2018

First of programme of events exploring the ways in which we discuss and commemorate the lived experience of the Second World War - 11 January 2019.

The second annual Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference will take in Edinburgh on 26 and 27 January, 2019. The deadline for submissions is 5 January 2019.

Join a panel of speakers as they discuss a pivotal point in Irish history. The event takes place on 11 December, 2018. Free.

As part of the collaborative research project The Matter of Slavery in Scotland - in partnership with National Museums Scotland - the first public lecture will consider Scotland's slave trade involvement through mahogany furniture.

"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." Dr Gorgia Proietti takes Wilfred Owen's reading of the famous Horace' sentence as a starting point for a few methodological remarks concerning current comparative research on war and post-war experience on 6 December, 2018.

The 2nd Annual International Graduate Edinburgh Byzantine Conference will be hosted by the Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Research Group, in collaboration with the Alwaleed Centre, 30 November-1 December 2018.

Professor Bowd will deliver his inaugural lecture 'Renaissance mass murder' on 29 November, 2018. Followed by a reception and book launch. Free.

This 2018 Munro Lecture 'What Archaeology Can Learn from Art: Feeling the Impact of the Past' will be delivered by Benjamin Alberti, Professor of Anthropology at Framingham State University, on 29 November 2018.

Dr Julius Ruiz will referee a football match played by original 1863 rules!

The Honour in Classical Greece ERC project welcomes Professor Edward Mendelson as its fourth public lecturer on 26 November.

This 2018 Munro Lecture 'A certain kind of English embryology?: Biological translation and the 14 day rule’ will be delivered by Sarah Franklin, University Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, on 22 November 2018.

Join us on 21 November for this live and interactive online session with staff from our MSc History (Online) programme to find out more about studying online.

Taking a long-range view, Ireland's Ambassador to the UK, Adrian O'Neill, will explore the complexities of the Irish-British relationship in the shadow of Brexit on 14 November, 2018.

If you are considering postgraduate study in history, classics and archaeology come along to our Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 14 November, 2018. Book your place now!

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology will be holding an information session for current MSc students who are interested in applying for a PhD on 12 November.

First of a programme of events exploring the ways in which we discuss and commemorate the lived experience of the Second World War. Call for papers deadline, 2 November 2018.

As part of the Festival of Politics, join Sir Tom Devine and Professor Stana Nenadic on new perspectives on the Highland Clearances. (Published 10 September, 2018)

The 2018 STUC Black History Month Lecture will be given by Dr Talat Ahmed. (Published 25 September, 2018)

The Irish History Research group will co-host a screening with the Filmhouse CInema. (Published 28 September, 2018)

Professor Kelly will deliver his inaugural lecture 'Late Roman History and Latin Philology' on 25 September, 2018. (Published 20 August, 2018)

Join us to explore the fascinating history of the Irish language with Professor Brian Ó Conchubhair. (Published 29 August, 2018)

Join leading osteoarchaeologist and biological anthropologist Professor Clark Spencer Larsen for this free talk. (Published 21 August, 2018)

The Honour in Classical Greece ERC project welcomes Professor Richard Wilkinson as its third public lecturer

Join Dr Anna Groundwater and Andrew Conway at ScotlandsFest 2018. (Published 9 August, 2018)

A lunchtime 'in conversation' event with Dr Linda Fibiger and Anna Szoke on 'Searching for the person within - anthropological and bioarchaeological reflections on skeletal identities'. Part of the 'Dead images' exhibition. (Published 19 June, 2018)

'Dead Images' is an exhibition exploring the contentious legacy of collections of human skulls, assembled during the 19th and early 20th centuries and still held in public institutions in Europe. (Published 25 June, 2018)

Documentary filmmaker Jude Ratnam discusses the complexities of Sri Lanka’s civil war with Talat Ahmed and Kanchana Ruwanpura from the University of Edinburgh. (Published 9 August, 2018)

Dr. Jennifer Ebbeler (Texas) will give a seminar on Epistolography in Later Latin Literature. (Published 2 August, 2018)

A lunchtime 'in conversation' event with Dr Linda Fibiger and Anna Szoke. Part of the 'Dead images' exhibition. (Published 19 June, 2018)

Professor Axel Honneth will deliver the Honour in Classical Greece project lecture 'Recognition in Modern Europe'. (Published 28 May, 2018)

The Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology at University of Edinburgh presents 'Polyphonic Murders' as part of the Leith Festival. (Published 4 June, 2018).

This day seminar offers an exploration of sex and gender identities in pre - and proto-historic societies in a range of papers interspersed with discussion to inform a richer understanding of the past. (Published 3 May, 2018)

The inaugural meeting of the School of History, Classics & Archaeology's Cultural Heritage and Community Engagement Research Group. Free. (Published 7 June, 2018)

The Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology at University of Edinburgh presents 'Polyphonic Murders' events as part of the Leith Festival. (Published 4 June, 2018).

A virtual Open Day for the MSc in History (online) will be held on Wednesday 6 June, 2018. (Published 15 May, 2018)

The 4th Annual Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society Conference takes place on 4 June on the subject of 'Transformation'.

The first workshop from 'Women, weapons and war' will take place on Friday 1 June, 2018. (Published 24 May, 2018)

The 2018 Denys Hay Lecture will be delivered by Professor Gábor Klaniczay. (Published 9 May, 2018)

A conference on the intimacies of fertility control politics to be held at the University of Edinburgh, 23-24 May 2018. (Published 14 December, 2017)

Thinking about further study but aren’t quite sure whether it is right for you? There is still time to find out at this event. (Published 3 May, 2018)

This panel discussion will be on women’s reproductive rights in modern Ireland and a historical perspective on this topic in the lead up to Ireland’s referendum on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. (Published 3 May, 2018)

The School of History Classics and Archaeology and the Careers Service are delivering an informal careers workshop for HCA PhD students on the topic of marketing yourself and PhD to employers effectively. (Published 20 April, 2018)

This one-day workshop will be complemented by an exhibit of the key books, from the Italian Renaissance to the nineteenth century, discussed by the contributors. (Published 24 April, 2018)

Dr Lorenzo Zamboni (Pavia) will speak on the 'missing' link of northern Italy in the first millennium BCE. (Published 12 April, 2018)

A workshop will be held as part of the Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature project on 27 April. (Published 2 April, 2018)

A short presentation introducing the online MSc programme, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, and the range of support services you can expect as an online student at the University of Edinburgh. The rest of the hour will then be devoted to an open question-and-answer session where we are happy to discuss any questions you have about the programme.

As part of its ongoing commitment to the development of its postgraduate community, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is offering all PhD and MScR students the chance to participate in a two-day retreat at the Burn. (Published 15 December)

Nisha Patel from the College Research Office is organising a training event for HCA PhD students on Leverhulme Trust early career and British Academy postdoctoral fellowship scheme.

The 51st Spring Symposium -  'The Post-1204 Byzantine World: New Approaches and Novel Directions' - will return to Edinburgh for the third time on 13-15 April, 2018. (Published 23 October, 2017)

A one-day workshop exploring new perspectives on gender in literature, from Homer, Ovid, and Plautus, to women’s voices in contemporary fiction. Free. (Published 5 April, 2018)