Training and Development
Departmental Postgraduate Induction
Incoming PhD and MAR students
A department welcome session will be held from 2pm on Tuesday 7 October 2025 in the Faculty of Arts Building. room 2.23 (Antiquities Room). The interactive campus map will help you locate the room.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
2-3pm: Induction for new PGR students (CP) - Antiquities Room, FAB 2.23
3-4pm: Coffee and cake in the department with staff and PG community (departmental studio space)
4.15-5.15pm: Library induction for new PGR (Andy Calvert, Librarian): Library, 2nd Floor, Room 223
The Department provides an induction into subject-specific research methods and techniques to all research students in the course of their first year. The programme below also incorporates the sessions provided by CADRE, which are compulsory for all new PhD students.
Attendance at Induction sessions (as appropriate for year of study) and Work-in-Progress seminars is required for all Research Postgrads. Please note that certain sessions are formal engagement monitoring points.
Departmental induction and training programme 2025/26 (being updated regularly)
- Following the inductions above:
Wednesday 15 October 2025, 10.30-12.15 (FAB 2.23) Prepare to teach in HE, with Oliver Turner - Wednesday 22 October 2023, 4-5pm, Antiquities Room (FAB 2.23). Ancient texts at graduate level, with Joe Watson.
- Wednesday 29 October, 4-5pm, Cafe Nero (FAB) New PGR coffee drop-in.
- Wednesday 5 November 3-4 pm (FAB 2.23) PG SSLC
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Friday 21 November 12-1pm (Location: JX2.03) Digital Humanities by Robert O'Toole
- Wednesday 26 November, 10-1 pm (FAB 2.23). PGR Writing Retreat.
- Friday 5 December, 12-1pm (Location: JX2.03) Careers talk: Michael Scott: The path underground sewers, public history and life on the University Executive Board
- Wednesday 10 December, 3-5pm - Departmental space: SATURNALIA!
- Interested in using Endnote? Please book into a training session at the library. Our departmental Endnote style guide can be found on the right of this page.
Languages
Beginners' German with Rosa Nazzaro, weekly classes, Term 2 (tbc). ONLINE
Academic German Reading Group, (term 2) tbc.
Work in progress seminars:
In 2025/26, the Work in Progress Seminar (WiP) will take place on Wednesdays from 2pm. There will be a mixture of online and face to face sessions. The programme for the term is available hereLink opens in a new window. Attendance is mandatory for all PGRs.
CADRE 2025/26
Faculty-wide training are organised by the Doctoral College via CADRELink opens in a new window.
Researcher Development Programme
A centrally run training programme for doctoral researchers is also available - see their website.
The Centre for the Study of the Renaissance (CSR)
will be holding courses on
Palaeography: from Manuscript to PrintLink opens in a new window
Latin for Research in the Humanities
AND MORE:
Additional Resources
- Digital Humanities Resources for Classicists
- Departmental Endnote style file and guidance on using it.
