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Welcome to the International Medieval Congress

Drawing medievalists from over 60 countries, with more than 2,000 individual papers as well as public concerts, performances, excursions, bookfairs and more, the International Medieval Congress (IMC) is Europe's largest forum for sharing ideas in medieval studies.

IMC 2025 will take place from Monday 07 July to Thursday 10 July 2025 and there will be both an in-person and virtual component. The special thematic focus for IMC 2025 will be 'Worlds of Learning'.

Proposals for IMC 2025 are open! Individual paper proposals closed on 31 August 2024 and organised session proposals will close on 30 September 2024Click here to learn more about submitting a proposal for IMC 2025.

Click here to view the IMC 2025 Call for Papers Padlet page, which shows organised sessions that are advertising for papers. Any Call for Papers posted on Twitter/X posts tagging @IMC_Leeds will be shared on the Padlet, as will any Call for Papers that are emailed to imc@leeds.ac.uk.

The IMC 2024 virtual platform closed to registered delegates on 31 August 2024.

Bursaries and Awards

Find out more about support available to attend the IMC.

Proposal Guidelines

Read our guidelines before beginning your submission

Programming

Find out about our Programming Committee and strand structure.

How your Proposal is Processed

Find out what happens after your proposal is received.

News

‘Worlds of Learning’ emerges as the ‘Crisis’ comes to an end!

IMC 2024 welcomed 2,727 delegates, both in-person and virtually, from 64 different countries to the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds from 1-4...

Virtual Platform Confex returning for IMC 2024

  Following the success of the 2023 hybrid IMC, more than 2,300 registered delegates are planning on attending IMC 2024 in person. However, we hope...

2648 Delegates Attend IMC 2023!

Between 3-6 July 2023, we were delighted to welcome 2,648 in-person and virtual delegates from over 60 countries to IMC 2023 to enjoy five days...

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Accommodation

Browse accommodation options which can be booked as part of your registration.

Information for Delegates

Everything you need to know about participating in IMC 2024 in-person or virtually.

Events, Excursions, Performances & Workshops

Browse our exciting programme of events for IMC 2024.

Institute for Medieval Studies

The IMC is hosted by a thriving community of scholars at the University of Leeds.