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Virtual Open Days: July Booking Now Open

If you are considering applying to Cambridge, come to one of the University Virtual Open Days, taking place on the 8th and 9th July 2021.

To find out more about applying to Cambridge and studying Classics at University come to one of the Cambridge University open days. The days draw more than 8,000 students.

  • July Virtual Open Days: 5-18 July 2021 (live events 8-9 July) *BOOKING NOW OPEN*

This year, alongside the University events, the Classics Faculty puts on a specific talk about studying Classics at Cambridge, a sample lecture which helps you find out what it’s like to study Classics here. Instead of the traditional  stall where potential students can get personalised information and advice from Classics lecturers and students, this year we will be offering online Q&A sessions. 

For more information and to book your place click here.

 

Latest news

Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA 1937-2024

19 May 2024

The Faculty is saddened by news of the death of Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA FSA. He had been a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College since 1963 where he was a college lecture in Classics and Director of Studies for many years.

Language Teaching Associate

17 May 2024

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Teaching Associate from 01 September 2024 until 31 August 2026 (0.6 FTE). The teaching will principally involve intensive reading classes in Greek and Latin for students without A level qualification or equivalent at entry. For more details see here. CLOSING DATE...

New appointment in Latin literature

15 May 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Elena Giusti as a new Assistant Professor of Latin literature. She will join the Faculty in the new academic year. Elena will be joining from the University of Warwick, where she is currently Associate Professor of Latin . She works broadly on Roman literature and...

AHRC CDP studentship - Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886.

9 May 2024

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886. The Faculty of Classics and the British Museum are excited to announce a fully funded...