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 Search Tags Alumni Arbuthnott Lecture Arbuthnott Scholarship Archaeology Bannerman Lecture Black History Month Lecture Call for papers Classics Conference Equality, diversity and inclusion Event Fennell Forum Fennell Lecture Festival Gender History Human osteoarchaeology Inaugural Lecture International Women's Day Lecture Lecture in the History of Slavery Leventis LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture Munro Lecture Osteoarchaeology Our community Postgraduate Prospective students Research School of History, Classics & Archaeology Seminar Staff Students Undergraduate Workshop Wormald Lecture Event date Date from Date to Sep 30 2026 18.30 - 20.30 Emile Chabal: 'The Age of Hobsbawm' Join Emile Chabal, Professor of Contemporary History, as he reflects on the life and intellect of one of the most influential historians of the modern world - Eric Hobsbawm. Event History Research Staff Further information Oct 07 2026 17.00 - 18.00 'Children of Athena: The armed forces of ancient democratic Athens' The first lecture by Leverhulme Visiting Professor David M Pritchard before embarking on a national speaking tour. Further information Oct 15 2026 16.30 - 18.00 'Early Modern women take to the stage: Creative responses to the past' Explore how Alice Thornton's and Isabella Whitney's writing found new audiences hundreds of years after their deaths. Gender History Research Staff Further information Oct 21 2026 16.30 - 18.00 Gender & History Annual Lecture 2026 - Professor Judith Evans Grubbs The 2026 Gender & History Annual Lecture will be on '"An illegal and dishonourable deed": The sale of children by their parents in the Roman Empire (200-600 CE)'. History Lecture Gender Further information Oct 22 2026 16.00 - 17.00 Black History Month Lecture 2026: Professor Stephen Small The 2026 Black History Month Lecture will be given by Professor Stephen A. Small (Berkeley). Black History Month Lecture History Further information Nov 04 2026 17.15 - 18.30 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 Nov 05 2026 17.00 - 19.00 2026 ECGH Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery - Professor Nino Luraghi The 2026 ECGH Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be on 'Silencing the Past: From Haiti to the Peloponnese'. History Lecture Lecture in the History of Slavery Further information This article was published on Thursday 1 August 2024
