The Centre has one of the greatest concentrations of expertise in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies in the United Kingdom, and the academic experts who form the core of the Centre include:
- Professor James Bolton, History
- Dr Jerry Brotton, English and Drama
- Dr Warren Boutcher, English and Drama
- Dr David Colclough, English and Drama
- Professor Trevor J. Dadson, Modern Languages
- Dr Peter Denley, History
- Professor Lisa Jardine, Centre for Editing Lives and Letters
- Professor Kate Lowe, History
- Dr Will McMoren, Modern Languages
- Professor Michael Moriarty, Modern Languages
- Professor Miles Ogden, Geography
- Professor Miri Rubin, History
- Professor Kevin Sharpe, English and Drama
- Professor Evelyn Welch, English and Drama
- Professor Michael Lobban, Law
The Centre was launched with the first seminar in the Renaissance Witnessed Series. This series will review what the Renaissance now means to scholars across the disciplines and will be commented on by leading experts from within the college and the international scholarly community. The seminars bring new approaches to the Renaissance, to scholars and students, the museums, galleries, libraries and archives sector, and the broader public. For further information, click here
Queen Mary's is also the home to CELL (The Centre for Editing Lives and Letters) [new window] which develops research projects which have relevance to the period 1500-1800. CELL's work is based around three themes, which are letter collections, lives and works and marginalia.
Images on the Renaissance and Early Modern Studies website taken by Alastair Dunning.

