The University of York (U.K.) will open a Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies on 1 October 2005, under the directorship of Professors David Wooton (History) and William Sherman (English). The Centre will sponsor two international conferences in the summer of 2006: '"Shrews" on the Renaissance Stage' (26-27 May 2006) and 'Rethinking the Baroque'. The Centre is also inviting applications for three-year doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships. A dedicated website will follow shortly. In the meantime, click here to learn more about the doctoral fellowships, and here for the postdoctoral (deadline for the latter is 17 February, 2005).