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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May 23 2018 -

Intimate politics: Fertility control in a global historical perspective

A conference on the intimacies of fertility control politics to be held at the University of Edinburgh, 23-24 May 2018. (Published 14 December, 2017)

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May 22 2018 -

Abortion in Ireland: A transformative moment?

This panel discussion will be on women’s reproductive rights in modern Ireland and a historical perspective on this topic in the lead up to Ireland’s referendum on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. (Published 3 May, 2018)

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May 10 2018 -

Marketing yourself effectively: HCA PhD careers event

The School of History Classics and Archaeology and the Careers Service are delivering an informal careers workshop for HCA PhD students on the topic of marketing yourself and PhD to employers effectively. (Published 20 April, 2018)

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May 04 2018 -

The historiography on democratic Athens before George Grote

This one-day workshop will be complemented by an exhibit of the key books, from the Italian Renaissance to the nineteenth century, discussed by the contributors. (Published 24 April, 2018)

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May 03 2018 -

The missing ring: First urban experience in the wetlands south of the Alps

Dr Lorenzo Zamboni (Pavia) will speak on the 'missing' link of northern Italy in the first millennium BCE. (Published 12 April, 2018)

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Apr 27 2018 -

Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature: Workshop 3 - 27 April 2018

A workshop will be held as part of the Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature project on 27 April. (Published 2 April, 2018)

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Apr 25 2018 -

Online information session - MSc in History

A short presentation introducing the online MSc programme, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, and the range of support services you can expect as an online student at the University of Edinburgh. The rest of the hour will then be devoted to an open question-and-answer session where we are happy to discuss any questions you have about the programme.

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Apr 21 2018 -

Burn Retreat 2018 (21-22 April)

As part of its ongoing commitment to the development of its postgraduate community, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is offering all PhD and MScR students the chance to participate in a two-day retreat at the Burn. (Published 15 December)

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Apr 19 2018 -

Leverhulme Trust early career and British Academy postdoctoral fellowship schemes

Nisha Patel from the College Research Office is organising a training event for HCA PhD students on Leverhulme Trust early career and British Academy postdoctoral fellowship scheme.

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Apr 13 2018 -

51st Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies

The 51st Spring Symposium -  'The Post-1204 Byzantine World: New Approaches and Novel Directions' - will return to Edinburgh for the third time on 13-15 April, 2018. (Published 23 October, 2017)

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Apr 12 2018 -

Classics Workshop - New approaches to gender in ancient literature

A one-day workshop exploring new perspectives on gender in literature, from Homer, Ovid, and Plautus, to women’s voices in contemporary fiction. Free. (Published 5 April, 2018)

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Apr 05 2018 -

Munro Lecture: Professor Melinda A. Zeder, 'Pathways to animal domestication: A continuing journey'

The next Munro Lecture will be delivered by Professor Melinda A. Zeder. It is free to attend and non-ticketed, with a reception to follow.

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Mar 28 2018 -

Where do you live? Iron Age settlement types from farms to cities - Workshop

This workshop will discuss the diversity of Iron Age settlement types across space and time, from Scotland to Greece and from Sicily to Central Europe. (Published 15 February, 2018)

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Mar 07 2018 -

MSc in History (online) - Virtual Open Day

An online session for you to ask us questions about the online History MSc programme - a virtual open day - will be held on Wednesday 7 March 2018. (Published 31 January, 2018)

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Mar 01 2018 -

CANCELLED - Czech New Wave film screening series - The Valley of the Bees

The Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History presents a two-day film screening series to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring in 1968. (Published 5 February, 2017)

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Feb 28 2018 -

Czech New Wave film screening series - The Cremator

The Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History presents a two-day film screening series to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring in 1968. (Published 5 February, 2017)

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Feb 23 2018 -

Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature: Workshop 2

A workshop will be held as part of the Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature project on 23 February. (Published 31 October, 2017)

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Feb 22 2018 -

Festival of Creative Learning: The analysis of ancient proteins: data analysis and interpretation

Join Jessica Hendry (Max Planck) for a workshop on the methodology of residue analysis. Part of the Festival of Creative Learning. (Published 14 February, 2017)

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Feb 20 2018 -

'Queens of Syria': Screening

We are privileged to host a screening of the 2016 theatre performance, as well as a documentary film about the production. Please join us to watch these two important films, and to talk with cast member Reem Al Sayyah. (Published 9 February, 2017)

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Feb 15 2018 -

Professor Margaret Graver: 'The psychology of honor in Cicero’s "De re publica"'

The second lecture in the 'Honour in Classical Greece' project will be delivered by Professor Margaret Graver on 15 February, 2018. (Published 12 February, 2018)

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