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Read more at: Current Archaeology Award - voting open

Current Archaeology Award - voting open

2 December 2020

The Faculty's Aldborough Roman Town has been nominated for Current Archaeology Award for Best Research Project of the Year. See link for how to vote.


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Australian Academy of Humanities

25 November 2020

The Faculty is delighted to report that Professor Simon Goldhill has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.


Read more at: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2021

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2021

20 November 2020

The Faculty invites applications from early career researchers to the this fellowship. Internal deadline: 21 December 2020.


Read more at: Professor Beard's new series, Inside Culture, broadcasts on 24 September

Professor Beard's new series, Inside Culture, broadcasts on 24 September

23 September 2020

Professor Mary Beard is starting a new series of her Arts and Culture programme, now called "Inside Culture" on BBC2 (7.30 pm Thursday 24 Sept).


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UK universities 2021 – Guardian league table

9 September 2020

Cambridge Classics maintains its place at the top of the Guardian league table


Read more at: Stewardship Coordinator

Stewardship Coordinator

25 August 2020

Details of how to apply for this new post are available online. Closing date: 17 September 2020.


Read more at: Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies: Professor Cartledge

Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies: Professor Cartledge

27 July 2020

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.


Read more at: Cambridge Classical Studies Series & Gold Open Access

Cambridge Classical Studies Series & Gold Open Access

1 July 2020

The Faculty of Classics is delighted to have reached an agreement with Cambridge University Press by which, for the next three years, five volumes a year in the Cambridge Classical Studies Series (monographs on Classical topics written by academics working in or recently trained in Cambridge) will be published Gold Open Access without charge to the author or the Faculty. This is a significant initiative, designed to maximise the impact of the excellent Classical research being done in Cambridge.


Read more at: Virtual Hub for the latest online content from Cambridge Classics

Virtual Hub for the latest online content from Cambridge Classics

29 June 2020

Check out our new Virtual Hub for the latest online content from Cambridge Classics


Read more at: Classics at Cambridge

Classics at Cambridge

9 June 2020

Thinking about applying to read Classics as an undergraduate at Cambridge next year? See Mary Beard’s video and find out more


Latest news

Senior Curator: Mediterranean Antiquities

28 April 2025

The Faculty and the Fitzwilliam Museum and are seeking to appoint a Senior Curator of Mediterranean Antiquities. The post-holder will be the curatorial and research lead for the Fitzwilliam's substantial collection of Mediterranean antiquities, and will also be a senior member of the Faculty of Classics: 20% of the role...

Ralegh Radford Rome Award

3 April 2025

The Faculty is delighted to report that Jonathan Steward has been awarded the Ralegh Radford Rome Award, BSR, for Lent Term 2026.

Pat Story

2 April 2025

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...

VIEWS Visiting Fellowships and Remote Inclusivity Fellowships

31 March 2025

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...