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Faculty of Classics

 

Faculty Contacts

Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr Myrto Hatzmichali

Director of Postgraduate Studies Professor Christopher Whitton

Chief Secretary Ms Lina Undicino

Archivist Dr Rebecca Naylor

Curator Dr Susanne Turner

Librarian Ms Lyn Bailey

 

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Caucus Secretaries

(MT = Michaelmas Term, LT = Lent Term, ET = Easter Term)

A (Literature):  Professor Tim Whitmarsh

B (Philosophy): Professor Gábor Betegh (MT), Dr Laura Castelli (LT, ET)

C (History):  Dr Hannah Willey (MT, ET), Dr John Patterson (LT)

D (Art & Archaeology): Dr Alessandro Launaro (MT, ET), Dr Yannis Galanakis (LT)

E (Linguistics): Professor James Clackson

X (Interdisciplinary): Professor Michael Squire

 

College Contacts (Director of Studies)

Each College appoints a Director of Studies to take care of its undergraduates studying Classics. Directors of Studies arrange supervisions, and guide students through the complexities of the degree. The table below gives the names of current Directors of Studies, and the links will take you to a page with full contact details. Where the job is split, the information in brackets will tell you who is on duty in a particular term or for a particular part of the Tripos. Prospective undergraduate applicants should ordinarily approach the Director of Studies for Prelims or Part 1, if listed.

Christ’s College

Dr Henry Spelman (Prelim, 1B & II), Prof. Caroline Vout (1A)

Churchill College

Dr Jerry Toner

Clare College

Dr Charles Weiss

Corpus Christi College

Dr Jo Willmott (Prelim, 1A & 1B), Prof. James Warren (MT II), Dr Chiara Martini (LT & ET II)

Downing College

Dr Giulia Maltagliati (Prelim, IA), Dr Frisbee Sheffield (IB, II)

Emmanuel College

Prof. Christopher Whitton 

Fitzwilliam College

Dr Sara Owen  

Girton College

Dr Helen Van Noorden

Gonville & Caius College

Dr Alessandro Launaro (MT & ET), Ms Katharine Radice (LT)

Homerton College

Dr Myrto Hatzimichali

Hughes Hall

Dr Tori McKee

Jesus College

Prof. James Clackson 

King's College

Prof. Robin Osborne (Prelim, 1A & 1B), Dr Rosanna Omitowoju (II)

Lucy Cavendish College

Dr John Patterson 

Magdalene College

Dr John Patterson 

Murray Edwards College

Dr Hannay Willey

Newnham College

Pembroke College

Dr Moreed Arbabzadah (Prelim & 1A), Prof Torsten Meissner (1B & II)

Peterhouse

Dr Daniel Sutton

Queens' College

Dr Michael Loy (MT) Dr Tomaz Potocnik (LT, ET)

Robinson College

Dr Rosanna Omitowoju

St. Catharine's College

Dr Charlie Weiss

St. Edmund's College

Dr David Friedman

St. John's College

Dr Elena Guisti (Prelim + IA MT); Prelim, IA, IB (LT, ET)

Prof. Emily Gowers, IB, II (MT)

Prof. Jo Quinn, II (LT, ET)

Selwyn College

Dr Rupert Thompson

Sidney Sussex College

Dr Ben Kolbeck (Prelim & 1A), Dr Yannis Galanakis (1B & II)

Trinity College

Dr Lea Niccolai

Trinity Hall

Dr Robert Machado 

Wolfson College

Dr Robert Machado

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...