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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships at Cambridge

7 November 2018

The Cambridge Classics Faculty invites applications to the 2019 round of the Leverhulme Trust early Career Fellowship competition.

Make Your Myth Competition 2018

5 November 2018

We are excited to announce a brand new competition that wants students in school years 3-8 to get creative with the Classics.

Gildersleeve Prize 2017

11 October 2018

The Faculty is delighted to report that the Gildersleeve Prize in 2017 has been presented to Dr Max Leventhal.

Second CREWS Conference: Call for Papers

27 June 2018

We are pleased to announce the second CREWS conference, to take place Thursday 14th – Saturday 16th of March 2019. ‘Exploring the Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Systems’ aims to look at writing systems’ place in society and culture.

The Cambridge Philological Society Prize 2019 and 2020

27 June 2018

The Cambridge Philological Society is pleased to announce the establishment of a prize for the best submitted article by a graduate student or early-career researcher.

Research Associate (Assistant Editor, Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World)

22 June 2018

Details of how to apply for this one year fixed term post are now available online, Closing date 23 July 2018.

Life After Classics: alumni profiles

20 June 2018

Our Classics alumni give us an insight into their lives after studying Classics at Cambridge.

Life After Classics: alumni profiles

20 June 2018

Our Classics alumni give us an insight into their lives after studying Classics at Cambridge.

After Classics: alumni profiles

20 June 2018

Some of our fantastic Alumni tell us, in their own words, about their lives since studying Classics at Cambridge.

Cambridge Classics Ancient Worlds Video Competition 2018

5 June 2018

Have a look through the winning video entries from some high school classicists this year!

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Classical Equalities Lecture 2024
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Craven Seminar 2024
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CPD: Classics Shorts with Mary Beard: Bringing Classics to the Next Generation

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Mary Beard to give The Sir Robert Rede’s Lecture 2024

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This year Professor Dame Mary Beard is due to give The Sir Robert Rede's Lecture on Friday 3 May 2024. She will speak on the topic 'The boy who breathed on the glass at the British Museum': what, or whom, is the past for?' If you would like to attend the event, you are most welcome but booking is essential: register for...

Election of two new Professors in the Faculty of Classics

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The Faculty is delighted to announce the election of Professor Josephine (Jo) Crawley Quinn to the Professorship of Ancient History and Professor Serafina Cuomo to the A. G. Leventis Professorship of Greek Culture . Jo will join the Faculty on 1 January 2025 and will be the first woman to hold the Professorship of Ancient...

Craven Seminar 2024

26 March 2024

The programme for the Craven Seminar 2024, ‘Interface Interpretation: exegesis as encounter in Greco-Roman literature’ , is now available online . This will be an in-person event. Please click here to register.

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