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
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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Nov 23 2017 -

AMPRAW 2017

The Seventh Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in the Reception of the Ancient World invites both postgraduate students and early-career researchers from all disciplines to present their research to the growing community of classical reception scholars on 23-24 November, 2017 .

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Nov 22 2017 -

Social Responsibility and Sustainability

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is pleased to announce the introduction of an annual, student-led theme in Social Responsibility and Sustainability. (Published 8 November, 2017)

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Nov 21 2017 -

New approaches to late prehistoric and Roman Iberia: Workshop

This workshop aims to bring together young scholars working on the archaeology of Iberia from the Bronze Age to the early Roman period. Among the main topics to be discussed are intercultural encounters, models of social organisation, and the impact of Rome on territorial and economic organisation. (Published 2 October, 2017)

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Nov 20 2017 -

Early El Greco from Candia to Venice and Rome

Professor Maria Constantoudaki-Kitromilides's lecture is supported by the A. G. Leventis Foundation and jointly sponsored by the Department of Classics and the Scottish Hellenic Society of Edinburgh. (Published 26 October, 2017)

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Nov 17 2017 -

Building the Scottish Diaspora: International symposium

This symposium will consider the nature of Scotland’s contribution to this environment, and ask how we might understand it in a geographically continuous and expansive capacity. (Published 3 November, 2017)

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Nov 15 2017 -

Postgraduate Open Day

Are you considering postgraduate study in History, Classics or Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh? Our Open Day on 15 November is the perfect opportunity to find out more! (Published 16 October, 2017)

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