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The Cambridge Classics Faculty invites applications to the 2019 round of the Leverhulme Trust early Career Fellowship competition. This prestigious scheme aims to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers, but who have a proven record of research.The Faculty operates an internal…

We are excited to announce a brand new competition that wants students in school years 3-8 to get creative with the Classics.Make Your Myth 2018Our brand new Classics competition is aimed at students in years 3-8 and all the information and entry details can be found HERE.It is a fun and exciting way to get students involved in learning more about …

The Faculty is delighted to report that the Gildersleeve Prize in 2017 has been presented to Dr Max Leventhal.The Gildersleeve Prize has been presented to Dr Leventhal for the best article published in the American Journal of Philology in 2017, “Eratosthenes’ Letter to Ptolemy: The Literary Mechanics of Empire,” AJP 138.1: 43–84.

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. Full details, including the call for papers, are available on the project’s conference page.

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.The Council of the Cambridge Philological Society has agreed to establish an annual prize competition for the best submitted article under 10,000 words by a graduate student or early-…

Details of how to apply for this one year fixed term post are now available online, Closing date 23 July 2018.http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/17743/

Our Classics alumni give us an insight into their lives after studying Classics at Cambridge.We are very proud of our Alumni community and what they have all gone on to achieve. This is why we have added a new page to our website where you can read through some alumni profiles. Here they tell us, in their own words, a bit about their lives and work…

Our Classics alumni give us an insight into their lives after studying Classics at Cambridge.We are very proud of our Alumni community and what they have all gone on to achieve. This is why we have added a new page to our website where you can read through some alumni profiles. Here they tell us, in their own words, a bit about their lives and work…

Some of our fantastic Alumni tell us, in their own words, about their lives since studying Classics at Cambridge.The Alumni section of our website now has a page where you can read all about some of our Classics Alumni and all that they have been up to.We are very proud of our Alumni and it is great to share these profiles with you as it is truly i…

Have a look through the winning video entries from some high school classicists this year!We have counted down the finalists and announced our winner for this year's Video Competition! There were some really brilliant and imaginative entries and we thoroughly enjoyed watching them all. Thank you to all of those involved and, if you have not yet, pl…

Cambridge has topped the Classics table in The Guardian 'league tables' 2019. Details are available online.https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019

The Faculty offers its warmest congratulations to Professor Emily Gowers who has been invited to deliver The Sather Lectures at Berkeley in 2021/2.For more information on the Sather Professors see here

Mary Beard looks into some of the big questions surrounding one of the most prominent rulers in history.On Monday 12th February at 9pm, Mary Beard and the BBC endeavoured to reveal the truth about the famous Roman emperor - Julius Caesar.Who was Julias Caesar and how does his influence resonate in our everyday lives? How have dictators since utilis…

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

The CREWS project has collaborated with the Fitzwilliam Museum and the British Museum to produce a fantastic display.The CREWS project now has a display at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum. It was opened yesterday, Tuesday 16th January, and will run until Sunday 10th June 2018. To read the full blog post about the installation day and the collaborati…