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This academic year has been a momentous one for medievalists at Girton! In addition to the funding of Girton Medieval and its launch, our members have made some massive accomplishments in their fields. Below is a brief and inexhaustive overview of some of these: ‘Girton Fellows solve a 130-year-old Chaucerian literary mystery’ A direct result of interdisciplinary collaboration within Girton, James Wade and Seb Falk have received international media attention for their discovery which reanalysed a manuscript fragment from Peterhouse’s archive and pointed to three words which may have been misread for centuries. Published within the Review of English Studies, read more about it in theRead More →

June 2026 — This is the first post on the brand new website of Girton Medieval! So what is this? Girton Medieval is an interdisiplinary ‘hub’ for all Fellows and students working on medieval subjects within Girton College, University of Cambridge. Girton is an excellent place to study the Middle Ages, supported by a notable cohort of Fellows actively researching the period across a diverse array of fields. The Girton Medieval initiative aims to connect Girton medievalists and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, communicate ongoing Girtonian excellence in medieval research, and advancing Girton as a leader in Medieval Studies education across the University. The Middle Ages ofRead More →