The Institute of Classical Studies
@ics.bsky.social
The Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) in the School of Advanced Study. Promoting and supporting research into all aspects of Greek and Roman antiquity and beyond.
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Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
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Did you know we have bursaries available for our MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders?
Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!
📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)
Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!
📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)
Online Open Day: University of London MA Languages and Cultures Across Borders
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Did you know we have bursaries available for our MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders?
Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!
📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)
Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!
📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)
Final spaces available:
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Weds 25 Feb, 7pm
Bringing together 10 renowned poets for a reading that weaves together new poetry & past voices who have passed through, worked in, and been inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and collections: shorturl.at/Cgy29
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Weds 25 Feb, 7pm
Bringing together 10 renowned poets for a reading that weaves together new poetry & past voices who have passed through, worked in, and been inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and collections: shorturl.at/Cgy29
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
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February 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Final spaces available:
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Weds 25 Feb, 7pm
Bringing together 10 renowned poets for a reading that weaves together new poetry & past voices who have passed through, worked in, and been inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and collections: shorturl.at/Cgy29
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Weds 25 Feb, 7pm
Bringing together 10 renowned poets for a reading that weaves together new poetry & past voices who have passed through, worked in, and been inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and collections: shorturl.at/Cgy29
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We are now delighted to welcome you to our alumni community. Your association with the School of Advanced Study does not end on your graduation day: it continues for the rest of your life, no matter what post-degree path you pursue.
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
We are now delighted to welcome you to our alumni community. Your association with the School of Advanced Study does not end on your graduation day: it continues for the rest of your life, no matter what post-degree path you pursue.
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🎓That's a wrap!
Congratulations to the School of Advanced Study Class of 2025! It was a pleasure to welcome you today at Senate House and to celebrate your achievements. Whatever comes next, we wish you every success.
Congratulations to the School of Advanced Study Class of 2025! It was a pleasure to welcome you today at Senate House and to celebrate your achievements. Whatever comes next, we wish you every success.
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
🎓That's a wrap!
Congratulations to the School of Advanced Study Class of 2025! It was a pleasure to welcome you today at Senate House and to celebrate your achievements. Whatever comes next, we wish you every success.
Congratulations to the School of Advanced Study Class of 2025! It was a pleasure to welcome you today at Senate House and to celebrate your achievements. Whatever comes next, we wish you every success.
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Congrats especially to Nicole Iu (@ics.bsky.social) and Caio Mello Santos & Elizabeth Fox (@dh-researchhub.bsky.social), all of whom I was very proud to have known during their study.
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Congrats especially to Nicole Iu (@ics.bsky.social) and Caio Mello Santos & Elizabeth Fox (@dh-researchhub.bsky.social), all of whom I was very proud to have known during their study.
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Congratulations to all the @sas-news.bsky.social graduands who were awarded their MAs, MPhils, MRes, LLMs or PhDs today. A lovely ceremony, very moving speeches from the two student representatives, and such a fascinating range of research topics.
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations to all the @sas-news.bsky.social graduands who were awarded their MAs, MPhils, MRes, LLMs or PhDs today. A lovely ceremony, very moving speeches from the two student representatives, and such a fascinating range of research topics.
Calling all Early Career Academics, on Weds 11 Feb at 10am we will be hosting an online Researcher Training:
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
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February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Calling all Early Career Academics, on Weds 11 Feb at 10am we will be hosting an online Researcher Training:
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Sunoikisis Digital Classics Seminars continue, today discussing 3D and 2½D Imaging with Megan Kasten (University of Glasgow) and Mathilde Touillon-Ricci (British Museum)
Thurs 5 Feb, 4pm, Online via Youtube
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Thurs 5 Feb, 4pm, Online via Youtube
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Sunoikisis Digital Classics: 3D and 2½D Imaging
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February 5, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Sunoikisis Digital Classics Seminars continue, today discussing 3D and 2½D Imaging with Megan Kasten (University of Glasgow) and Mathilde Touillon-Ricci (British Museum)
Thurs 5 Feb, 4pm, Online via Youtube
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Thurs 5 Feb, 4pm, Online via Youtube
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We are delighted to welcome the award-winning novelist and storyteller Elif Shafak to Senate House this evening for the 2026 National Humanities Lecture.
