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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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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Feb 14 2018 -

From undergraduate to postgraduate

Join us for coffee and cake to find out more about postgraduate study with the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. (Published 2 February, 2017)

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Feb 01 2018 -

The Fennell Lecture 2018 - Dr Sujit Sivasundaram

Dr Sujit Sivasundaram, Reader in World History, Fellow, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, will deliver the 2018 Fennell Lecture. (Published 10 January 2018)

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Jan 12 2018 -

Sir Michael Marmot: Health, Status and Inequality

The first lecture in the 'Honour in Classical Greece' project will be delivered by Sir Michael Marmot. (Published 14 December, 2017)

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Dec 12 2017 -

Brexit and the Irish Border: Panel Discussion

The Irish History Group will host a panel discussion on Brexit and its impact on the Irish Border. (Published 13 November, 2017)

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Dec 08 2017 -

Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature: Workshop

A workshop will be held as part of the Cambridge History of Later Latin Literature project on 8 December. (Published 31 October, 2017)

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Dec 08 2017 -

Conference - Theorizing contacts in the Roman Empire

This conference aims to assess the validity and scope of 'Romanization' with a particular focus on multilingualism and multiculturalism. (Published 30 May 2017)

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Dec 05 2017 -

Postgraduate online information sessions

Find out about postgraduate study in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology by joining academics and members of our Graduate School Office for a series of live online information sessions on Tuesday 5 December 2017. (Published 9 Nov, 2017)

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Dec 02 2017 -

Grand Challenge Agendas in Environmental Archaeology Conference 2017

The Association for Environmental Archaeology Conference 2017 seeks to explore the grand challenge agendas for environmental archaeology that confront its methods, approaches, contributions and relevance. (Published 24 October, 2017)

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Nov 23 2017 -

Munro Lecture: Shot and shell tell the tale

The Munro Lecture 'Shot and shell tell the tale: Battlefield and conflict archaeology as aids to understand the past and assist in modern forensic investigations' will be delivered on 23 November by Professor Douglas Scott. The event is free to attend and non-ticketed. (Published 26 October, 2017)

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