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Are you considering an MPhil or PhD in Classics in Cambridge?  If so, come along to our Postgraduate Open Day and discover more about the Faculty of Classics and the courses that we offer. Find out what life is like for a Cambridge postgraduate student, and ask questions of our academics about your research ideas and the funding opportunities available.

On Saturday 18 November 2023 the Faculty of Classics will be hosting its annual Postgraduate Open Day, where prospective students will be able to ask questions of Faculty representatives, talk to current students, and speak with members of academic staff about our MPhil and PhD courses. The Open Day will take place virtually, via Zoom.

Book your place on the Open Day here by Monday 13 November 2023. If you are looking at this after the deadline and would like to attend, please .

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PLEASE NOTE: The Cambridge University Postgraduate Open Days are separate events, see here, at which the Faculty will have only a limited presence. If you are only able to attend one, we strongly recommend that you come to the Faculty's Day on 18 November. 

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2023 Open Day Programme

Time

Topic

11:00-11:30

Welcome and Introductory Presentation:

Postgraduate Studies in Classics at Cambridge -

Dr Rebecca Laemmle and Tim Whitmarsh

11:30-12:00

Introductions to the different kinds of Classics offered by the Faculty:

Literature (ancient Greek) – Rebecca Laemmle and Tim Whitmarsh
Literature (Latin) – Emily Gowers
Philosophy – James Warren
History – Shushma Malik
Archaeology and Art – Alessandro Launaro and Jane Rempel
Philology and Linguistics – Torsten Meissner
Interdisciplinary – Ingo Gildenhard

12:00-12:30

Meet with current Postgraduate students

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