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The Faculty is very sad to report that our dear colleague Professor Patricia (Pat) Easterling has died, at the age of 92. She was Fellow of Newnham College from 1958 to 1987 and Professor of Greek at University College London from 1987 to 1994, when she returned to Cambridge as the 36th (and first female) Regius Professor of Greek. She was elected …

Applications are sought for three Research Associates to join the Cambridge Lab for Ancient World Studies (CLAWS), directed by Professor Josephine Quinn.Starting no later than 1 October 2027, you will anchor a new phase of activities for the Lab focusing on ancient entanglements in the broadest senses. As well as supporting CLAWS events and adminis…

The Script Keepers Network—co-led by Pippa Steele (Faculty of Classics and the VIEWS Project) and Tim Brookes (Endangered Alphabets Project)—has been awarded the prestigious NCACE Emerging Academic Cultural Collaboration Award by the National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange.The award recognises outstanding, impactful partnerships between …

The Faculty notes with pleasure that Professor James Warren has been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, joining an eminent community of scholars who share a commitment to advancing the humanities and social sciences. Current British Academy Fellows in the Faculty include Professors Emily Gowers, Stephen Oakley, Michael Squire and Tim Whit…

Today marks the highly anticipated theatrical release of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey. Starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the film is generating lots of discussion across the global classics community. As people everywhere head to cinemas, academics from the Faculty are already exploring how this modern, big-screen adapta…

The Faculty is delighted to report that Prof. Josephine Quinn was awarded the Prix des Libraires Payot 2026 on June 18 for her book, Et le monde créa L'Occident (or, How the World Made the West).

On Thursday, June 18, 2026 the Recorate's Senate Hall hosted the ceremony to confer an honorary degree in Philology, Literature and History of the Ancient World upon Prof. Reeve, a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. The honour was conferred in recognition of his extraordinary scholarly achievements in the field of classical philo…

The Faculty is delighted to report that, with effect from 1 October 2026 to the retiring age, the following will be appointed to University Associate Professorships (Grade 10)Dr Lea Niccolai, TFaculty of ClassicsDr Henry Lawlor Spelman, CHRFaculty of Classics

The Faculty is delighted to announce that we have been named the recipient of the University Outreach Award at Classics for All’s 6th annual Impact Awards.The award recognises the Faculty’s extensive outreach and widening participation initiatives designed to break down barriers and make classical subjects accessible to students from all socio-econ…

In late March, postgraduate researchers from the Cambridge Faculty of Classics travelled to Yale University for the second Yale-Cambridge Roman Empire Workshop. Held over three days in New Haven, Connecticut, the international conference brought together early-career scholars and senior faculty from archaeology, classics, art history, history, and …

Unfortunately, this year's J.H. Gray Lectures have been cancelled due to speaker ill-health. We are sorry for the short notice and for any inconvenience caused. 

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Dr Daniel Sutton has won a Phyle Project Award, for scholars working on how democracy has been preserved, restored, or recovered across time. For more information please see the Phyle Project website.

The Faculty is delighted to announce the award of a BA Mid-Career Fellowship to Ben Gray from September 2026 on 'Rejecting and Reinventing Citizenship: The Polis and its Critics between the Hellenistic and Modern Worlds'.

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Roko Rumora (Assistant Curator of Ancient Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH) as Senior Curator, Mediterranean Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, from 13th April 2026, in a linked appointment with the Faculty.

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a temporary Teaching Associate in in Latin literature from 1 October 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for  twelve months. Applications are invited from those with a primary research interest in Classical Latin literature. Closing date: 5 May 2026For more information on the role and on how to app…