The lecture begins at 6pm UK time and will be live streamed. We will share the link later today.
More details 👉 https://bit.ly/3KgvXEB
The lecture begins at 6pm UK time and will be live streamed. We will share the link later today.
More details 👉 https://bit.ly/3KgvXEB
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
We are delighted to welcome the award-winning novelist and storyteller Elif Shafak to Senate House this evening for the 2026 National Humanities Lecture.
The lecture begins at 6pm UK time and will be live streamed. We will share the link later today.
More details 👉 https://bit.ly/3KgvXEB
The lecture begins at 6pm UK time and will be live streamed. We will share the link later today.
More details 👉 https://bit.ly/3KgvXEB
Register now for upcoming Mycenaean Seminar:
Weds 11 Feb, 3.30pm
Room 261 & Online: shorturl.at/F4Yx7
Michael F Lane (Maryland) will speak about: Recent discoveries in the Kopaic Basin, northern Boeotia, in the context of prehistoric land and water management in central and northern Greece
Weds 11 Feb, 3.30pm
Room 261 & Online: shorturl.at/F4Yx7
Michael F Lane (Maryland) will speak about: Recent discoveries in the Kopaic Basin, northern Boeotia, in the context of prehistoric land and water management in central and northern Greece
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Register now for upcoming Mycenaean Seminar:
Weds 11 Feb, 3.30pm
Room 261 & Online: shorturl.at/F4Yx7
Michael F Lane (Maryland) will speak about: Recent discoveries in the Kopaic Basin, northern Boeotia, in the context of prehistoric land and water management in central and northern Greece
Weds 11 Feb, 3.30pm
Room 261 & Online: shorturl.at/F4Yx7
Michael F Lane (Maryland) will speak about: Recent discoveries in the Kopaic Basin, northern Boeotia, in the context of prehistoric land and water management in central and northern Greece
A fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in stratigraphic excavation, scientific recording, and may even get involved in specialist tasks like object analysis or environmental archaeology.
@theromansoc.bsky.social is offering students a unique opportunity to do a placement and to join the 2026 summer excavations at Falerii Novi, with the BSR and the University of London @ics.bsky.social
Applications are open until 28 February 2026:
www.romansociety.org/Grants-Prize...
Applications are open until 28 February 2026:
www.romansociety.org/Grants-Prize...
Summer Placement with the British School at Rome & University of London
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February 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
A fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in stratigraphic excavation, scientific recording, and may even get involved in specialist tasks like object analysis or environmental archaeology.
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As part of the team, participants will gain hands-on experience in stratigraphic excavation, scientific recording, and may even get involved in specialist tasks like object analysis or environmental archaeology. The placement is available for two weeks and comes with a bursary.
February 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
As part of the team, participants will gain hands-on experience in stratigraphic excavation, scientific recording, and may even get involved in specialist tasks like object analysis or environmental archaeology. The placement is available for two weeks and comes with a bursary.
Announcing the George Grote Prize in Ancient History
Applications are open. One prize of £3000, open to PhD candidates across the University of London and one prize of £3000 to ECRs across the University of London. Deadline 30 March for PhD Candidates.
Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/award...
Applications are open. One prize of £3000, open to PhD candidates across the University of London and one prize of £3000 to ECRs across the University of London. Deadline 30 March for PhD Candidates.
Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/award...
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Announcing the George Grote Prize in Ancient History
Applications are open. One prize of £3000, open to PhD candidates across the University of London and one prize of £3000 to ECRs across the University of London. Deadline 30 March for PhD Candidates.
Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/award...
Applications are open. One prize of £3000, open to PhD candidates across the University of London and one prize of £3000 to ECRs across the University of London. Deadline 30 March for PhD Candidates.
Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/award...
Why I hate Classical Civilization...
