Faculty of Classics
Cyprian Broodbank is Disney Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. His research interests are broad, comparative and not period-specific, and encompass (among other areas) the archaeological and cultural interconnectivities of the Aegean; he has been centrally involved in fieldwork on the island of Kythera for over twenty years. His full staff profile can be found on the Department of Archaeology website here.
The Kennedy Professorship of Latin
13 June 2025
The Board of Electors to the Kennedy Professorship of Latin invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to take up appointment on 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. For more information see details here . Closing date: 8 September...
Masters Student wins Roman Society MA dissertation prize
28 May 2025
The Faculty is delighted to announce that Naomi Norden (King’s College) has won joint first place in the Roman Society MA dissertation prize for her 2024 MPhil thesis 'Creating complexity: Paratextuality and Intertextuality in the Works of Ausonius'. Congratulations Naomi!
St John's College Newell Lecture
27 May 2025
This year the St John's College Newell Lecture was delivered by Jackie Murray on the topic of Race and Injustice in Plato's Republic. You can watch a recording of the event here:
Marie Curie / BA postdoctoral fellowship schemes
19 May 2025
The Faculty of Classics invites potential applicants to the MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) and the British Academy’s Postdoctoral Fellowship schemes within areas relevant to our research clusters: Greek and Latin Literature, Greek and Roman Philosophy, Ancient History, C lassical Art and Archaeology, Classical and...
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