Postgraduate Virtual Open Week, 16-20 March, 2020

If you're considering postgraduate study in History, Classics or Archaeology you can join Graduate Officers and a current postgraduate student in interactive sessions to find out more.

As part of the University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Virtual Open Week you can find out about studying History, Classics and Archaeology whether through taught or research programmes. Each session comprises a presentation on the programmes and a live and interactive question and answer opportunity. There will be a specific session with the School of History, Classics and Archaeology's Senior Student Ambassador, who is a current postgraduate student within the School.

See below for the School's individual sessions and information on how to register for them.

Upcoming events

Event date
Oct 07 2026 -

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Emile Chabal

Professor Chabal's inaugural lecture will be, 'Age of identity: Democracy and difference in contemporary Europe'.

Event History Inaugural Lecture Staff Further information
A poster proclaims "L'etat c'est chacun nous" with a figure standing over the words
Jun 13 2026 -

Call of Cthulhu - 'Horror in the Cisterns: Cthulhu in Byzantium'

A very special Call of Cthulhu actual play show, part of the 'A Viking in the Sun' project, exploring Norwegian Harald “Hardrada” Sigurdsson's heroic exploits in the Mediterranean world in the eleventh century.

History Research Further information
Text, Call of Cthulu, Horror in the Cisterns in serifed gold
Jun 09 2026 -

Symposium: 'Classical literature in the Renaissance'

Talks will examine the afterlife of classical literature in the Early Modern period across a range of texts, including literary works by authors such as Petrarch and translations from Latin and Greek.

Classics History Further information
A close up of a double-page spread from Ovid's first volume of the Aldine edition of Ovid's works (Venice: 1502), including "Metamorphoses", which is embellished with MS decoration and illumination.
Jun 04 2026 -

Justin Arbuthnott Lecture 2026 - 'Ireland's Pope: Cardinal Paul Cullen and the making of Irish Catholicism'

This year's Arbuthnott Lecture will be given by Professor Colin Barr (University of Notre Dame).

Arbuthnott Lecture History Lecture Our community Further information
A soldier kneels and holds a tricolor flag in a dimly lit space, receiving a blessing from a bishop in ornate robes. A solemn tone prevails.
Jun 03 2026 -

Conference: 'Divine anthropomorphism in ancient cultures'

This conference investigates divine anthropomorphism as a cultural, religious and literary phenomenon.

Classics Conference Research Further information
The lunette above 'Triumph of Religion North Wall' by John Singer Sargent showing Egyptian pharaoh wielding a staff at left, and the Assyrian King at right, releasing a sword from his sheath, over the Israelites.
May 28 2026 -

AHGN Graduate Conference - 'Asia in the global context'

The Asian Histories Graduate Network (AHGN) conference will explore Asia within the global framework and examine how historical narratives are shifting to place Asia at the centre.

Conference History Postgraduate Students Further information
The Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle, The Old Medical School.
May 26 2026 -

'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'

This screening is in collaboration with Filmhouse and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. It will have a short introduction and be followed by a Q&A with historians of Cold War and cultural diplomacy.

History Further information
Three people - two men and one woman - sit in the back of a car, looking through a lowered window at the camera.
May 26 2026 -

Inaugural Gaukroger Lecture - Professor Sorana Corneanu

The Inaugural Gaukroger Lecture will be on 'The art of thinking: Towards a new practice turn in the intellectual history of early modern logic'. Hybrid.

Event History Lecture Further information
This scene shows Vulcan and his assistants the Cyclopes forging weapons for the gods, with Minerva standing at the right. The diamond surmounting Minerva’s shield is an emblem of the Medici family, and this picture may have been painted around 1565 for Francesco de’ Medici (Grand Duke from 1574), who took a keen interest in metallurgy and alchemy.
May 21 2026 -

A cup of history: Chinese tea culture and its global journey

Join Huirong Cheng - PhD Candidate in Economic & Social History - for this very special event on International Tea Day.

Event History Students Further information
Chinese tea cups on a dark wood tray
May 20 2026 -

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

Professor Burke's inaugural lecture will be, 'The flax, the wasp, the goose, and the cat: The more-than-human Renaissance'.

Event History Inaugural Lecture Staff Further information
Detail of Leonardo da Vinci, Studies of the Christ Child with A Cat. Pen and brown ink over stylus.
May 18 2026 -

International Graduate Conference - 'Institutional identities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages'

The 7th International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, will take place 18-19 May, 2026.

Classics Conference History Postgraduate Research Students Further information
Court of Emperor Justinian with Archbishop Maximian of Ravenna and three other clerics on Justinian's right, and two court officials and his guards on his left. (apse mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italia)
May 14 2026 -

3rd IRAAR Conference 'Quarries and rock-cut sites through the lens of archaeology'

The 3rd International ReseArch group on quArries and Rock-cut sites (IRAAR) conference will take place 14-15 May, 2026.

Archaeology Conference Further information
BANNER_Rock-cut tomb at Pantalica.jpg
May 12 2026 -

'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026

This hybrid conference will feature current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh.

Conference History Postgraduate Students Further information
Conference details against a pale blue background with a thistle
May 11 2026 -

International migration and intercultural communication: A cross-disciplinary student congress

A student-led interdisciplinary congress on international migration and intercultural communication.

Conference Event History Students Further information
Logo for Congress
May 07 2026 -

Munro Lecture - 'Bangladesh and the (Im)Possibility of Climate Justice'

Professor Naveeda Khan will present the next Munro Lecture 'Bangladesh and the (Im)Possibility of Climate Justice'

Archaeology Lecture Munro Lecture Research Further information
Picture of horse and cart, Bangladesh
May 06 2026 -

Were the Ancient Egyptians just like us?

Join Dr Zsuzsanna Vegh, Tutor in Ancient Egyptian Language, to find out more.

Archaeology History Lecture Research Further information
An Ancient Egyptian wall painting showing a line of figures in white against a gold background
May 01 2026 -

Lomography in Leith

A new exhibition showcases photographic work by ten HCA-affiliated students who answered the question, "What is Leith?"

Archaeology Classics History Students Further information
Three images side by side - cranes agaist a dark blue evening sky, the marks of ivy up the side of a building, a black and white image of calm water, a single swan floating on it.
Apr 01 2026 -

Cfp: International migration and intercultural communication: A cross-disciplinary student congress

A student-led interdisciplinary congress on international migration and intercultural communication.

Call for papers Conference Event History Students Further information
The Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle, The Old Medical School.
Mar 26 2026 -

John Bannerman Lecture 2026 - Professor Fiona Edmonds

'Dál Riata and Northumbria, c. 700‒1000: Connections and comparisons'. Hybrid.

Bannerman Lecture Event History Lecture School of History, Classics & Archaeology Further information
Professor Fiona Edmonds has long dark hair and wears a red coat. She stands against a stone wall, gazing thoughtfully to the side. Lush green foliage forms the background.
Mar 20 2026 -

Cfp - 'Institutional identities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages'

Edinburgh's Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS) is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 7th International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, which will take place 18-19 May, 2026.

Call for papers Classics Conference History Postgraduate Research Students Further information
Court of Emperor Justinian with Archbishop Maximian of Ravenna and three other clerics on Justinian's right, and two court officials and his guards on his left. (apse mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italia)

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