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
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.

Further information
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 -

Munro Lecture - 'The past 12,000 years of behaviour, adaptation, population, and evolution shaped who we are today'

Professor Clark Spencer Larsen will deliver this Munro lecture on 18 May, 2023.

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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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Mar 08 2023 -

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'.

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Mar 08 2023 -

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mirko Canevaro

The School is delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of Professor Mirko Canevaro, Professor of Greek History.

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Mar 03 2023 -

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.

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Feb 20 2023 -

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.

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Feb 17 2023 -

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.

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Feb 17 2023 -

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.

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Feb 13 2023 -

Edinburgh University ArchSoc Fieldwork Fair

Come along and find out about a variety of archaeological fieldwork opportunities from the university, archaeological companies, and others.

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Feb 13 2023 -

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.

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