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
Feb 28 2025 -

CFP - 'Shifting Fortunes 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 6th International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, which will take place 22-23rd April, 2025.

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Feb 07 2025 -

CFP - 'Material Scotland'

Celebrating the career and legacy of Professor Stana Nenadic (1954-2024), ‘Material Scotland’ is a two-day conference (15-16 May) that will showcase existing, new and emerging strands of research in Scottish material and visual culture and historical contexts.

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Feb 05 2025 -

UK Class in Classics Report – One Year On

February 2025 will mark a year since the publication of the UK Class In Classics Report 2024. This online panel event, run by the Institute of Classical Studies, will provide an opportunity to assess the impact the report is having in the discipline.

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Feb 04 2025 -

Justin Arbuthnott Lecture 2025: 'Women and work in modern Ireland'

This year's Justin Arbuthnott Lecture will be given by Professor Ciara Breathnach, Professor of Irish Gender History, University College Cork.

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Nov 24 2024 -

Hybrid - 'Neophytos Enkleistos’s Testamentary Typikon: Manuscript, text(s), contexts'

Celebrate the restoration of the University's Neophytos the Recluse's testamentary typikon with this two-day workshop around this unique manuscript and its author.

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Nov 21 2024 -

Munro Lecture: 'Natural heritage at risk: Memory and mourning in the Anthropocene'

The second Munro Lecture will be given by Professor Þóra Pétursdóttir on 21 November in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

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Nov 14 2024 -

The Fennell Forum 2024: Reflections on the US Presidential election

Bringing together experts on policy and communications, gender and party politics, American political history, and grassroots political activism, this roundtable offers a range of perspectives on the 2024 US presidential election.

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Nov 13 2024 -

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jon Henderson: 'Oceans without History?'

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Jon Henderson, Professor of Coastal and Marine Archaeology.

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Nov 13 2024 -

Ocean Heritage and Marine Archaeology: Waves of Change

This event aims to explore current trends in marine heritage research and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding historical human interactions with the marine environment.

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Nov 07 2024 -

‘The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton’

Based on work by the Alice Thornton’s Books Project, Alice Thornton (1626-1707) comes back to life for one night only.

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Nov 01 2024 -

Inaugural Symposium: Modern Greek Studies at Edinburgh

The event will feature a round table discussion of the current challenges and the future perspectives of Modern Greek Studies in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

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Oct 22 2024 -

History and Games Lab Games Night/Jam

This event is open to students, staff, alumni and their friends. Play our games, bring your own, or discuss and playtest projects.

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Oct 18 2024 -

Black History Month: Dr Rochelle Rowe, 'The Black Woman Modernist Muse in Jacob Epstein's Art, 1915-1959'

Part of Black History Month at the City Art Centre in partnership with the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights.

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Oct 17 2024 -

Munro Lecture - Dr Elizabeth Chin: 'Ethnography, making, and recursive practice'

The next Munro Lecture will be given by Dr Elizabeth Chin on 17 October in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

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Oct 17 2024 -

2024 Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery - Professor Benedetta Rossi

The next Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be given by Professor Benedetta Rossi on 'The problem of African slavery in the age of abolition'.

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Oct 04 2024 -

Alice Thornton and her Digital Edition - Portobello Book Festival

Join the team behind Alice Thornton's Books to discuss Alice Thornton's incredible life and how to make 17th century writing digitally available.

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Oct 03 2024 -

Black History Month: 'Co-curating with care: Exhibiting Caribbean experiences of Edinburgh - the Respect! Project'

The School's 2024 Black History Month event takes place on 3 October.

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Oct 02 2024 -

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Ben Russell: 'Roman sculptors at work'

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Ben Russell, Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire.

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Sep 24 2024 -

History and Games Lab: Games Night/Jam

This event is open to students, staff, alumni and their friends. Play our games, bring your own, or discuss and playtest projects.

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Aug 23 2024 -

Call of Cthulhu – Live in the Library

Horror! Madness! Secrets! It's Call of Cthulhu, played live on stage at the National Library of Scotland.

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