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
May 13 2021 -

Fennell Lecture 2021 - Professor Annette Gordon-Reed

The 2021 Fennell Lecture was delivered by Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, entitled 'On Juneteenth: “This, Then, is Texas”'.

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Apr 22 2021 -

'Between history and memory: Slavery and race' - A workshop with Professor Ana Lucia Araujo

A workshop with Professor Ana Lucia Araujo on on the themes of slavery, race, history and memory.

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Apr 22 2021 -

'Working-class Classics: A conversation'

This workshop is a first step towards setting up a network of solidarity and support for working-class Classicists. It is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic.

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Apr 21 2021 -

2021 Lecture in the History of Slavery: Professor Ana Lucia Araujo

The 2021 Lecture in the History of Slavery was delivered by Professor Ana-Lucia Araujo, Howard University.

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Apr 13 2021 -

Scotland and Independence referendums: Short- and long-term reflections

Professor Ciaran Martin in conversation with Professor Sir Tom Devine and Professor Ngaire Woods.

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Apr 05 2021 -

Call for papers - 'Liminality: Crossing borders, crossing boundaries'

Submissions are invited for the 7th Annual Conference of the Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society.

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Mar 18 2021 -

Munro Lecture - Professor Robin D G Kelly: 'Genealogies of American Fascism'

The next Munro Lecture will be given by Professor Robin D G Kelly, Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA.

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Mar 15 2021 -

PAIXUE - Professor Dimitris Krallis

The next research meeting as part of the PAIXUE project will be on 'The impersonal logic of governance: Friendship, cultural affinity, and public service in Byzantium'.

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Mar 08 2021 -

International Women's Day - 'Stories of protest against the Miss World contest'

Mark International Women's Day with activists Sally Alexander, Sue Finch, Jenny Fortune, Jane Grant, Jo Robinson and Sarah Wilson.

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Feb 24 2021 -

MSc in History (online) - Online information session

Join staff from the MSc History (online) course and the Graduate Office on Wednesday 24th February 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm GMT.

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Feb 23 2021 -

MSc in Ancient Worlds (online) - Online information session

Join staff from the MSc Ancient Worlds (online) course and the Graduate Office on Tuesday 23rd February 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm GMT.

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Feb 09 2021 -

LGBT+ History Month - Dr Molly Merryman, 'Queer Voices from the Pandemic'

While there are multiple LGBT+ communities in the UK, something that unites them is resilience in the face of crisis. Queer Britain, the national LGBTQ+ museum, has launched "Queer Pandemic," a remote-video oral history project.

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Feb 05 2021 -

1st Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival

The first Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 5-7 February 2021.

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Jan 20 2021 -

Fennell Forum - From Trump to Biden, what's next for US politics?

The virtual forum brought together some of the leading historians in the field of American history for a discussion of the recent US presidential election and its consequences.

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Jan 08 2021 -

Virtual Workshop: ‘Rethinking the Politics and Practices of Print in Comparative Colonial Perspective’

A virtual workshop at the Edinburgh Centre for Global History, University of Edinburgh.

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Jan 07 2021 -

Online teaching and learning: Questions and reflections

As we begin semester 2, this is an opportunity to discuss experiences and to look forward.

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Dec 13 2020 -

Call for submissions: 1st Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival

The first Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 5-7 February 2020.

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Dec 10 2020 -

Conference - Scottish Local Democracy: Historical and Current

The University of Edinburgh Political History Group are organising a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional conference on the historical development, current state and future prospects of local democracy in Scotland.

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Nov 20 2020 -

Conference Programme: 'Britain, the League of Nations and the New International Order’

The University of Edinburgh, in association with the National Library of Scotland, will be hosting a free online Conference 20-21 November, 2020.

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Nov 20 2020 -

Call for Papers: 'Britain, the League of Nations and the New International Order'

The University of Edinburgh, in association with the National Library of Scotland, will be hosting a free online Conference 20-21 November, 2020. Submissions are invited by 20 August, 2020.

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