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Read more at: Dr Yannis Galanakis elected to The Archaeological Society at Athens

Dr Yannis Galanakis elected to The Archaeological Society at Athens

8 February 2018

Dr Galanakis has been elected to a regular membership of The Archaeological Society at Athens, the oldest archaeological organisation in Greece established in 1837.


Read more at: The CREWS project at the Fitzwilliam Museum
The CREWS project at the Fitzwilliam Museum

The CREWS project at the Fitzwilliam Museum

17 January 2018

The CREWS project has collaborated with the Fitzwilliam Museum and the British Museum to produce a fantastic display.


Read more at: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

3 January 2018

Professor Michael Reeve elected to Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei


Read more at: Dr Ferraby: 2017 Illustration Award Winner

Dr Ferraby: 2017 Illustration Award Winner

3 January 2018

Dr Rose Ferraby, Research Associate in the Faculty of Classics, is a recipient of the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2017


Read more at: Archaeology Book of the Year Award

Archaeology Book of the Year Award

20 December 2017

Details of how to vote are now available online.


Read more at: 2018 Ancient World Video Competition

2018 Ancient World Video Competition

15 December 2017

Cambridge Classics' 2018 Ancient World Video Competition is now open for entries.


Read more at: The Cambridge Greek Play 2019

The Cambridge Greek Play 2019

13 December 2017

The Cambridge Greek Play for 2019 has been announced.


Read more at: Local schools are inspired by Ovid
Local schools are inspired by Ovid

Local schools are inspired by Ovid

8 December 2017

A celebratory event for students who produced creative responses to tales from Ovid.


Read more at: Applications invited for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2018

Applications invited for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2018

16 November 2017

We are keen to support high quality applications that intersect with research already being undertaken or developed in the Classics Faculty.


Read more at: Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman theatre excavation

Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman theatre excavation

8 November 2017

A 2,000-year-old intact and inscribed sundial has been recovered by students of the Faculty of Classics...


Latest news

Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2024

18 October 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce that both Dr Lea Niccolai and Dr Henry Spelman have been awarded Philip Leverhulme Prizes in the 2024 competition. Professor Anna Vignoles, Director of the Leverhulme Trust, said: “Now in its twenty-third year, this scheme continues to attract applications from extraordinarily high...

Now recruiting: Museum Education and Outreach Coordinator

11 October 2024

The Museum of Classical Archaeology (MOCA) is seeking to appoint a part-time Museum Education and Outreach Coordinator. The role will be 21 hours per week and fixed term for 12 months. Closing date: midnight (BST) on Friday 25 October 2024 Interviews: Tuesday 5 November 2024, subject to change Salary: £29,605-£33,966 pro...

Elen Wynne Vanstone Award

3 October 2024

The Faculty would like to congratulate Sólveig Hilmarsdóttir for winning the The British Federation of Women Graduates' Elen Wynne Vanstone Award for her work Talis homo qualis oratio: social status and its connection to the language of Roman writers. Sólveig works on the interface between Latin linguistics and Latin...

Exhibition awarded 5 stars

23 July 2024

The new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Paris 1924: Sport, Art, and the Body , Co-curated by Classics' Carrie Vout has been awarded 5 stars by the Guardian. "Timed to coincide with next week’s return of the Olympics to the French capital – is a revelation from first to last. You soon begin to realise that those Games...