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Read more at: Michael Squire to join Faculty as Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology
Professor Michael Squire with students

Michael Squire to join Faculty as Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology

27 January 2022

We are delighted to announce that Michael Squire, Professor of Classical Art, King’s College London, has been elected Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology as successor to Professor Martin Millett who retires on 30 September 2022. The Laurence Professorship of Classical Archaeology was established in 1930 at the...


Read more at: New Year's Honours 2022: James Diggle CBE

New Year's Honours 2022: James Diggle CBE

1 January 2022

The Faculty is delighted to report that Emeritus Professor James Diggle has been awarded a CBE for his services to Classical Scholarship in the 2022 New Year's Honours List. James was Professor of Greek and Latin from 1995 until he retired in 2011 and is a Fellow of the British Academy as well as Life Fellow at Queens'...


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Aldborough Roman Town

24 November 2021

Watch a new film about Aldborough Roman Town , exploring its archaeological story. Created by Dr Rose Ferraby, it celebrates new understandings of the site from the Aldborough Roman Town Project .


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Lewis-Gibson visiting fellowships

8 November 2021

The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies is delighted to launch a new scheme for scholars wishing to visit Cambridge for periods of up to three months. The fellowships will be known as Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellowships , after Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson , two pioneering scholars of ancient languages who endowed a fund...


Read more at: Beyond the Pale: A trail to bring colour to Classics
Beyond the Pale: A trail to bring colour to Classics

Beyond the Pale: A trail to bring colour to Classics

27 October 2021

The Museum of Classical Archaeology has launched a new trail, exploring what difference it might make to see Greek and Roman sculpture with its pigment restored – as well as the consequences over the centuries of seeing the Greek and Roman world without colour. Follow the trail from Bay A around the Gallery, and pick up a...


Read more at: Classics Beyond Borders | A collaboration with the University of Ghana

Classics Beyond Borders | A collaboration with the University of Ghana

20 October 2021

We are proud to announce that the Faculty of Classics has established a collaborative link with the University of Ghana, generously supported by the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research fund. Developing new connections with Ghana promises to open up new possibilities for research and teaching, which will be beneficial for...


Read more at: SOUNDING ALDBOROUGH 2021 Episode 3

SOUNDING ALDBOROUGH 2021 Episode 3

19 October 2021

Episode 3 of the Aldborough Roman Town podcast, written and presented by Dr Rose Ferraby, is now available. See the project page for more information .


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Plan of current knowledge of Roman York, ©John Creighton and Martin Millett

Roman York beneath the streets

12 October 2021

Martin Millett, Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge, and Dr John Creighton, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, have been awarded a grant of £718,598 from the AHRC for a new project on Roman York (which will run from November 2022 to April 2024). The nature and topography of...


Read more at: Dr Philippa Steele is the Latest Cambridge Academic to be honoured in Lego

Dr Philippa Steele is the Latest Cambridge Academic to be honoured in Lego

11 October 2021

Dr. Philippa (Pippa) M. Steele, Senior Research Associate and Principal Investigator of the Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) Project at the University, has been made into a Lego figure by the group Lego Classicists in honour of all her work in Classics and Outreach (and Lego!). As Principal...


Read more at: Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards 2021

Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards 2021

8 October 2021

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Dr Alessandro Launaro is a runner up in the Established Academic Award catagory for his project, 'Past forward – Archaeological research as a driver of local growth '.


Latest news

VIEWS project Visiting Fellowships

20 May 2024

We invite applications for two funded VIEWS project Visiting Fellowships, with a deadline of 30th June 2024. For further details please follow this link.

Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA 1937-2024

19 May 2024

The Faculty is saddened by news of the death of Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA FSA. He had been a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College since 1963 where he was a college lecture in Classics and Director of Studies for many years.

Language Teaching Associate

17 May 2024

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Teaching Associate from 01 September 2024 until 31 August 2026 (0.6 FTE). The teaching will principally involve intensive reading classes in Greek and Latin for students without A level qualification or equivalent at entry. For more details see here. CLOSING DATE...

New appointment in Latin literature

15 May 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Elena Giusti as a new Assistant Professor of Latin literature. She will join the Faculty in the new academic year. Elena will be joining from the University of Warwick, where she is currently Associate Professor of Latin . She works broadly on Roman literature and...