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 AlumniArbuthnott LectureArbuthnott ScholarshipArchaeologyBannerman LectureBlack History Month LectureCall for papersClassicsConferenceEquality, diversity and inclusionEventFennell ForumFennell LectureFestivalHistoryHuman osteoarchaeologyInaugural LectureInternational Women's DayLectureLecture in the History of SlaveryLeventisLGBTQ+ History Month LectureMunro LectureOsteoarchaeologyOur communityPostgraduateProspective studentsResearchSchool of History, Classics & ArchaeologySeminarStaffStudentsUndergraduateWorkshopWormald Lecture Event date Date from Date to Mar 05 2019 17.10 - 19.00 Scottish Hellenic Society Lecture - Dr Matthew Simonton Dr Matthew Simonton will deliver the lecture ‘The Demagogues of Ancient Greece: Populism and Popular Culture in Antiquity’ as part of the Scottish Hellenic Society series on 5 March, 2019. Further information Mar 01 2019 00.00 - 23.59 'Sociability and the science of man in the Scottish Enlightenment: Themes from the work of Nicholas Phillipson (1937-2018)' A symposium in memory of Nicholas Phillipson (1937 - 2018). Further information Feb 28 2019 13.00 - 14.00 Emotionally demanding histories group - Steering group meeting The initial meeting of this new group will take place on 28 February, 2019. Further information Feb 27 2019 17.00 - 20.00 Film Screening and Discussion Group: 'If...' The Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History is delighted to be hosting two film screenings on the theme of 'Culture, Class and Mental Health in Postwar Britain'. Further information Feb 26 2019 10.00 - 12.00 ERC Honour in Classical Greece Project workshop with Professor Stephen Lambert Professor Stephen Lambert will take part in a workshop within the context of the ERC Honour in Classical Greece Project on 26 February, 2019. Further information Feb 25 2019 17.10 - 19.00 Charles Gordon Mackay Lecture - Professor Stephen Lambert This particular lecture will be given by Professor Stephen Lambert on 25 February, 2019. Further information Feb 19 2019 12.00 - 14.00 Gaming Classics: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Think 'Assassin's Creed' is just a video game? Find out how accurate it is, and perhaps learn a little something at this Festival of Creative Learning event. Further information Feb 18 2019 18.00 - 19.30 'Scotland and Catalonia. Nations without States' Professor J. H. Elliott, Regius Professor Emeritus will discuss 'Scotland and Catalonia. Nations without States' Further information Feb 07 2019 16.00 - 18.30 ‘Mohandas Gandhi: Experiments in civil disobedience’ We are delighted to announce a launch event for Dr Talat Ahmed’s new book, ‘Mohandas Gandhi: Experiments in Civil Disobedience’ on Thursday 7 February. Further information Feb 01 2019 00.00 - 00.00 CFP - 15th International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Congress on 'The Enlightenment' The deadline for submissions to the the 15th International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Congress at the University of Edinburgh in July 2019 is 1 February 2019. Further information Jan 31 2019 18.00 - 19.30 'The tiger in the grass: The merits of applied history' A Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Society event featuring Dr Robert Crowcroft, Dr Tereza Valny and Dr David Kaufman, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, on 31 January, 2019. Further information Jan 31 2019 00.00 - 00.00 CFP - Metal Ages in Europe Scientific Commission Conference Proposals for either a paper or poster for the 2019 UISPP Metal Ages in Europe Conference "Where are you going: Reconsidering migrations in the Metal Ages" are invited. Deadline 31 January, 2019. Further information Jan 26 2019 00.00 - 23.59 Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference: Scotland's Diverse Past The second annual Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference will take in Edinburgh 26 and 27 January, 2019. Further information Jan 21 2019 00.00 - 00.00 CFP - Northern Lights workshop This is the first Call for Papers for the inaugural meeting of Northern Lights, a one-day workshop for postgraduate research students in Ancient History in the north of the UK. The deadline is 21 January, 2019. Further information Jan 16 2019 18.00 - 20.00 Professor Martha S. Jones: 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America' Professor Jones talks about her new book 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America ' on 16th January, 2019. Further information Jan 11 2019 00.00 - 00.00 New directions in Second World War Studies First of programme of events exploring the ways in which we discuss and commemorate the lived experience of the Second World War - 11 January 2019. Further information Jan 05 2019 00.00 - 00.00 CFP - Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference The second annual Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference will take in Edinburgh on 26 and 27 January, 2019. The deadline for submissions is 5 January 2019. Further information Dec 11 2018 18.00 - 19.30 The 1918 General Election and the break-up of the United Kingdom Join a panel of speakers as they discuss a pivotal point in Irish history. The event takes place on 11 December, 2018. Free. Further information Dec 07 2018 17.30 - 18.30 Public lecture - Jennifer Anderson, 'From rainforest to parlour: Revealing the history of slavery in mahogany furniture' As part of the collaborative research project The Matter of Slavery in Scotland - in partnership with National Museums Scotland - the first public lecture will consider Scotland's slave trade involvement through mahogany furniture. Further information Dec 06 2018 17.00 - 18.30 'Can an ancient truth become an old lie?' A few methodological remarks concerning current comparative research on war and its aftermath' "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." Dr Gorgia Proietti takes Wilfred Owen's reading of the famous Horace' sentence as a starting point for a few methodological remarks concerning current comparative research on war and post-war experience on 6 December, 2018. Further information … 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 … This article was published on 2024-08-01