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About us
The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies was founded in 1996 as an interdisciplinary Centre within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Kent. It has four main purposes: to administer postgraduate teaching for the long-standing MA by Coursework and Dissertation, to promote research through our MA, MPhil and PhD by research, to encourage publications in the Medieval and Early Modern periods, and to develop links with Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library.
Staff members of the Centre are drawn from the constituent Schools of the Faculty, and we enjoy special support from three - those of English, History and School of Arts. Among the teachers there is a wide variety of research interests, many of which cross traditional discipline boundaries.
The Centre is located at Rutherford College, which enjoys fine views of the City of Canterbury and its Cathedral. Day-to-day business is handled by Claire Taylor, the Centre Administrator. The Director of the Centre is Dr Alixe Bovey
There is a vigorous, enterprising and supportive graduate community made up of MA and Research Postgraduates in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, English, and History. Typical of its activities are the organisation of reading groups, research seminars, conferences and the occasional drama production.