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Faculty of Classics

 

The Faculty congratulates Professor Paul Cartledge on becoming
President of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (the
Hellenic Society) in June. Among his predecessors are Professor Easterling, Professor Osborne, and Professor Schofield.

The Society (founded in 1879) helps to maintain the Hellenic and Roman
Library
 in conjunction with the Roman Society and the Institute of Classical Studies. It publishes the Journal of Hellenic Studies and ARGO. It holds an annual lecture series in London, as well as occasional conferences, receptions and other meetings, and hosts lectures around the UK in collaboration with local CA branches. It also makes grants of various kinds to schools, universities and other institutions, undergraduates, graduate students and young researchers.

The Society is very keen to enlarge and diversify its membership, especially among undergraduates, graduates, postdocs and early career researchers and teachers, so please don't hesitate to contact either  or
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The Faculty is delighted to report that Jonathan Steward has been awarded the Ralegh Radford Rome Award, BSR, for Lent Term 2026.

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We are very sad to pass on the news of the death of Pat Story on 25th March, after a short illness. Pat has been the single most important figure in classics education for the last 50 years and her passing marks the end of an era. There will be a celebration of her life in Hughes Hall at 2pm on Saturday 17 May. All are...

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The Faculty is pleased to announce that the UKRI funded VIEWS project has launched this year’s visiting fellowship competition, with a new virtual fellowship aimed at tackling inequalities in academia alongside the usual competition. For more information see here . The deadline for both competitions is Friday 23rd May 2025...