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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Oct 07 2021 -

Narratives of Roman Scotland in the digital age

Join Drs Manuel Fernández-Götz, Chiara Bonacchi and Rebecca Jones for these workshops as part of the project 'Narratives of Roman Scotland in the Digital Age' funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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Oct 06 2021 -

History, Storytelling and the 1916 Rising – In Conversation with Cilian Fennell

A Global Irish Network webinar, hosted by the Irish History Research Group at the University of Edinburgh.

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Sep 22 2021 -

A.G. Leventis - Inaugural lecture

The inaugural lecture of Professor Roderick Beaton as Leventis Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh.

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Sep 08 2021 -

Expert Round Table on Second World War Britain: New Texts/New Themes

The Second World War Studies Network (Scotland) hosts this session, discussing the original themes emerging from recent key texts in the field of Second World War British History.

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Sep 05 2021 -

Call for papers: 'Medieval Mind and Body'

The Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society (LAMPS) invites postgraduate students to present their research at our weekly Monday seminars beginning in the autumn.

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Aug 31 2021 -

Call for papers - 'Ecologies of Healing in the Premodern World (600-1350 CE)'

Submissions are invited for this Wellcome Trust funded conference to be held in September 2022, organised by Dr Petros Bouras-Vallianatos and Dr Zubin Mistry.

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Jul 07 2021 -

Postgraduate Taught Degrees Info Session

A live and interactive info session for anyone planning or considering postgraduate taught degrees with the School this September.

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Jun 30 2021 -

Postgraduate Research Degrees Info Session

A live and interactive info session for anyone planning or considering postgraduate research with the School this September.

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Jun 25 2021 -

LAMPS 7th Annual Conference - 'Liminality: Crossing borders, crossing boundaries'

The Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society's 7th annual conference will take place on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June.

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Jun 22 2021 -

Second World War Network Conversations: Visuals, News & Propaganda in Britain

This discussion is moderated by Wendy Ugolini. Jonathan Black will be speaking on wartime artist Eric Kennington, Grace Stephenson on British cinema newsreels, and Marc Wiggam on the British national press.

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Jun 17 2021 -

Working-class Classics Workshop 2: "If class were a protected characteristic…"

What if class were a protected characteristic? This is just one of the questions under examination in this second workshop about working-class Classics.

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Jun 04 2021 -

Second World War Network Conversations: East Asia

This discussion on East Asia is moderated by Dr Felix Boecking, and features papers from Dr Andrew Levidis, Ms. Odila Schroeder, and Dr Jeremy Yellen.

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May 27 2021 -

Munro Lecture - Professor Eduardo G. Neve: 'How old is the Anthropocene in Amazonia?'

This Munro Lecture was delivered by Professor Eduardo G. Neves from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

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May 20 2021 -

Munro Lecture - Professor Anna Tsing: 'What scale is the Anthropocene?'

Professor Professor Anna Tsing will deliver the Munro Lecture, 'What scale is the Anthropocene?'.

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May 19 2021 -

Central Mediterranean Prehistory Seminar 2021

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to host the annual UK Central Mediterranean Prehistory Seminar.

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May 13 2021 -

Fennell Lecture 2021 - Professor Annette Gordon-Reed

The 2021 Fennell Lecture was delivered by Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, entitled 'On Juneteenth: “This, Then, is Texas”'.

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Apr 22 2021 -

'Between history and memory: Slavery and race' - A workshop with Professor Ana Lucia Araujo

A workshop with Professor Ana Lucia Araujo on on the themes of slavery, race, history and memory.

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Apr 22 2021 -

'Working-class Classics: A conversation'

This workshop is a first step towards setting up a network of solidarity and support for working-class Classicists. It is open to anyone interested in this unprotected characteristic.

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Apr 21 2021 -

2021 Lecture in the History of Slavery: Professor Ana Lucia Araujo

The 2021 Lecture in the History of Slavery was delivered by Professor Ana-Lucia Araujo, Howard University.

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Apr 13 2021 -

Scotland and Independence referendums: Short- and long-term reflections

Professor Ciaran Martin in conversation with Professor Sir Tom Devine and Professor Ngaire Woods.

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