Events which have already taken place in the 2024-25 academic year.

Edinburgh’s Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS) is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 6th International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, which will take place 22-23rd April, 2025.

February 2025 will mark a year since the publication of the UK Class In Classics Report 2024. This online panel event, run by the Institute of Classical Studies, will provide an opportunity to assess the impact the report is having in the discipline.

This year's Justin Arbuthnott Lecture will be given by Professor Ciara Breathnach, Professor of Irish Gender History, University College Cork.

Celebrate the restoration of the University's Neophytos the Recluse's testamentary typikon with this two-day workshop around this unique manuscript and its author.

The second Munro Lecture will be given by Professor Þóra Pétursdóttir on 21 November in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

Bringing together experts on policy and communications, gender and party politics, American political history, and grassroots political activism, this roundtable offers a range of perspectives on the 2024 US presidential election.

This event aims to explore current trends in marine heritage research and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding historical human interactions with the marine environment.

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Jon Henderson, Professor of Coastal and Marine Archaeology.

Based on work by the Alice Thornton’s Books Project, Alice Thornton (1626-1707) comes back to life for one night only.

The event will feature a round table discussion of the current challenges and the future perspectives of Modern Greek Studies in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

The next Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be given by Professor Benedetta Rossi on 'The problem of African slavery in the age of abolition'.

The next Munro Lecture will be given by Dr Elizabeth Chin on 17 October in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

Part of Black History Month at the City Art Centre in partnership with the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights.

This event is open to students, staff, alumni and their friends. Play our games, bring your own, or discuss and playtest projects.

The School's 2024 Black History Month event takes place on 3 October.

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Ben Russell, Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire.

Join the team behind Alice Thornton's Books to discuss Alice Thornton's incredible life and how to make 17th century writing digitally available.

This event is open to students, staff, alumni and their friends. Play our games, bring your own, or discuss and playtest projects.
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