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.

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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.

 

Event listing

Event date
Sep 08 2023 -

Professor Alvin Jackson - 'United Kingdoms: Multinational Union States in Europe and Beyond, 1800-1925'

Join Professor Alvin Jackson as he speaks about his new book, 'United Kingdoms: Multinational Union States in Europe and Beyond, 1800-1925'.

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Sep 06 2023 -

Witches of Scotland

Join our very own Dr Julian Goodare, and a panel of experts, as they explore the stories of those accused of witchcraft in Scotland.

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Aug 07 2023 -

Dr Miranda Anderson: Has your phone replaced your brain?

Do you sometimes think your phone has replaced your brain? Find out if that's possible with Dr Miranda Anderson at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, part of the Fringe Festival on 7 August.

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Aug 04 2023 -

Dr Miranda Anderson: Has your phone replaced your brain?

Do you sometimes think your phone has replaced your brain? Find out if that's possible with Dr Miranda Anderson at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, part of the Fringe Festival, on 4 August.

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Jul 17 2023 -

New directions in Modern Spanish History: A European PGR/ECR Workshop

This workshop will bring together postgraduate and early-career researchers from across the UK and the EU to share their research in the field of modern Spanish history and establish vital future networks.

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Jul 11 2023 -

Day Seminar: The human touch. Approaches to individuals in the first millennia

The First Millennia Studies Group announces a day seminar to take place on 11 July at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

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Jul 07 2023 -

1st Annual Graduate Conference in Economic and Social History

This graduate conference will take place on Friday 7 July, in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.

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Jun 09 2023 -

'From the personal to the global: Lived experiences of the Second World War'

The Joint Conference of the Second World War Network (Scotland) and the Second World War Research Group will take place 9-10 June, 2023 at the University of Edinburgh.

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Jun 02 2023 -

Workshop - 'Varieties of Urbanism, Settlement Dynamics and Climate Change'

The Varieties of Urbanism, Settlement Dynamics and Climate Change Workshop will take place at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology from 2 to 3 June, 2023.

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May 30 2023 -

Munro Lecture - Professor Roland Fletcher: 'Past futures: Why the past really matters'

Professor Roland Fletcher will deliver the Munro Lecture, 'Past futures: Why the past really matters', on 30 May, 2023.

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May 25 2023 -

Conference - 'Care and Community in Late Antiquity, 300-800 CE'

This Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies Conference will take place at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology on 25 and 26 May, 2023.

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May 18 2023 -
May 14 2023 -

Cfp: First Annual Graduate Student Conference on Economic and Social History

Applications are invited for the University of Edinburgh’s First Annual Graduate Student Conference on Economic and Social History, to be held on 7 July, 2023. The deadline for submissions is 14 May, 2023.

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May 10 2023 -

Global history in Scotland: Strategies for research and collaboration

This national event will discuss how we might promote collaborations amongst scholars working on global history topics in Scottish universities.

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Apr 26 2023 -

Professor Sandy O’Sullivan: 'Saving lives and the colonial project of gender at the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures'

The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures (CGIF) explores the complexities of Indigenous life, ingenuity and identity in order to imagine futures in which Indigenous people are thriving.

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Apr 25 2023 -

2023 Lecture in the History of Slavery - Professor Brenda Stevenson: 'Slavery, family and resistance'

The 2023 Lecture in the History of Slavery was delivered by Professor Brenda Stevenson.

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Apr 19 2023 -

Empire of the dead: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Scotland

In this public lecture, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Official Historian, George Hay, will explore the 'Empire of the dead – the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Scotland, and the birth of modern commemoration'. With the Second World War Studies Network (Scotland).

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Apr 06 2023 -

Munro Lecture - 'Surrender: The death of the west, Caribbean world-building, and the future of us all'

Professor Deborah A. Thomas will deliver the next Munro Lecture on 6th April, 2023.

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Mar 30 2023 -

The Fennell Lecture 2023 - Professor Julia Laite

The next Fennell Lecture will be delivered by Professor Julia Laite on 'Like the Ruins of a World: Britain’s ‘oldest colony’ and the making and remaking of place'.

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Mar 09 2023 -

2nd Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival

The second Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 9-12 March 2023.

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