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

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Nov 13 2019 -

Postgraduate Open Day

The next postgraduate Open Day will take place on Wednesday 13 November, 2019.

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Nov 11 2019 -

Sustainable Self Care

Part of Mental Health & Wellbeing Week.

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Nov 09 2019 -

'Where are you going? Reconsidering migrations in the Metal Ages' - 9-10 November 2019

The 2019 UISPP Metal Ages in Europe Conference will take place 9-10 November, 2019.

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Nov 08 2019 -

ArchSoc Fieldwork Fair 2019

The 2019 annual (free) fieldwork fair will take place on Friday 8 November in Teviot Debating Hall.

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Nov 07 2019 -

Munro Lecture - Professor Christopher Knüsel: 'Violent Injuries and Scapegoats at Neolithic Çatalhöyük'

The next Munro Lecture will be delivered by Professor Christopher Knüsel on 7 November, 2019. This event is free and open to all.

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Nov 01 2019 -

Learning Effectively in Intercultural Classrooms

Dr Ken Fordyce and Dr Samaneh Zandian of Moray House School of Education will be facilitating a workshop for HCA PGT students and academic teaching staff.

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Oct 25 2019 -

Considering a PhD?

If you are an MSc student considering PhD study at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology come along to a briefing session.

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Oct 24 2019 -

Black History Month - Jackie Kay

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to welcome Jackie Kay, Scots Makar, poet and novelist as part of Black History Month.

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Oct 24 2019 -

Dr David Headon - '"So much more than a Prime Minister": Andrew Fisher (1862-1928)'

The remarkable contribution to Australian political life made by Andrew Fisher, Australia’s fifth Prime Minister, has only just begun to receive a measure of the recognition it deserves. Join Dr David Headon to discover more about this extraordinary man.

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Oct 14 2019 -

Dr Tyson Reeder - Smugglers, Pirates, and Patriots: Free Trade in the Age of Revolution

Join Dr Tyson Reeder (University of Virginia) as he talks about his new book, 'Smugglers, Pirates, and Patriots: Free Trade in the Age of Revolution'.

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Oct 08 2019 -

'A Fair Field and No Favour - The remarkable story of the Edinburgh Seven'

“A Fair Field and No Favour” – the Edinburgh Seven and the campaign to secure women the right to a Medical Degree 1869-73. A talk with Jo Spiller, MSc student at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

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Oct 08 2019 -

Charles Gordon Mackay Lecture - Professor Gianfranco Agosti

The 2019 Charles Gordon Mackay Lecture will be given by Professor Gianfranco Agosti.

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Oct 03 2019 -

A.G. Leventis Inaugural lecture - Professor Mary Margaret McCabe

Professor Mary Margaret McCabe's inaugural lecture is entitled, 'Taking time to talk: Plato's Euthydemus on the metaphysics of conversation'.

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Oct 01 2019 -

Dr Talat Ahmed: 'Mohandas Gandhi: Experiments in Civil Disobedience'

Join Dr Talat Ahmed, Lecturer in South Asian History, as she talks about her new book. Part of South Asia Week.

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Sep 30 2019 -

Dr Talat Ahmed: Showcasing South Asia at the Edinburgh Festivals

Dr Talat Ahmed, Lecturer in South Asian History, joins other participants from this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival sharing stories from events which had a South Asia focus. Part of South Asia Week.

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Sep 18 2019 -

Alan Watson Seminar in Legal History: Mathias Schmoeckel

The Centre for Legal History is delighted to host the Alan Watson Seminar in Legal History, which this year will be given by Mathias Schmoeckel, Institute of German and Rhenish Legal History.

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Sep 18 2019 -

History (and the Frontier) as Literature in Eleventh-Century Byzantine Historical Accounts

Research meeting with Francisco Lopez-Santos Kornberger as part of the 'Classicising Learning in Medieval Imperial Systems: Cross-cultural Approaches to Byzantine Paideia and Tang/Song Xue' project.

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Sep 12 2019 -

Conference: 'Keeping to the Point: Law, Rhetoric and Character in Athenian Forensic Oratory'

This conference will explore the relationship between Law and judicial rhetoric by providing a thorough analysis of several forensic speeches from Classical Athens.

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Sep 11 2019 -

The Wicked Findings of the Witchfinder General

The Wicked Findings of the Witchfinder General: Using linked open data to put accused witches on the map.

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Aug 26 2019 -

Dr Talat Ahmed - India After the Elections

Join Dr Talat Ahmed with Meena Kandasamy and Nitasha Kaul as they discuss recent political developments in South Asia at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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