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Department News
Successes in 2023 Rankings for Durham Classics & Ancient History
Durham's Classics & Ancient History is pleased to announce its successes in 2023 rankings. Our department ranked overall 2nd best in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 3rd best in the Complete University Guide, and 4th best in the Guardian University Guide. We are proud of the education and support we provide to our students.
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Professor Edith Hall and Professor Andy Wood named new British Academy Fellows
We are delighted that Professor Edith Hall from our Department of Classics and Ancient History and Professor Andy Wood from Department of History have become new Fellows of The British Academy.
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Advance HE Athena Swan Bronze Award for Durham Classics
We are delighted to announce that the Department of Classics and Ancient History has been awarded an Advance HE Athena Swan Bronze Award.
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Many congratulations to Professor Christopher Rowe
Prof. Emeritus Christopher Rowe has been awarded a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship.
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2020 Complete University Guide
We have been ranked as the 3rd best Classics department in the UK.
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Two prominent positions for pioneering academic using ancient languages to inform modern education
We’re celebrating the news that Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Associate Professor within our Classics and Ancient History department has been elected to not one, but two, prominent national advisory roles to help shape future priorities in Humanities education.
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Researchers make rare discoveries in Athenian history
Researchers from our Department of Classics and Ancient History have discovered an unpublished Athenian gravestone in a museum in the North East of England.
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Memorial lecture for P. J. Rhodes, Friday 9th September 2022
The Department of Classics and Ancient History will hold a memorial lecture in honour of Professor P. J. Rhodes on Friday 9th September, 5.30-6.30pm in PG 20 in the Pemberton Rooms on Palace Green.
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The Underworld and Halloween
George Alexander Gazis is Assistant Professor in Greek Literature in the Department of Classics and Ancient History. He is interested in the function of mortality and the afterlife in the Homeric Epics and early Lyric. On Halloween we explore how these ancient understandings resonate with the festivities which now take place on 31st October.
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University
The Department of Classics and Ancient History invites expressions of interest from outstanding candidates who wish to apply for a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship through Durham University.
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PhD Studentships in Classics & Ancient History at Durham University
The Department of Classics & Ancient History at Durham invites applications from UK and international applicants for PhD studentships through the AHRC-funded Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership.
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Something Sublime about the Cosmos
Phillip Horky is Professor of Ancient Philosophy. He has recently been taking part in the Being Human Festival, a nationwide festival celebrating the value of humanities research for all. He tells us about his research into the Cosmos, which he shared with the public at What on Earth is That? A festival event which considered our relationship with the night sky on 17 January at High Force Waterfall and Hotel.
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