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Faculty of Classics

 
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Oxbridge Classics Open Day

Monday, 23 March, 2026 - 10:00 to 16:00

The 2026 Oxbridge Classics Open Day is a chance to find out more about applying to study Classics at Oxford and Cambridge, with course presentations, taster lectures, and opportunities to ask questions to current students and academics. Options to attend in person and online are available. The programme will include a...


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Offer Holders

img_0799.jpg Congratulations on receiving an offer to study with us! We are looking forward to welcoming you into the Faculty. For more information on what you will be doing when you start with us please see the information on the following pages: 4 Year Course Students, read about the Prelim Year...


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Undergraduate Funding

20241106_university_members_at_student_services_adrc_0293.jpg Students have two main costs to consider when at university their University Fees and their living costs (often called Maintenance). There are several sources of financial help for students to afford this: Student Finance England The...



Read more at: Sixth Form Study Day

Sixth Form Study Day

Tuesday, 24 September, 2013 - 09:00 to 17:00

For detailed information please see here .


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Prospective students

Study Classics at Cambridge Discover the Ancient World, Shape Your Future Classics at Cambridge offers an unparalleled journey into the ancient Greek and Roman worlds—their languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, and archaeology. This rich tapestry of human experience continues to shape...


Latest news

Prix des Libraires Payot 2026

23 June 2026

The Faculty is delighted to report that Prof. Josephine Quinn was awarded the Prix des Libraires Payot 2026 on June 18 for her book, Et le monde créa L'Occident (or, How the World Made the West).

Faculty wins University Outreach Award

22 May 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that we have been named the recipient of the University Outreach Award at Classics for All ’s 6th annual Impact Awards. The award recognises the Faculty’s extensive outreach and widening participation initiatives designed to break down barriers and make classical subjects accessible to...

Sapienza awards an honorary degree to Prof. Michael Reeve

23 June 2026

On Thursday, June 18, 2026 the Recorate's Senate Hall hosted the ceremony to confer an honorary degree in Philology, Literature and History of the Ancient World upon Prof. Reeve, a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. The honour was conferred in recognition of his extraordinary scholarly achievements in...

Report of the General Board on the outcome of the Academic Career Pathways (Research and Teaching) 2025–26 exercise

16 June 2026

The Faculty is delighted to report that, with effect from 1 October 2026 to the retiring age, the following will be appointed to University Associate Professorships (Grade 10) Dr Lea Niccolai, T Faculty of Classics Dr Henry Lawlor Spelman, CHR Faculty of Classics