Sir Grayson Perry gives the 2026 Rumble Fund Lecture, and further discussions with ICS Director Prof Katherine Harloe
Thursday 12 March, 6pm
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Sir Grayson Perry gives the 2026 Rumble Fund Lecture, and further discussions with ICS Director Prof Katherine Harloe
Thursday 12 March, 6pm
www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
Register Here – The Rumble Fund Lecture 2026 with Sir Grayson Perry – Great Hall, Strand Campus
The Rumble Fund Lecture 2026 with Sir Grayson Perry – Great Hall, Strand Campus, Thu 12 Mar 2026 -
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January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Why I hate Classical Civilization...
Sir Grayson Perry gives the 2026 Rumble Fund Lecture, and further discussions with ICS Director Prof Katherine Harloe
Thursday 12 March, 6pm
www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
Sir Grayson Perry gives the 2026 Rumble Fund Lecture, and further discussions with ICS Director Prof Katherine Harloe
Thursday 12 March, 6pm
www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
Trading Wishes: aspects of the social economics of figurative Gallo-Roman votives
PGWiP Seminar Today at 5pm with Christiane-Marie Cantwell (Cambridge)
Room 243, and Online via zoom (email classics@sas.ac.uk for the link)
Full list of PGWiP Seminars can be found here: ics.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
PGWiP Seminar Today at 5pm with Christiane-Marie Cantwell (Cambridge)
Room 243, and Online via zoom (email classics@sas.ac.uk for the link)
Full list of PGWiP Seminars can be found here: ics.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Trading Wishes: aspects of the social economics of figurative Gallo-Roman votives
PGWiP Seminar Today at 5pm with Christiane-Marie Cantwell (Cambridge)
Room 243, and Online via zoom (email classics@sas.ac.uk for the link)
Full list of PGWiP Seminars can be found here: ics.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
PGWiP Seminar Today at 5pm with Christiane-Marie Cantwell (Cambridge)
Room 243, and Online via zoom (email classics@sas.ac.uk for the link)
Full list of PGWiP Seminars can be found here: ics.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
The issue includes open access articles:
Numidia and Rome by Thomas Biggs
More Roman than the Romans: neoclassical genocide in French Numidia by Kyle Khellaf
I moderni Numidi: Numidia, Numidians, and modern Italian imperialism by Samuel Agbamu
shorturl.at/q2Y8b
Numidia and Rome by Thomas Biggs
More Roman than the Romans: neoclassical genocide in French Numidia by Kyle Khellaf
I moderni Numidi: Numidia, Numidians, and modern Italian imperialism by Samuel Agbamu
shorturl.at/q2Y8b
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The issue includes open access articles:
Numidia and Rome by Thomas Biggs
More Roman than the Romans: neoclassical genocide in French Numidia by Kyle Khellaf
I moderni Numidi: Numidia, Numidians, and modern Italian imperialism by Samuel Agbamu
shorturl.at/q2Y8b
Numidia and Rome by Thomas Biggs
More Roman than the Romans: neoclassical genocide in French Numidia by Kyle Khellaf
I moderni Numidi: Numidia, Numidians, and modern Italian imperialism by Samuel Agbamu
shorturl.at/q2Y8b
"neither Numidia nor Rome is stable in meaning. The people and places they denote were constantly in flux throughout antiquity, and ... pose(s) a challenge for scholars at nearly every step"
The latest BICS, ed. Thomas Biggs & Mathilde Cazeaux, explores Numidia and Rome shorturl.at/q2Y8b
The latest BICS, ed. Thomas Biggs & Mathilde Cazeaux, explores Numidia and Rome shorturl.at/q2Y8b
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"neither Numidia nor Rome is stable in meaning. The people and places they denote were constantly in flux throughout antiquity, and ... pose(s) a challenge for scholars at nearly every step"
The latest BICS, ed. Thomas Biggs & Mathilde Cazeaux, explores Numidia and Rome shorturl.at/q2Y8b
The latest BICS, ed. Thomas Biggs & Mathilde Cazeaux, explores Numidia and Rome shorturl.at/q2Y8b
Final days to apply: The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026)
An annual award of up to £4,000 to a junior scholar for research into Mycenaean studies or kindred subjects including: Linear B; Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus.
