Research seminars

The School offers an American History seminar and workshop series, as well as round table events and a reading group.

The ArchSoc Archaeology seminars provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of archaeological themes from diverse chronological and geographical areas. The seminars are open to all.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Centre hosts a seminar series which takes place throughout the academic year and is open to staff, students and the general public

The Classics research seminars provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and the promotion of new research and debate among the research community, both within and outside the University. All are welcome. 

The Classics Postgraduate seminars enable postgraduate students to gain valuable experience and practice in delivering research papers and taking questions on their work.

The Centre hosts a seminar series which takes place throughout the academic year and is open to staff, students and the general public.

The Histories of Gender and Sexuality seminar series runs regularly throughout the academic year. Seminars are open to all.

This research group organises occasional seminars and other events on the history of science, medicine and technology. 

The History and Games Lab explores games as a medium for historical research, teaching and public understanding of history, including fostering practical collaborations between historians, game designers, and other practitioners who engage with games.

Seminars usually take place on Mondays, and everyone is welcome. Please see below for details of venues and timings.

The Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society seminar series offers postgraduate students from Edinburgh and beyond and open forum to present their research, be it complete papers or works-in-progress, to an interdisciplinary audience of peers working with the fields of late antique and medieval studies. We encourage the attendance of anyone who is interested in these fields, irrespective of level of study or membership of the University.

This seminar series seeks to explore key themes in Modern Greek Studies through a global, interdisciplinary, and self-reflexive lens. Providing a forum for scholars coming from different disciplines and working in the field (broadly conceived), it aims to situate the Greek experience within broader transnational contexts, interrogate established narratives, and foster critical dialogue across disciplines. The seminar series is open to all.

The Modern Irish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

The events take place throughout Semester 1 and Semester 2 of each academic year. Please contact the Research Group Convenors (see below) to be added to our mailing list for updates on our event schedule and upcoming seminars.

You are warmly invited to join the Prehistory Postgraduate Reading Group - a student-led interdisciplinary forum that meets in a cosy online environment. The Prehistory Group is a journal club with a difference - monthly readings are suggested by members and discussed as a group before a short online Q&A with the author.

The Scottish History Postgraduate Network is an academic and social forum for postgraduate students (taught and research) at the University of Edinburgh working on any aspect or period of Scottish history. We pursue an active interest in combining interdisciplinary perspectives in the study of Scotland's past, so invite postgraduate students from all schools and departments at Edinburgh to join.

The Scottish History research seminars provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of themes relating to Scottish history across a broad chronological period, from early medieval to modern. Seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

This series of seminars compares the early development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (origins to about 100 BCE) and the medicine of the Hippocratic Corpus with respect to the following aspects of the study of health and medicine