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. HTML 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 SlaveryLGBTQ+ History Month LectureMunro LectureOsteoarchaeologyOur communityPostgraduateProspective studentsResearchSchool of History, Classics & ArchaeologySeminarStaffStudentsUndergraduateWorkshopWormald Lecture Event date Date from Date to May 10 2023 16.00 - 19.00 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. Further information Apr 26 2023 18.30 - 20.00 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. Further information Apr 25 2023 17.00 - 19.00 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. Further information Apr 19 2023 18.00 - 20.00 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). Further information Apr 06 2023 17.15 - 19.30 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. Further information Mar 30 2023 17.15 - 19.00 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'. Further information Mar 09 2023 12.00 - 18.00 2nd Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival The second Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 9-12 March 2023. Further information Mar 08 2023 17.30 - 20.00 IWD: Women film-makers and histories of women's activism The School's 2023 International Women's Day events will be on 'Women film-makers and histories of women's activism'. Further information Mar 08 2023 17.15 - 18.30 Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mirko Canevaro The School is delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of Professor Mirko Canevaro, Professor of Greek History. Further information Mar 03 2023 00.00 - 23.59 Cfp - Family and slavery: A Workshop with Brenda Stevenson We invite proposals for a workshop with Professor Brenda Stevenson on Slavery and Family. The workshop will provide a supportive space for PhD students, and those who have recently submitted their PhDs, to present and receive feedback on chapters or detailed dissertation research proposals relating to any aspect of the theme of Slavery and Family. Further information Feb 20 2023 09.00 - 17.20 Conference: 'Authors, addressees, and audiences in Roman letters' The event focuses on Roman letters from Cicero to Sidonius, and on the relationship of author, addressee, and audience. Each speaker will introduce either an individual letter or a small dossier of related letters for discussion. Further information Feb 17 2023 14.00 - 15.30 LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture - Professor Zoë Playdon: 'Making Trans History, Making Trans Futures' The School's 2023 LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture will be given by Professor Zoë Playdon on 17 February. Further information Feb 17 2023 00.00 - 23.59 Cfp - 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 in June, 2023. The The deadline for proposal submissions is 17 February, 2023. Further information Feb 13 2023 11.00 - 15.00 Edinburgh University ArchSoc Fieldwork Fair Come along and find out about a variety of archaeological fieldwork opportunities from the university, archaeological companies, and others. Further information Feb 13 2023 00.00 - 23.59 CFP - EAA Session #605: Multi-scalar lives in the early medieval north Atlantic The European Association of Archaeologists 2023 Annual Meeting will take place in Belfast, and the call for papers is open until 13 February 2023. Further information Jan 26 2023 18.00 - 19.00 Dr Andrew Lawrence - 'Swiss archaeology in the 21st century - Narratives, structures and trajectories' Join Dr Andrew Lawrence as he outlines the main political trends and historiographical frameworks which shape Swiss archaeology. Further information Jan 15 2023 00.00 - 23.59 Cfp: British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference 2023 Proposals for papers for the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference, to be held in Edinburgh in July 2023, are invited. Further information Dec 19 2022 09.30 - 18.00 Conference - Staging emotions: Affect and emotional expressions in Euripides The conference is a collaborative venture between the University of Leiden and the University of Edinburgh, held in person in Leiden and on Zoom. Further information Dec 15 2022 00.00 - 23.59 Theoretical Archaeology Group conference The Theoretical Archaeology Group conference TAG 43- 'Revolutions', will take place - for the first time - at the University of Edinburgh in December, 2022. Further information Dec 01 2022 17.30 - 19.30 Fennell Forum - War and history: A conversation The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is proud to host the third event in the Fennell Forum series, generously supported by alumnus Simon Fennell. Further information … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … This article was published on 2024-08-01