Professor Emma Cayley is Chair of the University Council of Modern Languages and Head of the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds. She joined Leeds in September 2019 after 16 years teaching at the University of Exeter where she also held the post of Head of Department from 2011-2016. Emma’s research interests fall mainly in the period 1300-1500 in France, and she has published extensively in the areas of medieval French poetry, debate, and society. Her more recent work spans the digital humanities and material culture. Emma is currently on the editorial boards of a number of presses and journals as well as holding the office of President of the International Courtly Literature Society (ICLS).