaking doctoral research in medieval literature.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity, guys!!!! Please share widely!
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Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
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Medievalist friends! Applications are open until end of Feb for a fully-funded PhD in Arthurian Literature with the brilliant Louise D'Arcens @medievalafterlives.bsky.social and myself, based between Sydney (Australia) and Groningen (The Netherlands).
Please share widely!
tinyurl.com/f7su6urv
Please share widely!
tinyurl.com/f7su6urv
Global PhD on Middle English Arthurian romance
The University of Groningen and Macquarie are offering a co-funded scholarship to support a student undertaking doctoral research in medieval literature.
tinyurl.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Medievalist friends! Applications are open until end of Feb for a fully-funded PhD in Arthurian Literature with the brilliant Louise D'Arcens @medievalafterlives.bsky.social and myself, based between Sydney (Australia) and Groningen (The Netherlands).
Please share widely!
tinyurl.com/f7su6urv
Please share widely!
tinyurl.com/f7su6urv
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The latest issue of @mediumaevum.bsky.social in my editorial hands and soon to be in yours. It ranges from Beowulf to Henry VIII, from Sicily to Scandinavia, and includes articles by the likes of @edolmans.bsky.social, plus a review of recent Silk Roads exhibitions by @peterfrankopan.bsky.social.
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The latest issue of @mediumaevum.bsky.social in my editorial hands and soon to be in yours. It ranges from Beowulf to Henry VIII, from Sicily to Scandinavia, and includes articles by the likes of @edolmans.bsky.social, plus a review of recent Silk Roads exhibitions by @peterfrankopan.bsky.social.
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PGRs, do you need to read medieval French for your research? CHASE has renewed funding for its Medieval French training, taught by the brilliant @edwardmills.bsky.social - information and sign up form here: www.chase.ac.uk/news-1/medie...
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
Medieval French — CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership
This course, aimed at postgraduate researchers, will introduce participants to medieval French materials, and offer the tools to read and interpret te...
www.chase.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
PGRs, do you need to read medieval French for your research? CHASE has renewed funding for its Medieval French training, taught by the brilliant @edwardmills.bsky.social - information and sign up form here: www.chase.ac.uk/news-1/medie...
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
PGRs, do you need to read medieval French for your research? CHASE has renewed funding for its Medieval French training, taught by the brilliant @edwardmills.bsky.social - information and sign up form here: www.chase.ac.uk/news-1/medie...
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
Medieval French — CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership
This course, aimed at postgraduate researchers, will introduce participants to medieval French materials, and offer the tools to read and interpret te...
www.chase.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
PGRs, do you need to read medieval French for your research? CHASE has renewed funding for its Medieval French training, taught by the brilliant @edwardmills.bsky.social - information and sign up form here: www.chase.ac.uk/news-1/medie...
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
Open to all, but priority goes to CHASE-funded students.
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A really good opportunity here to study Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia: the Birch Family Scholarship is available to a home fees applicant who has applied for a place on the Poetry MA and identifies as a writer of colour. Deadline 1 August. Please RT! www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
The Birch Family Scholarship
University of East Anglia
www.uea.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A really good opportunity here to study Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia: the Birch Family Scholarship is available to a home fees applicant who has applied for a place on the Poetry MA and identifies as a writer of colour. Deadline 1 August. Please RT! www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Job klaxon! Fixed-term lectureship in medieval/early modern. You would be joining a truly lovely set of colleagues: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/16...
Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature (ATR1711) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature (ATR1711) vacancy in University of East Anglia.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
School of Literature,...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Job klaxon! Fixed-term lectureship in medieval/early modern. You would be joining a truly lovely set of colleagues: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/16...
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A rare thing to see in the wild these days: a Creative Writing lectureship (fixed term) at the University of East Anglia vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies(ATS1307) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies(ATS1307) vacancy in University of East Anglia.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
School of Literatur...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A rare thing to see in the wild these days: a Creative Writing lectureship (fixed term) at the University of East Anglia vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
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♦️ Job opportunity at UCC! ♦️ 5-year Lecturer in Old English position, commencing in September. This will be a great opportunity for someone to join a thriving department, and to really put their own mark on the discipline. Please share widely!
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
Lecturer in Old English | University College Cork
UCC wishes to appoint a scholar with a proven commitment to excellence in teaching and research to the role of Lecturer in Old English.
www.ucc.ie
June 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
♦️ Job opportunity at UCC! ♦️ 5-year Lecturer in Old English position, commencing in September. This will be a great opportunity for someone to join a thriving department, and to really put their own mark on the discipline. Please share widely!
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
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The recent cancellation of NEH funds has hit the wonderful resource that is the Medieval English Text Series (METS) @urochester.bsky.social, a free online resource that 1000s use for teaching & research.
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
April 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The recent cancellation of NEH funds has hit the wonderful resource that is the Medieval English Text Series (METS) @urochester.bsky.social, a free online resource that 1000s use for teaching & research.
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
Please consider making a donation if you can, and please share!
metseditions.org/donate
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📣"We believe you can't grow whilst also cutting staff." - Nadine Zubair, UEA UCU co-chair, speaking to ITV at our very successful day of action.
📣It's now time for university management to start meaningful negotiations to help avoid job losses. #SaveUEA #UKHE @ucu.org.uk
📣It's now time for university management to start meaningful negotiations to help avoid job losses. #SaveUEA #UKHE @ucu.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📣"We believe you can't grow whilst also cutting staff." - Nadine Zubair, UEA UCU co-chair, speaking to ITV at our very successful day of action.
📣It's now time for university management to start meaningful negotiations to help avoid job losses. #SaveUEA #UKHE @ucu.org.uk
📣It's now time for university management to start meaningful negotiations to help avoid job losses. #SaveUEA #UKHE @ucu.org.uk
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Not in Oxford, calendar conflicts? Fear not! The Ford Lectures by Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Browne--French in Medieval Britain--are wonderful AND recordings of the first three are already online at www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l.... #medievalsky
February 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Not in Oxford, calendar conflicts? Fear not! The Ford Lectures by Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Browne--French in Medieval Britain--are wonderful AND recordings of the first three are already online at www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l.... #medievalsky
Registration for CHASE Medieval French training is open, now with Beginners and Improvers strands! Please share with any interested PGRs: www.chase.ac.uk/events-1/5l5...
CHASE Medieval French training 2024-25 — CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership
www.chase.ac.uk
September 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Registration for CHASE Medieval French training is open, now with Beginners and Improvers strands! Please share with any interested PGRs: www.chase.ac.uk/events-1/5l5...