Full details here: shorturl.at/INHMr
Deadline 1 Feb 26
An annual award of up to £4,000 to a junior scholar for research into Mycenaean studies or kindred subjects including: Linear B; Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus.
Full details here: shorturl.at/INHMr
Deadline 1 Feb 26
The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026)
Annual £3,000 award supporting research in Mycenaean studies for early-career scholars who have completed their doctorate within the past eight years.
shorturl.at
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Final days to apply: The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026)
An annual award of up to £4,000 to a junior scholar for research into Mycenaean studies or kindred subjects including: Linear B; Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus.
Full details here: shorturl.at/INHMr
Deadline 1 Feb 26
An annual award of up to £4,000 to a junior scholar for research into Mycenaean studies or kindred subjects including: Linear B; Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus.
Full details here: shorturl.at/INHMr
Deadline 1 Feb 26
PGWiP Seminars return today! Join us at 5pm Online to hear Jorge Barbero Barroso (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) discuss:
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
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The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
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January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
PGWiP Seminars return today! Join us at 5pm Online to hear Jorge Barbero Barroso (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) discuss:
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Have you read the ICS January Newsletter? Learn more about upcoming events, recent publications and awards, and funding opportunities.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Have you read the ICS January Newsletter? Learn more about upcoming events, recent publications and awards, and funding opportunities.
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CALLING ALL UG STUDENTS. Awards (up to £1000) for students of classical studies at a UK University to visit classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean in the Easter or summer vacation.
Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMI
Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMI
Society of Dilettanti (2026)
Annual scholarships up to £1,000 for UK university students studying classics to visit Mediterranean sites, supporting independent travel and aesthetic appreciation of classical ar
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January 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
CALLING ALL UG STUDENTS. Awards (up to £1000) for students of classical studies at a UK University to visit classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean in the Easter or summer vacation.
Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMI
Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMI
Photogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionals
Mon 26 Jan, 3-5pm
This two-hour in-person session will introduce local GLAM professionals, including librarians and museum curators, to photogrammetry and other 3D imaging methods.
Full details and link to register here:
shorturl.at/zCdRi
Mon 26 Jan, 3-5pm
This two-hour in-person session will introduce local GLAM professionals, including librarians and museum curators, to photogrammetry and other 3D imaging methods.
Full details and link to register here:
shorturl.at/zCdRi
Photogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionals
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January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Photogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionals
Mon 26 Jan, 3-5pm
This two-hour in-person session will introduce local GLAM professionals, including librarians and museum curators, to photogrammetry and other 3D imaging methods.
Full details and link to register here:
shorturl.at/zCdRi
Mon 26 Jan, 3-5pm
This two-hour in-person session will introduce local GLAM professionals, including librarians and museum curators, to photogrammetry and other 3D imaging methods.
Full details and link to register here:
shorturl.at/zCdRi
The Lemmermann Foundation is pleased to announce scholarships for students enrolled in Master’s or PhD programs. The research topic must focus on Rome and the Roman culture, from the Pre-Roman period to the present day.
Deadline 31 March
Full details here: lemmermann-foundation.org/apply/
Deadline 31 March
Full details here: lemmermann-foundation.org/apply/
APPLY – Fondazione Lemmermann
lemmermann-foundation.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The Lemmermann Foundation is pleased to announce scholarships for students enrolled in Master’s or PhD programs. The research topic must focus on Rome and the Roman culture, from the Pre-Roman period to the present day.
Deadline 31 March
Full details here: lemmermann-foundation.org/apply/
Deadline 31 March
Full details here: lemmermann-foundation.org/apply/
ICS Ancient History Seminars are back for Spring Term
On Tuesday 22 Jan at 5pm, please join Kate Cooper RHUL who will discuss: The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus
Full details and link to register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
On Tuesday 22 Jan at 5pm, please join Kate Cooper RHUL who will discuss: The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus
Full details and link to register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus
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January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
ICS Ancient History Seminars are back for Spring Term
On Tuesday 22 Jan at 5pm, please join Kate Cooper RHUL who will discuss: The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus
Full details and link to register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
On Tuesday 22 Jan at 5pm, please join Kate Cooper RHUL who will discuss: The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus
Full details and link to register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...