Renaissance Centre Warwick

22/09/2026

iv. Beginner’s Ancient Greek language course: 9 x weekly sessions of 1.5hrs each, starting Thurs 18th February 2027. Full information and application form here.

Course fee: £300 per person. Participants whose institution belongs to the Newberry Library Consortium may be eligible for consortium grants to cover the cost of the course. Please contact your local consortium representative for further details. There is no fee for fully-enrolled University of War...

22/09/2026

Online reading group starting 14 Oct: 'Foundational texts for the Renaissance - Plato'. Info and sign up here:

The Plato reading group will be held every Wednesday online on MS Teams between 5 and 6pm (GMT), beginning from the second week of Term 1. We will be reading, in turn, The Republic, Timaeus and Critias. Please contact the organiser if you are interested and they will send you a Teams link for the fi...

14/07/2026

'Teaching & Learning in the Renaissance' a study day delivered in person by Renaissance Centre Warwick on Thurs 24 September 2026. Join us for a fascinating day exploring experiences of teaching and learning across the Renaissance world. Our four expert speakers will examine:
• Shakespeare and the English grammar school experience
• Universities in medieval and Renaissance Europe
• Travel as a form of Renaissance learning
• Latin and vernacular languages in education and intellectual culture

Lunch and parking included @ £65 per person. Places are limited, so early booking is recommended. Applications close at 8am on Monday 14 September 2026.

This year's Study Day will explore experiences of teaching and learning across the Renaissance world. From the structures of the early modern grammar school, to the evolving practices of medieval and Renaissance universities across Europe, the speakers will examine approaches to learning in depth. W...

30/06/2026

Renaissance Centre Warwick (CSR) is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from highly qualified researchers in the field who seek to apply for a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships, tenable in the Centre. Particular strengths of CSR members include literature, intellectual history, social and cultural history, history of the book, history of religion, history of science and medicine, history of art, history of universities, epistolary networks, history of translation, the relationships between Neo-Latin and the vernaculars, and the classical tradition. By (and preferably before) noon on Monday 20th July 2026, interested applicants are invited to complete the Expression of Interest form, accessible via the website here https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/research/prospective/bapdfellowships/

25/06/2026

Renaissance Centre Warwick (CSR) is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from highly qualified researchers in the field who seek to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, tenable in the Centre. Particular strengths of CSR members include literature, intellectual history, social and cultural history, history of the book, history of religion, history of science and medicine, history of art, history of universities, epistolary networks, history of translation, the relationships between Neo-Latin and the vernaculars, and the classical tradition. By (and preferably before) noon on Monday 20th July 2026, interested applicants are invited to complete the Expression of Interest form, accessible via the website here

Warwick's Centre for the Study of the Renaissance (CSR) is pleased to invite expressions of interest from highly qualified researchers in the field who seek to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF), tenable within the Centre. The CSR is among the most active such instit...

23/06/2026

A huge thank you to our wonderful hosts at Coughton Court, Alcester last Saturday. The warm welcome, great conversation, and excellent food made it a day to remember - the views from the roof were amazing too! Thanks also to Elizabeth Goldring for her fascinating talk on Holbein, which rounded off our splendid afternoon.

29/04/2026

Renaissance Centre Warwick (collaborative) Renaissance PhD Summer School, commencing 29th June 2026 at CESR in Tours, France. 25 places available, so applications should be made as soon as possible. Closing date is Tues 5th May 2026. Full details on website https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/languages/phdsummerschool/

29/04/2026

Beginners Latin for Research course, 5 intense sessions over 2 weeks, starting Wednesday 2nd September 2026. Full details including registration on the website https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/languages/latin4research/intense-beginners/