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Regine May
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I work on Cupid and Psyche, sometimes on Plautus, and I crochet.

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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.

We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
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January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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New MA in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social - now open for applications for a September 2026 start!

For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
Classics and Ancient History MA | University of Leeds
The Classics and Ancient History MA is unique to Leeds and explores the ancient Mediterranean world, spanning literature, history, philosophy, religion and material culture.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Our 'Myths & Legends: A Classics Competition 2026' is still open for Key Stage 3 students to enter! Entries will close on 2nd March 2026.
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Myths and Legends: A Classics Competition | Arts and Humanities Outreach Team
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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How does one actually go about getting their research published in a journal? Which journal is the best fit for your research? Join the ICS' upcoming Researcher Training Event:

Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals
Weds 21 Jan, 3-5pm
Online via zoom
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Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals
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January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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We were deeply saddened to learn that our former colleague Robert Maltby died last week. Having taught at Leeds since 1989, Robert was Professor of Latin Philology by the time he took early retirement in 2013 and though he moved away from Leeds, he stayed in touch.
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Spotted in Germany @flaroh.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Myths & Legends: A Classics Competition 2026 has officially opened! Entries close on 2 March 2026. This is a FREE outreach competition aimed at Key Stage 3 students, which has run for over 70 years at Leeds! Find more information on the competition website:
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-subjects...
Myths and Legends: A Classics Competition | Arts and Humanities Outreach Team
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November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Sunset at Leeds university — such a beautiful place!
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
William de Morgan heron
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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New MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds - we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new MA in Classics and Ancient History, *now recruiting* for September 2026!

For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
Classics and Ancient History MA | University of Leeds
The Classics and Ancient History MA is unique to Leeds and explores the ancient Mediterranean world, spanning literature, history, philosophy, religion and material culture.
courses.leeds.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Call for Papers! Symposium in honour of our much-missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, Leeds, 21-2 May 2026. Paper proposals of no more than 500 words to be sent by 1 December to Prof. Emma Stafford (e.j.stafford@leeds.ac.uk)

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Rhetoric, drama and their critics: celebrating the work of Malcolm Heath
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October 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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It may be stormy but the Leeds Open Day is still on! Chat to our staff and students in Michael Sadler LG 10 throughout the day, and check out our Classics and Ancient History talks at 10.00 in Roger Stevens Building Lecture Theatre 22 and 13.00 in Lecture Theatre 19

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Undergraduate Open Days
Explore our campus, talk to staff and students and find out about your subject at our open day. Join us for the day and find out what it means to be Leeds.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Out on 17th November , just in time for Christmas!
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Finished my Cupid and Psyche bookmark!
June 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My review of The Human Tragicomedy: The Reception of Apuleius’ Golden Ass in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century, ed. Mateusz Stróżyński, Leiden: Brill, 2024 is now available to view from this link. If you want a downloadable copy, do get in touch. rdcu.be/enQk0
May 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Special offer on Cupid and Psyche book!
"Apuleius in European Literature: Cupid and Psyche since 1650" edited by Stephen Harrison and our very own Regine May - now available at a special price with this discount code: AAFLYG6!

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May 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
What a wonderful way to relaunch our local Classical Association branch at Leeds — talk by our new president Jennifer Saint, to a huge audience of school children, teachers, academics and members of the public
May 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In paradisum deducant te angeli.
April 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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The University flag is flying at half mast in honour of our much missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, whose funeral takes place at 1pm today in St Michael's Church, Headingley. May the earth lie lightly on him 😥
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April 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Apply for our Alexander the Great AHRC PhD opportunity with The British Museum: "Disruption and Diversity: Understanding the Impact of Alexander the Great Through the Material Culture of the Hellenistic World."

Application Deadline: 17:00 (UK time) 15 May 2025
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AHRC CDP – Disruption and Diversity: Understanding the Impact of Alexander the Great Through the Material Culture of the Hellenistic World
Project opportunity - AHRC CDP – Disruption and Diversity: Understanding the Impact of Alexander the Great Through the Material Culture of the Hellenistic World at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
April 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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The funeral of our much missed colleague Professor Malcolm Heath will take place this Friday (11 April) at 13.00 in St. Michael’s Church Headingley. There will be refreshments in the church afterwards: please let us know if you plan to come (RSVP to P.M.White@leeds.ac.uk).
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
My talk about the only extant tragicomedy from antiquity 'Should we feel sorry for Alcumena?' on Plautus' Amphitruo at the North Staffordshire Classical Association branch on 20th March at 7.30 will be live streamed here: www.northstaffsca.org
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION 2024/25
www.northstaffsca.org
March 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#TinyJoys dandelions are back!
March 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM