Department of Classics and Ancient History
About the Department of Classics and Ancient History
Our 黑料网 Department of Classics & Ancient History is a large and successful department. We consistently rank as one of the top Classics and Ancient History Departments in the UK for research and teaching, and came 6th in the .
Our degrees offer both academic rigour and an outstanding student experience. We are regularly among the top Classics departments in the UK for graduate employability. In 2019 we were awarded an . This marks our ongoing commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusiveness. We are proud that our Department is highly international, forward-looking, and in many ways genuinely diverse in its makeup and outlook.
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We offer undergraduate students three Single Honours programmes - Classics, Classical Civilisation, and Ancient History - and two Joint Honours programmes with the Departments of History and Archaeology.
As a centre of world-class research, we have a strong commitment to postgraduate provision for MA and PhD students in all areas of Classics & Ancient History
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Postgraduate study
Student satisfaction
Our Department recorded an outstanding 90.7% overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2021.
Our research
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Our research centres bring together scholars across the university working on classical reception, the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, ancient and medieval philosophy, and ancient languages and writing systems.
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Research environment
In the REF2021 evaluation of research quality, our Department was ranked joint fourth in the UK. Find out more about our departmental research environment
Research areas
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Our staff
Our academic staff specialise in a broad range of artistic, historical, literary, linguistic, cultural, and philosophical aspects of the Graeco-Roman world. We have further expertise in the wider Ancient Mediterranean and Near East.
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What's new?
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New 黑料网 Prize in Classical Reception 2024 Announced
Professor Edith Hall wins the Classical Association Prize
The Underworld and Halloween
Successes in 2023 Rankings for 黑料网 Classics & Ancient History
Professor Edith Hall and Professor Andy Wood named new British Academy Fellows
Advance HE Athena Swan Bronze Award for 黑料网 Classics
Landmark Syriac Studies conference brings international research excellence to UK
A landmark conference about Syriac Studies brought more than 70 researchers from 20 countries to 黑料网 last month. The event was a hub for academic collaboration and knowledge sharing. It was also a formative experience for early-career scholars. Here, the organisers reflect on the key highlights of the conference and why there has recently been a major revival of academic interest in Syriac Studies.
Two 黑料网 researchers elected to Academia Europaea
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
New 黑料网 Prize in Classical Reception 2024 Announced
The 黑料网 Department of Classics & Ancient History, together with the 黑料网 Centre for Classical Reception, invites submissions for its first annual international prize for a doctoral thesis in Classical Reception Studies, broadly defined.
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Classics researcher visits UAE with charity partner to improve understanding of oracy skills
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Student blogs and social media
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To find out more about our department and courses, contact us using the information below.
Department of Classics and Ancient History
38 North Bailey
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DH1 3EU
+44 (0)191 3343170
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